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DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Royal Boskalis Westminster in the Netherlands has won a major order that includes the construction of an artificial island, the future site of an oil production plant in the Caspian Sea off…

1st May 2003

Boskalis Wins Kazakhstan Order

1st May 2003

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Ballast Ham Dredging (BHD) has been awarded a contract for a land reclamation project at Port Rashid, Dubai.

1st May 2003

BHD Wins Contract for Land Reclamation Project in Dubai

1st May 2003

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Technical training courses covering all aspects of installation and commissioning of Class A Universal Automatic Identification Systems (UAIS) are now available through Portsmouth UK based manufacturer McMurdo.

1st May 2003

UAIS Training Launch in Portsmouth

1st May 2003

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

HMS Belfast, the WWII era light cruiser now preserved as a floating museum on the River Thames in central London, has been equipped with a new intelligent fire detection system based on…

1st May 2003

Fire Safety Upgrade for HMS Belfast

1st May 2003

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Industry-wide compliance with not only the letter but also the spirit of the ISPS Code by July of next year is not only achievable but also essential, a leading security training provider…

1st May 2003

ISPS Code Compliance Achievable, Says Expert

1st May 2003

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Damen Shipyards are famous for the wide selection of standard tugs in their product range and the Groups prolific output sometimes makes it difficult to spot a particularly interesting vessel. But the…

1st May 2003

Anchor-handling Tug Wassay Vessel Launch

1st May 2003

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Cygnus Instruments have launched their new Cygnus 3 Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge with Datalogging.

1st May 2003

Ultrasonic Thickness Gauge Bulker Converted to Worlds Largest FFPV

1st May 2003

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The UKs ship repair and conversion specialists A& P Group has entered into a five year service agreement with surface preparation and coating specialists Muehlhan Surface Protection Ltd, based at A& Ps…

1st May 2003

A&P Group In Coatings Deal With Muehlhan

1st May 2003

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

One of the biggest crane vessels in the world required linear impressed current anode replacement and renewal of the dielectric shield around the anode recently in Rotterdam.

1st May 2003

Mobdock Maintenance Keeps Crane Vessel Moving

1st May 2003

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Cambridgeshire UK based humidity control experts Munters have helped Stena Line make potentially significant saving on fuel costs on its Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire ferry service.

1st May 2003

Dry Coating for Efficient Boating

1st May 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Worldwise Marine Engineering BV (WME), formerly Wijsmuller Engineering, is offering tug owners an azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tug design with many new features. This project is the result of work started more…

1st May 2003

Worldwise Offer a New ASD Concept

1st May 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The Italian tug Uran has arrived at Avonmouth to fulfil a short-term charter with Svitzer Wijsmuller. Owned by Tripmare s. r. l. of Trieste, it is an ASD vessel of 4080bhp with…

1st May 2003

Towlines

1st May 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Several recent salvage operations have highlighted the worldwide capability of Tsavliris as a leading emergency response contractor. Late March saw the group dealing with problems as diverse as fire-damage and ice entrapment…

1st May 2003

Tsavliris is Busy Responding to Emergencies

1st May 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Major American operator Edison Chouest Offshore LLC, based in Galliano, Los Angeles, has taken delivery of the worlds largest and most powerful anchor-handling supply vessel. Named Laney Chouest, the ship was completed…

1st May 2003

Chouest Now has Worlds Largest Anchor-handler

1st May 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Turkish tugboat builder and operator Sanmar Ltd has extended its newbuilding programme for this year.

1st May 2003

Turkish Tug Builder Sanmar Steps up Production

1st May 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The name of Canadian naval architect Robert Allan of Robert Allan Ltd, Vancouver has become synonymous with modern tug designs suitable for series production and to satisfy the shiphandling towage market worldwide.…

1st May 2003

Robert Allan Introduces the Unique Z-TECH

1st May 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The creativity and technical expertise of those who find solutions to engineering problems has served to amaze us for generations. The skills and determination required to overcome difficult challenges has been the…

1st May 2003

Maritime Solutions Win Seal of Approval

1st May 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

P&O Ferries and BP Marine will commence trials next month of a new technology that is expected to dramatically improve ship exhaust emissions, including a 95% reduction in sulphur and an 80%…

1st May 2003

Eco-Friendly Marine Exhaust Trials to Start

1st May 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A new interactive online river map has been added to the Port of Londons website (see www. portoflondon. co. uk/river map) as part of a drive by the Port to increase its…

1st May 2003

Interactive Online River Map for Port of London

1st May 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Germanys latest, and biggest, sea rescue cruiser, SK29, due into service later this Summer, will remain a one-off addition for now to the fleet of the sea rescue service DGzRS, simply because…

1st May 2003

Costly Rescue Cruiser Capable of Carrying 600 People

1st May 2003