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    Oily water separator, bilge water separator
    Oily water separator, bilge water separator
    A device used to separate oil from oily water mixtures and from the emulsion. Bilge separators are necessary aboard vessels to prevent discharge of oil overboard while pumping out bilges or while cleaning oil tanks.
    Aids to navigation service and buoy laying vessel RELUME
    Aids to navigation service and buoy laying vessel RELUME
    According to HSB International September 2004. The sophisticated light tender RELUME was built by the Dutch shipbuilding group Damen for Middle East Navigation Aids Service (MENAS)...
    Con-ro carrier TIMCA
    Con-ro carrier TIMCA
    According to Significant Ships of 2006 Designed and built by Stocznia Szczecińska Nowa the con-ro vessel TIMCA can carry trailers and semi-trailers, commercial vehicles and trucks, as well as MAFI trailers and cassettes, paper reels, and containers.
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