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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

More than 350 small boats are involved in fires each year in the UK alone, so an effective on board fire suppression system is essential. Until recently, Halon was thought to be…

1st June 2002

New Marine Fire Suppressant Fills Halon Void

1st June 2002

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Exhibiting at seawork2002 is BMT Marine Information Systems Limited (MIS), the British Maritime Technology subsidiary which focuses on the production of user driven environmental software modelling and information systems as well as…

1st June 2002

SARIS System Charts Safety at seawork

1st June 2002

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Recognising that a picture can be worth a thousand words, Hampshire UK-based lifejacket manufacturer Crewsaver has introduced a safety initiative in which an interactive CD demonstrates how to maintain, re-arm and re-pack…

1st June 2002

Seeing is Knowing with Demo CD

1st June 2002

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Problems in finding places of refuge for ship casualties has been a matter of concern for the International Salvage Union (ISU) for a number of years.

1st June 2002

ISU Supports IMO Casualty Guidelines as Refusal is Unacceptable

1st June 2002

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

seawork2002 exhibitor Cosalt Safety & Protections dedicated Marine Fire & Safety Services team is helping ship owners comply with the new legislation which will abolish the use of ozone layer damaging Halon…

1st June 2002

Cosalt Offers Halon Replacement Advice to Visitors at seawork2002

1st June 2002

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

SeaSafe Systems celebrate 36 years of operation for the SeaSafe name and a completely rebuilt shop and factory at Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, with a voyage across the Solent to…

1st June 2002

SeaSafe Debuts Twin Chamber Jacket at seawork

1st June 2002

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The ship repair, maintenance and conversion yard A&P Southampton has recently completed an unusual project with the refit of Coflexip Stena Offshores CSO Seawell, an offshore support vessel, at their King George…

1st June 2002

A&P Shipcare Spreads Its Skills

1st June 2002

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Hydrolink, the Sharjah-based specialist engineering company, have teamed with the ASRY ship repair facility of Bahrain to provide a complete range of hydraulic services to vessel owners and operators.

1st June 2002

Hydrolink Team with ASRY

1st June 2002

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The British Governments Department for Regional Development has given formal approval to Belfast Harbour Commissioners to conclude an agreement between famed shipbuilding and repair yard Harland and Wolff and Titanic Quarter Ltd.…

1st June 2002

Titanic Scenario Averted by Harland and Wolff Land Deal

1st June 2002

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The Cygnus 4 Multiple Echo Thickness Gauge from Dorchester UK based Cygnus Instruments can be used to monitor corrosion levels quickly and easily, and from one side only, on ship shell plates,…

1st June 2002

Thickness Gauging without Removing Coatings

1st June 2002

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Following an extensive refit, survey vessel operators Talisman Offshore Services have returned Semper Vigilo 2of instrument space.

1st June 2002

Refitted Nelson Returns to Service

1st June 2002

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

MacGregors Ro-Ro conversion capabilities were highlighted by a recent project.

1st June 2002

MacGregor Ro-Ro Conversion

1st June 2002

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Secretary of the British Tugowners Association Mr David Randell has retired after serving the organisation for over 20 years. His successor is David Asprey of the Chamber of Shipping. Contact details in…

1st June 2002

Towlines

1st June 2002

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

One of the most interesting technical innovations to be introduced to the towage industry at ITS 2002, and one that has progressed since the conference, was undoubtedly the Carrousel Towing System, a…

1st June 2002

New Towing Carrousel Causes a Stir

1st June 2002

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The East Isle Shipyard of St. John, Canada, part of the Irving Group, has two powerful azimuthing stern drive tugs under construction for the Panama Canal Authority.

1st June 2002

East Isle Build ASD Tugs for Panama Canal

1st June 2002

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Among the new tugs displayed in Bilbao was the newly completed Zeus 1 due to be delivered to Svitzer Wijsmuller for LNG terminal operations at Point Fortin in Trinidad.

1st June 2002

Spanish Builders Show Their Wares

1st June 2002

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Portchester UK-based Halmatic has secured a contract to build 20 Halmatic Cougar Enforcer 33 Ultra Fast Patrol Boats for the Royal Oman Police Coastguard.

1st June 2002

Halmatic Cougar Mega-Order for Oman

1st June 2002

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Superfast Ferries has emerged as the front runner to operate a new passenger and freight service from the proposed £ 32m EastPort harbour development at Great Yarmouth UK. Superfast, part of the…

1st June 2002

Superfast Ferries Takes EastPort Development Project Lead

1st June 2002

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A contract worth over £ 1m to provide the MCA operated Channel Navigation Information Service (CNIS) system for the Dover Strait has been won by Norcontrol IT.

1st June 2002

Channel Navigation Data Service for Busy Dover Strait

1st June 2002

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Ice Challenger expedition has achieved its goal of becoming the first to cross the treacherous 24 miles of floating ice and open water which make up the Bering Strait between Wales…

1st June 2002

Snowbird 6 Completes Drive Round the World

1st June 2002