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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Welsh Assembly has approved an £ 8m project to develop a new marina at Beaumaris on the island of Anglesey at the eastern end of the Menai Strait, some five years…

1st September 2002

Gallows Point Marina Gets Welsh Assembly Approval

1st September 2002

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Eason Marine Ltd and XJF Plastics Ltd have announced an agreement to create a single source supplier of navigation buoys and flotation equipment.

1st September 2002

Eason Marine in Single Source Supplier Agreement

1st September 2002

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The Port of Boston in Lincolnshire UK has chosen two Tideland MLED-120SC self-contained lanterns to help mark the navigational channel from the Wash. The busy East Coast port handles vessels of up…

1st September 2002

Port of Boston Opts for Self-Contained Lanterns

1st September 2002

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Transas will exhibit under the motto Safety. Quality. IT. at SMM 2002. Transas Stand 11101 in Hall 11 will present a concentration of the latest IT developments in marine navigation and simulation.

1st September 2002

SMM Launch for New Navigation Products

1st September 2002

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The final phase of installation has recently been completed in a £ 500,000 communication network for the Port of London Authority. Westica Ltds 1.4GHz Multirate Radio System will speed the flow of…

1st September 2002

PLA Upgrades Radio Network and Training Capability

1st September 2002

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new pan-European short range radio telemetry system for relay of navigational data between all types of vessels at sea or offshore has been introduced by Ormston Technology.

1st September 2002

New Data Relay for Coastal Workboats

1st September 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

A new wireless oil sheen detector for harbours and offshore oil terminals uses satellite and/or cellular link to alert shore based operators within minutes to the presence of oil.

1st September 2002

Sheen Will Be Seen by Floating Oil Spill Detector

1st September 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

The new Oil Storage regulations make it very clear that storage facilities need to be essentially safe and that operators and owners of storage should take appropriate precautions to prevent spills.

1st September 2002

Oil Spill Sorbents Storage Advice

1st September 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Centek Marine Environmental Products of Georgia USA now offer the BilgeKleen bilge water polishing system for use on commercial craft.

1st September 2002

First Pass with BilgeKleen

1st September 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Aberdeen based Ceto Environmental Ltd has secured £ 2m financial backing for plans to become a leading provider of counter-pollution response and strategy services.

1st September 2002

New Counter-Pollution Firm Opens New Response Centre

1st September 2002

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

CompAir Drucklufttechnik will show their widest ever range of products on Stand 4042 in Hall 4 at SMM 2002.

1st September 2002

Compressors in Range of the Bar at SMM

1st September 2002

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Allweiler AG, will represent the home country at SMM in Hamburg with a completely new Anti-Heeling Pump draft called Alltrimm.

1st September 2002

Allweiler Pump Debuts at SMM

1st September 2002

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The first vessel to drydock at the A&P Birkenhead shipyard since the A&P Group acquired the facility last year is the 1,537dwt general cargo vessel Kay L, which is owned by the…

1st September 2002

Life Returns to Birkenhead Repair Yard

1st September 2002

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Manchester UK based Elcometer Instruments Ltd has launched two new precision ultrasonic wall thickness gauges which are designed to provide accurate thickness measurements on thin materials and are capable of measuring substrate…

1st September 2002

New Wall Thickness Gauges Launched

1st September 2002

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The ASRY ship repair yard in Bahrain saw a dramatic leap in demand for steel repair and painting services during the second quarter of 2002, with steel work up by 64% over…

1st September 2002

Second Quarter Works Leap for ASRY Repair Yard

1st September 2002

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Sanmar Ltd of Istanbul, Turkey, has completed the tug Dogancay V, very similar vessel to the Docancay IV described in Maritime Journal in March of this year. A vessel of 25.25m in…

1st September 2002

Towlines

1st September 2002

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Voith Schiffstechnik Gmbh, manufacturers of the world renown Voith Schneider cycloidal propeller celebrates two important anniversaries this year.

1st September 2002

Unique Tractor Marks Voith Anniversaries

1st September 2002

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

On the 2nd of August 2002, after a period of 25 successful years as founder and President of Kotug International B.V. , Mr Ton Kooren resigned from the Kotug Group.

1st September 2002

Farewell to Ton Kooren – President of the Kotug Group

1st September 2002

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The use of very small, powerful, azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tugs in the southern hemisphere continues to spread. One of the latest and most impressive vessels in this category has now entered…

1st September 2002

Cape Pasley Makes an Impact in Western Australia

1st September 2002

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Semco Salvage & Marine Pte Ltd of Singapore has announced the construction of two dedicated oceangoing salvage tugs, each with a minimum bollard pull of 160 tons.

1st September 2002

Construction Starts on Two Salvage Tugs for Semco

1st September 2002