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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

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Monorail hoists from J DNeuhaus of Coventry UK can be used for a diverse range of applications, as highlighted by a special version of its EH 50 model being supplied to an…

1st April 2005

Air Hoist Delivers Lift for US Shipyard

1st April 2005

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

London law firm Lawrence Graham has called on the shipping industry to make its views on the EUs proposed directive on market access to port services heard in Brussels.

1st April 2005

Port Services Storm Predicted

1st April 2005

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

California USA based MICAD Marine LLC had such a successful Seawork last year that it has doubled the size of its stand for Seawork 2005 .

1st April 2005

Be Safe, Save Money at Seawork

1st April 2005

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Despite shipping having had a very good year in 2004, investment in ports infrastructure looks a better bet for 2005 according to London based shipping accountants and consultants Moore Stephens .

1st April 2005

More Ports, Says Moore Stephens

1st April 2005

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INTERVIEWS

As anti- money laundering legislation develops, the shipping industry and, in particular, the associated legal business looks to be increasingly vulnerable, writes Charles Hattersley, a Partner specialising in international trade and transport…

1st April 2005

Money Laundering Concerns for the Shipping Industry

1st April 2005

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Danish backhoe dredger M/S Margrethe Fighter from the fleet of Peter Madsen Rederi A/S is carrying out works at Scapa Pier, Orkney in a joint venture project with the Shetland based…

1st April 2005

Dredging Partnership Deepens Scapa Pier

1st April 2005

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Damen Dredging Equipment (DDE) has delivered a specially designed DOP plain suction dredger to Dragon Oil inTurkmenistan, where it will work in heavy swell of up to 2m in the Caspian Sea…

1st April 2005

DOP On the Tops and Doing Just Swell

1st April 2005