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A workshop on the benefits of using the friction stir welding process in industrial applications such as shipbuilding is to be held at TWI Ltd in Cambridge UK on 16 July 2002.

1st June 2002

Friction Stir Welding Workshop Will Benefit Shipbuilding

1st June 2002

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British Maritime Technology acquired the American engineering firm Syntek Technologies last month, making it the fourth BMT operating company in North America. Syntek specialises in naval engineering, product development and counter intelligence.

1st June 2002

BMT Continues American Expansion

1st June 2002

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Danish pump manufacturer A/S De Smithske, also known as Desmi, acquired the Dutch company K&R Pompen BV last month, which has distributed Desmi products in the Netherlands for more than 40 years.

1st June 2002

Desmi Acquires K&R Pompen

1st June 2002

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

ABB Utilities Automation has completed a major upgrade for the Cardiff Barrage control system to provide fully automatic control of the five sluice gates, which now open and close in response to…

1st May 2002

Bay Watch Controls Cardiff Barrage

1st May 2002

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

To enhance its recently introduced QuickShift MGX series marine transmissions, Twin Disc is offering further component options including the Express electronic control upgrade which gives precise and instant control while docking and…

1st May 2002

Electronic Control Enhances New Marine Transmissions

1st May 2002

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

The Radamec Groups increased operating profit for 2001 owed much to the target-exceeding performance of Radamec Control Systems marine control business. The company supplied 46 electronic bridge control systems to the RNLI…

1st May 2002

RCS Takes Control of RNLI Lifeboats

1st May 2002

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The largest ropax ferry ever to sail under the Spanish flag has been delivered by IZARs Seville yard to owner Trasmediterranea. The 180m long Murillo was delivered almost two months early and…

1st May 2002

Spain Flags Largest Ever Ropax Ferry

1st May 2002

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The growth outlook for Ro-Ro shipping is reflected in the theme of this months RORO 2002 conference in Lubeck, Germany - a new era of opportunity. Combined with a major exhibition, the…

1st May 2002

RORO Industry Meets in Go-Go Mood

1st May 2002

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Port of Oslo is undergoing development to increase its capacity and specifically requested electrically powered rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) rather than diesel powered because it is located in the heart…

1st May 2002

Oslo Opts for Quiet, Clean Cranes

1st May 2002

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Simon Storage Ltd has taken delivery of its third Heila marine crane, supplied and installed at the companys terminal at Northumberland Dock, North Shields UK by MET Marine of Chesterfield. The 450º…

1st May 2002

Heila Knows Where Docks Hose Goes

1st May 2002

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

With all of the hardware needed on a vessel, it is difficult to keep the deck clutter free.

1st May 2002

Hazard-Free Retractable Chocks

1st May 2002

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Solar Solve, the South Shields UK-based manufacturer of anti-glare roller screens for navigation and control room windows, has been so successful in penetrating foreign markets that its Member of Parliament, David Milliband,…

1st May 2002

MP Spotlights Anti-Glare Success

1st May 2002

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Scottish winch manufacturer Alfred Cheyne Engineering (ACE) has reacted to a downturn in its traditional fishing industry market by investing in new design and quality systems which have allowed the company to…

1st May 2002

Alfred Cheyne Finds Overseas Projects for New Winch Designs

1st May 2002

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

European Union Transport Ministers meeting in Brussels have given an official go-ahead for continued development of the Galileo satellite positioning system which will provide an alternative to the comparable GPS network operated…

1st May 2002

EU Go-ahead for Galileo

1st May 2002

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Two new survey vessels being built at the Royal Schelde yard in Flushing for delivery to the Royal Netherlands Navy in 2004 are to be equipped with integrated bridge systems designed by…

1st May 2002

Imtech Systems for Dutch Vessels

1st May 2002

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

US sidescan sonar specialist Klein has launched a new advanced all-digital Model 3000 system featuring improved transducers, circuitry and designs adapted from its Model 5000 multibeam-focused sonar equipment.

1st May 2002

New Klein Advanced All-digital Sonar

1st May 2002

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Gardline Surveys of Great Yarmouth has been awarded a further two-year contract by the Ministry of Defence for surveys in support of updating UK nautical charts on behalf of the UK Hydrographic…

1st May 2002

UKHO Contract for Gardline

1st May 2002

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Rear Admiral Alexandros Maratos, Director of the Greek Navys Hydrographic Services, has been elected President of the International Hydrographic Organizations Bureau Directing Committee which will oversee the Monaco-based inter-governmental bodys work for…

1st May 2002

New IHO Officials Elected

1st May 2002

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Metoc of Liphook, Hampshire has signed a licensing agreement with the UK Hydrographic Officer under which it will supply Admiralty charts in a geographical information system (GIS)-compatible vector format.

1st May 2002

METOCUKHO Licensing Agreement

1st May 2002

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Working in collaboration with a consortium of companies, Hollands Van den Noort Innovations has designed a self-closing flood barrier, the Self-Closing Waterdam (SCW).

1st May 2002

Self-Closing Quayside Flood Barrier

1st May 2002