News about Seawork 2008
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Divex dives into Seawork
26 Nov 2007
As world leaders in diving equipment technology and manufacturing, Divex will be displaying such well known products as the AH5 Freeflow Air Diving Helmet, the Dirty Harry Contaminated Water Diving System, and OTS Diver Through Water Communications Systems.
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Seawork Grows Into a Second Decade
30 Dec 2007
With its record of year on year growth since the first exhibition in 1998, Seawork International is planning for further expansion in 2008. The conference suites will be moved beyond a dividing wall, ensuring a quieter environment and more relaxed atmosphere. This will also overcome the distracting hum of business activity, which can intrude on conference proceedings. Nearby, a third catering point and bar is being added to serve the southern end of the exhibition hall.
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Seminars Cover Topical Issues
01 Oct 2007
The Seawork 2008 Conference focuses upon pertinent issues affecting vessel operators and builders on a day to day basis. One such topic is Marine Renewable Energy, which covers the vessels and contracts surrounding the installation and maintenance of wave, wind and tidal energy structures.
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Seawork Winners
01 Oct 2007
There is more to exhibiting at Seawork than demonstrations, networking and making new contacts. In addition to the Innovations Showcase, several exhibitors and sponsors contributed competitions to enliven the 2007 event.
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Innovations Showcase
01 Oct 2007
Designed to focus attention on product and design developments in the previous 12 months, the Showcase gives visitors a fast track overview of what is new to the market.
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Five hundred opportunities to meet overseas buyers
01 Oct 2007
In 2007, Seawork introduced a ‘Meet the Buyer’ Pavilion sponsored by UK Trade & Investment.
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Ship Building And Ship Repair Pavilion
01 Oct 2007
Ken Enticknap, Director of the Shipbuilders and Shiprepairers Association, believes the Ship Repair Pavilion provides a valuable showcase for companies who work within the fields of vessel repair, maintenance, conversion and refit.
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The Fluid Power Pavilion
01 Oct 2007
Seawork, with the help of Ian Morris, Director of the British Fluid Power Association, will once again be demonstrating its commitment to the Engineering industry in 2008, with the BFPAsponsored Fluid Power Pavilion.
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Awarding Creative Stand Design
01 Oct 2007
Seawork has grown over 10 years from a modest event comprising 200 exhibitors into an exhibition of world class standard. Exhibitors have been putting more thought into the design of their stands and this has greatly improved the overall appearance of the event.
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Jane looks back – and forward
01 Oct 2007
‘I came into the world of Seawork in 2001 and was immediately struck by the businesslike attitude and enthusiasm of our core exhibitors.
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Seawork Is Socially Special
01 Oct 2007
At Seawork, business doesn’t stop at the end of the day - the evening can be the perfect time to make new contacts and strengthen existing friendships.
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Marine Civils Interest Builds at Seawork
13 Mar 2008
The Seawork exhibition and conference, which returns to the ABP Port of Southampton on 10 to 12 June, is continuously evolving and one of the new features for 2008 is the introduction of a Marine Civils Pavilion within the show, acknowledging that marine civil engineering and maritime construction works are central to the universe encompassed by the event.
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Seawork Sails into Second Successful Decade
13 Mar 2008
Seawork successfully completed its first decade of exhibitions in the ABP Port of Southampton last summer with record numbers of exhibitors and visitors attending Europe's biggest and fastest growing business to business event for the commercial marine and workboat sectors.
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Down Under Winners Surface at Seawork
01 Mar 2008
Returning to the DiveWork pavilion at Seawork 2008 is Aberdeen UK based international diving equipment technology company Divex, which has been celebrating a double business success recently.
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Lots to Doosan at Seawork 2008
01 Mar 2008
Seawork regular exhibitor WaterMota Ltd has been going from strength to strength in its role as UK distributor for the extremely popular Doosan marine engines and generators, Dong-I reversing gearboxes, PTOs and steering systems, Westerbeke engines and gensets as well as JMP flexible impeller pumps.
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Endless Collaborations for Seawork Exhibitors
01 Mar 2008
Seawork is an annual coming together and celebration of the European commercial marine industries, so it is natural that Seawork exhibitors collaborate amongst themselves throughout the year on all types of projects.
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Swiss Bank On Seawork Propulsion Supplier
01 Apr 2008
Seawork exhibitor Hamilton Jet UK Ltd, the European headquarters for Hamilton Waterjets, has had major input to a new passenger ferry now operating across Lake Geneva.
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An Uplifting Experience on the Seawork Quayside
01 Mar 2008
Miko Marine AS will travel all the way from Vika in Norway to demonstrate their new CCLS subsea lifting system from the quayside at Seawork 2008.
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TowRescue Attachment Makes Seawork Debut
01 Mar 2008
Enthusiastic Dutchman Peter Leeuwenburgh of TurboSwing BV travels to Seawork for the first time this summer with a new workboat variant of his established for recreational use towing device which will be of interest to anyone operating rescue and patrol craft.
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Redfinn Lands Fast Craft at Seawork
01 Mar 2008
Based at Co Meath in Ireland, Seawork 2008 exhibitor Redfinn Boats Ltd will be showing a fine representation of its latest business venture on the floating pontoon at this summer's show.
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Powercat 695 Launches at Seawork
01 Mar 2008
Powered catamaran manufacturer Powercat will be using Seawork 2008 to unveil its very latest craft, the Powercat 695.
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Spanish Shipyard Docks at Seawork
01 Mar 2008
Recognising the volume of workboat newbuild contracts signed at Seawork International or sales resulting from a presence at the show, Astilleros Cardama S.A. of Vigo in Spain has signed up for the 2008 event.
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Cheetah Marine Gallops Back to Seawork
01 Mar 2008
One of the enduring qualities of Seawork is the return of so many exhibitors year after year to both support the show and benefit from their presence there. One of many such exhibitors is the Isle of Wight based catamaran designers and builders at Cheetah Marine, who commute to the show daily in one of their latest newbuilds.
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Workboat Firefighting on Seawork Quayside
01 Mar 2008
The team at Ocean Engineering (Fire) Ltd returns to Seawork from their base in Cornwall, where they design, manufacture, supply, install, test and commission a full range of marine fire detection and fire extinguishing systems.
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Pumps Turn Up Trumps at Seawork
01 Mar 2008
One of the many new exhibitors at Seawork 2008 will be Avon Boating, which will be showing the range of pumps, impellers and filtration systems which it supplies to the maritime industries. The star of Avon Boating's stand will be the new range of 'Endurance Pumps' which the company is developing with KPM Marine.
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Offshore Power Boost for Seawork
21 Apr 2008
From sub-sea surveying to construction and maintenance, boat builders to engine manufacturers and suppliers of all types of equipment to service and support vessels, all can expect to benefit from surging demand over the next decade.
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A Simpler, Cleaner and Dryer Shaft Installation
04 May 2008
A bolt-on shaft system from Seatorque, shown at Seawork by H4 Marine, answers many of the problems associated with assembling and aligning a traditional open shaft system, as well as offering a number of other benefits.
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H4:Trailing Innovation
03 May 2008
Moving boats overland inevitably means trailers, and the bearings, which, typically, have to stand up to harsher environments than their land-based sisters, take a beating.
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Buoys Go Out and About in Middle East
05 May 2008
Environmentally-friendly marine buoy specialist, XJF Plastics, is set to add to its international contracts through a Middle Eastern presence.
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RIB On The Spot Repair
01 May 2008
If you are caught out at sea in an RIB with a puncture, you may have find yourself in a tricky situation. The surface can be too wet to repair on the spot, but without it, you can't get home...
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Echomaster Distribution for Suzuki and Hondex
01 May 2008
Echomaster Marine have recently announced they are now the sole UK distributor for both the Hondex and Suzuki Fishfinding ranges of echosounders and sonars.
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Good to be Missed
01 May 2008
A new system will know when a fishing boat is missing within the hour, reducing critical response times.
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Durapipe, Salt of the Earth
06 May 2008
Leading plastic pipework manufacturer, Durapipe UK, is helping supply fresh water to people across the globe as part of Salt Separation Services’ specialist machinery, a company which builds units that turns sea and brackish water into fresh water.
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Clean Up Your Act
01 May 2008
Industrial Apparatus Consultants (IAC) is exhibiting its range of marine environmental products.
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An Engine Capable of Creating Its Own Fuel
01 May 2008
Hendy Power is staking its claim to the most fuel flexible engines in the world, able to both run reliably on everything from crop extraction products to used cooking oils and capable of converting its own fuel with an added biorig (already available overseas).
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Sucking Up Gets Past Directive
01 May 2008
Cutter suction dredging was a very efficient method - until the new Water Framework Directive which will require all solids to be disposed of 'dry'.
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Pulling Power for Oil Fields
01 May 2008
The need was for a 'daughter' rescue craft capable of reaching high speeds and yet have a high enough bollard pull to enable it to tow lifeboats, as well as carry out general operations from the mother vessel.
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Kort brings new nozzle design to Seawork
01 May 2008
The Kort XL Nozzle and skewed Kaplan propeller system is to be exhibited at Seawork for the first time!
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Measuring up with the new Cygnus 2
08 May 2008
It is a new ultrasonic thickness gauge, which ignores protective coatings, verifies readings (even on heavy corrosion) and gives error-checked measurements by using a digital multiple echo technique.
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Humminbird Side Imaging Sonar
08 May 2008
For the first time at Seawork, Johnson Outdoors UK is showing the new big screen Humminbird 1197 fishfinder which incorporates exclusive side imaging sonar technology.
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FSL To Exhibit At Seawork
09 May 2008
Portsmouth-based Fleet Support Limited (FSL) will be exhibiting at Seawork this year to highlight its increased presence in the commercial ship repair market.
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Southampton MP To Open Seawork Exhibition
09 May 2008
On Tuesday 10 June, the Right Honourable John Denham MP, who represents Southampton Itchen, will officially open the 11th Seawork International Exhibition and Conference.
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Versatile VersaDock
13 May 2008
The VersaDock system, unlike conventionally constructed docks, offers waterfront and anchored docking plus the versatility of being able make accessible the most awkward corners, mud flats or previously unusable areas.
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Soft ride RIBs
13 May 2008
A new range of offshore commercial RIBs with an especially designed soft ride is being unveiled by Kent-based company V RIBS Ltd at the Seawork International exhibition in June.
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Cool Webasto
18 May 2008
Webasto is the first manufacturer in the world to offer a marine air conditioning system that operates from a central cooling air supply.
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Electro-Tec lights way forward
30 Jul 2008
Electro-Tec will be showing off their innovative range of VX marina power pedestals and electrical equipment.
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Fast, light and designed for guns
22 May 2008
The new Interceptor 1102 will be unveiled at Seawork 2008.
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Less noise with Halyard
18 May 2008
Halyard is showcasing two of its newest products at Seawork. Their new water separator is specifically designed to comply with new emission standards.
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Fewer vibes from Halyard
19 May 2008
Halyard, designer and manufacturer of specialist marine exhaust systems, will be helping to reduce noise and vibration on Offshore Progress, a 15m alloy wind farm service vessel.
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SimBro at Solent Marine
22 May 2008
SimBro is a modular walkway manufactured with strategically placed holes designed to allow mooring fingers and pontoons to be located in any orientation and layout, plus pile brackets, mooring cleat facilities and service ducts at intervals.
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Two decades add up to RM7
27 May 2008
A merger agreement that has been developing for a year has now launched R7M into the specialist marine construction and diving market.
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Battery monitoring and DC distribution
25 May 2008
Wiring between the battery and the electronic system has always been a burden, especially when it comes to marine installations.
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Overseas marine equipment buyers on your doorstep
20 May 2008
If you’re a maritime equipment or services company, you don’t necessarily have to travel overseas to meet prospective customers – UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has arranged for buyers from 11 countries across Europe, Asia and North America to visit the Seawork trade show in Southampton on 11 and 12 June 2008.
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Hippos give low-cost buoys a run for their money
27 May 2008
A 'Seameless' range of foam elastomer buoys are being offered for the price of a roto-moulded buoy.
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Craning around
22 May 2008
Hook Marine brings to the show a new Kranskan indicator that allows an operator to have clear visual indication of load and heel at the crane controls, without regard for the crane orientation. This combines with load moment monitoring and vessel heel angle measurements.
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Foggy firefighting
30 May 2008
Ocean Engineering brings you Ultrafog, a firefighting system which 'scrubs' and reduces the smoke, so as to keep damage to a minimum.
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See the largest Cheetah on the Seawork pontoon
02 Jun 2008
Isle of Wight based catamaran builders and Seawork exhibitors Cheetah Marine have launched the first of their new 11m series, the largest Cheetah ever built.
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Try one and buy one at Seawork 2008
22 May 2008
Travelling all the way from the Shetland Island of Unst, Flugga Boats will be bringing the first of its new 9m range of incredibly rugged workboats to Seawork 2008.
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Build a bendy green boat at Seawork
03 Jun 2008
Salisbury UK based Seawork exhibitor Southern Cross Marine brings not a boat but a new boatbuilding material which makes its European debut at the 2008 show.
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Seawork combo for Orkney Islands pilot boat
05 Jun 2008
One of the great things about Seawork is that it provides an annual get together for the exhibitors, many of whom will have collaborated from distance on projects throughout the year in an almost infinite variety of potential combinations.
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Safehaven siblings on the Seawork pontoon
02 Jun 2008
Ireland's Safehaven Marine will make an even larger impression than usual at Seawork this year with not one but two of its Interceptor 42 pilot vessels available for viewing and demonstration runs from the exhibition's floating pontoon.
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Cat showcases services at Seawork
04 Jun 2008
Marine engine providers Finning will be on hand at Seawork International 2008 to promote the worldwide Caterpillar support network, designed to deliver on board maintenance and emergency repair services both in the UK and overseas.
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Marine redundant control systems at Seawork
05 Jun 2008
The Bourbon Mistral platform supply vessel was the first to Ulstein's X-Bow design and won the Ship of the Year Award at the SMM 2006. The Mistral has been on duty for Bourbon's offshore operations since September 2006.
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Services with environmental credentials at Seawork
05 Jun 2008
Marine industry electrical products specialist and Seawork exhibitor Maricer has recently completed the supply of electric and water service pedestals to the British Waterways Marinas Ltd (BWML) site at Diglis Basin in Worcester.
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Less than TWO working days before Seawork 2008 opens
05 Jun 2008
More than 6,000 members of the commercial marine industry are expected to visit Seawork International over the three days of the show to see products and vessels from around the world presented by the 450 exhibitors.
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Make less of an impact!
03 Jun 2008
A major objective has been to develop a range of deck cushioning for RIBs and High Speed Craft. The combined marine expertise of Shock Mitigation UK and the technical knowledge of Skydex Technologies USA has created IMBD, Impact Mitigating Boat Decking.
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Oil's well that ends well
03 Jun 2008
Although NTZ have proudly offered their Radial Micro Filtration units for 35 years they have not had a representative in the UK in recent times.
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Marine Heaven is Seawork Eleven
22 May 2008
The Seawork International exhibition and conference moves into its second decade in 2008 following a first ten years which saw the show grow annually to become Europe's outstanding commercial marine industries event. (The following report appears in the June issue of Maritime Journal . . .)
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WaterMota sign up Motores Baudouin
01 Jun 2008
WaterMota - the Doosan Distributors for the UK - will be signing an exclusive distribution agreement with Motores Baudouin at Seawork 2008.
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Aussie acquisition for Royston
11 Jun 2008
Seawork exhibitor Royston Ltd, the diesel power specialist with established bases near most major UK ports, has now begun to generate a new market - in western Australia.
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MST announce major new contract at Seawork
11 Jun 2008
The MST team announces a prestigious new contract placed by an overseas Ministry of Defence for five fully-enclosed, all-weather single lift 10.5 metre RIB ‘daughter craft’ with diesel power, Hamilton Jet water jet drive and ‘mouse boat’ Blue Arrow joystick control system. The RIB’s will also feature state of the art military computers with a military specification Furuno navigation suite and will have a high top speed of 45 knots.
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Fugro goes further
10 Jun 2008
Established in 1976, Fugro Seacore is a specialist marine drilling contractor operating at the top of an industry where skill and experience count for everything.
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A South Boats win from Seawork
26 Jun 2008
South Boats won contracts for four more boats at Seawork this year. Operations director Ben Coleman said that the agreements were worth 'in the region of £22m' - a tidy amount.
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Now RIBs can tow the line
16 Jun 2008
Having won the Seawork 08 Innovation Award in the Marine Equipment & Materials category, for it the TowRescue system, exuberant inventor Peter Leeuwenburgh reports that the Royal Southern Yacht Club has bought two units. These will equip their CoachRibs used in Regatta Sailing, to tow markers and sailing boats. Several port authorities have shown serious interest in the product or have ordered one for test.
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Significant moment on Seawork pontoon
14 Jun 2008
It was a short, unannounced but noteworthy moment on the Seawork pontoon, as Redbay Boats manager, Tom Mclaughlin, gave Ashlin, a Stormforce 11, a gold badge announcing that it was the 50th of its kind to come off the production line.
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Innovation in good shape
20 Jun 2008
Ocean Safety won the Innovation Award for Safety and Survival at this year's Seawork, with an ingenious waistcoat-style lifejacket.
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More Power to Seawork!
27 Jun 2008
Hendy Power stirred up considerable interest at Seawork. Stephen Atkins, Marine Engine Sales Manager writes: 'The Seawork Show 2008 was an excellent platform for the reintroduction to the 'workboat' market of the Lister-Petter Alpha Marine range.
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Torque up
20 Jun 2008
Following interest at Seawork in the new Seatorque system, H4 are expecting Marine confirmed orders for the new Seatorque shaft system.
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Rewards for Cradle
02 Jul 2008
Jasons Cradle found the interest at Seawork rewarding. Hamble River Harbour Authority have bought 2 FRC kits (these are a cradle version for Fast Rescue Craft). South Boats have also ordered a Jasons Cradle for their current new build.
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Protector scoops award at Seawork
01 Jul 2008
At the end of the opening day of Seawork 2008, Hamilton Jet (UK) were presented with an award from client Tzvika Hendler Ltd for their contribution to the Protector, a remote controlled waterjet propelled combat system. The award was presented to Tony Jones and Peter Morgan of Hamilton Jet by Mr Tzvika Hendler.
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Get a scrubber on board
01 Jul 2008
An innovative automated hull and surface cleaner that could take the pain out of regular cleaning and reduce maintenance downtime for a number of vessels came all the way from Norway to the Seawork exhibition in Southampton UK last month.
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Faultless predictions at Seawork
01 Jul 2008
No, it isn't quite clairvoyance but finding faults before they happen is almost as useful. Failing that, finding out what fault has just happened comes a good second. Marine hydraulics supplier MacGregor is utilising a very useful bit of kit that can do both of these things.
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Happy winners from Seawork
07 Jul 2008
A - very generous - prize offered by the airline company Flybe will certainly make a good summer for a few people - no matter what our idiosyncratic UK weather does!
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Economical Powercat doesn't make waves!
10 Jul 2008
The very first Powercat 695, launched at Seawork, will be getting out on the water in the few weeks - and already the boat has a number of people waiting to get aboard for sea trials and demonstrations.
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Seawork innovations find their market
08 Jul 2008
A range of newbuilds may take advantage of a innovation brought to Seawork by H4 Marine. The Boss system is an efficient, integrally-pumped oil-lubricated shaft from Seatorque, which has received several serious enquiries from the show.
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DataBuoy dredges up Seawork Award
01 Jul 2008
The prestigious Spirit of Innovation Award was presented at the Seawork Gala Dinner last month to Fowey UK based Triskel Marine Ltd (TML) for their dredge monitoring DataBuoy. Their product won against stiff competition from 39 other international contenders.
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Seawork soundings on jack-up safety code
03 Jul 2008
The Seawork exhibition in Southampton last month showed its serious side, leading a movement towards a Safe Working Practices Code being established for the operators of small road demountable jack-up barges.
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Mastervolt is first in the line for 2009
16 Jul 2008
You'd think we would get a break after putting Seawork 2008 to bed, but the first booking for Seawork 2009 has already been made!
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Innovation Showcase Winner – Triskel Marine
11 Jun 2008
The Seawork 2008 Spirit of Innovation Trophy was awarded last night at the Gala Dinner to Triskel Marine (S29) for its TML DataBuoy, which applies new technologies to a long-standing marine problem.
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Innotec gets audience glued at Seawork
30 Jul 2008
An amazed audience watched demos of the underwater sealant, Adheseal. But not content with the usual 'cup-cutting' demonstration, Osiris Diving (www.osirismarineservices.com ) took a tube into the dive tank and used it to stick various items together.
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'Plug & play' deck workshops at Seawork
30 Jul 2008
'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 some of the customised boxes on the Seawork quayside last month.
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New crane range makes Seawork debut
03 Jul 2008
'It's a completely new design for Effer', said Preffered Marine Cranes director Martin Cook at Seawork International 2008 in Southampton last month. He was talking about Effer's new M-series cranes and was enthusiastic about the capability that they represent.
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A big nose can be better!
14 Aug 2008
An Orc 180 first showed off its big nose on the pontoons at Seawork 2007. French builder Bernard Shipyard then returned to Seawork 2008 with updates on the pilot cutter's success. Bizarrely, the Orc's characteristic protruding 'beak' gives the vessel a more efficient passenger transfer ability which has proved extremely popular.
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Tritex NDT Guages Success
12 Sep 2008
Dorchester based, Tritex NDT have enjoyed huge success following their appearance at Seawork 2008.
Special Features Save Time
01 Oct 2007
Seawork covers every aspect of the commercial marine sector, from Ship Building and Repair to Commercial Diving and Hydraulics – and each industry sector is supported by the relevant trade association.
Mustang's aluminium pilot flies at Seawork
01 Jul 2008
Pembroke Dock based Mustang Marine has delivered a new 16m aluminium pilot cutter to the Port of Tyne Authority. 'Collingwood' was completed in time to appear on the floating pontoon at Seawork International 2008 in Southampton last month.
No Limits for Dutch boat builder
30 Jul 2008
As Dutch owners Geo Plus BV and Builders No Limit Ships BV of the Survey Vessel Geo Explorer, we were surprised by the well organised Workboat exhibition Seawork 2008. Being alongside the perfect arranged berth, to present one of our No Limit Ships type 1640 Pro together with the hydrographic skills of this particular vessel, was our first experience with the Seawork exhibition in Southampton. We experienced that much of serious interest for our vessel during the exhibition that we already now decided to join the Seawork 2009! Those readers who are interested in our shipbuilding program will find information at our website www.nolimitships.com!
First the Maritime Careers Pavilion at Seawork - now the new Maritime Jobs Page at www.seawork.com!
30 Jul 2008
Do you have a job vacancy? Do you want to reach more than 26,000 high level decision-makers within your industry? YES? Then contact the Seawork team NOW!