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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Belgian towage company URS of Antwerp held a ceremony in Zeebrugge on 24 March to formally christen the new stern drive tugs Union Coral and Union Pearl . The 5,280bhp tugs, which…

1st May 2005

TOWLINES

1st May 2005

KEY DEALS

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The renewal of Hamburgs versatile small ferry ship fleet continues with news that HADAG Seetouristik und Fahrdienst has taken its seventh Type 2000 newbuilding into service and has ordered two more.

1st May 2005

HADAG Gets Seventh Type 2000 and Plans More

1st May 2005

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Cash-strapped river and coastal police in Germanys northernmost state, Schleswig Holstein , have taken two badly-needed new ? 335,000 Finnish-built patrol boats into service after a long wait.

1st May 2005

Delivery of First Patrol Boats in 14 years to Schleswig Holstein

1st May 2005

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The Cromarty Firth Port Authority will welcome the worlds largest cruise liner, Queen Mary 2 , this summer as part of a record breaking cruise season in which 32 different liners will…

1st May 2005

Record Cruise Season

1st May 2005

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Lloyds Register will class the worlds largest declared capacity container ships, four 10,000teu vessels to be built in Korea at Hyundai Heavy Industries for China Ocean Shipping Corporation (COSCO).

1st May 2005

Top Class Container Ships

1st May 2005

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The global shipping and logistics company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has signed a three year agreement with the conservation organisation WWF to preserve and promote the conservation of marine life on the high seas.

1st May 2005

Corporate/NGO Initiative to Protect High Seas

1st May 2005

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As a result of rapid growth in deep sea car trade which has seen volumes more than double since 2000, the ABP Port of Southampton is to get a second multi-deck car…

1st May 2005

Car Goes Up at Southampton

1st May 2005

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A self-declared most advanced bunkering facility in the UK has commenced service at Portland Harbour , providing a weather sheltered fuelling option within easy reach of the main shipping lanes in the…

1st May 2005

Advanced Bunkering Facility Opens at Portland Harbour

1st May 2005

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RNLI engineering manager Professor Bob Cripps has joined boat builders VTHalmatic as technical director with effect from the 9th of this month.

1st May 2005

New Technical Director Joins Boatbuilders VT Halmatic

1st May 2005

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The British Governments Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has announced a decision to cap transmission charges payable by electricity generators in the Western and Northern Isles of Scotland. The cap ensures…

1st May 2005

Grid Unlocked by Charge Cap?

1st May 2005

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Kone Cargotec , the cargo handling business of KONE Corporation , has purchased the entire share capital in global marine cargo flow solution and service provider MacGregor International AB from the Swedish…

1st May 2005

Kone Cargotec Buys MacGregor

1st May 2005

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In order to broaden its customer base, Macduff Ship Design haslaunched a comprehensive website at www. macduffshipdesign. com .Aimed at both the fishing and commercial marine markets, the site highlights all of…

1st May 2005

Ship Design Online

1st May 2005

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A year long programme of celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 2006 has been announced by Bristol Cultural Development Partnership (BCDP). The Brunel 200…

1st May 2005

Isambard Kingdom Brunels Birthday Big in Bristol

1st May 2005

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Pembrokeshire based aluminium boatbuilders Ali-it Marine return for a fourth consecutive year at Seawork , apresence which the company says has done much to help establish them in the UK and European…

1st April 2005

Ali-it Always on Target at Seawork

1st April 2005

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Raymarine makes the short trip from its Portsmouth HQ to exhibit the latest in marine electronics at Seawork 2005 .

1st April 2005

Short Trip to Seawork forRaymarine

1st April 2005

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Seawork 2005 will miss the cheerful presence, creative energy and sheer enthusiasm of John Pattisson, who sadly died far too young last year.

1st April 2005

John Pattisson Remembered at Seawork 2005 International

1st April 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

With exhibitors now coming from as far afield as Australia and Singapore, Seawork2005 International is indeed growing in stature as an event which attracts global interest.

1st April 2005

German Chairmen Slide Into Seawork 2005 International

1st April 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Scotland based Alfred Cheyne Engineering Ltd (ACE) has taken on the role of sole distributor for HS Marine cranes in the UK and Ireland.

1st April 2005

ACE Makes Space for New Marine Crane Range

1st April 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

As part of a comprehensive two year realignment, Cardiff based Lloyds Beal Limited , one of Europes longest established suppliers of anchors and chains, has sold its marine trading interests to Schmitt…

1st April 2005

Schmitt Purchase Unchains Lloyds Beal

1st April 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Marine hydraulics equipment is one of many expansionary areas at Seawork and first time exhibitor Concept Fluid Solutions Limited is coming to the show along with its principal supplier Gates Hydraulics Ltd…

1st April 2005

A New Concept Coming to Seawork

1st April 2005