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Svitzer Marine Ltd has significantly reinforced their fleet of tanker handling tugs at Milford Haven with the arrival of the new Svitzer Milford . The tug, the first of a new series…

1st December 2004

Svitzer Reinforce Their Milford Haven Tug Fleet

1st December 2004

TUGS & SALVAGE

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Two important new terminal tugs are rapidly nearing completion in Spain at the Astilleros Balenciaga Shipyard in Zumaia. To be named Romulo and Remo , the tugs are to join the fleet…

1st December 2004

New Terminal Tugs Romulo and Remo are Ahead of Schedule.

1st December 2004

TUGS & SALVAGE

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A major new force in the long-haul ocean towage market has been established by Fairmount Marine BV of the Netherlands and Semco Salvage & Marine Pte Ltd ofSingapore. With immediate effect, the…

1st December 2004

Semco and Fairmount Launch OneAllianz

1st December 2004

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The RNLI has announced that Porthcawl helmsman Aileen Jones is to be awarded the Institutions Bronze Medal for Gallantry for her part in the rescue of two fishermen on August 24, 2004.…

1st December 2004

RNLI Lifeboat Woman Awarded Gallantry Medal

1st December 2004

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The Slovenian Port of Koper , which receives some 2,000 ship calls per year, has installed a Transas AIS Network System procured by the Slovenian Maritime Directorate . The new system covers…

1st December 2004

Port of Koper Coping Better

1st December 2004

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Two British companies travelled to Rotterdam Maritime last month to complete the sale of two Daewoo marine engines by South Devon based WaterMota Ltd to Williams Marine & Port Services Ltd ofPembroke…

1st December 2004

Daewoo Deal Done in Rotterdam

1st December 2004

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Beele Engineering BV of Aalten in the Netherlands has totally renovated its website www. beele. com to now display practical applications of its marine fire prevention and evacuation safety equipment in typical…

1st December 2004

Glow In the Dark Online

1st December 2004

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UMC International Plc have decided to launch a range of hull cleaning equipment based on the huge global interest shown in their Mini Pamper hull cleaning machine, which features technology adapted to…

1st December 2004

UMC Goes Into Hull Cleaning

1st December 2004

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The Spanish Port of Barcelona is focusing on growing shortsea traffic and has allocated part of its ongoing expansion for a dedicated terminal to accommodate the sector. Port authority chairman Joaquim Coello…

1st December 2004

Barcelona Sees Shortsea Future

1st December 2004

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Abeking & Rasmussen hasreported it is in intensive negotiations about further repeat orders for small SWATH pilot tenders after delivering the 25.65m long Wangeroog to German waterway and shipping administration (WSV) authorities.

1st December 2004

Talks Underway on More German SWATH Boats

1st December 2004

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In recently completing 35 years, six months and three days in service, Cunard s Queen Elizabeth 2 has become the longest serving liner in the companys history, surpassing the Aquitania . The…

1st December 2004

QE2s Longest Voyage

1st December 2004

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The forthcoming Working at Height Regulations in the UK represent a very different approach to health and safety.

1st December 2004

Secret Santa Meets Working at Height Regulations

1st December 2004

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Macduff Ship Design hasreceived two accolades reflecting the companys provision of high quality professional technical services to the marine industry.

1st December 2004

Macduff Has The Right Stuff

1st December 2004

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Rix Shipping s coastal tanker RixHawk recently became the first vessel since the early 1990s to discharge at the UKs Drax Power Station on the River Ouse between Goole and Selby.

1st December 2004

Tall Oil Tales in Yorkshire

1st December 2004

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A new report from Netherlands based shipping consultancy Dynamar says the shortsea feeder trade is an important part of an integral port network. Efficient feeder links act as a catalyst to the…

1st December 2004

Ports Hunger for Feeders

1st December 2004

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Thamesport (London) Ltd has introduced a fourth train operating company, Direct Rail Services , which will operate a full daily service to Daventry from the Medway based container port.

1st December 2004

Rail Rockets from Thamesport

1st December 2004

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Revised regulations to prevent marine pollution by ships carrying oil or chemicals have been adopted by the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the IMO .The revised MARPOL Annex 1 isexpected to enter…

1st December 2004

MARPOL Revisions Adopted

1st December 2004

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Shaping up to enter service in January 2005 in waters as far north as the Arctic fringes is the research vessel Maria S Merian , being completed at Kroeger Werft near Rendsburg…

1st December 2004

Maria S Merian Readies for Action

1st December 2004

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The Port of London Authority (PLA) has successfully recovered significant sections of a late 16th Century vessel from the Thames Estuary. Working closely with experts from Wessex Archaeology the Marine Services Department…

1st December 2004

Port of London Raises Historic Elizabethan Remains

1st December 2004

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With the London Boat Show returning to the ExCel Exhibition Centre on 6-16 January, visitors wishing to get into a maritime mood en-route can travel to the event by high speed catamaran…

1st December 2004

Fast Travel to London Boat Show

1st December 2004