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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

UK marine data supplier SeaZone Solutions Ltd hasannounced the completion of the first pilot area as part of its ongoingCoastline Mapping Improvement Programme (CMIP), which it claims will revolutioniseour understanding of the…

1st April 2007

Breakthrough Coastline Mapping Programme

1st April 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Williams Shipping Marine Ltd celebrated the arrival of thelatest addition to its fleet with christening and blessing ceremonies forWillendeavour at its Empress Dock facilities in Southampton UK earlier thismonth.

1st April 2007

Sort of Like a Floating JCB

1st April 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The14 year old Hamburgexcursion ferry Wolfgang Borchert isbeing lengthened, widened and modernised for a new lease of life, at the same localshipyard where it was built in 1993.

1st April 2007

¢500,000 Revamp for Hamburg Ferry

1st April 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Salterns Boatyard in Poole UK has completed a major refit andrefurbishment of Jethou Flyer, a 10.4m Osborne 350 charter boat that doublesas a service vessel for the island of Jethou, five kilometres…

1st April 2007

Multi-Role Service Vessel Gets Refit

1st April 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The Marine Division of the Gateshead UK basedPyeroy Group has been awarded the painting contract for the RFA Lyme Bay aspart of the completion works now being undertaken by BAE Systems at…

1st April 2007

Lyme Bay Gets Going at Govan

1st April 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Southampton UKbased MSC has reported another major contract with long standing clientsP& O Ferries.

1st April 2007

A Ferry Good Relationship for MSC

1st April 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

New developments in wreck removal and the ever increasingsize of ships provided the focus for the International Salvage Unions London conference lastmonth.

1st April 2007

Wreck Removal: Key Issues Remain Unresolved

1st April 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Major refloatings and wreck removals were a feature of the SMIT Salvagefirst quarter workload.

1st April 2007

Removals and Refloats Occupy SMIT

1st April 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Specialisedfirefighting techniques proved the key to success in the recent operation tosave the Dutch general cargo vessel Ostedijk.

1st April 2007

Osterdijk Emergency Required Fire Expertise

1st April 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The Pacific Maritime Institute in Seattle USA, inpartnership with Captain Jeff Slesinger, has developed and implemented a three phaseZ-drive Tug Handling Programme.

1st April 2007

PMI Develops Z-Drive Tug Handling Programme

1st April 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

A new tug under construction to a design by Macduff Ship Design will be the first commercial vessel in the world to be fitted with the novel Mampaey Dynamic Oval Towing (DOT)…

1st April 2007

MacDuff Builds the First Tug with a DOT Towing System

1st April 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

On 30 March SvitzerWijsmullereffectively took over management responsibility of Adsteam Marine in Britain and Australasia.In the UKthe reins have passed to Svitzer Marine Ltd, which will manage the businessfrom their existing headquarters…

1st April 2007

SvitzerWijsmuller Take the Reins at Adsteam

1st April 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

ØstensjøRederi AS of Haugesund, Norway has signed a contractwith Norske Shell to provide towage services at the new Shell Nyhamna terminalnow under construction at Aukra in Norway.

1st April 2007

An Important New Contract for Ostensjo

1st April 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Foss Maritime, one of the largest tug and bargeoperators in the USA, has announced plans to build the worlds first truehybrid tug boat, a green vessel that will significantly reduce harmfulnitrogen oxide,…

1st April 2007

Foss Go Green on US West Coast

1st April 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Union Amber, the first of a new class ofcompact tug recently entered service with Belgian tug owners Union deRemorquage & de Sauvetage SA (URS).

1st April 2007

Union Amber Heads the Next Round of Replacements at URS

1st April 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Novatug, the marketingcompany responsible for the unique Carrousel towing system, has revealed thatthe long awaited delivery of the first purpose built tug equipped with thesystem is unlikely to arrive in Europe at…

1st April 2007

Towlines

1st April 2007

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

The Seawork Inward Buyer Mission will take place on the last two days of the Seawork International event (www.seawork.com) in Southampton on 13th and 14th June 2007.

1st April 2007

Seawork Inward Buyer Mission

1st April 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A new online edition of Maritime Journal waslunched at the Ocean Business 2007 exhibition and conference in Southampton UK last month.

1st April 2007

MJ Goes Live Online

1st April 2007

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Southampton will be the focus of the tug worldfor two days on 11-12 June when international delegates will gather in thefamous port city for Tugnology 07.

1st April 2007

TUGNOLOGY 07 Does the Double with Seawork

1st April 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Devonport UKbased DML have recently secured a contract from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) for what is described as the largestsingle contract ever awarded for lifeboat construction.

1st April 2007

Record New Lifeboat Order from RNLI

1st April 2007