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SHORTSEA & FERRY

SHORTSEA & FERRY

Stena Line Freight hasannounced a 28% increase in its Irish Sea business during the first six months of 2005, part of an overall 14% increase across the companys entire freight route network.

1st October 2005

Ferry Traffic Takes Big Step Forward

1st October 2005

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

The ferry Povl Anker is one of four BornholmsTraffiken vessels that transport passengers, mail and goods between the Danish island of Bornholm and the ports of Sassnitz (Germany) and Ystad (Sweden). The…

1st October 2005

Importance of Onboard Viscosity Measurement

1st October 2005

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Southampton UK based marine aggregates dredger operators CEMEX Marine have had CCTV security systems installed on their fleet of seven vessels in order to comply with the ISPS Code.

1st October 2005

CCTV Boosts Aggregate Dredgers Security

1st October 2005

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The autumn exhibition and conference season is about to deliver a surge of activity for Maritime Journal readers with not one but three major maritime events poised to happen in rapid succession.

1st October 2005

Exhibition Season Extravaganza

1st October 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Contractors performing maintenance works on the slipped Wightlink passenger catamaran Our Lady Pamela used two knuckle boom cranes from the AFI Aerial Platforms rental fleet to ensure easy access to all parts…

1st October 2005

Skyjack Lowers the Boom for Maintenance

1st October 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

HATLAPA Uetersener Maschinenfabrik has extended its activities in the eastern Mediterranean. In addition to locations in Uetersen (Germany), Poole (England), Singapore, and Shanghai, HATLAPA EastMed Ltd commenced operations at Limassol in Cyprus…

1st October 2005

HATLAPA Extends to the Eastern Mediterranean

1st October 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A £ 1m investment in a new mobile harbour crane will improve the service offered to ship owners using the UK Port of Falmouth by offering faster discharges of cargo and improved…

1st October 2005

Versatile Crane Lifts A&P Falmouth

1st October 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Estonias main dedicated container handling facility, Muuga Container Terminal (Muuga CT) in the Port of Tallinn , has placed an order with Kalmar Industries for two all electric E-One rubber tyred gantry…

1st October 2005

Box Handling Streamlined at Muuga Container Terminal

1st October 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Visitors to ShipRepair & Conversion Dubai may find time to make a side excursion to Dubai Drydocks, which has built a 2,000 ton floating crane to its own account.

1st October 2005

Dubai Drydocks Builds Its Own Crane

1st October 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

After delivering its heaviest ever load last year, the 59,500 ton Thunderhorse production platform for BP , Dockwise Shipping has now transported its lightest load ever. The companys headquarters at Breda in…

1st October 2005

Heavy Lift for Light Load

1st October 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Norwegian Maritime Equipment (NME) has won a ? 500,000 order to supply ten marine cranes for five new Norwegian coast guard vessels, the first of which is scheduled for launch by the…

1st October 2005

Crane Gain for NME

1st October 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Hytop BV has designed, produced, delivered, tested and operated two swell compensator systems which will enable Genius Vos to handle heavy loads on the open sea. Key to the system is ensuring…

1st October 2005

Swell Compensator System Lifts Crane Capacity

1st October 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

In a continuing policy of acquiring companies which complement its current portfolio, Norways TTSMarine ASA has signed a final sale and purchase agreement to acquire Germanys Kocks GmbH of Bremen.

1st October 2005

TTS Buys Kocks Deck Machinery

1st October 2005

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The London P& I Club has warned that there is a danger that recent moves, particularly in Europe, to criminalise seafarers whose errors have led to accidents could have an adverse effect…

1st October 2005

Seafarer Criminalisation Threat to Safe Manning of Ships

1st October 2005

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The increasingly popular mediation services offered by maritime lawyers were showcased last month at the Seatrade International Maritime Convention , with the staging of a mock mediation by the Maritime Solicitors Mediation…

1st October 2005

Mock Maritime Mediation at Seatrade International

1st October 2005

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Law firm Eversheds hasadvised Icelandic shipping company Samskip on its acquisition of short sea shipping operator Seawheel.

1st October 2005

Multi-jurisdictional Law Lands Shortsea Shipping Deal

1st October 2005

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The C-MAR Group hasacquired Maritime Capital Solutions LLC in a further expansion and development of its global services to the maritime and energy industry.

1st October 2005

C-MAR Acquisition of Maritime Capital Solutions LLC

1st October 2005

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A fully laden bulk carrier arrived at the Port of Ventspil in Latvia last winter with serious propeller damage and requested Antwerp based Hydrex to carry out an inspection and the needed…

1st October 2005

Blade Repair Undertaken in a Cold Climate

1st October 2005

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

International dredging engineers and contractors VOSTA LMG will be the first exhibitors visitors see upon arrival at Europort Maritime .

1st October 2005

Big Teeth Guard Europort Entrance

1st October 2005

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Netherland based Seatools BV has won an order for two real-time dredging monitoring systems from their DredgeMate line of products.

1st October 2005

Seatools in Demand

1st October 2005