Shortsea & Ferry – Page 8
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NewsFastest Ever Diesel Powered Vehicle Ferry
The first of two Multi-Purpose Auto Express 65m high speed ferries built for the Sultanate of Oman was launched at the Austal Image Henderson shipbuilding facility in Australia last month. With a top speed in excess of 50 knots the vessels will be the fastest diesel powered vehicle ferries ever ...
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NewsVirtual Ferry Cross the Mersey
UK Shipping Minister Stephen Ladyman had the opportunity to pilot a virtual ferry ''cross the Mersey on a recent visit to Liverpool John Moores University''s (LJMU) Lairdside Maritime Centre. Dr Ladyman took the helm of the UK''s only full mission ship bridge simulator with a 360 degree visual projection system.
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NewsLNG Fueled Ferries Use Rolls-Royce Power
Norway is heavily dependent on passenger/vehicle ferries to connect sections of the road network.
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NewsExtended RoPax Returns to Harwich
The newly extended ''Stena Britannica'' made its maiden voyage from Harwich International Port to Hook of Holland last month.
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NewsFuel Efficiency for Ferry Fleet
With financial pressures due to the rising cost of fuel effecting all transportation fleets, the requirement for ship owners and operators to professionally monitor their fuel usage in real time has become paramount.
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NewsKursiu Linija Sharpens UK and Rotterdam Schedules
Short sea operator Kursiu Linija has sharpened its schedules, added an extra weekly Rotterdam call and increased service frequency by consolidating its UK port calls at Immingham.
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NewsFastest Gibraltar Strait Ferry for FRS
An Incat catamaran has entered service as the fastest ferry in the Strait of Gibraltar on routes of German owner Forde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS).
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NewsNew Events Boat on Seawork Pontoon
Over the years, Seawork has become the established venue for variety of marine trade association functions. It is a natural meeting point for such organisations as most members are likely to be attending Seawork in any case. At Seawork 2006, the Association of Diving Contractors, the Commercial Boatbuilders Association, the ...
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NewsSkeletons Avoid Scary Maintenance Costs
UK based Marine Software is supplying Marine Planned Maintenance to Northumberland Ferries vessels Holiday Island and Confederation, which ply between Caribou, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick.
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NewsP&O Ferries' Marine Software Progress
UK based Marine Software Ltd has signed an exclusive new contract with P&O Ferries to provide fleet wide procurement, planned maintenance and stock control software systems.
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European Shortsea Consolidation Underway
Icelandic shipping to logistics company Samskip is set to acquire established shortsea operator Seawheel . The two companies have announced that due diligence procedures have been completed and they await final approval from regulatory authorities.
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NewsFerry Traffic Takes Big Step Forward
Stena Line Freight hasannounced a 28% increase in its Irish Sea business during the first six months of 2005, part of an overall 14% increase across the company''s entire freight route network.
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NewsItalian CityCats Running in Rio
Rodriquez Cantieri Navali do Brasil has delivered the first of three 29m CityCat all aluminium catamarans to Barcas SA Shipping Company in Rio De Janeiro.
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NewsNatural Power Ro-Ros the Boat
Scandinavian based car and Ro-Ro transportation specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen hasdemonstrated its commitment to environmentally friendly shipping by designing a conceptual car and Ro-Ro carrier with ''zero emissions'' capability and with no ballast water onboard.
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NewsTide and Weather Monitoring Lifts Dover's Soul
With 50,000 ferry movements and over 16 million passengers handled last year, the UK''s Port of Dover is one of the busiest ferry ports in the world. Cruise liners, cargo ships and the small craft populating a 400 berth marina add to the high level of activity.
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Vessel Sharing Agreement
Irish Continental Group (ICG) subsidiaries Eucon Shipping & Transport and Eurofeeders have entered into a vessel sharing agreement (VSA) with Mersey Docks & Harbour Company subsidiary BG Freight Line which becomes effective from the first of next month.
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NewsCal-Mac Makes MaK a Multiple Choice
Caterpillar Motoren GmbH & Co KG is celebrating an engine hat trick after supplying MaK engines to a third Northlink passenger ferry.
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NewsRoller Screens Fight Ferry Fires
Solar Solve Marine launched a new product at SMM which is likely to stir considerable interest among the operators of ferries and cruiseships.
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United Kingdom Short Sea Shipping Bureau Shaping Up
A UK Short Sea Shipping Bureau is one step closer to becoming a reality according to the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS).
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NewsReconditioned Engine Puts New Life in Old Ferry
Service Center Denmark at Frederikshavn conducted final tests and sea trials last month for the ferry M/F Naus following the installation of a reconditioned version of its vintage B& W Alpha 406-26VO engine.
