Latest News – Page 739
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NewsSL Gabon, an important delivery for Smit Lamnalco
During the last few days of December 2012 the new SL Gabon sailed from the Damen Shipyard in Galati, Romania, bound for Port Gentil in Gabon.
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NewsRiffgat windfarm topside installed
The installation of the topside for the Riffgat offshore windfarm, located North West of German Island, Borkum, has been completed.
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NewsPrivate equity buyout for Cosalt Offshore
The Scottish and Norwegian operations of Cosalt Offshore have been acquired by private equity group, NBGI Private Equity, an investor in the Aberdeen based ATR Group.
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NewsBommel joins the expanding fleet of Herman Sr
The Zwijndrecht based tugowners and marine contractors Holding Herman Sr BV has been transformed over the past few months from the original family firm to become a major player in the marine civil engineering and dredging industries.
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NewsKootenay - compact and agile
Kootenay, an extremely powerful, agile and innovative ‘compact’ ASD tug of only 19.6m in length has entered service in British Columbia.
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Strategic plan launched for Shannon Estuary
Details have been announced of a major strategic plan for the future development and management of marine-related industry and tourism along Ireland’s largest estuary, the Shannon Estuary.
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NewsASV delivers first mobile station keeping buoy
Engineers from Portsmouth UK based Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV) Ltd have travelled to Tohoku University in Japan to hand over C-Stat 2, the first autonomous mobile station keeping buoy.
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NewsIHC Merwede launches new cutter dredger
Netherlands based dredger builders IHC Merwede has launched the first IHC Beaver 65 DDSP at its Sliedrecht shipyard.
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NewsItaldraghe dredger on pontoon at Seawork commissioning in the UK
The first Marina Master dredger from Italian manufacturer Italdraghe will be moored on the floating pontoon at Seawork 2013.
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NewsIndustry alliance membership grows
World Ocean Council (WOC) membership has surged over the past 12 months, with more than 25 new members joining, says the ever the growing international cross-sectoral ocean business alliance.
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Commercial harbours dredging priority
Leisure harbours at Moray in Scotland will not be dredged for at least two years when a new council owned dredger will be in service, councillors there have been told.
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Work under way on new dock in Orkney Islands
The Orkney Islands Council says work is well underway at the Copland’s Dock development in Stromness.
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Repair work underway on De Blauwe Dromer
Repair work on the De Blauwe Dromer lock near Zeewolde/Harderwijk in The Netherlands is making steady progress according to consultant Deltares, and a temporary dam required to do the work safely has been installed.
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Iv-Groep wins prize for lock gates
Iv-Groep in The Netherlands won an InfraTech Innovation Prize in the Applied Innovation category for its work on the new lock gates for the Panama Canal.
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NewsCIRIA to update waterfront walls publication
The Construction Industry Research & Information Association (IRIA) in the UK is planning to update the publication, ‘Old Waterfront Walls – management, maintenance and rehabilitation’ (1992).
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NewsRussian – Scottish sub rescue collaboration
International diving equipment technology company Divex has won a multi-million pound contract to supply the Russian Admiralty with a saturation diving system.
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NewsSediment surveys underpin top trading year
Geomarine consultant Partrac has reported a busy 2012 as it enters its 10th year of trading.
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Plans for world’s longest floating bridge
Construction of what would be the world’s longest combined floating/cable-stayed bridge is being proposed in Trondheim, Norway.
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Public consultation launched on Exe Estuary
The Environment Agency in the UK is launching a public consultation on future plans for managing tidal flood risk and coastal erosion around the shores of the Exe Estuary.
