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An important recent delivery from Damen Shipyards Gorinchem yard was a series of three terminal tugs for the French company Sonasurf , for use in Angola. Completed in July, August and November,…

1st December 2003

Damen Build Terminal Tugs for Sonasurf

1st December 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

French shipbuilder Socarenam of Boulogne has completed Rascas a Voith-Schneider tractor for the French Navy. The tug is powered by two Baudouin 12P15-LS diesels of 660bhp each, driving type18GII/115 Voith propulsion units.

1st December 2003

Towlines

1st December 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Novatug , a Rotterdam-based company formed to develop and market the unique Carrousel towing system, has launched a new Compact Carrousel tug design. This follows the successful completion of trials with the…

1st December 2003

New Carrousel Tug Design is Offered by Novatug

1st December 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Kotug International BV , operator of harbour towage services in Rotterdam Hamburg and Bremerhaven, has announced the appointment of two additions to their management team. Mr Dorus Knegtel, is appointed a Director…

1st December 2003

KOTUG Strengthen the Management team

1st December 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Two important orders have been placed very recently for Government funded Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs). Both France and Norway are to have sophisticated vessels built and operated under commercial contracts. The designs…

1st December 2003

Rolls Royce Designs and Equipment for Coastguard ETVs

1st December 2003

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Christmas came early for everyone involved in the fast developing marine offshore renewable energy industry with the British Governments 1 December announcement that it would increase the Renewables Obligation scheme from 10%…

1st December 2003

Christmas Cheer for Marine Renewables

1st December 2003

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The UK House of Commons Transport Select Committee has published its long awaited report on the nations ports industry. The report has recognised the need for additional container port capacity, stating that…

1st December 2003

UK Call for Early Boxport Decisions

1st December 2003

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Lloyds Beal , the once traditional anchors and chains group which now hires and tests all forms of lifting gear, is moving into the environmental services market with the acquisition of Enviroquip…

1st December 2003

Lloyds Beal Acquires Enviroquip

1st December 2003

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As of last month, equity investor EquiVest , represented by Munich based CBR Management GmbH , has acquired from EMG EuroMarine Electronics , a Hamburg based Rheinmetall Group company, the business operations…

1st December 2003

New Acquisition

1st December 2003

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Isle of Wight based Cheetah Marine have delivered a 6.2m Cheetah catamaran to a commercial fisherman in Bude, Cornwall who will use it for potting and netting off the North Cornish coast.…

1st December 2003

Cheetah Goes Surfing at Bude

1st December 2003

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Marine turbocharging and servicing company ABB has entered into a non-exclusive alliance with A& P Southampton to provide enhanced ship repair and support services for vessels calling at the port.

1st December 2003

ABB/A&P Repair Alliance

1st December 2003

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Thales and Fugro have finalised an agreement under which Fugro has acquired Thales Geosolutions for 147.5 million in cash. UK headquartered Thales Geosolutions , which has some 2,000 employees worldwide and forecasts…

1st December 2003

Fugro Acquires Thales Geosolutions

1st December 2003

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One year on from the Prestige disaster which devastated the coast of Spain, the European Commission has published the first list of ships which have been definitively banned from EU ports.

1st December 2003

European Commission Publishes Ships Blacklist

1st December 2003

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With the continuing impact of the Erika and Prestige sinkings still resonating through the European maritime community and beyond, the announcement of the 17th Annual Oil Pollution Conference could not be more…

1st December 2003

Oil Pollution Conference Date

1st December 2003

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A 1,500m 3capacity trailing suction hopper dredger ordered from VOSTA LMG andbeing built at Damen Shipyards Cargo Vessels in Hoogezand, Holland for Vietnamss Waterway Dredging and Construction Co No1 waslaunched last month.

1st December 2003

VOSTA LMG Launch Vietnam Dredger

1st December 2003

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Salvage operations in the English Channel to remove the sunken car carrier Tricolor and its cargo have been suspended due to hostile weather conditions. Based on weather statistics from the past, it…

1st December 2003

Tricolor Salvage Suspended

1st December 2003

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The collision avoidance benefits of AIS will become more financially accessible to the operators of smaller commercial and leisure vessels when Euronav launches its low-cost Ai3000 AIS receiver at the 2004 London…

1st December 2003

Euronav Launch Budget AIS

1st December 2003

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Murmansk Shipping Company operates the worlds largest nuclear powered river ice breaker. The 1987 built Taymir generates 45,000kW of propulsive power which drives through three water lubricated closed propeller shaft installations. Each…

1st December 2003

Rubber Prop Shaft Bearings for Nuclear Ice Breaker

1st December 2003

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Maidstone UK based Hi-Tec Spray Ltd has grown as a UK force in surface coating technology for the marine industry following its acquisition of Bollom Finishing Equipment . The newly expanded company…

1st December 2003

Hi-Tec Acquires Bollom

1st December 2003

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ChartCo has achieved a major technical milestone by broadcasting its upgraded user software, oceanMaster , direct to over 1,000 ships at sea. This software upgrade, including integration with existing on board database…

1st December 2003

Remote Upgrade to 1000 Ships

1st December 2003