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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

MONITORING & CONTROL

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

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

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

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Winch specialist Atlas Winch & Hoist Services continues the expansion of their operations in the Southern UK with a relocation to new premises at Great Dunmow in Essex. The development of hire…

1st January 2004

Atlas Southern Expansion Lifts Off

1st January 2004

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Marine design consultancy Houlder has delivered two cranes for the Royal Navys Fishery Protection Vessel HMS Dumbarton Castle . The cranes replace obsolete units and will be used to handle the two…

1st January 2004

Houlder Holds Sway With HMS Dumbarton Castles Cranes

1st January 2004

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Having established that the slew ring on its 20 year old cement unloader was in need of replacement, the management of Leith & Forth Ports inScotland called in Metalock Engineering of Coventry…

1st January 2004

In-Situ Machining Revamps Quayside Unloader

1st January 2004

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Port of Felixstowe (UK) is upgrading four of its ship to shore gantry cranes. The Morris built post-panamax cranes, which operate at Felixstowes Trinity Terminal , are now 18 years old…

1st January 2004

Port of Felixstowe Upgrades Ship to Shore Cranes

1st January 2004

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Sonardyne invites users to do more with their Super Sub-Mini (SSM) transponders by acquiring new firmware for testing and configuring a host of proprietary subsea positioning transponders.

1st January 2004

Test Facilities for Transponders

1st January 2004

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Underwater navigation software originally developed for the Royal Navy is set to benefit home users of camcorders and digital video, says QinetiQ , Europes largest science and technology organisation employing over 9,000…

1st January 2004

Video Mosaicing Technology Will Expedite Seabed Mapping

1st January 2004

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

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United States-based Coastal Oceanographics Inc , developers of widely-used software for marine surveying, positioning and navigation, has announced availability of a new HYPACK MAX version 2.12a Gold program for survey design, data…

1st January 2004

New HYPACK Software

1st January 2004