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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Kent UK based European Crane Services (ECS) resurfaced at the SMM Exhibition in Hamburg last month with the exclusive rights to sell Crane Power cranes in excess of 35 countries.

1st October 2004

ECS Returns with CranePower

1st October 2004

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Norwegian lifeboat and davit specialist Schat-Harding hasadvanced its strategy to expand market share with cargo ships built at Asian yards by taking over the lifeboat manufacturing plant and product range of Chinas…

1st October 2004

Lifeboat Builders Eastern Promise

1st October 2004

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Survival Craft Inspectorate Ltd has introduced a unique, animated CD version of the operation and maintenance manual for its Safelaunch ® lifeboat release gear.

1st October 2004

Maintenance Manual Breaks the Language Barrier

1st October 2004

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Although the purchase of a vessel(s) will be common practice and/or second nature to a number of MJ readers, nevertheless there are hidden pitfalls which, thankfully, very rarely come to light but…

1st October 2004

Take Care When Purchasing a Vessel

1st October 2004

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

PORTS need to take much more responsibility for security, according to Pradeep Chawla of Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd . Speaking at the recent International Transport Intermediaries Club Forum (ITIC), Chawla spoke out…

1st October 2004

Ports and Harbours Will Become the First Line of Defence

1st October 2004

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Subsea 7s Integrated Remote Technologies Division in Aberdeen has successfully completed a second series of in-water trials of its Geosub AUV fitted with a custom-built Autotracker module for highspeed, low-altitude pipeline inspection.…

1st October 2004

Autotrackers Successful Trials

1st October 2004

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The UK Hydrographic Office is to launch its new Admiralty ECDIS service in December.

1st October 2004

New Admiralty ECDIS Service Due December

1st October 2004

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), in association with the Irish Marine Institute, wants to hear from any company or organisation with an interest in licensing data from the present Irish National…

1st October 2004

INSS Data Available

1st October 2004

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Simrad of Norway has launched a new range of electronic chart systems, the CS50 and CS60 Series, designed for vessels operating on fixed routes such as Ro-Ro ferries and local supply craft;…

1st October 2004

New Simrad ECS Systems

1st October 2004

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Dutch dredging industry, through the Stichting Speurwerk Baggertechniek (SSB) and the Rijkswaterstaat , has commissioned new research to produce a software package for use by stakeholders in the aggregate production process,…

1st October 2004

Turbidity Software Will Help Predict Sediment Release

1st October 2004

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

HR Wallingford in the UK has developed a new set of guidelines for the design and construction of jetties, piers and other marine structures constructed in exposed locations, which require careful assessment…

1st October 2004

New Guidelines for Piers and Jetties Exposed to Waves

1st October 2004

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Nakheel , developers of Dubais luxury offshore project TheWorld , has provided an update of its progress - less than a year after construction first began on the 300 islands.

1st October 2004

Work on The World On Schedule

1st October 2004

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Kirk McClure Morton s marine engineering department in Northern Ireland has been awarded a contract to carry out a nine month feasibility study into an upgrade for the Port of Dunmore East…

1st October 2004

Go Ahead for Dunmore East Harbour

1st October 2004

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Halcrow in the UK has signed an agreement with the Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) to provide advisory services for the construction of the new Pulau Muara Besar port in Brunei.

1st October 2004

Halcrow to Advise on New Brunei Port

1st October 2004

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

A salvage team from Klyne Tugs (Lowestoft) Ltd and Smit Salvage worked for a fortnight to refloat the 2,999grt coaster Maanav Star from a beach at the Sussex UK holiday resort of…

1st October 2004

Indian Coaster Salvaged at Camber Sands

1st October 2004

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

SMIT Salvage completed a series of major salvage operations in the first half of this year, with the work programme including salvage and pollution prevention with the tanker Everton , the righting…

1st October 2004

SMITs Successful Summer

1st October 2004

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Smit Harbour Towage has taken delivery of the first of a series of three new shiphandling tugs to be deployed in Panama. The first vessel, appropriately named Smit Panama , is one…

1st October 2004

Smit Take Over Smit Panama and Increases Damen Order

1st October 2004

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The busy Spanish shipyard of Union Naval Valencia SA has delivered the first two tugs of their new UNV 265 SD series.

1st October 2004

The First of a New Breed From UNV

1st October 2004

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The ABR Company Ltd hasannounced that the 19th Tug & Salvage Convention , ITS 2006 , will be held in Rotterdam from 24-28 April 2006. Final arrangements regarding the actual venue still…

1st October 2004

TOWLINES

1st October 2004

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The British coastal tug Vanguard , owned and operated by Mersey based Carmet Tugs Ltd , has been declared a total loss after sinking off the Isle of Skye.

1st October 2004

Vanguard declared a Total Loss

1st October 2004