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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Port operator DP World reportedly plans to  invest in  the Port of Fujairah to make it suitable for larger container ships.

1st August 2007

DP World to Upgrade Terminal in Fujairah

1st August 2007

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Trinity House’ s new vessel, ‘ THV Galatea’ , arrived in its home port of Harwich in Essex UK for the first time on 23rd July, docking alongside the Trinity House pier…

1st August 2007

Galateas Arrival Complete GLA Trio

1st August 2007

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

UK based aids to navigation specialist Tideland Signal has supplied a variety of LED lanterns to help ensure the safety of the new ships serving the South Hook LNG Terminal under construction…

1st August 2007

Navaids Light the Way to South Hook LNG

1st August 2007

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The biggest reorganisation of aids to navigation in UK waters for 30 years came into effect last month with the introduction of a new maritime Traffic Separation Scheme at the Sunk.

1st August 2007

Sunk Traffic Separation Scheme Reorganised

1st August 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Winchester UK based Seawork exhibitor Standard Horizon used this year’ s show to launch a new medium sized chart plotter, the CP300, which features a sunlight viewable 7” colour widescreen display, a…

1st August 2007

Seawork Debut for New Chart Plotter

1st August 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Portsmouth based marine electronics supplier Raymarine was well represented at Seawork 2007, with all the latest equipment on its own stand within the show but also with a full integrated package of…

1st August 2007

NavComms in Action at Seawork 2007

1st August 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Bristol UK based Marine Electronic Services Ltd is introducing the new Wetterbox WIB-Europe weather receiver at the Southampton Boat Show next month. 

1st August 2007

Boat Show Debut for Wetterbox

1st August 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

America’ s Jeppesen Marine has launched Jeppesen Workboat Navigator, a piloting solution for commercial boats operating in coastal areas and inland waterways which provides mariners with a combination of detailed vector-based digital…

1st August 2007

Workboat Navigator Launches in America

1st August 2007

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

The Port of Rotterdam Authority (PRA) has taken into service what it describes as a revolutionary oil spill response catamaran, the first of its kind for such work.

1st August 2007

New Oil Spill Combat Cat for Rotterdam

1st August 2007

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) recently sent a clear signal to polluters that thanks to modern technology and the commitment of EU Member States to tackle head on any threat to…

1st August 2007

EMSA Exercises Oil Spill Muscle

1st August 2007

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Ohmsett, The National Oil Spill Response Test Facility in the USA, will host a one week Oil Spill Training Course from 17 to 21 September 2007.

1st August 2007

Ohmsett Hosts Oil Spill Training

1st August 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Innovation in the field of surface preparation is not straightforward. Methods based on ultra-high pressure water jetting are well tried and tested.

1st August 2007

Approach to Surface Preparation and Coating

1st August 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

More than 70 exhibitors have confirmed for ShipRepair & Conversion 2007 in London this October, including dozens of the world’ s leading shipyards.

1st August 2007

Support Builds for ShipRepair & Conversion 2007

1st August 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

James Fisher (Shipping Services) Ltd undertook to apply International Paints innovative underwater coating system Intersleek 900 whilst their vessel ‘ Galway Fisher’ was under refit at A& P Falmouth Limited in May.

1st August 2007

Blast and New Coat for Galway Fisher

1st August 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The National Trust’ s hardworking ferry, Brownsea Enterprise, has been refurbished at nearby Salterns Boatyard in Poole UK, a project that has returned the 33 year old ferry to pristine condition above…

1st August 2007

Complete Refurb for Brownsea Island Boat

1st August 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Earlier this month the cruise ship ‘ Thomson Spirit’ collided with another cruise ship, ‘ Ocean Majesty’ , on the Geirangerfjord in Norway, damaging a lifeboat and the davit for a tender…

1st August 2007

Rapid Replacement Saves the Day

1st August 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

On 29 March of this year Smit International NV announced the purchase of Adsteam’ s Liverpool towage operation. The sale was a condition imposed by the UK Competition Commission prior to the…

1st August 2007

Smit Invest Heavily in Liverpool

1st August 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

In recent years Maritime Journal has reported on a number of interesting vessels emanating from Shipyard Gebr. Kooiman BV of Zwijndrecht in the Netherlands.

1st August 2007

Kooiman Complete a Sophisticated Pusher for the Rotterdam – Rhine Service

1st August 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Towage companies in almost every sector are experiencing difficulties in recruiting and retaining suitably qualified and experienced crews.

1st August 2007

Crowley Address Crewing Shortages

1st August 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The development and increasing popularity of the Damen Shoalbuster has been a frequent subject in these pages and is likely to continue.

1st August 2007

Demand for Shoalbusters Continues

1st August 2007