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INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Royal Haskoning and RGroup Advisory have set up the private limited company Maritime and Transport Business Solutions (MTBS) to respond to the growing demand for creative forms of financing in the maritime…

1st July 2005

Funding Consultancy Set Up

1st July 2005

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The Lord Mayor, Alderman Michael Savory, used the recent occasion of the Lord Mayors Appeal Maritime Dinner to urge Londons maritime sector to work together to preserve the Citys position as the…

1st July 2005

Lord Mayor Urges Maritime Unity

1st July 2005

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

As the first birthday of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) approached last month, maritime security services expert Securewest International expressed concern for companies whose ISPS plans were implemented…

1st July 2005

ISPS Birthday Warnings

1st July 2005

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar in October, the UKHydrographic Office has produced the Trafalgar Chart reproduced from the original held in its Taunton archives.

1st July 2005

Souvenir UKHO Charts

1st July 2005

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

High speed craft could soon be required to carry ECDIS by 1 July 2008 following recommendations last month by the IMO s Safety of Navigation sub-committee.

1st July 2005

Mandatory ECDIS for HSCs

1st July 2005

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The International Hydrographic Organisation in Monaco, which represents the interests of 75 member states, has published the final draft of its proposed IHO Manual on Hydrography and now invites public comment.

1st July 2005

IHO Draft Manual

1st July 2005

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

David Palmer, current chairman of two printing groups, executive trustee of the Mary Rose project and a yachtsman of repute, has been appointed Non-Executive Chairman of the UK Hydrographic Office .

1st July 2005

New UKHO Chairman

1st July 2005

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

As a result of Seawork 2004 , Del Norte Technology Ltd canadd another port authority to its growing list of customers.

1st July 2005

Seawork Success for Survey Systems Supplier

1st July 2005

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Consultants Royal Haskoning has provided an insight into some of the work it has been conducting in support of the proposed container terminal development at Teesport in the UK.

1st July 2005

Royal Haskoning Providing Support for Teesport Plan

1st July 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Operators of selected types of Rolls-Royce thrusters are being offered a new concept for thrusters service aimed at reducing the amount of time spent overhauling thrusters when the vessel is in dry…

1st July 2005

Rolls Royce Exchange Thrusters Save Time and Money

1st July 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

German manufacturer Reintjes GmbH has shipped the largest reduction gearbox it has ever made from its Hamelin plant to the shipyard JJ Sietas KG in Hamburg, where it will be installed on…

1st July 2005

Economies of Scale with Largest Reduction Gearbox

1st July 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The Lochin 366 Harbour Pilot on display last month at Seawork 2005 International ispowered by the latest addition to Scania s marine engine range, the DI12M EMS .

1st July 2005

Scania Powers Lochin Harbour Pilot at Seawork

1st July 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Italian classification society RINA has type approved a device which is a significant step towards the almost zero emission engine for passenger ships. The system, known as Turbotransducer , was developed by…

1st July 2005

Moves Towards Almost Zero Emissions Engines

1st July 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

To meet the demand for clean, dry air for marine applications, Bromsgrove UK based Jun-Air produces a range of oil lubricated and oil-less air compressors which deliver reliability and a long service…

1st July 2005

Low Maintenance Compressors Deliver Clean Marine Air

1st July 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The UKs Trinity House lighthouse service has purchased four low-weight, skid-mounted portable compressors from IngersollRand (IR) Portable Power foruse in maintenance work on nearly 600 aids to navigation, including 72 lighthouses.

1st July 2005

Airborne Air Compressors for Trinity House

1st July 2005

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Turkish tug owner and shipbuilder Sanmar Denizcilik Makine ve Ticaret Ltd are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year and continue to forge ahead, with news of a healthy order book and a…

1st July 2005

VESSEL LAUNCH Al Bateen

1st July 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The Nanjing Tong Kah Shipbuilding Yard , located some 300km up Chinas Yangtze River from the sea, is churning out barges and tugs for overseas owners. The relatively new yard has recently…

1st July 2005

Chinese Yards Tug Export Boom

1st July 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Owners and operators of bulk carriers, container vessels and other non-tankers now have very little time to comply with new US spill response requirements. The Oil Pollution Act 1990 response regime for…

1st July 2005

US/European Teamwork Meets OPA90 Extension

1st July 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Seawork again demonstrated its growing international significance last month when Dutch builders Damen Shipyards chose it as the venue for signing a letter of intent to build a Shoalbuster 2208 tug for…

1st July 2005

Dutch Duo Sign at Seawork

1st July 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The globally based marine salvage company Titan Maritime LLC has just been awarded a contract to remove the wreck of the 6,693dwt cement carrier Sinar Andalas from the port of Lhok Nga…

1st July 2005

Titan Responds to Tsunami Casualty

1st July 2005