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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Specially adapted Kongsberg Norcontrol ITC-Scope software formed the platform for an in depth MarNIS (MaritimeNavigation and Information Services) demonstration, held at the MCAsHighcliffe Training Centre on 13 & 14th Feb 2007.

1st March 2007

Future of Marine Navigation Demonstrated

1st March 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Isle of Wight based boat builders Cheetah Marine has made steady progress since founder Sean Strevens built a first GRP planing catamaran for his own use as a commercial fisherman in 1989.

1st March 2007

High Specification Survey Boat for Saudi Ports Authority

1st March 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Following publication of the Competition Commission report on the proposed takeover of Adsteam Marine by SvitzerWijsmuller, matters have progressed rapidly.

1st March 2007

Svitzer-Adsteam Takeover Moves Rapidly as Liverpool Operation is

1st March 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

KoorenShipbuilding and Trading B.V. has announced the sale of two Rotor Tug RT-80rclass vessels to Unterweser Reederei GmbH(URAG) of Bremen.

1st March 2007

More Rotor Tugs for German Operators

1st March 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

In keeping with other specialist tug builders the Turkish yard Sanmar Denizcilik Ltd is working hard to meet the current high demand for new tonnage.

1st March 2007

Busy Sanmar Has Ten Tugs Under Construction

1st March 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

A long period of anxiety for the residents on the remote island of Tristan du Cuhna came to an end on 11 February when the wreck of the errant oil rig A…

1st March 2007

A Turtle Goes to the Bottom

1st March 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 March 2007

A New Contract for Ostensjo

1st March 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Dutch towage company International Transport Contractors (ITC) now has both of its latest acquisitions in service.

1st March 2007

Towlines

1st March 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Boeing Company continues to grow the marinedivision of its wholly owned subsidiary Jeppesen with the purchase of digitalmaritime cartography, data services and navigational information providers C-Map.

1st March 2007

Boeing Going to Sea

1st March 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The British government has granted planningpermission for one of the worlds largest wind farms, which will also be thefirst UKoffshore facility to be built outside of territorial waters.

1st March 2007

UK Wind Farm Beyond Territorial Waters

1st March 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Thearrival of the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo at Teesport UK lastmonth marked the opening of the first ever dockside regasification port andsecond operational LNG facility in the UK.

1st March 2007

Dockside Regasification Facility Opens at Teesport

1st March 2007

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KEY DEALS

Family owned Belgian dredging giant Jan De Nulhas overturned the current industry form book with an order for what will be byfar the worlds highest capacity trailing suction hopper dredger.

1st March 2007

Biggest Dredgers Yet for Jan De Nul

1st March 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Aclose working relationship has been in place between naval architects Camarcand Walesbased boat builder Mustang Marine for some time.

1st March 2007

Mustang/Camarc Formalise Collaboration

1st March 2007

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KEY DEALS

Southampton UK based CJR Propulsion Ltd, whichdesigns and manufactures propellers and stern gear systems, launched a newwebsite last month.

1st March 2007

Propulsion Website Launched

1st March 2007

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KEY DEALS

Great Yarmouth UK basedGardline Environmental Limited (GEL), part of independently owned surveycompany Gardline Marine Sciences, has acquired the environmental consultancyMarine Ecological Surveys Limited.

1st March 2007

Gardline Adds Consultancy

1st March 2007

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KEY DEALS

American diesel marine generator manufacturerNorthern Lights has opened a dedicated warehouse in Scotlandto service their European and UKsales. The warehouse stocks generators and sound enclosures on the 5 kW to 30kW range.

1st March 2007

New Scotland Power House

1st March 2007

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KEY DEALS

Particularly strong growth in goods trafficbetween eastern Europe and Scandinavia helpedScandlines Denmark A/S boost the volume of lorries carried last year.

1st March 2007

Ferry Good Numbers

1st March 2007

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KEY DEALS

Chester UKriverboat operator Bithell Boats, which has been providing passenger vesselsand commercial services such as dredging on the River Dee for over 100 years,has expanded its operations to the River Ouse in…

1st March 2007

River Boat Expansion

1st March 2007

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KEY DEALS

The International Salvage Union (ISU) has recognised the stirling work done by Mr Robin Middleton, Britains Secretary of States Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP) with the presentation of an Industry…

1st March 2007

SOSREP IS HONOURED BY THE ISU

1st March 2007

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KEY DEALS

Polands new deepwater container terminal, DCT Gdansk, is being readied for first phase commercial operation starting in June and plans, in time, to be the biggest on the Polish Baltic capable of…

1st March 2007

Gdansk Terminal Readies for June Start

1st March 2007