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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A new marina is being proposed at Kinmel Bay at Rhyl in North Wales UK on the site of a well known local landmark, a historic fun-fair.

1st September 2005

New Marina Proposed at Rhyl

1st September 2005

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

July saw the re-opening of the historic docks at Lydney, near Gloucester in the UK after a two year project to restore and enhance the historic landmark on behalf of the Environment…

1st September 2005

Lydneys Historic Docks Reopened After Renovation

1st September 2005

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Eason Marine took the occasion of Seawork 2005 to launch their new 3m rotationally moulded navigation buoy. The EM3000 ispacked with new features aimed at making maintenance and deployment of the buoy…

1st September 2005

Experienced Shows that Boys Will Buy Buoys at Seawork

1st September 2005

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Tideland Signal of Houston, Texas has won a three year contract to supply SeaBeacon 2 System 6 racons to the US Coast Guard .

1st September 2005

Racons Contract for US Coast Guard

1st September 2005

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Surrey UK based Planet Ocean has announced a new off the shelf range of data buoy platforms for environmental instrumentation in all operational conditions. Starting with the low cost 1.24m DB-124 inshore…

1st September 2005

Data Buoys Debut

1st September 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Marine electronics equipment manufacturer Raymarine is supporting the ongoing tsunami relief work being carried out by the crew on board Vega , ahistoric 115 year old sailing vessel. The company answered a…

1st September 2005

NewNavComms for Tsunami Relief Boat

1st September 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Navigating ships through changing weather and sea conditions, across vast oceans or along coastlines and in crowded harbours is an exciting job for professionals.

1st September 2005

The Bridge to Navigational Experience

1st September 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Alphatron Marine of Rotterdam has delivered the first Alphabridge INS bridge to the Jamaican Coastguard vessel Cornwall , which is currently under build at Damen Shipyards in the Netherlands.

1st September 2005

Alphatron Marine Bridges Technology Gap for Jamaican Coastguard

1st September 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Navmaster ECDIS developed by PC Maritime has been awarded type approval by DNV , certifying that it complies with IMO A817(19) and the latest edition of all associated specifications.

1st September 2005

Type Approval for Next Generation ECDIS

1st September 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Of particular interest to many visitors to the Transas Marine UK stand at Seawork 2005 was the companys recent installation of a port monitoring system at Portland Harbour inDorset UK.

1st September 2005

Port Monitoring Roll-out Continues

1st September 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The new National Maritime College of Ireland has begun training the countrys next generation of seafarers using a complete range of lifeboats manufactured by Survival Craft Inspectorate Ltd of Aberdeen.

1st September 2005

Irish Eyes on Lifeboat Training

1st September 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Seawork regulars MarineCo Ltd had an unexpected but welcome experience at Seawork 2005. As the companys Chris Dinham explained, A group of fishermen came onto the stand and, after the usual negotiation,…

1st September 2005

Money for New Rope at Seawork

1st September 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A security system for the new £ 11m Lifeboat Crew Training College at the RNLI headquarters in Poole UK was planned and built fromthe outset, with local security specialists Meggitt Marsh Guardian…

1st September 2005

CCTV Security Solution for RNLI

1st September 2005

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

When BP Shipping decided to establish their own three tug fleet at their refinery and terminal at Coryton in the Thames Estuary they chose an established and well developed design from Damen…

1st September 2005

A New Tug Fleet for BP at Coryton

1st September 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Named after the famous Spanish artists, Ramon Casa and Salvador Dali are the first two US designed Ship Docking Modules (SDMs) to have entered service in Barcelona with Spanish towage company Remolques…

1st September 2005

Spanish SDMs – a New European Art Form?

1st September 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Hamburg based tug owner Fairplay Towage and their Belgian associate company URS have placed an order for four new tugs with Astilleros Armon in Spain. Two of the vessels, due for delivery…

1st September 2005

Fairplay Towage and URS Order Tugs from Spain

1st September 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

During a recent series of meetings, the shareholders of SmitWijs Towage , comprising Smit International (50%) and Svitzer-Wijsmuller (50%), have reconfirmed their commitment to the ocean towage business and their efforts to…

1st September 2005

Smitwijs Towage Stays in Business

1st September 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

International Towage Contractors (ITC) of the Netherlands has successfully completed negotiations leading to the purchase of the identical ocean going anchor handling tugs Smitwijs Typhoon and Smitwijs Tempest .

1st September 2005

ITC Acquire Tempest and Typhoon

1st September 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Multraship Towage & Salvage ofTerneuzen has purchased the Bulgarian towage and salvage operator Bourgas Tug Services (BTS). BTS provides harbour towage, local salvage and line handling services in and around the Bulgarian…

1st September 2005

Multraship Purchases Bulgarian Tug Fleet

1st September 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

J P Knight (Caledonian) Ltd introduced their most powerful tug to date at a reception held for local dignitaries and industry guests on the 16th of August. A subsidiary of J P…

1st September 2005

Kinnaird Enters Service with JP Knight

1st September 2005