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INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The Broads Authority in the UK has accepted the Navigation Committees proposals that tolls should rise by 9.9% for private boat owners and 6.1% for hire boats from 1 April 2007 to…

1st January 2007

Agreement on Increased River Tolls

1st January 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Belgian contractor Jan De Nul has won a 175m Euro contract from the Tourist Investment and Development Board of Abu Dhabi.

1st January 2007

New Contract

1st January 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A conference on Water Status Monitoring under the WFD will be held in Lille, France on 12-14 March 2007.

1st January 2007

Conference

1st January 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The Port of London Authority (PLA) operates a fleet of workboats which operate 24/7 keeping the River Thames open and safe for navigation for 90 miles from upriver Surrey all the way…

1st January 2007

New Seals Keep PLA Fleet Moving

1st January 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Naval engineers Schiffko have revealed a new type of offshore patrol/SAR boat powered by an innovative propulsion concept. Working with development partners Voith Turbo Marine, the Potsdam Model Basin (SVA), and consultant…

1st January 2007

Schiffko Reveals New Offshore Patrol Propulsion

1st January 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Caterpillar launched the new Cat C18 ACERT engine at the recent Workboat Show in New Orleans. Based on the existing Cat C18 and 3406 marine engines, the new model will be available…

1st January 2007

New Cat ACERTs Itself

1st January 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The U.S. Coast Guard effected repairs and repeatedly 'built up' the support rings using a metallic polymer to improve the fit of the bronze carriers to the stern tubes. But this method…

1st January 2007

Thordon Solves USCG Sterntube Problem

1st January 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The Hydrogen Engine Center, Inc (HEC) has received a Letter of Intent from an investment group Brightwell Holdings BV representing Turkish boat builder Labranda and in cooperation with UNIDO-ICHET (United Nations Industrial…

1st January 2007

Hydrogen Engines for Water Taxis Offers Alternative

1st January 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The consent given last month by the British Government for the worlds largest wind farm to be built in the Thames Estuary further validates the arrival of the offshore wind power industry…

1st January 2007

Swedes Satisfy Rescue Needs of Offshore Wind Power Industry

1st January 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The three year SAR simulator at the RNLIs Lifeboat Collegein Poole UK has been upgraded in a project designed and integrated by AntycipSAS, using 11 F2 SX+ DLP projectors supplied by Norways…

1st January 2007

New Years Higher Resolution for RNLI

1st January 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

This training offers the global marine industry an opportunity to gain knowledge of matching ship propulsion components and systems. Based on market developments, a separate module on the characteristics of electrical drives…

1st January 2007

Marine Propulsion Training from HME

1st January 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The current 121.5/243MHz analogue COSPAS SARSAT service will cease in February 2009 and only the 406 MHz digital beacon signals will be processed thereafter. The major benefits of a 406 MHz device…

1st January 2007

Portable Safety at a Pocketable Price

1st January 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Transas has supplied a large scale simulator for the Ship Simulator Centre at the Chalmers University of Technology at Gothenburg in Sweden. The Chalmers Ship Simulator Centres mission is to develop and…

1st January 2007

Chalmers Simulator Emulates Any Vessel

1st January 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The ACR S-VDR Float Free Memory Capsule, a floating and satellite detectable version of the black box, is now approved and available for sale in North America. Manufacturer ACR Electronics, based in…

1st January 2007

New Technology Records Ships Data in Float Free Memory Capsule

1st January 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The ship, owned locally, was 9.5m wide and of 2,000 dwt. It was the biggest vessel ever handled out of the water by Kötter. Tackling it was made possible by the leasing…

1st January 2007

Kötter-Werft Tackles Biggest Ever Dry Land Overhaul

1st January 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The Pioneer Sailing Trust was established in1999 with the purpose of restoring back to sailing condition the last remainingfirst class Essex skillinger smack, named Pioneer. The 70 long smack,originally built in 1864,…

1st January 2007

Restored Smack Back with Twin Props

1st January 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

German Rhine conversion shipyards have demonstrated some acumen by attracting one complex job from local owners and snapping another away from rivals in France.

1st January 2007

Rhine Yards Attract Unusual Conversions

1st January 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

One of the four 40 ton swing-up Azimuth thrusters of an offshore crane barge servicing rigs off Gabon had malfunctioned and needed to be removed from the barge for repairs. Thrusters are…

1st January 2007

Mobile Mobdock Makes Rapid Thruster Repair Possible

1st January 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The principal of Piraeus based salvage operators Tsavliris has called on liability and property insurers as well as governments to adopt the concept of liability salvage, in which salvors are remunerated for…

1st January 2007

Prevention is the Cure as Tsavliris Calls for Liability Salvage

1st January 2007

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

On the 1st of January the Dutch transport contractors Van der Wees Watertransporten BV, well known for their extensive fleet of tugs and barges, celebrated 100 years of service to the marine…

1st January 2007

Van der Wees Celebrate Centenary of Service

1st January 2007