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Boskalis and Van Oord to extend harbour at Gijón
Dutch dredging majors Boskalis and Van Oord have secured a contract for the expansion of the harbour at Gijón in Spain. The project will be executed by Boskalis and Van Oord working together in a partnership. The client is Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón. The value of the contract is approximately ...
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NewsXbloc project wins Irish Concrete Society Award
A project at the Caladh Mor ferry terminal in Inish Meain, one of the Aran islands, which used Xbloc armoured units has won the latest Irish Concrete Society Award.
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News'Boat Trap' a net loss for pirates
Moscow Mills Manufacturing and Foster-Miller Inc of Massachusetts USA have announced a new non-lethal system for stopping small boats such as those used by pirates, drug traffickers and terrorists. The companies are working in conjunction with the Pentagon' s Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate program in Quantico, Va. and the U.S. ...
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NewsUnderwater surveillance sonar boosts port security
The US Naval Underwater Warfare Center (NUWC) in Rhode Island has placed a contract with Sonardyne Inc for the supply of an additional Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar system.
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NewsCold ironing not just for the big boys
Amsterdam Seaports have recently announced plans to upgrade and expand their network of cold ironing shore power supply facilities for small vessels including inland waterway barges and river cruisers.
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NewsShock tactics ensure survival at sea
We are all used to thinking of sailors as a hardy lot, but what happens when you are at sea and one of the crew suffers a sudden cardiac arrest?
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NewsFast rescue craft keeps weight advantage
A different kind of fast-rescue boat is hitting the water. ' It may look like similar boats, but it' s not’ , said Knut Erik Håheim of Norwegian company Brude Safety AS.
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NewsSAFEDOR ship design research project concluded
SAFEDOR, the maritime research project on risk-based ship design and approval has been concluded after four years of intensive study.
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NewsNew TP training facility for Ukraine
Specialist dynamic positioning (DP) training is available for the first time in Ukraine following the launch of a new facility by Bibby Ship Management.
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NewsBeware of ECDIS shocks on the rocks
There' s a good chance that groundings will increase over the coming years, says Bob Couttie, in a recent update on Maritime Accident Casebook.
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NewsMOB device makes European debut at Seawork
The V100 VPIRB (VHF Position Indicating Radio Beacon), a new man overboard device from marine safety specialist Mobilarm, will make its European debut at Seawork 2009.
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News'Mustang': an impressive delivery
Another highly distinctive new tug has been delivered to the independent Dutch tugowners G. Bouwman Towing & Shipping BV of Zierikzee by the Gebr Kooiman BV shipyard of Zwijndrecht. The new Mustang, resplendent in bright yellow paintwork, illustrates once again the style and workmanship inherent in previous purpose designed vessels ...
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NewsHands free at Seawork
There is always a wealth of new product launches at Seawork and that tradition will be proudly upheld at the 2009 event. Marine electronics is a fast moving category and this year will see the first floating handheld VHF with a functional hands free Bluetooth headset on Stand 112.
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NewsRapid RIBs make world debut at Seawork
UK based RIB manufacturer MST (Marine Specialised Technology) is returning to Seawork in 2009 and is exhibiting some of its most recent models at the show, with two boats in the exhibition hall and a third on Seawork’ s floating pontoon.
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NewsSilence is golden at Seawork 2009
Marine exhaust silencing and engine noise reduction solutions provider Halyard Marine Ltd returns as an exhibitor to Seawork International 2009, where the range of their provision as both designer and manufacturer can be seen on Stand 160.
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NewsRecord numbers defy downturn at Nor-Shipping
Facing a steep cyclical downturn, growing concerns about the marine environment and new security threats, the global shipping industry faces significant challenges. But with record numbers of exhibitors scheduled to attend, Nor-Shipping 2009, in Oslo on 9 to 12 June, is shaping up to be the most important industry exhibition ...
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NewsDiver localization success in US Navy trials
American underwater acoustics specialists FarSounder successfully demonstrated its new Diver Localization Sonar to the US Navy earlier this month in shallow, murky waters off Rhode Island' s Davisville Piers.
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NewsVeripos anniversary move
Veripos, now claiming to be the world’ s second largest supplier of satellite based positioning services to the world offshore industry in a market estimated to be worth at least € 2bn, has marked its 20th anniversary with a move to new premises in Westhill, Aberdeen. Its new headquarters include ...
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Icelandic AUVs for NCS Survey
NCS Survey, also of Aberdeen, has acquired two Gavia type AUVs from designers Hafmynd of Reykjavik in Iceland under a contract worth some $1m. Both swath bathymetry configured systems include GeoSwath sonars and other sensors and have a depth rating of between 200m and 1,000m.
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NetSurvey buys further Seabat sonars
In a deal concluded at last month’ s Ocean Business 2009 event in Southampton UK, Banbury based NetSurvey has ordered two SeaBat 7125-SV dual head multibeam sonar systems from Reson of Denmark.
