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Sea lock failure on Crinan Canal

SCOTLAND: The Crinan Canal is closed to through traffic after the cill on the sea lock failed over the weekend, according to a report on the BBC Scotland website.

Exhibitor events programme for PSP SBS

BOAT SHOW: Last year saw the first Exhibitor Evening Event programme at the Southampton Boat Show. The events were devised by National Boat Shows (NBS) and its consultant for the events, Assorti Ltd, to give exhibitors and those working at the show the opportunity to wind down in an evening after a hard day's work at the show.

IWAC calls for ICT on Britain’s waterways

INLAND WATERWAYS: The Inland Waterways Advisory Council (IWAC) today (21 July) issued its latest report entitled Information and Communication Technology for the UK’s Inland Waterways.

NBS-supported Spirit of the Sea a success

FESTIVAL: Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour’s inaugural Spirit of the Sea marine event to promote the Olympic sailing venue, 5 – 13 July, surpassed all expectations and is predicted to generate a lasting boating legacy beyond 2012.

METS catalogue goes digital

METS: METS organiser Amsterdam RAI and METS official magazine IBI are to send out advance digital copies of the catalogue instead of the paper copies that used to be sealed in with the October issue of the magazine.

Saltonstall honoured after 30 years

AWARDS: On the occasion of his 30th and final ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship, Jim Saltonstall MBE was honoured for his achievements at the event. Many legendary sailing names emerged from the Volvo/ISAF Youth Sailing programme to win Olympic gold medals, lift the America's Cup and triumph in the Volvo Ocean Race.

Any old film?

HERITAGE: National Boat Shows (NBS), the organiser of the PSP Southampton Boat Show and its 40th anniversary celebrations, would like to hear from companies or individuals who have good quality footage of any interesting aspect of boating over the past four decades.

Seawork Quotes

Julian Morgan, KPM Marine:

'We’ve had an awesome show; it’s been absolutely phenomenal. We’ve had interest from areas we’d never have thought of. It would have taken us such a long time to reach this number of new people, so coming here has been extremely cost effective. The orders we’ve taken in the first day and half of the exhibition are the equivalent of three months of production.'

Caryl Clayton, Costain Ltd:

'It's been a very interesting show with plenty of interaction with people we want to keep in contact with and vice versa. This is the first time we have been here for several years and it has definitely been worthwhile.'

Bruce Dawes, Moffatt and Nichol:

'We are an American company breaking into the UK market and this is the second year we have exhibited at the show. It has been very encouraging for us as we have made plenty of new contacts.'

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