Printer Friendly
Email a FriendSubmit Story
Get Email News
Diving & Underwater Services
-
Deep dive wing development rewarded
08 May 2008
One of the problems in towing an instrument underwater is the long length of cable required to get the device down to depth. JW Fishers have developed a universal wing called the DDW-1 Deep Dive Wing to help overcome this problem.
-
UMC awarded enabling contract for MoD
08 May 2008
Underwater repair and maintenance specialists UMC International have been awarded an enabling contract with the Salvage & Marine Operations IPT/DCS for the provision of diving and ROV underwater survey services for the UK coastal and inland waters.
-
Underwater Technology Convention launches in Hamburg
08 May 2008
The first Underwater Technology Convention held in Hamburg last month was well attended and placed the emphasis firmly on the key procedures of 'Joining and Cutting', key procedures for the maintenance of technical underwater installations and indispensable for harbour construction, hydraulic engineering, flood defence and ship operation as well as offshore installations and pipelines.
Hydrographic Survey by David Goodfellow
-
Sonardyne acquires Waterfront Systems
01 May 2008
Subsea equipment specialists Sonardyne have acquired Wavefront Systems Ltd of Sherborne, Dorset, a design company similarly specialising in sonar and underwater technology on behalf of commercial and military clients.
-
Fugro orders new vessel
01 May 2008
Dutch survey conglomerate Fugro has commissioned Fr. Fassmer of Berne-Motzen near Bremen in north Germany to design and construct a new 65m geophysical survey vessel, Fugro Searcher.
-
Reson extends multibeam range
01 May 2008
Reson has extended its SeaBat series of multibeam sounders with the introduction of a small, lightweight model for mounting on underwater vehicles or boats of opportunity, the SeaBat 7101.
-
UKHO launches new vector chart service
01 May 2008
The UK Hydrographic Office has launched its new Admiralty Vector Chart Service (AVCS) which, it says, will provide an integrated global set of electronic navigational charts designed for the 21st century mariner.
-
Sonar imaging for small subsea vehicles
01 May 2008
Subsea visualisation specialist SRD has introduced Eclipse, a new sonar imaging system with 3-dimensional measurement capability.
Marine Civils by David Foxwell
-
Broads Forum welcomes coast defence commitment
08 May 2008
The Broads Forum has welcomed a commitment by the Environment Agency in the UK to continue to maintain the defences of The Norfolk Broads for at least the next 50 years.
-
DHV in The Netherlands has been commissioned to carry out the Caofeidian coastal development project in China.
08 May 2008
The Dutch engineering consultancy DHV has been commissioned, together with the Chinese planning institute Qinghua and the Arup consultancy from the UK, to carry out a prestigious coastal and urban development project in China.
-
Jan de Nul awarded €1bn in contracts
08 May 2008
Belgium's Jan De Nul Group has recently been awarded several contracts around the world which together are worth in excess of €1bn. The projects will be executed in markets such as Peru, Trinidad and Brazil.
-
Dredging International a key partner in Coentunnel project
08 May 2008
The Rijkswaterstaat, part of the Dutch Ministry of Transportation and Water Management, and Coentunnel Company BV in the Netherlands have signed a contract for the Capacity Expansion Coentunnel Route, a project which also involves Dredging International as a key partner.
-
Evelop and Van Oord to build offshore windfarms
08 May 2008
Evelop, part of the sustainable energy company Econcern, has signed a contract with Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord that will see the companies build four offshore windfarms in Western Europe.
-
Dredging International confirms Panama Canal contract
08 May 2008
Dredging International of Belgium has confirmed that it has been awarded the contract to widen and deepen the Panama Canal. Notification of the contract was given by the Audoridad del Canal de Panamá (ACP), and will secure work for the next four years.
-
TTS revamps Stena linkspans
08 May 2008
TTS has carried out a major upgrade project to extend the life of access ramps serving a Stena Line route.
-
Dredging gets underway at Port of Lerwick
08 May 2008
Work was due to begin last month on the largest single capital project yet at Lerwick Harbour, providing improved vessel access, deeper berths and new opportunities through land reclamation for future development.
Marine Renewables
-
SeaGen successfully installed in Northern Ireland
11 May 2008
Pioneering renewable energy developer Marine Current Turbines successfully completed the first installation phase of the 1.2MW SeaGen Tidal System into the fast flowing waters of Strangford Narrows of Northern Ireland last month. It is the world's first commercial scale tidal energy turbine.
-
REDS dive into New Year with renewables
11 May 2008
Rugby UK based Reach Engineering & Diving Services (REDS) has started off the New Year as they finished 2007, winning a contract for a diving project on N-Power's Rhyl Flats Wind Farm, off the North Wales coast.
-
Lunar lands largest tidal power deal
08 May 2008
Further evidence that UK renewable energy developers are far ahead of their government comes with news that tidal power company Lunar Energy has signed an agreement with Korean Midland Power Co which will create a giant 300 turbine field in the Wando Hoenggan Water Way off the South Korean coast.
Monitoring & Control
-
Maintenance free personal monitoring instrument
01 May 2008
Flexible and easily adjusted to suit the specific requirements of different personal monitoring applications, the new Draeger X-am gas detection instrument provides accurate, reliable measurement of one to five gases.
-
Monitoring upgrade for nuclear fuel vessels
01 May 2008
Sonardyne International Ltd has completed the latest stage of a programme to upgrade a unique monitoring system that it installed aboard nuclear fuel transport ships over 20 years ago.
News
-
Regulation vital to prevent Arctic shipping race
08 May 2008
Commercial shipping in the Arctic is poised to prosper from energy exports, cruise tourism and new ice free routes due to climate change, but even if the industry can solve its own technical and human challenges, will politics stand in the way of progress?
-
Fast growing Navalia returns to Vigo
08 May 2008
Following a successful show debut in 2006 which saw 200 exhibitors from over 30 countries attract some 8,000 visitors, the Navalia International Shipbuilding and Maritime Industries Exhibition and conference returns to the Spanish port city of Vigo on 20 - 22 May.
-
'Riverdance' wreck will be dismantled on site
01 May 2008
Work has started on the task of dismantling the wreck of the ferry 'Riverdance', now lying on the beach at Blackpool on the north-west coast of England. After a lengthy evaluation process, the owner of Riverdance produced plans to dismantle the ship in situ on the grounds that it represents the best option available in the interests of safety and protecting the environment.
-
'Earthrace' away on biofuel record attempt
01 May 2008
Earthrace, a 78' wave piercing trimaran powerboat that runs as a carbon neutral project exclusively on 100% biodiesel started an attempt to break the round the world speed record late last month.
-
Wave power follows in wake of wind
01 May 2008
A new wave power station on the Isle of Lewis, one of the first in the world, moved a step closer last month as npower renewables submitted a planning application for the ground-breaking scheme.
-
Chichester Working Boats Festival a success
01 May 2008
Twenty colourful working boats lined the jetty at Itchenor for the Harbour Working Boats Festival last month to give the public a valuable insight into life onboard working vessels in Chichester Harbour.
-
'Napoli' design defects identified by MAIB
24 Apr 2008
Design defects which led to catastrophic hull failure of the containership 'MSC Napoli' when it encountered heavy seas in the English Channel last year have been identified in 12 other ships.
-
Record breaking year for Dutch vessel builder
24 Apr 2008
Dutch specialist vessel builder IHC Merwede had another record breaking year in 2007, with profits doubling to €65m, a 50% increase in revenue to €774m and an order book which doubled to some €1.5bn.
-
007 Supports Seafarers in 008
01 Apr 2008
Seafarers UK is gearing up for its exclusive Seafarers’ Midsummer Night Gala, to be held on 24 June at the Imperial War Museum in London.
-
European Maritime Education & Training Conference
27 Mar 2008
The European Maritime Education & Training conference is being held in the historic port city of Kirkwall, capital of the Orkney Isles, on Friday 30 May, 2008.
News Snips
-
Legal Maritime Date
01 May 2008
A date has been confirmed for the International Legal Maritime Conference taking place in the Italian port city of Ancona next month (see MJ February, page 17).
-
Seafair Haven Flourishing
01 May 2008
Milford Haven Port Authority's Seafair Haven festival has attracted the interest of over 200 traditional and classic craft that will visit Pembrokeshire UK between 18 to 25 June.
-
Gensets get a jump
01 May 2008
American marine diesel genset and propulsion engine manufacturer Northern Lights has introduced 4.5 to 30kW gensets.
-
Sustainable oceans forum
01 May 2008
The National Oceanography Centre in Southampton UK will host a major international Ocean Stewardship Forum on 17 - 18 June.
Pollution
-
Global Spill Response Joint Venture
01 May 2008
Lamor Group Ltd and Swire Pacific Offshore Limited (SPO) have established a 50:50 joint venture to provide emergency oil spill response solutions for the oil and gas sector.
-
Crowley to run Alaska's 'Ocean Rangers'
01 May 2008
The family and employee owned Crowley Maritime Corporation is to implement and administer the State of Alaska's new Ocean Ranger programme.
-
ISU calls for new Lloyds Form
01 May 2008
International Salvage Union (ISU) president Arnold Witte has called on all sectors of the shipping and insurance industries to approach the issue of salvage and spill prevention with 'fresh thinking and open minds'.
Port, Harbour & Marine Construction
-
Cardiff Bay Gets a Coastline
11 May 2008
Following a competitive tendering exercise UK based Coastline Surveys Limited have been awarded a two year survey contract to undertake monthly surveys of the Cardiff Bay, the Barrage, Inner and Outer Harbours and Approaches and parts of the Rivers Taff and Ely. The waters are managed by Cardiff Harbour Authority as part of Cardiff Council.
-
Long distance dredging makes marina work
11 May 2008
A new development at the UK's Plymouth Marina has involved the construction of a boat launching facility to move craft directly from the storage yard into the estuary below.
-
Work underway on Hamburg Port bridge
11 May 2008
Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has begun construction works for a new bridge over the Rethe canal.
-
Environmental oil bridging the gaps
11 May 2008
The ABP Port of Southampton has recently installed new ship to shore walkways at the Port’s City Cruise Terminal.
-
Singapore success for Seawork exhibitor
11 May 2008
Proving popular at a number of international exhibitions, returning Seawork exhibitor VersaDock has received an order from the organisers of Boat Show Asia 2008 for 300 m2 of VersaDock to not only create a floating stage but also to extend the display and visitor space available at this year’s event, which took place in Singapore at the end of last month.
-
New synthetic decking for marina construction
11 May 2008
Hamble UK based Solent Marine has become the exclusive worldwide supplier of SolDeck, a new synthetic decking which offers marinas a number of advantages over other systems.
-
Fourth cruise terminal for Southampton
11 May 2008
Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Southampton has awarded a multi-million pound building contract for its fourth cruise terminal to Dean & Dyball, the Hampshire UK based multi-disciplinary contractor.
-
New Rhine terminal is first of its kind
08 May 2008
Europe’s first container terminal to be built inland entirely for operation by global shipping majors has been completed and inaugurated in Europe’s biggest inland port, Duisburg, after construction costing around €20m.
-
Delayed JadeWeser Port construction underway at last
01 May 2008
Construction work is beginning this month on one of the most prestigious port civil engineering projects ever undertaken in Germany, the planned €1bn JadeWeser deepwater container facility in Wilhelmshaven.
Ship and Boat Building
-
Norway's fast aluminium aquaculture workboats
08 May 2008
Kåre Holthe & Sønner AS have designed a streamlined aluminium monohull workboat designated ‘Stinger’ that has won praise from local workboat skippers, fish farmers, fishermen, and divers, while at the same time keeping faith with the traditional fishing boat layout that has served them well for generations.
-
Fast patrol boats for Trinidad and Tobago
08 May 2008
Australian vessel builder Austal has won the contract to build six 30m aluminium fast patrol craft for the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
-
Goodchild launches new multi-role workboat
08 May 2008
Norfolk UK based Goodchild Marine has launched the all new Aqua Bell Trojan 33 semi displacement workboat, which is designed to operate in arduous offshore conditions.
-
Safehaven intercepts pilot boat orders
08 May 2008
Following an international tender in 2007, Ireland's Safehaven Marine, builders of the Interceptor range of pilot boats have been awarded the contract to supply an all weather pilot boat to the port of Sines in Portugal.
-
Briggs buys a triple hull Meercat
08 May 2008
Southampton UK based Meercat Workboats Ltd has received an order from Scotland based contractors Briggs Marine Ltd for a 15.5m Meercat. The latest version is based on the previous twin hulled, road transportable vessels but is being supplied with a third hull.
Tugs & Towing by Jack Gaston
-
A new addition to the Regulus fleet
01 May 2008
Regulus Ship Services has strengthened its presence in offshore field with the acquisition of the brand new 3,600bhp anchor handling tug.
-
TOWLINES
01 May 2008
SD Shark, the first of a new series of Turkish built 65 tons bollard pull ASD tugs, has entered service with the Kotug fleet in Rotterdam.
-
The first ‘Handysize’ tug is completed
01 May 2008
The first of the new series of ‘Handysize’ tugs to be built for Great Lakes Shipyard in Cleveland, Ohio, USA was delivered last month.
-
World’s first tug with a ‘Dynamic Towing System’ ready for trials
01 May 2008
The towage industry awaits with great interest the introduction of the first ‘dynamic towing system’ fitted to a purpose built full size tug.
-
Springtime deliveries for Holyhead Towing
01 May 2008
The Holyhead Towing Company Ltd continues it ongoing newbuild programme with a rash of deliveries during the months of spring and early summer. During April the company took delivery of two new vessels, one of which was the multi-purpose work vessel Ak Tue.
-
ITC fleet continue to expand in 35th Anniversary year
01 May 2008
Dutch towage contractor ITC celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2008 and can now report substantial expansion in its fleet and business. A couple of years ago the company, which had previously concentrated almost exclusively on long distance towage and salvage, decided to move into the offshore sector.
