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The shipyard has produced a large number of tugs of this type, based on a very successful design from Robert Allan Ltd. Over the years the original design has been refined in…

1st August 2008

Another famous Belgian

1st August 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The shipyard has produced a large number of tugs of this type, based on a very successful design from Robert Allan Ltd. Over the years the original design has been refined in…

1st August 2008

Harbour Masters views sought

1st August 2008

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KEY DEALS

The Tamar is faster than its predecessor, and is the most technologically advanced lifeboat ever to be produced by the RNLI.UK Shipping Minister Jim Fitzpatrick MP met a delegation of port chaplains…

1st August 2008

Minister supports seafarers

1st August 2008

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The Tamar is faster than its predecessor, and is the most technologically advanced lifeboat ever to be produced by the RNLI.Brude Safety AS of Aalesund in Norway has purchased the boat and…

1st August 2008

Acquisitive big Brude

1st August 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Tamar is faster than its predecessor, and is the most technologically advanced lifeboat ever to be produced by the RNLI.Specialist marine exhaust systems designer and manufacturer Halyard has appointed Asafl ehf…

1st August 2008

Silence in Iceland

1st August 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Tamar is faster than its predecessor, and is the most technologically advanced lifeboat ever to be produced by the RNLI.The National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) has launched a new website (see www.nci.org.uk)…

1st August 2008

Coastwatch website launch

1st August 2008

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KEY DEALS

The Tamar is faster than its predecessor, and is the most technologically advanced lifeboat ever to be produced by the RNLI.Teesport UK based PD Ports has signed a 15 year lease with…

1st August 2008

Quayside cable factory

1st August 2008

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Associated British Ports (ABP) sustainable manager Peter Barham, in his capacity as Chairman of the Seabed User and Developer Group (SUDG), has welcomed SUDG and the Wildlife and Countryside Links (Link) joint…

31st July 2008

Marine industry and environmentalists unite

31st July 2008

SHORTSEA & FERRY

SHORTSEA & FERRY

The first ferry ticket agency in the UK to address the environmentalissues associated with travel by sea has launched a website at which customershave the opportunity to offset carbon emissions during the…

30th July 2008

FerryGreen Way to Save the Planet

30th July 2008

SHORTSEA & FERRY

SHORTSEA & FERRY

UK based Red Funnel was the original Isle of Wightferry operator, transporting passengers between Southampton and Cowes since 1861.

30th July 2008

ECDIS Upgrade for Red Funnel

30th July 2008

SHORTSEA & FERRY

SHORTSEA & FERRY

Seatruck Ferries,freight only specialists on the Irish Sea route, are about to introduce a majorincrease in capacity for the link between Heysham and Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland. Seatruck is part of the majorshipping…

30th July 2008

New Seatruck Ferry Sets Sail

30th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

' Mobile workshops can be almost used on a plug and play basis on workboat decks said Simon Coote, general manager of Seawork exhibitor Richards Drydock & Engineering Ltd, which was showing…

30th July 2008

Plug & play deck workshops at Seawork

30th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The deep sea azimuth tractor tugs Bugsier 2 and Bugsier 3, delivered this year by the Dutch Shipyard K. Damen for German operator Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs-Gesellschaft GmbH, feature foldable knuckle boom…

30th July 2008

Big Cranes for Bugsier Tugs

30th July 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

THE UK government has announced that the package of changes to tonnage tax published in January for implementation through the 2008 Finance Bill, will not take place this year pending further developments…

30th July 2008

Tonnage Tax Withdrawn But EU Flagging Rules Apply

30th July 2008

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Sub-Surface Engineering (SSE) graduate Lindsey Barrett wasthe only woman in a group of 14 trainees to complete an intensive eight weekcommercial diving course with the Professional Diving Academy at Dunoon inScotland.

30th July 2008

Commercial Diving Gets Feminine Touch

30th July 2008

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Irelands Safehaven Marine has launched the eighth Wildcat36ft catamaran for owner Gerry Dowd,who will operate it out of Dover to explore wrecks along the south coast ofEngland.

30th July 2008

Black Cat Goes Diving Off Dover

30th July 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Italian dredger builder Italdraghe SpA delivered and launcheda new, small SGT150C model cutter suction dredger for the beautiful coastaltown of Casal Velino in Southern Italy in July. Casal Velino is within theprotected…

30th July 2008

Dredger Delivers Vroom with a View

30th July 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Jenkins Marine Ltd and Land & challengingproject to dredge the Island Harbour Marina in the Isle of Wight. The works,which started in April, are due for completion by the end of this…

30th July 2008

Dredging Restores Depth at Island Harbour

30th July 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

A lowering of the seabed beneath Newbiggin Bay UK isbelieved to have exposed the coastline to serious erosion in recent years. Thebeach had virtually disappeared and damage to the seawall was increasing. 

30th July 2008

Dredgers Delight Community at Newbiggin Bay

30th July 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Dutch specialistmanufacturer of underwater equipment, Seatools, has signed a contract with BelgiumsJan De Nul Group to supply the underwater sensors for monitoring the dredgingprocess on board four hopper dredgers and three…

30th July 2008

Sensor Packages for Seven New Dredgers

30th July 2008