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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

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The second annual Sea and Water Conference will be held in Hull UK on 1 March 2005. The event will include a full days conference, a dinner and a tour of local…

1st December 2004

2nd Sea and Water Conference

1st December 2004

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Marine Support Services (1) Glasgow, UK; (2) Ministry of Defence, Glasgow; (3) Marine-base support services for the Portsmouth International Festival of the Sea 2005.

1st December 2004

Contract Awards

1st December 2004

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Newbury UK based Radamec Control Systems Ltd (RCS) is presently trialling BridgeMaster , its new digital bridge control package, with the RNLI . The system was introduced to the market at seawork2004…

1st November 2004

RNLI In Control of New Tamar Class

1st November 2004

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Ride control specialist VTMaritime Dynamics Inc (VTMD) has won the contract to supply the stabilisation systems for the advanced Skjold Class fast patrol boats being built for the Royal Norwegian Navy .

1st November 2004

Ride Control for Fast Patrol Boats

1st November 2004

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Controls specialist AMOT has introduced a new programmable logic controller which combines the power of a PLC with the ease of use of an embedded controller. The TomaHawk 8635A brings users a…

1st November 2004

New Programmable Logic Controller

1st November 2004

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ShipRepair & Conversion 2004 London marks the first appearance in a new guise of a major event for the industry, which has been held annually in London for the past 12 years…

1st November 2004

ShipRepair & Conversion Embarks On New Format

1st November 2004

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The recently implemented EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) applies to all water bodies, including rivers, lakes, coasts and estuaries, and hence anyone who earns their living within these catchments needs to know…

1st November 2004

Input Now on Water Framework Directive

1st November 2004

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dr Elijah Ohimain, a biologist working in Nigeria, has won this years IADC Award at the World Dredging Congress (WODCON), held in Hamburg in late September.

1st November 2004

IADC Award Winner Dredging in a Sensitive Environment

1st November 2004

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The hydrographic survey vessel Xplorer , operated by Portsmouth UK based Sea-Trax , has just completed a six month contract surveying designated protected wreck sites between Northern Ireland and Falmouth.

1st November 2004

Xplorer Returns from Wreck Surveys

1st November 2004

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS), a newly constituted organisation serving the worldwide interests of hydrography at all levels of expertise, has been formally established as the successor body of the…

1st November 2004

Federation of Societies Formed

1st November 2004

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

At Hydro4 , Gardline Environmental announced an extension to its inshore survey capability with the acquisition of Coastal Surveyor , a specialist vessel equipped with a comprehensive suite of equipment which includes…

1st November 2004

New Gardline Vessel

1st November 2004

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

As briefly highlighted in the October issue of MJ , a new code for the design of ro-ro ramps, linkspans and walkways - British Standard 6349 Part 8 - is due to…

1st November 2004

New Standard for Ro-ro Linkspans

1st November 2004