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A reduction of commuter and tourist road traffic in the Lake of Constance region on the German-Swiss border is one of the main reasons for two new 33.64 m long passenger catamarans…

1st July 2005

New Catamarans for the Lake of Constance

1st July 2005

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HR Wallingford in the UK has announced that it is participating in a groundbreaking research and development project - the Ripples DRI programme - which is funded by the Office of Naval…

1st July 2005

HR Wallingford Wins R&D Work

1st July 2005

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THV Patricia , the flagship vessel of Trinity House , was deployed to lead the Royal Squadron last month at celebrations of the International Fleet Review , when some 150 vessels from…

1st July 2005

THV Patricia Escorts Her Majesty The Queen

1st July 2005

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The European Marine Equipment Council (EMEC) has concluded a successful general assembly in the Polish port of Gdansk, setting out its vision for maintaining the industrys competitive edge in the global marketplace.…

1st July 2005

EMEC Champions Marine Innovation

1st July 2005

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Coventry UK based mechanical driveline equipment specialist Newage Transmissions Ltd , well known in the maritime sector for its PRM marine gearboxes, has been acquired by Cambridgeshire based Thornycroft (1862) Ltd .…

1st July 2005

New Owner for Newage

1st July 2005

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The Port of London Authority hasreported a 4.5% boost in cargo handling last year, taking its total to 53.3 million tons. The PLAs latest Annual Review also reports that steps are underway…

1st July 2005

Growth for Port of London

1st July 2005

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Works were undertaken last month at East Head to protect the amenity it brings to the Chichester Harbour UK community and to keep the risk of flooding West Wittering village to a…

1st July 2005

Short Term Solution for East Head

1st July 2005

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Denmark based pressure and temperature product specialist Danfoss A/S haslaunched a new range of high pressure switches, supplementing the established pressure switch family MBC 5100 .

1st June 2005

High Pressure Monitoring

1st June 2005

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Mariners who might benefit from knowing the exact wind speed will enjoy an ultra-sensitive, ultrasonic handheld meter from Davis Instruments of California USA. Available on this side of the Atlantic from Davis…

1st June 2005

Pocket Wind Speed Monitor is Useful on the Water

1st June 2005

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

AMOT Controls brought two useful new products to the Norshipping exhibition in Oslo earlier this month. The XTS-W bearing condition monitoring system provides early warning of bearing wear while the TomaHawk 8635A…

1st June 2005

Save A Lot with AMOT Controls Early Warning Products

1st June 2005

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships contained in Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention came into force last month. Designed to control harmful emissions from ships exhausts, they set…

1st June 2005

Simple System Knocks NOx Emissions

1st June 2005

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

The eighth annual Seawork Exhibition and Conference has arrived in the ABP Port of Southampton sporting its new title, Seawork 2005 International , which reflects the fact that the shows reputation has…

1st June 2005

Seawork International Sails Into Southampton

1st June 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Norwegian hydraulic solutions specialist ODIM has launched its Safe Anchor Handling System (SAHS) which it believes will revolutionise the safety dimension of anchor handling operations on board the global fleet of offshore…

1st June 2005

SAHS Solution for Safer Decks

1st June 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Whether you have a workboat that needs a standby generator, a harbourmasters cutter requiring reverse cycle air conditioning or a research vessel in need of a complete environmental system for its crew,…

1st June 2005

Quality Kit Makes Advance on Seawork

1st June 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Poole Harbour Commissioners have recently taken delivery of a Sennebogen 870R Special Material Handler , the first machine of its kind to be utilised by a British Port.

1st June 2005

Big Handler Lifts Poole Productivity

1st June 2005

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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Wave Seven Marine returns to Seawork with representations from the seven non-UK companies it represents on this side of the Channel. Joining Wave 7 ontheir stand will be one of those companies,…

1st June 2005

Lift with a Difference Makes Waves at Seawork

1st June 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has received an order from Steveco Oy of Kotka in Finland for nine TRX-252 tractors to be used to move 95 ton Stora Enso cargo units (SECUs) in the port. The…

1st June 2005

Pulling Paper at the Port of Kotka

1st June 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Thamesport (London) Ltd hastaken delivery of a further eight new Terburg terminal tractors, following on from seven machines which arrived last October.

1st June 2005

Turnaround Target Lifted

1st June 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Port of Felixstowe hasplaced an order for 12 new Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGCs) from Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (ZMPC) of Shanghai for delivery in May of 2006. This is in…

1st June 2005

Crane Count Rises at Crowded Felixstowe

1st June 2005

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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Following 12 months of successful daily operations with the Navtech N100-AC Quay Crane Anti-Collision System , the Port of Bristol UK is planning to install it onto its second quay crane.

1st June 2005

Second Order for Quay Crane Safety System

1st June 2005