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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Two well-known independent Dutch tug operators have ordered vessels to the new Damen improved design Shoalbuster 2609 design. The new version will retain all of the features that have made this shallow…

1st October 2003

Dutch Owners go for the New Generation Shoalbuster

1st October 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

There is a growing use of scale model tugs to aid training and simulation in shiphandling and pilotage. Southampton Institute has recently added a tug to their inventory at the Manned Model…

1st October 2003

A New Tug Fleet at Marchwood

1st October 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

A new high-performance tanker-handling tug has been ordered by Norwegian tug owner Ostensjo Rederi A/S of Haugesund to operate at the Norske Hydro oil terminal at Sture.

1st October 2003

Ostensjo Builds Sophisticated New Escort Tug

1st October 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Operators of the small but busy East Anglian port of Kings Lynn are more than pleased with their new harbour tug Conservator.

1st October 2003

Kings Lynn Take Delivery of New Harbour Tug

1st October 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

BUE Viking, operators of the largest standby fleet in the North Sea, has appointed Mr Graham Philip as their new Chief Executive. Mr Philip has been associated with the offshore and towage…

1st October 2003

Towlines

1st October 2003

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The first new shipbuilding yard in Britain for many years was opened last month in ceremonies at Portsmouth Naval Base presided over by the Secretary of State for Defence, Geoff Hoon MP.…

1st October 2003

New Portsmouth Yard Boosts British Shipbuilding

1st October 2003

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Following discussions with authorities in Ireland, France, and Belgium, Robin Middleton, the UK Secretary of States Representative in Marine Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP), has cleared the way with the United States Maritime…

1st October 2003

Controversy Haunts Ghost Ships Scrapping

1st October 2003

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The International Workboat Show celebrates its 25th anniversary when it returns to the Morial Convention Centre in New Orleans USA on 3-5 December.

1st October 2003

Workboat Show Returns to Irresistible New Orleans

1st October 2003

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A study to establish performance assessment criteria that will assist developers of wave devices to harness the power of wave energy has conducted detailed testing for the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)…

1st October 2003

Orkney Wave Energy Study

1st October 2003

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A contemporary marine artist who helped to build clinker workboats as an apprentice shipwright in his youth has a feature exhibition of his works opening at Londons National Maritime Museum next month.

1st October 2003

Boatbuilder Artist Inspired by Ship Shapes

1st October 2003

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The Savannah Pilots of Savannah, Georgia USA have ordered a new 78ft pilot boat designed by the UKs Camarc Ltd which will be built at Kvichak Marine Industries of Seattle USA. The…

1st October 2003

Camarc/ Kvichak for Savannah Pilots

1st October 2003

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Alfa Laval Marine & Diesels engine room systems will be on show at Europort in two locations, at Alpha Lavals Stand 01.1167 in the Europahal and Kormarines Stand U82.

1st October 2003

Engine Rooms Protected at Europort

1st October 2003

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Just published by Tempus is this third volume by Mike Stammers, followinghis earlier efforts on Liverpool Docks (1999) and Norfolk Shipping (2002).

1st September 2003

Suffolk Shipping

1st September 2003

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This hefty volume contains a number of papers which, despite a somewhatacademic slant, could be of relevance to Maritime Journal readers within theport authorities as they collectively provide a comprehensively global view…

1st September 2003

The Handbook of Maritime Economics and Business

1st September 2003

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This digital reprint of an existing title from the Motorboats Monthly seriesremains of value to novice boaters and experienced professionals alike.

1st September 2003

Marine Inboard Engines

1st September 2003

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The sextant is the treasured navigational device of generations of seamenand airmen. It enables position to be determined with good accuracy for oceannavigation and it was the combination of sextant and chronometer…

1st September 2003

Reeds Sextant Simplified: 7th Edition

1st September 2003

SHORTSEA & FERRY

SHORTSEA & FERRY

With 50,000 ferry movements and over 16 million passengers handled last year, the UKs Port of Dover is one of the busiest ferry ports in the world. Cruise liners, cargo ships and…

1st September 2003

Tide and Weather Monitoring Lifts Dovers Soul

1st September 2003

SHORTSEA & FERRY

SHORTSEA & FERRY

Irish Continental Group (ICG) subsidiaries Eucon Shipping & Transport and Eurofeeders have entered into a vessel sharing agreement (VSA) with Mersey Docks & Harbour Company subsidiary BG Freight Line which becomes effective…

1st September 2003

Vessel Sharing Agreement

1st September 2003

SHORTSEA & FERRY

SHORTSEA & FERRY

Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co KG is celebrating an engine hat trick after supplying MaK engines to a third Northlink passenger ferry.

1st September 2003

Cal-Mac Makes MaK a Multiple Choice

1st September 2003

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A new large-scale survey of divers and diving supervisors carried out by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) appears to disprove popular theories that the average age of divers is rising, no…

1st September 2003

Official Survey Shows – Divers Not Getting Older

1st September 2003