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SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Two inland motor ships have been lengthened this Autumn at the J Braun Schiffswerft at Speyer on the Rhine as the demand for revamped waterway tonnage continues to attract shipping customers to…

1st November 2005

German Yards Attract Inland Conversion

1st November 2005

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Two semi-submersible barges are being converted into self propelled heavy lift transport vessels for Fairmount Heavy Transport NV, an associated company of Rotterdam based towage contractor Fairmount Marine BV. When the conversions…

1st November 2005

Diesel-Electric Power for Heavy Lift Conversions

1st November 2005

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Antwerp based Hydrex was called out to Mexico to prepare the loading of a large accommodation platform on to a heavy lift carrier vessel.

1st November 2005

Divers Deliver for Scheduled Repairs

1st November 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Kooren Shipbuilding and Trading BV have announced that the first two of their new RT-60 class Rotor Tugs have now been delivered and a further pair are nearing completion. It has also…

1st November 2005

Four New RT-60 Rotor Tugs are Sold

1st November 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Foss Maritime of the USA has taken delivery of the powerful new harbour tug Morgan Foss for service in Pacific Coast ports. Yet another example of the growing popularity of compact tugs,…

1st November 2005

Morgan Foss, A Powerful New Compact Tug

1st November 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Sadly we must report the untimely death of Mr Alan C Bennett, well known tug owner and waterman in the Thames and Medway area. Founder of Alan C Bennett & Sons, he…

1st November 2005

TOWLINES

1st November 2005

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Cosalt Safety & Protection has been appointed sole distributor in the UK and Ireland for Italian steel wire rope manufacturer Redaelli Tecna Cordati. In the marine environment this includes hoist and winch…

1st November 2005

Cosalts Italian High Wire

1st November 2005

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A new quay and slipway facility at Polly Steps, beside the ABP Port of Teignmouth, was opened last month. The quay and slipway have been constructed as part of a land swap…

1st November 2005

Land Swap Lands Port Facilities

1st November 2005

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Amsterdams innovative Ceres Paragon container terminal, largely unused since its 2001 opening, has enjoyed a turnaround in its fortunes recently with two Grand Alliance loops now calling to bring an initial 200,000teu…

1st November 2005

Ceres Paragon Lifts Off

1st November 2005

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David Goodrich, chairman of BMT Ltd and a former President of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) died last month at the age of 64.

1st November 2005

BMT Pays Respect to a Founding Father

1st November 2005

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The separate organisations that currently control Peterheads two harbours are to undergo a historic merger that will bring major economic benefits to the town.

1st November 2005

Merger to Create Peterhead Port Authority

1st November 2005

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Having observed evident changes in the way products will be sold in the near future, Marine Electronic Services (MES) has established a new company, Raydirect, specialising in Raymarine products online. This is…

1st November 2005

Marine Electronics Online

1st November 2005

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The new Trinity House Rapid Intervention Vessel (RIV) Alert was launched last month at Stocznia Remontowa SA shipbuilders in Gdansk, Poland, marking the first stage of a £ 38m investment on three…

1st November 2005

Trinity House RIV Launched in Poland

1st November 2005

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Over 600 children from the Admiral Lord Nelson School in Portsmouth dressed in nautical costumes on 21 of October and took to the waters of the Solent with Wightlink Isle of Wight…

1st November 2005

Nelson Revisited in Historic City of Portsmouth

1st November 2005

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Politicians from all the main UK political parties were present last month at a meeting organised by Haven Gateway Partnership in the House of Commons to bring them up to date on…

1st November 2005

Port Development Promoted

1st November 2005

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A lot of interest is being show by shipping companies in a new German-developed ship towing propulsion concept called Sky Sails and a former pilot boat is at the hub of experiments…

1st November 2005

Germans Develop Fuel-economy Sail Towing System

1st November 2005

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The UKs Minister of State for Transport, Dr Stephen Ladyman MP, has awarded a further three years of funding to Sea and Water, the campaigning organisation charged with promoting the increased movement…

1st November 2005

Funding Extension for Sea and Water

1st November 2005

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The British Government has created a new Marine Fisheries Agency to deliver services to the fishing industry and a number of marine environmental interests.

1st November 2005

New Fisheries Agency Launched

1st November 2005

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The long awaited Spinnaker Tower, a 170m high observation tower on the edge of Portsmouth Harbour, UK, opened to the public last month. Soaring above Portsmouth Harbour, the south facing tower is…

1st November 2005

Spinnaker Tower Opens in Portsmouth

1st November 2005

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A contract to equip all German Navy ships with a new suite of navigational systems has been awarded to a group of companies led by ET Marinesysteme GmbH as prime contractor, an…

1st November 2005

Navigation System Upgrade for the German Navy

1st November 2005