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KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Pupils from six schools in Essex UK have been praised for the way in which they dealt with a disaster at sea in a special exercise staged within the Haven Gateway.

1st February 2006

Maritime Careers Sighted on Essex Exercise

1st February 2006

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

As a measure to conserve the environment of the tidal river Thames and better serve Upper District river users, the Port of London Authority (PLA) has signed a contract with Cornwall UK…

1st February 2006

PLA Opts for Low Wash Launches

1st February 2006

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

East Coast UK engine supplier Volspec Ltd dominated the recent Volvo Penta Dealer Conference in the Canary Islands by scooping Dealer of the Year Award and Volvo Penta Gold Awards for outstanding…

1st February 2006

Four Times Gold

1st February 2006

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

The tragic consequences of the tsunami that struck in the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004 have acted as a major eye opener to countries vulnerable to similar disaster. As a result,…

1st January 2006

Fugro System Monitors Malaysian Coast

1st January 2006

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The UKs Port of Felixstowe took delivery late last year of one ship to shore gantry crane (SSGC) and nine rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGCs) from the Zhenhua Port Machinery Company of…

1st January 2006

Ship to Shore Gantry Crane delivered to the Busy Port of Felixstowe

1st January 2006

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

P&O Ports has signed a full service contract with Kalmar for the provision of preventative and breakdown maintenance, engineering support and spare parts supply for 20 ESC 7th generation straddle carriers operating…

1st January 2006

Boxlift Service Deal at P&Os Antwerp Gateway Terminal

1st January 2006

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

MacGregor will supply and install the cargo access equipment to Brittany Ferries trailer Ro-Pax newbuilding at Aker Yards which will be able to transport 120 freight vehicles.

1st January 2006

Ro-Ro Package for Newbuild Ro-Pax

1st January 2006

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Bridon International has acquired the offshore and commercial marine assets of Marlow Ropes, including manufacturing facilities at Coatbridge in Scotland and Hailsham in England.

1st January 2006

Bridon Ties Up Marlow Takeover

1st January 2006

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Cosalt Safety & Protection has launched a new range of value for money hoist equipment aimed at the commercial marine, offshore and industrial markets.

1st January 2006

New Hoist Equipment Launched

1st January 2006

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Lifeboat and davit supplier Schat-Harding has completed a full replacement of the lifeboat hook release systems on the Celebrity Cruise Line ship Millennium with their own LHR12 package.

1st January 2006

Celebrity Gets Millennium Hang-Ups

1st January 2006

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Canadas Thordon Bearings has introduced a new proprietary engineered (non-elastomer) thermoplastic bearing which can be used for marine applications such as steering gear tiller arm and jockey bar linkage bushings, fairleads and…

1st January 2006

Lube-free Bearings for Deck Equipment

1st January 2006

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Canadian hydrographic software specialists CARIS and Kongsberg Maritime of Norway have signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering collaboration and delivery of CARIS HIPS/SIPS multibeam processing software to existing and prospective Kongsberg clients.

1st January 2006

CARISKongsberg MoU

1st January 2006

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The first test satellite for the European Unions Galileo civil navigation system, designed to complement US GPS and Russian Glonass networks, was launched via a Russian Soyuz rocket from Baikonour, Kazakhstan on…

1st January 2006

Galileo Lift-Off

1st January 2006

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The Association of Marine Scientific Industries is hosting a seminar on Commercial Opportunities in Marine Science & Technology from Public-Funded Research, at the DTI Conference Centre, Victoria Street, London on Thursday 2…

1st January 2006

Seminar Hosted by Association of Marine Scientific Industries

1st January 2006

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The UK Hydrographic Office has acquired SevenCs of Hamburg, a leading European developer and supplier of ECDIS software.

1st January 2006

UKHO Acquires SevenCs

1st January 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Interbeton bv, part of Royal BAM Group, has been awarded a joint venture contract by Woodside Energy Ltd, operator of the North West Shelf Venture, to construct a second LNG loading berth…

1st January 2006

Interbeton Wins Contract for LNG Jetty in Australia

1st January 2006

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

International ties between the UK and Chinese dredging and marine research sectors were bolstered recently when Associated British Ports hosted the visits of a delegation from Shenzhen, China, and Hong Kong.

1st January 2006

Dredging Solution Sparks Interest from China and Hong Kong

1st January 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

UK Transport Minister Derek Twigg has indicated that he is minded to approve proposals for a container port at Bathside Bay, Harwich, Essex. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has also…

1st January 2006

UK Port Project Proposal Gains Ministerial Approval

1st January 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Three consortia of dredging and construction companies have qualified for the construction of Maasvlakte 2 project at the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

1st January 2006

Three Consortia in Race to Build Maasvlakte 2

1st January 2006

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Scotlands Turner Diesel Ltd has deployed Redundant Isoschronous Load Sharing control system technology in recent workboat applications which have improved the performance and robustness of the vessels generating systems.

1st January 2006

Load Sharing Control Lifts Power System Safety

1st January 2006