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NewsSeaeye Falcon Mussel Power
Fareham UK based Subsea Vision reports that they have just successfully completed an environmental seabed inspection and sampling contract for ERT (Scotland) Ltd on behalf of BP that also involved collecting Modiolus (horse mussels) in the vicinity of the Sullom Voe oil terminal in the Shetland Isles.
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Chichester Harbour Authority's Green Dredging Scheme
Chichester Harbour Conservancy , the statutory harbour authority for Chichester Harbour UK, has in association with the marinas in the harbour initiated a trial into the beneficial disposal of dredged sediments.
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News'Oranje' Ready for Boom
Oranje , the second of two new 16,000m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredgers for Dutch dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster , was launched recently at the Merwede Shipyard at Hardinxveld-Giessendam in the Netherlands. The sister ship Prins der Nederlanden was launched in August 2003.
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NewsDredging Armour Does Dubai
Leicester UK based welding and metal fabrication specialists AceArc have developed heavy duty armour which is protecting cutter suction dredgers engaged in creating the world''s largest two man made islands off the coast of Dubai. The Ace700/700S saltwater wearplate manufactured by AceArc isbeing used by the company''s Dutch partner Breeman ...
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ENC Website Upgraded
The International Centre for Electronic Nautical Charts (ENC''s) has established a new, improved catalogue on its website (www. ic-enc. org) which displays not only ENC''s within its database, but also the latest status of production around the world. It additionally guides users on where charts can be purchased with links ...
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Imperial College London Acoustics Courses
Imperial College London is convening three short courses on technical developments in underwater acoustics, from fundamentals to applications, from 6-10 September.
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Metoc Buys Compass Data Systems
Technical and project management specialists Metoc of Liphook has strengthened its portfolio of marine and coastal data services with the acquisition of Compass Data Systems , also in Hampshire, which is a leading supplier of software and consultancy for processing of oceanographic data.
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NewsNew Multibeam Systems Announced
New ranges of multibeam echosounders for shallow water applications have been announced separately by Kongsberg Maritime of Norway and Atlas Hydrographic ofGermany. Operating on one of three available frequencies in the 300kHz band, the Kongsberg EM 3002 series is designed for detailed waterways and seafloor mapping as well as inspection ...
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NewsBathside Bay Inquiry Opens
On the same day last month that the British Government rejected Associated British Ports '' plans for a new container terminal at Dibden Bay in Southampton, the Public Inquiry got underway into the proposed development of a new greenfield site deepwater container port at Bathside Bay in Harwich.
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NewsWindfarm Investigation Completed
A geotechnical survey in the Thames Estuary has been conducted by Fugro Engineering Services (FES) to collect data to be used in the final foundation design for the monopiles at the base of each of 30 turbines which will comprise the Kentish Flats windfarm.
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NewsBusy Days at Dublin Port
The largest container ship ever to be handled in an Irish port called at Marine Terminals in Dublin Port last month after the facility had received a 23m make-over. The 2,450 teu MSC Peggy , at 208m LOA and drawing 9m, was comfortably accommodated at Marine Terminals Limited ''s(MTL) 570m ...
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NewsSeacore Digs In At Girvan
Cornwall UK based Seacore has successfully completed the construction of a new wastewater sea outfall pipeline at Girvan, on the exposed west coast of Scotland, about 100km south of Glasgow.
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France Makes a €2.6 Billion Push for Barges
A new freight-only canal linking the Seine on the outskirts of Paris to the Dunkirk-Escaut canal in northern France is to be built at a cost of 2.6 billion.
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NewsMackaoui Magic Returns to seawork
Following on from their successful debut conference at seawork last year, Mackaoui Communications are organising a full day programme on the first day of seawork2004 , Tuesday 22 June, entitled Regeneration of Waterfront and Maritime Projects - A Greener Environment .
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News€450m Box Terminal for Port of Antwerp
P&O Ports has signed a 40 year concession with Antwerp Port Authority to equip and operate the Deurganckdok east side container terminal in the Port of Antwerp as part of the Antwerp Gateway consortium.
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NewsNew Quay Planned at St Mary's Harbour
The Council of the Isles of Scilly has secured just under £ 200,000 of investment (including Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Objective One) for technical investigations in St Mary''s Harbour , essential work that is being carried out by the Route Partnership toimprove Scilly''s sea transport links with the ...
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NewsDemolition Firm Appointed for Woolston Site
The South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) and English Partnerships have announced the appointment of Brown and Mason Ltd , one of the largest demolition, dismantling and asbestos removal companies in the UK, to undertake works at the Woolston Riverside development in Southampton, on the south coast of the UK.
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Study Reveals the Economic Potential of Bristol Port
A major study has been published which assesses the potential for economic growth at Bristol Port over the next 25 years. The study, commissioned by the South West Regional Development Agency , looks at the current role of the port and the contribution it makes to the local and regional ...
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New Rock Dumping Record Established by Van Oord
A new rock dumping record has been established by Van Oord ''s flexible fallpipe vessel Tertnes, the vessel having completed the protection of a cable crossing in water depths of 887m.
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Mowlem Begins Sandquay Improvement
Mowlem Civil Engineering , part of international construction and support services group Mowlem Plc , has begun work extending and improving the Sandquay Base in Dartmouth for client VT Integrated Services , part of the VT Group Plc .
