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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Rynwaal Shipyards (an associate of Shipyard K Damen )has purchased three former US Army tugs on behalf of the Nigerian Port Authority . The tugs arrived in Hardinxveldt in August under their…

1st September 2004

Towlines

1st September 2004

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Adsteam Medway has become the first of the groups UK ports to achieve certified compliance with the International Safety Management standard, following a three-day audit by Lloyds Register .

1st September 2004

New Standards and New Manning at Adsteam

1st September 2004

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Finnish tug owner Alfons Hakans Ltd , has established a new towage service in Estonia.

1st September 2004

Hakans Moves into Estonia

1st September 2004

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Hamburg based Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs Gmbh & Co has now completely taken over the towage business of Transport & Service (T& S) of Bremerhaven - formerly Hapag Lloyd .Bugsier purchased an…

1st September 2004

Bugsier Takeover Transport & Service

1st September 2004

KEY DEALS

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What is described as the worlds biggest and most modern, solar-powered catamaran has gone into service on Germanys River Neckar in Heidelberg as orders for further such specialist boats are being worked…

1st September 2004

Worlds Biggest Solar Catamaran in Neckar Service

1st September 2004

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Van Oord UK Ltd has completed the Seaview Duver Coast Protection Scheme for the Isle of Wight Council. The ? 4m project included the construction of a 550m reinforced concrete stone-faced seawall,…

1st September 2004

Isle of Wight Coastal Protection Works are Completed

1st September 2004

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The first ever power generation from an offshore wave machine into the UK power grid took place last month at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.

1st September 2004

UK Grid Supplied by Wave Machine

1st September 2004

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In a drive to renew the economic prosperity of European port cities, the UKs Southampton Institute is contributing environmental expertise to a new international partnership initiative.

1st September 2004

NEW EPOC for European Port Cities

1st September 2004

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ABP Marine Environmental Research (ABPmer) has launched an online guide to identify how UK estuaries will change over time and promote better sustainable management.

1st September 2004

Estuaries Management Website

1st September 2004

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Swedish shipping and logistics operators Wallenius Wilhelmsen has signed a three year agreement with WWF , the global conservation organisation, to preserve and promote the conservation of marine life on the high…

1st September 2004

Greener Seas Bid by Wallenius Wilhelmsen

1st September 2004

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The UKs Maritime and Coastguard Agency published its 2003 survey of reported discharges attributed to vessels and offshore oil and gas installations operating in the countrys pollution control zone last month. It…

1st September 2004

UK Cleans Up

1st September 2004

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The Port of London Authority has opened a new passenger cruise terminal in ceremonies at Greenwich. The purpose built floating terminal is modelled on an airport layout, meets the requirements of the…

1st September 2004

London Cruise Terminal Opens

1st September 2004

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Sea and Water , the UK organisation promoting the use of short sea, coastal and inland waterways to move freight, have urged the government to maintain a dedicated budget for water freight…

1st September 2004

Call to Maintain Water Freight Grants

1st September 2004

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Richard Branson, Britains most high profile entrepreneur, has added to his collection of maritime speed records by crossing the English Channel while skippering a Gibbs Aquada carboat in one hour and forty…

1st September 2004

Branson Pickles Another World Record

1st September 2004

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This book should prove invaluable for practising port and harbour engineersinvolved in the layout, design and construction of berth and harbourstructures.

1st August 2004

Port Designers Handbook: Recommendations and Guidelines

1st August 2004

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With the merger three years ago of Lloyds Register Maritime InformationPublishing Group with Fairplay Publications Ltd to form Lloyds Register -Fairplay, a maritime information powerhouse was created.

1st August 2004

World Shipping Directory 2004-2005

1st August 2004

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Oilfield Productions have made a quantum leap forward with this new 3rdedition of their Tugs of the World directory.

1st August 2004

Tugs of the World – 3rd Edition

1st August 2004

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Essex UK based Bond Instrumentation has been busy since the start of this year securing orders for its partner Lyngso Marine A/S .

1st August 2004

Bond with Lyngso Deepens

1st August 2004

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

A new generation of programmable displays from TeleflexMorse is helping marine engine supplier Volvo Penta to evolve its electronic vessel control (EVC) system.

1st August 2004

Power Display with EVC

1st August 2004

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Condition monitoring of fuels and lubricants used onboard has become one of the main weapons in the fight to reduce premature failure of marine propulsion units, gearboxes and hydraulic systems. In particular,…

1st August 2004

Oil Monitoring Maintains Onboard Performance

1st August 2004