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• Further ECDIS Ltd training partnerships – by David Goodfellow

  Chelmsford UK based ECDIS Ltd, the specialist ECDIS training concern which last autumn concluded an agreement with PC Maritime of Plymouth, has extended its services to Sweden following signing of a partnership agreement with Adveto of Stockholm. 16 Mar 2010

• New Magellan GNSS receiver – by David Goodfellow

  US global positioning specialists Magellan Navigation, whose European bases are in Moscow and Nantes, France, have developed a new state of the art receiver with patented means to use multiple GNSS constellations for high accuracy positioning and surveying solutions, ProFlex 500. 16 Mar 2010

• Seabeam for new Russian research ship – by David Goodfellow

  Under an agreement with Transas Russian Fleet Ltd, L-3 ELAC Nautik of Kiel in Germany is to deliver and install a Seabeam 3020 multibeam sounder aboard a new icebreaking research vessel presently under construction at the Admiralty Shipyard in St Petersburg for the Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology & Environmental Monitoring (ROSHYDROMET). 16 Mar 2010

• Major US orders for Reson – by David Goodfellow

  Seven hydrographic survey launches operated by the US National Ocean Survey, an agency of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), are to be equipped with SeaBat-7125 SV multibeam sonar systems from Denmark’s Reson A/S. 16 Mar 2010

• International funding powers tidal turbines

  Siemens Energy has invested in British tidal energy company Marine Current Turbines Ltd, alongside the Carbon Trust, High Tide and other private investors. 16 Mar 2010

• Wind turbine installation vessels move to the next generation

  Offshore installation company MPI, through a wholly owned subsidiary and the Danish company A2SEA, will provide two vessels for the installation of 175 turbines with a combined capacity of 630MW. 16 Mar 2010

• Thanet Offshore Windfarm construction forges ahead

  A milestone has been reached with the installation of the offshore substation at Vattenfall’s Thanet Offshore Windfarm off the UK’s Kent coast. 16 Mar 2010

• Xbloc project in Australia – by David Foxwell

  Delta Marine Consultants in The Netherlands says a new breakwater for an LNG terminal in Northwest Australia is to be built using its Xbloc interlocking armoured units. 15 Mar 2010

• TTS wins comprehensive contract for new Stena port

  Stena Line (UK) has recently announced plans to move its operations and ferry service from their present location in Stranraer, Scotland to a new port facility 10km north of the town, and TTS Port Equipment AB has secured a contract to design and build the entire ship-to-shore interface for the port, including linkspans, fenders, auto-moorings and an elevated walkway. 15 Mar 2010

• Dredging under way at Port of Ramsgate in UK – by David Foxwell

  Dredging got underway at the Port of Ramsgate in the UK at the end of February, a project which will enable larger and deeper draft vessels to enter Ramsgate’s commercial port. 15 Mar 2010

• Scrabster Harbour Trust invites bids for major re-development – by David Foxwell

  Bids are being invited for the redevelopment and upgrade of the Old Fish Market Pier at Scrabster Harbour in Caithness in Scotland. 15 Mar 2010

• Scheldt dredging to be completed more quickly than first planned – by David Foxwell

  Dredging has finally got underway on the Dutch parts of the River Scheldt. Dredging on the Flanders (Belgian) side of the river was completed in 2007, but dredging on the Dutch side of the river has been long delayed. 15 Mar 2010

• Jan De Nul Group wins project in Malaysia – by David Foxwell

  Belgium’s Jan De Nul Group has been awarded a contract for the reclamation of the ‘Lido Boulevard’ in Malaysia. 15 Mar 2010

• Former naval base in The Orkneys to be developed – by David Foxwell

  A former naval base on The Orkney Islands in the UK is to be the subject of a £3m redevelopment effort to help the islands obtain work from the fast growing offshore renewable energy industry. 15 Mar 2010

• AF Decom and Port of Lerwick to develop decommissioning base – by David Foxwell

  AF Decom Offshore UK Limited, a subsidiary of AF Gruppen in Norway, and Lerwick Port Authority in the UK have announced that they have entered into an Exclusivity Agreement with the intention of developing a deep water quay facility at Dales Voe, Lerwick, Shetland. 15 Mar 2010