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NewsEuropean Parliament report highlights maritime issues
A European Parliament report highlighting the importance of the maritime transport sector to Europe’s economy, authored by European Conservatives and Reformists member Peter Van Dalen MEP, was adopted yesterday.
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NewsForth Ports rejects third proposal
The Forth Ports board in the UK has voted unanimously to reject the latest proposal of £14.00 per share from the Northstream consortium that includes competitor Peel Ports. Two previous bids were for £13.40 and £12.85 per share.
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NewsNew Noordhoek vessel completes trials - by David Goodfellow
Dutch bathymetric and acoustic specialists Noordhoek Survey of Zierikzee has completed trials of their third subsea ROV survey vessel, ‘Noordhoek Pathfinder’, prior to its deployment in the North Sea for geophysical and hydrographic surveys as well as pipeline and geotechnical investigations.
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Multibean sonar for ABP Southampton - by David Goodfellow
Associated British Ports Southampton has commissioned a Reson SeaBat 7101 multibeam sonar for shallow water hydrographic and engineering surveys of port confines.
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Gardline wind farm survey - by David Goodfellow
Great Yarmouth UK based Gardline Hydro has been awarded a contract by RWE npower renewables for geophysical surveys of the Atlantic Array Offshore Wind Farm site in the Bristol Channel.
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UKHO sells Seazone - by David Goodfellow
The UK Hydrographic Office has sold its holding stake in SeaZone Solutions to HR Wallingford for an undisclosed sum.
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World Hydrography Day - by David Goodfellow
’Hydrographic Services - The Essential Element for Maritime Trade’ is the theme for this year’s UN-sponsored World Hydrography Day on 21 June.
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New ferry terminal for Port of Zadar in Croatia - by David Foxwell
The Port Authority of Zadar in Croatia and the Austrian construction group Strabag have signed a contract for Phase II of the new Gaženica ferry terminal. The contract is reportedly worth €93m and covers maritime structures, access roads and basic infrastructure of the new terminal.
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NewsUSCG approves salvage and firefighting services contract
Marine Response Alliance, LLC (MRA) has received approval from the U.S. Coast Guard of its Salvage and Marine Firefighting Contract and Funding Agreement.
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News'SD Eileen', first of a small but special class of ‘girls’ - by Jack Gaston
One of the most recent deliveries to Serco Marine Services under their contract with Damen Shipyards is the small ASD tug SD Eileen.
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NewsSee SMS demonstrate its underwater capabilities at Seawork
UK based Seawork Marine Services (SMS), has been demonstrating its ability to fulfil a wide variety of underwater repair services, from fender work at petrochemical terminals to replacing lock gate sills.
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NewsNew milestones reached in Maasvlakte project- by David Foxwell
Recent weeks have seen a number of important milestones in the Maasvlakte 2 project at the Port of Rotterdam. March saw construction start on the first deep-sea quay at the new facility, which is for the future Rotterdam World Gateway terminal, which will benefit from a water depth of 20m ...
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New deepwater berth for Port of Montrose - by David Foxwell
A new 220m deep water berth is to be built at the Port of Montrose in the UK in order to divert freight services from the area''s roads.
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NewsNew linkspan on order for Kiel - by David Foxwell
The Bollhörnkai berth in Kiel, Germany, which is currently being updated and rebuilt for use by Stena Line for the Gothenburg ferry route, also requires the installation of an adjustable main deck linkspan to replace an existing concrete slope. TTS Port Equipment AB has been tasked with supplying the 26m ...
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NewsXblocs for LNG terminal in Australia - by David Foxwell
The latest project of Delta Marine Consultants in The Netherlands is to make use of XBloc armoured units in the breakwater for a LNG terminal in Northwest Australia.
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COWRIE report on sediment process monitoring available - by David Foxwell
A study led by ABPmer, that reviewed the sediment monitoring data from built and currently being constructed offshore wind farms, has now been published by COWRIE.
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NewsIn-situ seal replacement avoids drydocking
Belgian based underwater specialists Hydrex came to the rescue of a general cargo vessel recently that was leaking oil, averting the need for the vessel to drydock for repairs.
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NewsDivex take the plunge in diver communication
International diving equipment technology company Divex has launched a communication system for the saturation diver that claims a new benchmark for offshore safety and wellbeing worldwide.
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NewsProtecting underwater cables from ship damage
The Channel Islands Electricity Grid (CIEG) is the first organisation to deploy a new web based Infoterra service called ‘AssetMonitor’ in order to protect its critical power lines between France and the Channel Islands.
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NewsDivers deliver power to remote island monks
Swathe Services of Cornwall in the UK recently undertook the pre-lay survey of a 4km submarine power cable installation between Tenby and Caldey Island in Wales, assisting part of a larger operation to upgrade power supplies to a remote island community of monks in Wales, carried out by Falmouth Divers.
