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Alfred Cheyne Finds Overseas Projects for New Winch Designs
Scottish winch manufacturer Alfred Cheyne Engineering (ACE) has reacted to a downturn in its traditional fishing industry market by investing in new design and quality systems which have allowed the company to target larger and more specialist marine winching projects and customers overseas.
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EU Go-ahead for Galileo
European Union Transport Ministers meeting in Brussels have given an official go-ahead for continued development of the Galileo satellite positioning system which will provide an alternative to the comparable GPS network operated by the US Department of Defense.
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Win a Portable Echosounder
Southampton-based environmental equipment specialists, Ohmex, is sponsoring a free photographic competition, Extreme Hydrography, for which camera enthusiasts are invited to submit a picture illustrating any taxing hydrographic operation typically in cold climates, shallow waters or at high altitudes.
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Imtech Systems for Dutch Vessels
Two new survey vessels being built at the Royal Schelde yard in Flushing for delivery to the Royal Netherlands Navy in 2004 are to be equipped with integrated bridge systems designed by Imtech Marine & Offshore of Rotterdam.
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NewsNew Klein Advanced All-digital Sonar
US sidescan sonar specialist Klein has launched a new advanced all-digital Model 3000 system featuring improved transducers, circuitry and designs adapted from its Model 5000 multibeam-focused sonar equipment.
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UKHO Contract for Gardline
Gardline Surveys of Great Yarmouth has been awarded a further two-year contract by the Ministry of Defence for surveys in support of updating UK nautical charts on behalf of the UK Hydrographic Office.
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New IHO Officials Elected
Rear Admiral Alexandros Maratos, Director of the Greek Navy''s Hydrographic Services, has been elected President of the International Hydrographic Organization''s Bureau Directing Committee which will oversee the Monaco-based inter-governmental body''s work for the next five years.
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METOCUKHO Licensing Agreement
Metoc of Liphook, Hampshire has signed a licensing agreement with the UK Hydrographic Officer under which it will supply Admiralty charts in a geographical information system (GIS)-compatible vector format.
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NewsSelf-Closing Quayside Flood Barrier
Working in collaboration with a consortium of companies, Holland''s Van den Noort Innovations has designed a self-closing flood barrier, the Self-Closing Waterdam (SCW).
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Integrated Survey for Subsea Pipeline
Fugro Survey (Middle East) Ltd of Abu Dhabi has been awarded a $5 million contract by Dolphin Energy Ltd to conduct onshore and offshore surveys and environmental impact assessments.
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News21st Century Restoration of 19th Century Boatlift
One of Britain''s most magnificent examples of Victorian engineering, the Anderton Boat Lift in Cheshire has been formally reopened following restoration which features a modern electrohydraulic system designed and installed by Bosch Rexroth.
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NewsDredging Works Make a HIT on Humberside
In August of last year construction work began on the latest Associated British Ports (ABP) development at Humber International Terminal Phase II, more simply known as HIT 2.
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NewsTie Rod Protection for Scottish Ferry Berth
Mowlem Marine is constructing a new berth for Scrabster Harbour Trust, Thurso Bay, for ferries to Stromness in the Orkney Islands. Consulting engineers are the Babtie Group.
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NewsDe-watering Rig Bound for Singapore
Ballast Ham Dredging says it will be shipping the largest vertical drainage rig in the world to a project in Singapore later this year. The jumbo rig can sink vertical drains to a depth of 60m. The equipment will be put through its paces on a construction site in the ...
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Royal Boskalis Orders in Nigeria and Singapore
Royal Boskalis Westminster, the Dutch dredging company, has acquired a substantial order in Singapore for the construction of a large outfall in the Changi area.
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NewsSeacore Installs Scilly Isles Navigation Day Mark
Specialist marine civil engineering and geotechnical drilling contractors Seacore has completed the design and installation of a navigation transit day mark on the Tins Walbert rock outcrop on the northwestern extremity of St Agnes in the Isles of Scilly.
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Jan de Nul Busy in Caribbean
Jan de Nul has provided an update on its recent activities in the Caribbean region.
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NewsVandalism Delays Boatlift Inauguration
The public opening of The Falkirk Wheel in the UK, which was scheduled for 1 May, is now unlikely to take place until June at the earliest because of damage caused by vandalism.
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News'Afon Cefni' - Custom Built for Holyhead Towing
The new Afon Cefni is one of the very few tugs to be built for a British owner this year and may be the only small tug to be constructed by a yard in the UK. This latest addition to the fleet of the Holyhead Towing Company Ltd is the ...
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NewsBent Shaft Trucked for Repair
The MAN B& W Service Center in Denmark has carried out a shaft straightening to the damaged propeller tailshaft of the German container feeder vessel Adele J.
