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The Thames passenger vessel Elizabethan observed a man fall into the Thames without a lifejacket while securing a workboat last month. The Elizabethan sent a distress call to London Coastguard.

1st March 2003

Four Minute Smile

1st March 2003

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The Genthin facility of German shipyard Schiffbau und Entwicklungs-gesellschaft Tangermunde (SET) has handed over the police boat newbuilding Loreley to authorities in Mainz.

1st March 2003

German Yard Heads Into Busy 2003 After Delivering Loreley

1st March 2003

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The search and rescue information system SARIS II, developed by British Maritime Technology subsidiary BMT Cordah Ltd, has won the 2003 Maritime Excellence Award for Technological Excellence in Training. The UKs Maritime…

1st March 2003

SARIS II Wins Top Award

1st March 2003

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Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) programme to expand support services in the Arabian Gulf is continuing apace, with the two launch vessels ordered last June on course to be delivered ahead of schedule.

1st March 2003

ISS Ahead of Schedule

1st March 2003

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Marine oil treatment, desalinisation and heat transfer solutions specialist Alfa Laval has acquired the Danish Toftejorg Group, which includes tank cleaning specialists Gunclean Toftejorg.

1st March 2003

Alfa Laval Tanks Up in Denmark

1st March 2003

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A grouping of major shipping lines have warned the British government that they could end direct calls at UK ports and even go to court unless light dues are brought into line…

1st March 2003

Lights Due for a Rethink, Shippers Tell UK

1st March 2003

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Milford Haven Port Authority has reported a strong performance in shipping activity for the year 2002, with the number of ships using the Welsh deepwater port up 3% to 3,445 while gross…

1st March 2003

Bountiful Year for Milford Haven

1st March 2003

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Cosalt Safety & Protection has formed an exclusive working partnership with Belgium based rope manufacturer BEXCOropes to promote, sell, manufacture and supply Single Point Mooring (SPM) hawser assemblies to the offshore marine…

1st March 2003

Cosalt Ropes Offshore Partnership

1st March 2003

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Underwater ship maintenance specialists UMC Internationals Plymouth UK team has carried out a diagnostic underwater inspection of a reefer ship during a call to the Torbay anchorage. The ship was experiencing vibration…

1st February 2003

Divers Deliver Underwater Repairs

1st February 2003

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Antwerp based underwater contractors Hydrex won the SMM/Lloyds List 2002 Award for Innovation in Naval Shipbuilding and Marine Technology last autumn in Hamburg. A significant factor in their victory was the innovative…

1st February 2003

Mobdocks Beat Drydock for Thruster Repair

1st February 2003

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

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Of likely interest to shallow water surveying enthusiasts are proceedings of a Hydrographic Society Southern Region multibeam workshop in Reading last November, attended by over 100 specialists from all sectors of industry.

1st February 2003

Multibeam Proceedings

1st February 2003

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Simrad has introduced its GN33 B/W GPS Chart Navigator suitable for all sizes and types of commercial, fishing and coastal vessels. The company says it is the first GPS Navigator with an…

1st February 2003

New Simrad Navaid

1st February 2003

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Romona Geosolutions, a joint venture offshoot of Chessington-based Thales GeoSolutions and its Russian partner, J/S Romona, reports successful completion of major shallow water bathymetric surveys off Sakhalin Island, adjacent to the Lunskoye…

1st February 2003

Sakhalin Shallow Water Surveys

1st February 2003

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WS EnviroTech of Selborne, Hampshire has delivered an advanced version of its U-Tow Mk 3 undulating marine data-gathering vehicle to the Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey in China following a delivery of two…

1st February 2003

U-Tows For China

1st February 2003

PORTS & HARBOURS

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Centrum Pile Ltd, formed by Aarsleff Piling in 2001, remains a wholly owned subsidiary of Aarsleff following the collapse last November of a proposed 50/50 joint ownership deal with Stent Foundations.

1st February 2003

Centrum Piles Up a Production Record

1st February 2003

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John Martin Construction Ltd has recently undertaken some essential maintenance work at the Port of Felixstowe.

1st February 2003

Largest Limpet Dam In Action at the Port of Felixstowe

1st February 2003

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The Swedish Port of Goteborgs board has approved the Ports largest ever investment package, authorising some $45m for upgrading facilities at the Skandia Container Terminal to accommodate the largest boxships envisioned for…

1st February 2003

Goteborg Goes With the Changes

1st February 2003

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Cornwall based Seacore Ltd has demonstrated the versatility of one of its Skate II series jack up platforms during the replacement and extension of a seawall outfall pipeline down steep cliffs and…

1st February 2003

Seacore Left High and Dry in Devon

1st February 2003

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Portsmouth UK based Plasti Ltd are conducting a series of tests in conjunction with Anglia Waterblast, Jotun and the Royal Military College at Shrivenham (part of Cranfield University) aimed at further enhancing…

1st February 2003

Tests Underway to Enhance Recycled Decking

1st February 2003

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The Belgian DEME Group recently deployed its powerful sea-going cutter suction dredger Amazone to Nigeria for trench dredging at the Offshore Gas Gathering System (OGGS) landfall on the southern shore of Bonny…

1st February 2003

Amazone in Africa for Pipeline Dredging Works

1st February 2003