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Holyhead Towing have been selected by Airbus Industries to specify, develop and manage the building of a specialised river vessel to transport Airbus A380 airplane wings from the factory where they are…

1st January 2003

New Contract Ensures Holyhead Towing are Flying High

1st January 2003

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Peel Holdings made a successful £ 184m bid last month for Clydeport, which operates the ports of Glasgow, Greenock, Hunterston, and Androssan. The bid for the port operators shares was snapped up…

1st January 2003

Peel Makes Deal for Clydeport

1st January 2003

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December was an eventful month for the RNLI, with its first ever inshore rescue hovercraft becoming operational at Morecombe and work starting on the new RNLI Lifeboat College at Poole.

1st January 2003

Double Christmas Cheer for RNLI

1st January 2003

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The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code is set to come into force on 1 July 2004 following its adoption at a week long Diplomatic Conference attended by 108 Contracting…

1st January 2003

IMO Adopts Maritime Security Code

1st January 2003

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VT Halmatic has recently delivered the first vessels in a new fleet of eight boats to the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA).

1st January 2003

MCA Takes Delivery of New Fleet

1st January 2003

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AND Group plc have announced their appointment as the sole distributor for Raytheon Marine products, spares and service.

1st January 2003

AND To Distribute Raytheon

1st January 2003

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Trinity House, the statuary authority for the maintenance of aids to navigation for England and Wales, continues its expansion of commercial work for third parties with the deployment of a meteorological data…

1st January 2003

Trinity House Extends Marine Renewables Activity

1st January 2003

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Goodchild Marine Services of Great Yarmouth UK has reached an agreement with Aqua Star Limited of Guernsey to build and market the Aqua Star range of fast pilot launches. The Aqua Star…

1st January 2003

Goodchild To Build Aqua Stars

1st January 2003

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Cummins Marine and Mercury Marine chose the London Boat Show this month to announce the formation of a 50/50 joint venture to supply integrated diesel propulsion systems to the worldwide recreational and…

1st January 2003

Cummins Mercruiser Diesel Makes London Debut

1st January 2003

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Fugro Survey AS has been contracted by Norsk Agip to undertake a site survey in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Fugro Survey Ltds Geo Prospector will make use of its…

1st January 2003

Geo Prospector in North Sea Survey

1st January 2003

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Suitable for newbuilds and refits of marine vessels, the fully tested and certified GHM frame avoids expensive welding, speeds installation and reduces possible hazards.Recent events with the sinking of the Prestige polluting…

1st January 2003

Internet Site Cleans Up

1st January 2003

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Vosper Thornycroft Shipbuilding launched the second of three Offshore Patrol Vessels for the British Royal Navy from its Woolston, Southampton shipyard last month. The vessel is due to be handed over in…

1st January 2003

Severn Turns the Tide of Naval Procurement

1st January 2003

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Destined for demonstrations throughout Europe early in the new year is a new compact low-cost portable sidescan sonar from Marine Sonic Technology (MSTL) of Virginia, the Centurion Sea Scan. Designed for search…

1st December 2002

New Low-cost Sidescan Sonar European Demos

1st December 2002

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French seismic survey company CGG has acquired three SIPS 2 seismic integrated positioning systems from Yateley-based Sonardyne International for real-time positioning of streamers in support of high-resolution 3D surveys aboard its vessels…

1st December 2002

French Order for Seismic Integrated Positioning System

1st December 2002

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The Geological Survey of Ireland in Dublin reports completion of the deep-water section of its seven-year Euro 32m National Seabed Survey project aimed at mapping an offshore area ten times larger than…

1st December 2002

Completion of Seven-year Irish Deep-water Survey

1st December 2002

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California-based Thales Navigation has consolidated all its professional GPS products, including the Ashtech series of systems, under its own name by way of streamlining worldwide marketing operations including those in Europe.

1st December 2002

Thales Re-brands Products

1st December 2002

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As part of its plans to develop a modern container terminal at Bathside Bay, Hutchison Ports (UK) Limited, owner of Harwich International Port, is proposing to create compensatory intertidal mudflat through alterations…

1st December 2002

Compensation Land Earmarked for Bathside Bay Development

1st December 2002

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The Highland Council in Scotland in the UK is taking immediate steps to ensure that work is completed as quickly as possible on new berthing facilities at the Small Isles of Muck…

1st December 2002

Civic Work at Muck and Rum

1st December 2002

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A new deep water jetty for the ro-ro ferries - the Hjaltland and Hrossey - has achieved minimum berthing status at Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands, and is on course for completion…

1st December 2002

Deep Water Jetty for New Orkney Ferry Service

1st December 2002

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Techniques more usually used on the ocean floor are currently being applied by British Waterways contractor Seastructures Ltd to repair an historic weir on the River Avon at Keynsham near Bristol, which…

1st December 2002

Divers Undertake Repairs on Historic Weir on the River Avon

1st December 2002