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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A hydrodemolition robot from Swedens Aquajet Systems AB is helping TritonMarine Construction to achieve impressive production rates in the removal ofspalled concrete from two piers at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii USA.

1st May 2007

Pier Renovation Sped by Robotic Cutter

1st May 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A joint venture between Westminster Dredging and Dean & Dyball Construction has secured a place on the UK Environment Agencys NationalContractors Framework 2 (NCF2) with regard to the development and constructionof coastal…

1st May 2007

Partnership Approved for Coastal Defence Works

1st May 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Sweden based construction group Skanska has won a contractto construct a shipping channel in the Czech Republic.

1st May 2007

Czechs Fund New Elbe Shipping Channel

1st May 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Making its Seawork debut next month on Stand 86is Magic-Float UK, a new subsidiary of Magic-FloatEnterprise Co Ltd, a global manufacturer of modular dock and pontoon systems.

1st May 2007

Seawork Debut for Modular Pontoon System

1st May 2007

SECURITY

SECURITY

As with most new technologies, thermal imagingcameras for maritime safety and port security applications have seen a pricedrop recently.

1st May 2007

Threat Detection Becomes More Affordable

1st May 2007

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

International Salvage Union members recoveredover 566,000 tons of pollutants during salvage operations last year.

1st May 2007

Pollutant Recovery Drops in 2006

1st May 2007

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

The European Marine Safety Agency(EMSA) launched a satellite based observation system last month which detectsillegal discharges and accidental spills from ships at sea in European waters.

1st May 2007

Satellite Swoop on Marine Polluters

1st May 2007

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has won the Lloyds List Clean Seas Award for the second year running for its continuing efforts to reduce the environmental impact of its deep sea operations.

1st May 2007

Clean Seas Award to Pollution Fighters

1st May 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Seawork exhibitor South Boats Special Projects Ltd has launched two newbuilds, the 4thand 5th South Catamaran 36/11m MkIIs and the 39th and 40th 11m vessels built by the company.

1st May 2007

Twin Cats Make Anglers and Divers Purr

1st May 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

For hundreds of years ships have piled the treacherouswaters of the St Georges Channel and Irish Sea while trading between Ireland and Britain.

1st May 2007

The Irish Boats Volume 2

1st May 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Guide to Port Entry is a comprehensiveinformation resource available to the shipping industry.

1st May 2007

Guide to Port Entry 2007/2008

1st May 2007

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KEY DEALS

The introduction of iron tanks within barges in the earlytwentieth century enabled much heavier cargoes to be carried on the Humber waterways, including the liquids such as coal taror vegetable oils and,…

1st May 2007

Tanker Barges on the Humber Waterways

1st May 2007

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KEY DEALS

When three Dutch fishermen were killed by a bombthey picked up in their net two years ago, it emphasised the danger still posedby unexploded ordnance on the seabed

1st May 2007

NATO Warships Keep the Seabed Clean

1st May 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The South East of England Development Agency (SEEDA) hasappointed LDA Design as master planners for the former West Medina Mills sitein Newport, a significant river frontage location and part of the ongoing…

1st May 2007

SEEDA Secures Marine Industry Development Sites

1st May 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

FindingSanctuary, a project that aims tocreate a network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) around the South West coat ofthe UK, held a Regional Workshoplate last month in Exeter.

1st May 2007

UK Stakeholders Plan Marine Protected Areas

1st May 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Its the end of an era for lock keepers all along the RiverThames who hung up their old uniforms and welcomed a new look at the end oflast month.

1st May 2007

Progress Knocks Locks Smocks for Century

1st May 2007

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KEY DEALS

The Hampshire UK based Marine, Engineering andManufacturing Skills (MEMS) Partnership has launched a programme to supportemployees whose jobs are at risk or whoface being made redundant within theseindustries.

1st May 2007

Marine Workers Support

1st May 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Liverpools oldest ship brokers, SC Chambers& Co Ltd, has been acquired by Sanderson Maritime Ltd with backing fromMerseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF), Lloyds TSB and the companys owninvestment.

1st May 2007

Brokers Acquired

1st May 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

British Columbia, Canadabased autopilot manufacturer ComNav Marine Ltd has further expanded into theScandinavian market by appointing Stockholmbased True Heading as its distributor in Sweden.

1st May 2007

ComNav in Sweden

1st May 2007

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KEY DEALS

The Institute of Marine Engineering,Science and Technology (IMarEST) has appointed the first scientist to everserve as President.

1st May 2007

Scientist Heads IMarEST

1st May 2007