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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

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

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

KEY DEALS

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

KEY DEALS

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

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

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