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NewsIHC Merwede tops ¢2bn in orders
Dutch dredger builders IHC Merwede weathered the recessionary storm well last year, reporting an order book which rose to € 2bn, a 40% increase in revenue to € 1.1bn, profit before tax up to € 105bn, and the acquisition of four technology and engineering companies.
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NewsNew Saab ROV development
Pioneering technology at Saab Seaeye in Fareham, Hampshire UK has resulted in what is claimed to be the world’ s most advanced electric work class ROV, which will significantly reduce operating costs by accelerating the shift from hydraulic to electric work ROVs for many more applications.
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Norway to provide updated charts on demand
The Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS) in Stavanger plans to introduce a ‘ Print on Demand’ facility for its updated charts, beginning next year.
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Geoswath multibeam systems for Rijkswaterstaat
GeoAcoustics of Great Yarmouth, which was acquired by Kongsberg Maritime last autumn for a reported £ 4.3m, has delivered four of its GeoSwath multibeam systems to the Rijkswaterstaat (RWS), the arm of the Dutch Ministry of Transportation & Water Management responsible for construction and maintenance of national waterways and flood ...
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Teledyne acquires Odom Hydrographic Systems
Teledyne Technologies in the US, which last year bought TSS’ s inertial sensing systems business in Watford UK, has been on the takeover trail again with news that it has acquired Odom Hydrographic Systems of Baton Rouge, Louisiana for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsMCA Scotland grounds SAR helicopters
The UK’ s Maritime & Coastguard Agency was advised last Friday by its helicopter contractor CHC that all four Coastguard S92 helicopters operating out of Stornoway and Shetland have been grounded pending further advice from the relevant safety authorities.
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NewsPort of Hamburg boosts inland waterway box transport
The German Port of Hamburg achieved record results last year for internal waterway shipping, with container transport by environmentally friendly inland vessels growing by a dramatic 29%.
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NewsArabian Gulf gets its Work Boat show
With a high percentage of the world''s dredging fleet and ancillary workboats filling the region in recent years it is surprising that the Arabian Gulf has not had its own dedicated workboat exhibition and conference. The unlikely void has now been filled by Baird Publications, which launches Work Boat Gulf ...
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NewsDozens of good reasons to be at Seawork 2009
Seawork International returns to its familiar quayside location in the working Port of Southampton for a 2009 edition which promises to surpass all the successful Seaworks which have gone before.
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NewsSeawork winner perfects pioneering pontoons
Seawork ''Spirit of Innovation Award'' winner Marine Designs Ltd has confirmed another order for its innovative Windcat Pontoon, which will be delivered to the Lowestoft onshore base for what is to become the largest offshore wind farm in the world at Greater Gabbard.
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NewsCanadian boatbuilder signs up for Seawork
Seawork''s international reach continues to grow, with Canadian builder Rosborough Boats crossing the Atlantic for the 2009 event.
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NewsFirst time Finns sail for Seawork
Seawork 2009 is hovering into view and, as always, attracting a number of first time exhibitors to join the event''s hundreds of returnees.
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NewsItaldraghe dredges a full circle to Seawork 2009
After a successful show in 2007, Italian dredger builder Italdraghe SpA will be returning for Seawork 2009, where the company will exhibiting on stand number S20 in the Enterprise Zone.
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NewsNo seasick sailors at Seawork
Atlantis Marine Power returns for Seawork 2009 with a solution for one of the least desirable aspects of working onboard small workboats.
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NewsMeercat Workboats and WaterMota set for Seawork
Southampton UK based Meercat Workboats and Devon''s WaterMota, collaborators in a sequence of boatbuild/propulsion projects, will both be at Seawork 2009 on Stands number 76 and 61 respectively.
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NewsMeet TideMet at Seawork 2009
Hampshire UK based Ohmex Ltd manufactures a range of environmental science instruments and distributes the products of many other companies under license, much of it in the field of hydrographic survey.
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NewsSeawork regulars keep Stewarts's rods 'Reel Busy'
Isle of Wight based Cheetah Marine returns to the floating pontoon at Seawork 2009, making the daily commute from the island in one of the most recent newbuilds from amongst its prodigious output.
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NewsBVT can boast aircraft carrier success at Seawork
BVT Surface Fleet will once again be returning to Seawork this year and have reserved space on the floating pontoon.
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NewsSeawork contract boats under build in Malaysia
A contract signed at Seawork 2007 is coming to fruition as Perlis Marine of Kampung Tenga in Malaysia is underway with the build of the first hulls in a five boat order for the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP).
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NewsOcean Business back with a bang
Ocean Business 2009 brings the ocean technology industry back to the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton UK for an event which has doubled in size compared to its last staging in 2007.
