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Harbour Masters can look forward to a busy but rewarding schedule over the months ahead with UKHMA s 2004 Spring Seminar taking place in London on 31 March, followed closely by the…

1st February 2004

Seminar Season for Harbour Masters

1st February 2004

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Scottish based Briggs Environmental Services Ltd , a division of Briggs Marine , has announced the next phase in its joint venture with US sorbent and spill kit manufacturer, the NPS Corporation.

1st February 2004

Briggs Spilfyter Distribution Deal

1st February 2004

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The Port of Felixstowe closed out 2003 in spectacular fashion by breaking its own record for containers transported by rail three times in three weeks. The UKs largest container port closed out…

1st February 2004

Rail Record for Felixstowe

1st February 2004

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Aberdeen based oil and chemical spill specialists Ceto Environmental Ltd , which is contracted to the MCA to deal with incidents involving hazardous and noxious substances, has announced the opening of a…

1st February 2004

Cetos Third UK Response Centre

1st February 2004

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The possibility of reviving British shipbuilding at the former Cammell Laird yard at Birkenhead has been raised by ship repair specialists A&PGroup , which has reached an agreement with site owner Reddington…

1st February 2004

A&P Looks to Revive Birkenhead Newbuilding

1st February 2004

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The All-Energy Opportunities exhibition and conference returns to Aberdeen with the fourth in a series of annual events scheduled for 25-27 May. Devoted to renewable energy, All-Energy Opportunities will provide a topical…

1st February 2004

Marine Opportunities at All-Energy 2004

1st February 2004

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The development and implementation of Galileo , Europes global navigation system, is moving towards its design and demonstration phase with testing equipment placed along the Danube and in several UK ports.

1st February 2004

Global Navigation System Gets Closer to Lift-Off

1st February 2004

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The British Government has responded to the House of Commons Transport Select Committees wide ranging report on ports, saying it would be unacceptable to hold up key decisions on port expansion until…

1st February 2004

UK Port Rumbles Near Eruption

1st February 2004

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Poole UK based Wessex Marine enters into its 10th Anniversary year having capped 2003 in style with the Christmas handover of a new Targa 25 patrol boat to Poole Harbour Commissioners .

1st February 2004

Santa Delivers for Poole Harbour Commissioners

1st February 2004

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Germanys Koetter-Werft hascompleted the conversion of the inland waterways tanker Eiltank 4 into a 1350dwt Class C double hulled vessel, its latest for Duisburg shipping company Reederei Jaegers .

1st February 2004

Conversion Creates Specialised Tanker

1st February 2004

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Europes biggest waterway traffic junction, which includes the continents longest canal bridge, is now open to shipping at Magdeburg. Eliminating dependence on Elbe water levels, it is likely to dramatically increase east-west…

1st February 2004

Europe Opens Biggest Waterway Transport

1st February 2004

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Cosalt Safety & Protection has set up a new team in the UKs south west to handle the design, supply, installation and commissioning of fixed fire suppression systems, particularly to the newbuild…

1st February 2004

Cosalt on Fire

1st February 2004

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Dutch dredger builder and dredging equipment supplier De Groot Nijkerk , which has been a member of the Damen Shipyards Group for some 13 years, has received a name change to Damen…

1st February 2004

Happy New Name for De Groot

1st February 2004

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The British Governments determination to take abnormal loads and other freight off the nations congested highways was underscored last month by the maiden voyage of the Inland Navigator . The vessel was…

1st February 2004

Twin Peaks for UK Waterways Freight

1st February 2004

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In November 1795 the greatest fleet to leave Britainsshores set sail for the West Indies.

1st January 2004

Christians Fleet

1st January 2004

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Published last September, this 2nd Edition of Nigel Calders best sellingbook again focuses on the smaller end of the diesel spectrum, engines rangingin horsepower from 10 to 100.

1st January 2004

Marine Diesel Engines

1st January 2004

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This handsome volume, published late last year with the full support of theInternational Lifeboat Federation, the UKs RNLI and the US Coast Guard,is subtitled An International History of Lifesaving & Coastal Rescue…

1st January 2004

Rescue at Sea

1st January 2004

MONITORING & CONTROL

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The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has developed a current limiter based on high temperature superconductors (HTS) technology to protect ship supply systems against short circuits. Short circuit currents are…

1st January 2004

Shipboard Short Circuit Protection

1st January 2004

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The new AutoChief C20 propulsion control system for medium and low speed diesel engines has received a prestigious Award for Design Excellence from the Norwegian Design Council . Representatives from Kongsberg Maritime…

1st January 2004

Control System Design Award

1st January 2004

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Nearly half the ferry traffic in Scotland travels on the shortest route across the Firth of Clyde.

1st January 2004

Safe Ship Gets Non-Slip Grip

1st January 2004