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SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

When the RNLI decided to install a new pontoon at its Harwich station, safety was uppermost of its concerns.

1st June 2004

Safe RNLI Decking Solution at seawork

1st June 2004

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Staff and crew on board the Stena HSS fast ferry from Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire celebrated both the vessels eighth anniversary recently and the ten millionth tourism passenger. The two HSS craft…

1st June 2004

Ten Million Passengers for HSS

1st June 2004

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KEY DEALS

To further enhance operations, Londons Thamesport received four new YT220 Terminal Tractors from manufacturer Terburg DTS .

1st June 2004

New Terminal Tractors Will Boost Thamesport

1st June 2004

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK motorboat insurance specialists Navigators and General (N&G) has negotiated a reduced rate on fire extinguishers to encourage owners to replace their banned Halon units.

1st June 2004

Insurance Incentive to Replace Banned Halon Extinguishers

1st June 2004

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KEY DEALS

With thousands from the commercial maritime industries converging on the Solent for seawork2004 , it is a timely moment to input comment upon The Solent European Marine Site (SEMS) Management Scheme ,…

1st June 2004

Does SEMS Seem Sensible?

1st June 2004

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KEY DEALS

AIS technology innovator Saab TransponderTech AB andVTMS solutions provider Navieelektro ky have reached co-operative agreement to promote their products for the VTMS and Coastal Surveillance Systems market.

1st June 2004

Finnish Fusion for VTMS and Coastal Surveillance

1st June 2004

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KEY DEALS

Norways Ulstein Verft has re-delivered the 12,100gt cable-layer Normand Cutter after extensive conversion into a dual-purpose pipe-laying and construction ship and just three years after first delivering her to Solstad.

1st June 2004

Ulstein Converts Normand Cutter

1st June 2004

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KEY DEALS

Portia Management Services , the international port management and consultancy arm of the Mersey Docks Group , has won a contract to advise on the development of a major grain terminal in…

1st June 2004

Mersey Beats Route to China

1st June 2004

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KEY DEALS

A 284ft long Australian built catamaran claimed to be the worlds fastest diesel powered high speed vehicle ferry was commissioned in April onto the commuter service between Rochester, New York and Toronto,…

1st June 2004

Fastest Diesel Ferry Makes American Debut

1st June 2004

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Hampshire UK based IGTIndustries has produced the data positioning consoles and propulsion and thrust controller panels for Cunard snew flagship Queen Mary 2 .

1st May 2004

IGT Lights Up Queen Mary 2s Controls

1st May 2004

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

A recent report from the Nautical International Marine Accident Reporting Scheme (MARS) described an incident in which four stevedores died.

1st May 2004

Avoid Unnecessary Suffocation

1st May 2004

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Sonardyne Inc of Houston USA has sold two Fusion USBL (Ultra-Short BaseLine) acoustic positioning systems to the US Navy Office of the Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV).

1st May 2004

Precise Underwater Positioning for US Navy

1st May 2004

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

When Raymond Ruth, Director of Aberdeen UK based Ruco Limited , saw Sonotronics EMT pingers on show at the recent Oceanology International exhibition in London he immediately saw their potential.

1st May 2004

Pings Can Only Get Better

1st May 2004

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Fareham UK based Subsea Vision reports that they have just successfully completed an environmental seabed inspection and sampling contract for ERT (Scotland) Ltd on behalf of BP that also involved collecting Modiolus…

1st May 2004

Seaeye Falcon Mussel Power

1st May 2004

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Chichester Harbour Conservancy , the statutory harbour authority for Chichester Harbour UK, has in association with the marinas in the harbour initiated a trial into the beneficial disposal of dredged sediments.

1st May 2004

Chichester Harbour Authoritys Green Dredging Scheme

1st May 2004

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Oranje , the second of two new 16,000m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredgers for Dutch dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster , was launched recently at the Merwede Shipyard at Hardinxveld-Giessendam in the…

1st May 2004

Oranje Ready for Boom

1st May 2004

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Damen Dredging Equipment (formerly De Groot Nijkerk ) has delivered a knock-down package for a Type CZ600 monohull cutter suction dredger to Middle East dredging and reclamation contractor Gulf Cobla LLC .…

1st May 2004

Dutch Expertise Goes East

1st May 2004

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Leicester UK based welding and metal fabrication specialists AceArc have developed heavy duty armour which is protecting cutter suction dredgers engaged in creating the worlds largest two man made islands off the…

1st May 2004

Dredging Armour Does Dubai

1st May 2004

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The International Centre for Electronic Nautical Charts (ENCs) has established a new, improved catalogue on its website (www. ic-enc. org) which displays not only ENCs within its database, but also the latest…

1st May 2004

ENC Website Upgraded

1st May 2004

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Imperial College London is convening three short courses on technical developments in underwater acoustics, from fundamentals to applications, from 6-10 September.

1st May 2004

Imperial College London Acoustics Courses

1st May 2004