Seawork Launch for 'Dockmaster' Pontoons

01 Jun 2006

This may be the first year that Marine Designs Ltd have exhibited at Seawork but the company has been designing, fabricating and installing heavy duty linkspans since 1994. 

Guardian Maintains Denmark - Russia Subsea Cable

01 Jun 2006

Subsea cable installation and maintenance company Global Marine Systems Ltd has new customers for its Guardian private cable maintenance programme, with Danish communications solutions provider TDC and Russian long distance telecommunications operator Rostelecom both signing up. 

£22bn Pan-European Marine Energy 'Supergrid' Proposed

01 Jun 2006

Dublin based renewable energy company Airtricity has announced plans to create a £22bn pan-European subsea energy grid called Supergrid, which will link a series of offshore wind farms from the Mediterranean to the Bay of Biscay, Atlantic Ocean, North Sea and Baltic Sea. 

GSS Zings Back to Seawork

01 Jun 2006

Scotland based marine construction and support services company and returning Seawork exhibitor GSS has been forging ahead with expansion plans over the last six months. 

Seaboard Sets Sailing Club's Foundations

01 Jun 2006

Marine civil engineering contractors Seaboard Limited has carried out a much needed facelift for a tired concrete waterfront in Chichester Harbour UK. 

Shallow Water Terminal Studies

01 Jun 2006

Bureau Veritas is playing a leading role in a joint industry project to investigate shallow water wave conditions in order to provide reliable wave information leading to optimal offshore LNG facility designs. 

Restoration of Hull Swing Bridge

01 Jun 2006

Newly renamed Sheffield engineering company DavyMarkham has been awarded an £800,000 contract to restore Hull's Wellington Street Swing Bridge to full working order. The appointment was announced by Citybuild, Hull's urban regeneration company, and the work will be overseen by Hull City Council engineers and appointed consultants Pell Frischmann. The bridge is a Grade II listed structure and the restoration plans have been endorsed by English Heritage. 

Seawork Exhibition Debut for Cathodic Protection Spcialist

01 Jun 2006

First time Seawork exhibitor Hockway Marine Corrosion Services Ltd of Redhill UK has formed a technical alliance with Houston USA based Deepwater Corrosion Services Inc. The alliance will bring Deepwater's innovative and proven life extension cathodic protection solutions to the UK, Europe and the Middle East. 

Self Elevating Platform Fleet Expands

01 Jun 2006

Flexifloat Systems BV of Rotterdam is building another C-7 Class modular self elevating platform which will join the company's rental fleet. 

£10m Expansion at Port of Tyne

01 Jun 2006

Due to the success of the UK Port of Tyne's bulk cargo business, a £10m investment programme to extend cargo handling facilities has begun. 

Landslide Investigation on Isle of Wight

01 Jun 2006

Coastal landslides can cause considerable damage to roads, buildings and underground services. From the perspective of the Isle of Wight Council, its most valuable assets are coastal defences and an extensive network of important highways and the retaining walls which support them. 

Multi-Purpose Pontoons at Seawork

01 Jun 2006

Making their debut at Seawork 2006 will be EasyFloat Pontoons, an innovative design of lightweight modular floating pontoons which were introduced to the UK market last year by Crystal 32 Ltd. 

New Linkspans Expand Ports' Capacity

01 Jun 2006

A triple berth ro-ro linkspan designed, built and installed by MacGregor is central to a new river terminal development which opened last month at the ABP Port of Immingham in the UK.