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Associated British Ports exceeded already high market expectations by posting a 6% rise in underlying pre-tax profit to £ 138.1m and boosting turnover by 7% to £ 401.9m.

1st March 2003

ABP Boosts Profits

1st March 2003

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EXODUS evacuation simulation software developed by the University of Greenwich (UK) Fire Safety Engineering Group has been awarded a prestigious Queens Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education at a special ceremony…

1st March 2003

EXODUS Wins Prestigious Award

1st March 2003

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Recent and current world events have given rise to increased interest in port security, with many nations accelerating their plans in this area.

1st March 2003

Militaries March to Marine Security

1st March 2003

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Thales GeoSolutions (Pacific) Inc has launched an online information system aimed at providing submarine cable owners with added protection for their cable system. The web address www.Cable Awareness. com provides basic cable…

1st March 2003

Launch for CableAwareness. com

1st March 2003

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The public inquiry into P&O and Shells proposals to regenerate the 1,500 acre site of the former Shell Haven oil refinery on Londons River Thames began late last month.

1st March 2003

London Gateway Inquiry Underway

1st March 2003

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A renewable energy centre of excellence could be built at Lowestoft UK to help put the East Anglia region in prime position for the emerging windpower market. A report by the East…

1st March 2003

Ness Lock on Windpower?

1st March 2003

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ABP Marine Environmental Research (ABPmer) has expanded its services by forming a Processes team which will focus on work in the flood and coastal management sector as well as undertake dredging and…

1st March 2003

New Year, New ABPmer Team

1st March 2003

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Portsmouth UK based marine safety equipment manufacturers McMurdo have announced plans to set up regional centres of excellence in major ports around the world.

1st March 2003

McMurdo Launches Regional Centres of Excellence Plan

1st March 2003

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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