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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

It has been confirmed that the historic steam tug/tender Daniel Adamson has been placed on the National Register of Historic Vessels (NRHV) Designated List , maintained by the National Historic Ships Committee…

1st July 2005

TOWLINES

1st July 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

On the 15 June, Fairplay Schleppdampfschiffs-Reederei Richard Borchard Gmbh held a reception at the Royal Rowing and Sailing Club De Maas at Veerdam, Rotterdam to celebrate their 100th anniversary.

1st July 2005

Fairplay Towage Celebrate 100 Years

1st July 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Royal Institute of Naval Architects (RINA) Small Craft Group Medal for 2004 was awarded Mr Robert G Allan PEng, FRINA, FSNAME at their Annual Meeting in London in April. The award was…

1st July 2005

Robert Allan is Awarded a Medal by RINA

1st July 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Ocean towage and heavy transportation specialists Fairmount Marine took delivery of the long range deep sea tug Fairmount Sherpa in May and the vessel has already sailed on its maiden tow. This…

1st July 2005

Fairmount Sherpa – the First of a Formidable Fleet

1st July 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The new, shallow draft, multi-purpose tug Duke of Normandy was completed in May and interrupted her delivery voyage to Jersey to be displayed at last months Seawork 2005 exhibition in Southampton. This…

1st July 2005

Duke of Normandy – a Very Special Shoalbuster

1st July 2005

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Silja Oy AB and Aker Finnyards have signed a letter of intent for the order of two ro-pax vessels valued at 205 million.

1st July 2005

Ro-Pax Order for Aker

1st July 2005

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Oceanographic services provider Fugro GEOS Ltd has been awarded a British Safety Council International Safety Award for2004. Only companies with low accident rates are eligible to apply, but winners must also have…

1st July 2005

Safety Award for Fugro GEOS

1st July 2005

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Fassmer Shipyard has delivered the coastal police patrol boat Damerow , completing a series of four tough and fast 25.5m long boats, built for service in east Germany since 1997.

1st July 2005

Fassemers Damerow Completes Set of Four Fast Police Boats

1st July 2005

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

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

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

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

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

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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KEY DEALS

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

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

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

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

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

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

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