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A survey undertaken by the UKs Maritime & Coastguard Agency has revealed that nearly half of all parents (49%) do not know that the Coastguard is an emergency service and can be…

1st August 2004

Ignorance Risks Lives, Says MCAs Survey

1st August 2004

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Two UK port services companies, one in west Wales and one in Southampton, signed an agreement this month to form a new joint company. The Milford Docks Company , part of the…

1st August 2004

New Port Services Joint Venture Launched for South Wales

1st August 2004

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Bankrupt German small ship yard Cassens Werft has been given a new lease of life following investment by business partners and is now building three 700 TEU container feeders.

1st August 2004

Fresh Start for Small Ship Specialist Cassens

1st August 2004

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The Port of Liverpool has been added to an illustrious list which includes the Taj Mahal, Stonehenge, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Great Wall of China after its bid to become…

1st August 2004

Mersey Waterfront Is World Heritage Site

1st August 2004

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The British Government has trebled its marine research development fund for wave and tidal energy technology. The £ 50 million allocation from the Department of Trade and Industry is intended to encourage…

1st August 2004

UK Government Boost for Marine Renewables

1st August 2004

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With the arrival of its new dry dock, Thames Craft Dry Docking Services Ltd (Thames Craft) is able to take larger vessels and pontoons out of the water for regular maintenance and…

1st August 2004

Londons Mayor Lauds Thames Yard Expansion

1st August 2004

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Shipping accountant and business consultant Moore Stephens has expanded its specialised shipping presence in the UK by opening an office in the maritime centre of Southampton.

1st August 2004

More Moore Stephens

1st August 2004

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Dredging is in the awkward position of being an indispensable invisibleessential of modern life while often portrayed as the villainous wrecker ofthe marine environment.

1st July 2004

Dredging for Development

1st July 2004

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With less than a month to go before the 1 July implementation of theInternational Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, an alarmingly highpercentage of ships and ports worldwide are not in…

1st July 2004

ISPS Code: 2004 Update – A Practical Guide

1st July 2004

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Just out in mid-May is the Lloyds Maritime Directory 2004, the latestedition of an annual publishing event which provides global maritime decisionmakers with a comprehensive directory vessel and 45,000 ship owners, managersand…

1st July 2004

Lloyds Maritime Directory 2004

1st July 2004

POWER & PROPULSION

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Construction started last month in Alabama on the largest aluminium ships ever to be built in the USA. The two 105m LOA catamaran ro-ro fast ferries will each be powered by four…

1st July 2004

Power Wow for Americas Biggest AliCats

1st July 2004

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MTU Friedrichshafen, the main entity of DaimlerChrysler Off-Highway, has taken over MDB-Roodenburg of Dordrecht, DaimlerChrysler Off-Highway distributor in the Netherlands.

1st July 2004

New MTU Benelux Subsidiary

1st July 2004

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Scania updated its marine engine range with the quayside launch of a new model on the first morning of seawork2004.

1st July 2004

Scania Launches New Engine at seawork

1st July 2004

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

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Swedens Gunnebo Lifting are complementing their component programme in the GrabiQ series with a new size of roundsling hook. The new hook will be the largest in the RH series and will…

1st July 2004

Hoisting Hooks Range Expanded

1st July 2004

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The modern Al Jadaf ship docking yard in Dubai is equipped with advanced facilities, including the ability to lift boats out of the water and manoeuvre them using a system of rails…

1st July 2004

Al Jadaf Lifts Off on Hot Wheels

1st July 2004

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Scotland based Alfred Cheyne Engineering Ltd, ACE Winches, is continuing to deliver large winching packages in short delivery times. During 2003 and to date in 2004 ACE has continued to build up…

1st July 2004

ACE On the Pace With Winches

1st July 2004

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Push convoys and barge trains have great problems with strong winds and waves on open waters such as the Markermeer, IJsselmeer and Westerschelde. Over the past two years, Hollands Van der Velden…

1st July 2004

Dutch Coupling Gives Barge Trains A Push

1st July 2004

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Kalmar has received an order for six super post-Panamax ship to shore container cranes from a consortium led by P&O Ports Antwerp.

1st July 2004

Tandem Lift Cranes for Antwerps New Mega-Terminal

1st July 2004

INTERVIEWS

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The Associated British Ports Holdings PLC (ABP) trading statement for the six months ending 30 June 2004 have shown turnover from core UK ports and transport activities on schedule growth of at…

1st July 2004

ABP Looks North for Growth

1st July 2004

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Consultant High-Point Rendel has been appointed by Dover Harbour Board to conduct the economic and financial component of a Master Plan outlining the Ports future for the coming 30 years.

1st July 2004

Money Matters in Dovers Plan

1st July 2004