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The Tsavliris Salvage Group has been awarded a contract to tow the semi-submersible drilling rig Atwood Eagle from Greece to Angola, a journey of 5,500 miles expected to take two and a…

1st January 2003

Tsavliris tow Atwood Eagle

1st January 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

This month the European Tugowners Association (ETA) celebrates its 40 year anniversary and has declared its intention to become a more proactive organisation.

1st January 2003

European Tug Owners Raise Their Profile

1st January 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

During the recent winter weather in Europe a report was received from Dutch towage specialists International Transport Contractors (ITC) concerning an interesting Arctic tow carried out last summer. The tow involved the…

1st January 2003

An Arctic Tow by ITC

1st January 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Frances largest towage organisation Groupe Bourbon is to withdraw from the ports of Calais, Cherbourg, Dieppe, Sete and Noumes due to lack of profitability. It is reported that activities in those ports…

1st January 2003

Towlines

1st January 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Briggs Marine Contractors Ltd have won the Marine Services contract with Associated Petroleum Terminals (Immingham) Ltd.

1st January 2003

Briggs Lands Three Year APT Marine Services Contract

1st January 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Following the initial collision which sank the car transporter Tricolor in the English Channel last month and two subsequent incidents where other vessels collided with the barely submerged hulk, Deep Sea and…

1st January 2003

Tricolor Collisions Prompt Renewed Safety Calls

1st January 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The International Salvage Union (ISU) is to help governments tackle the controversial issue of refuge for ship casualties, especially in cases threatening severe pollution.

1st January 2003

ISU Offers New Thinking on Shelter for Ship Casualties

1st January 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Tyneside UK based marine navigational instruments specialists John Lilley & Gillie Ltd has acquired the assets and brands of Thomas Walker & Son Ltd of Birmingham UK, which has a complementary product…

1st January 2003

Lilley & Gillie Acquires Walker Marine

1st January 2003

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Associated British Ports continued its remarkable transformation into stock market favourite with an upbeat pre-Christmas trading update predicting underlying pre-tax profit for the year just ended would be slightly ahead of market…

1st January 2003

ABP Shares Rise in Bear Market

1st January 2003

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KEY DEALS

Marine Power Europe, the Belgium based distributor of marine engines, boats, parts and accessories, has redesigned its website to enable browsing of 8,000 pages and 22,000 documents in nine languages.

1st January 2003

Multi-Lingual Marine Website

1st January 2003

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KEY DEALS

What is said to be the largest offshore supply vessel ever built, and one of the most versatile to boot, has joined the fleet of Norwegian shipping company Ostensjo Rederi in Haugesund…

1st January 2003

Worlds Biggest Offshore Supply Ship Delivered

1st January 2003

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The French seismic ship CGG Mistral went down in 750m of water in the eastern Caribbean just before Christmas, a few months after her 22m conversion at Germanys MWB Motorenwerke in Bremerhaven.

1st January 2003

CGG Mistral Lost – Soon After MWB Conversion

1st January 2003

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Tideland Maritime Systems, the new division of Tideland Signal dedicated to the supply, installation and servicing of Automatic Identification Systems (AIS), has signed a worldwide service agreement with the Radio Holland Group.…

1st January 2003

Tideland Maritime Goes Global

1st January 2003

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VT Halmatic celebrated the launch of a new Fleet Contract Hire and Support Division this month with the announcement of a ten year contract with the ABP Port of Southampton.

1st January 2003

New VT Halmatic Service Launches With Premier Contract

1st January 2003

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Tideland Signal has launched an advanced new version of its SeaBeacon 2 dual-band racon, offering improved performance and economical power consumption which make it suitable for remote solar powered installations near marine…

1st January 2003

Advanced Dual-Band Racon Happy in Remote Locations

1st January 2003

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Veripos has enhanced its proprietary European dual frequency Inmarsat DGPS service for offshore users with the establishment of three new reference stations at Ijmuiden in the Netherlands and Kristiansund and Tananger in…

1st January 2003

Boost for European DGPS Service

1st January 2003

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KEY DEALS

The US Coast Guard has officially approved the Carmanah 700 Series solar powered LED marine lights for use as USCG aids to navigation.

1st January 2003

USCG Approval for Solar Powered Lights

1st January 2003

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BMT Reliability Consultants Ltd has started work on its contribution to the EU funded INTEGRATION programme.

1st January 2003

BMT Explores Transport Concepts

1st January 2003

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KEY DEALS

Autronica Fire and Security has acquired Kongsberg Maritimes fire protection business for just under £ 5m. The new business, a division of Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems, will gain greater access to global…

1st January 2003

Autronica Acquisition

1st January 2003

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KEY DEALS

CIRIA has launched a new website which aims to make construction companies more sustainable, and more costefficient, in dealing with the 100 million tonnes of construction and demolition waste produced each year…

1st January 2003

Sustainable Construction Website Launched

1st January 2003