Latest News – Page 500
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NewsProteum distributes for Moteurs Baudouin, collaborates with Cheetah Marine
Marine services distributor, Proteum, has been appointed as UK & Ireland distributor for French marine engine manufacturer, Moteurs Baudouin.
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NewsUnmanned pollution control: no more sci-fi
“Our approach to designing an Unmanned Surface Vessel for things like water quality checking is to keep it simple,” said Greg Atkinson of Eco Marine Power. “You can go off on a tangent and make everything sci-fi – and you could spend a lifetime developing it.”
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NewsBjarte Skaala: Norsafe designer
It’s been said that the Skaala family “drank lifeboat production along with their milk”; the father starting the original Harding factory in Norway with the oldest son Geir driving Norsafe to multinational status. So it’s not surprising the youngest, Bjarte, soon followed, finishing the lines of his first 20ft workboat ...
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NewsSeawork Asia aiming to strengthen the sector
Seawork Asia aims to provide commercial marine and workboat organisations with the opportunity to explore the potential for growth in China’s growing maritime economy.
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NewsICE welcomes imminent tidal lagoon review
The Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) welcomes the imminent commencement of an independent review into tidal lagoons, calling for a speedy decision on the future of tidal power.
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NewsGarmin at Seawork
Satellite navigation expert Garmin will be showcasing its latest pioneering marine products designed for the commercial and leisure sectors at this year’s Seawork International.
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News€80m land reclamation award for Boskalis
Netherlands headquartered dredging and marine construction major Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has been awarded a contract by KSO Ciputra Yasmin to construct the land for the Centre Point of Indonesia Project located off the coast of Makassar.
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PLA opens new dredging disposal site
The Port of London Authority (PLA) has appointed Surrey UK based Land and Water Services as its operator for the Rainham Silt Lagoons, which offers a new disposal facility to the dredging market for materials originating from the Thames and Medway basins.
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NewsLand reclamation on IADC agenda
René Kolman, secretary general of International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) will be presenting two papers at the World Dredging Congress (WODCON) XXI, which takes place at the same time as Seawork in Miami USA.
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NewsStraight to work for Van Oord’s new CSD
In the presence of guests and employees, Ms Lydia van de Kerk, the wife of CFO Arjan van de Kerk, named Van Oord’s latest cutter suction dredger ''Biesbosch'' during a ceremony held on the jetty at the company’s Rotterdam office.
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NewsNew Damen dredge pumps debut on 'Charlock'
The 3,200m3 capacity trailing suction hopper dredger ''Charlock'' has been equipped with two dredge pumps manufactured by Damen Dredging Equipment.
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NewsYoung CEDA plans for the year
Young CEDA Chair, Arjan de Heer, has reported on the most recent meeting of the Young CEDA Commission.
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NewsPhase 1 of Tuas Terminal gets underway
The Dredging International Asia Pacific (DIAP)-DAELIM Joint Venture will carry out the land reclamation and related works for the Tuas Terminal Phase 1 project.
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NewsLindenau revamps 'Hindenburg'
Lindenau Werft in Kiel has completed six months of renovation and repairs on the 72 year old former German rescue boat Hindenburg.
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NewsGermans test compact ECS on patrol boats
Germany’s Wasserschutzpolizei in Schleswig-Holstein has been testing a compact new electronic chart system and looks likely to install it in its fleet of small patrol boats.
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NewsHamburg ploughs €200 million into port
Port infrastructure development projects in Germany’s biggest universal seaport Hamburg are costing about €200 million this year with cruise handling facilities and bridges drawing current attention.
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NewsWork starts on new Cuxport terminal
Work has begun in Cuxhaven on the construction of a new €36 million handling terminal on the Elbe which officials have said is part of “urgently needed” business expansion at the German port.
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News€240 million for canal locks rebuild
The German Government has given the go-ahead for work costing €240 million to demolish old locks in Kiel-Holtenau at the Baltic end of the Kiel Canal and replace them with brand new lock chambers.
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NewsNew deal improves German yard outlook
Extensive cruise ship building work for four big German shipyards in the new Lloyd Werft Group has reversed dismal order prospects on the Baltic and breathed some new life into German shipbuilding and the job situation.
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NewsSwiss Army gets Finnish boats
To maintain effective frontier and waterway supervision and protection the Swiss Army is bringing in patrol boats from Marine Alutech in Finland to replace older boats scheduled to leave service.
