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Broads Forum welcomes coast defence commitment
The Broads Forum has welcomed a commitment by the Environment Agency in the UK to continue to maintain the defences of The Norfolk Broads for at least the next 50 years.
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NewsDHV in The Netherlands has been commissioned to carry out the Caofeidian coastal development project in China.
The Dutch engineering consultancy DHV has been commissioned, together with the Chinese planning institute Qinghua and the Arup consultancy from the UK, to carry out a prestigious coastal and urban development project in China.
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Jan de Nul awarded ¢1bn in contracts
Belgium' s Jan De Nul Group has recently been awarded several contracts around the world which together are worth in excess of € 1bn. The projects will be executed in markets such as Peru, Trinidad and Brazil.
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NewsUnderwater Technology Convention launches in Hamburg
The first Underwater Technology Convention held in Hamburg last month was well attended and placed the emphasis firmly on the key procedures of ' Joining and Cutting' , key procedures for the maintenance of technical underwater installations and indispensable for harbour construction, hydraulic engineering, flood defence and ship operation ...
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NewsUMC awarded enabling contract for MoD
Underwater repair and maintenance specialists UMC International have been awarded an enabling contract with the Salvage & Marine Operations IPT/DCS for the provision of diving and ROV underwater survey services for the UK coastal and inland waters.
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NewsDeep dive wing development rewarded
One of the problems in towing an instrument underwater is the long length of cable required to get the device down to depth. JW Fishers have developed a universal wing called the DDW-1 Deep Dive Wing to help overcome this problem.
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NewsLunar lands largest tidal power deal
Further evidence that UK renewable energy developers are far ahead of their government comes with news that tidal power company Lunar Energy has signed an agreement with Korean Midland Power Co which will create a giant 300 turbine field in the Wando Hoenggan Water Way off the South Korean coast.
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NewsNew Rhine terminal is first of its kind
Europe’ s first container terminal to be built inland entirely for operation by global shipping majors has been completed and inaugurated in Europe’ s biggest inland port, Duisburg, after construction costing around € 20m.
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NewsMonitoring upgrade for nuclear fuel vessels
Sonardyne International Ltd has completed the latest stage of a programme to upgrade a unique monitoring system that it installed aboard nuclear fuel transport ships over 20 years ago.
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NewsMaintenance free personal monitoring instrument
Flexible and easily adjusted to suit the specific requirements of different personal monitoring applications, the new Draeger X-am gas detection instrument provides accurate, reliable measurement of one to five gases.
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NewsChichester Working Boats Festival a success
Twenty colourful working boats lined the jetty at Itchenor for the Harbour Working Boats Festival last month to give the public a valuable insight into life onboard working vessels in Chichester Harbour.
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News'Riverdance' wreck will be dismantled on site
Work has started on the task of dismantling the wreck of the ferry ' Riverdance' , now lying on the beach at Blackpool on the north-west coast of England. After a lengthy evaluation process, the owner of Riverdance produced plans to dismantle the ship in situ on the grounds that ...
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News'Earthrace' away on biofuel record attempt
Earthrace, a 78' wave piercing trimaran powerboat that runs as a carbon neutral project exclusively on 100% biodiesel started an attempt to break the round the world speed record late last month.
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Sustainable oceans forum
The National Oceanography Centre in Southampton UK will host a major international Ocean Stewardship Forum on 17 - 18 June.
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Gensets get a jump
American marine diesel genset and propulsion engine manufacturer Northern Lights has introduced 4.5 to 30kW gensets.
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Seafair Haven Flourishing
Milford Haven Port Authority' s Seafair Haven festival has attracted the interest of over 200 traditional and classic craft that will visit Pembrokeshire UK between 18 to 25 June.
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Legal Maritime Date
A date has been confirmed for the International Legal Maritime Conference taking place in the Italian port city of Ancona next month (see MJ February, page 17).
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NewsITC fleet continue to expand in 35th Anniversary year
Dutch towage contractor ITC celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2008 and can now report substantial expansion in its fleet and business. A couple of years ago the company, which had previously concentrated almost exclusively on long distance towage and salvage, decided to move into the offshore sector.
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Springtime deliveries for Holyhead Towing
The Holyhead Towing Company Ltd continues it ongoing newbuild programme with a rash of deliveries during the months of spring and early summer. During April the company took delivery of two new vessels, one of which was the multi-purpose work vessel Ak Tue.
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Newsworld's first tug with a 'Dynamic Towing System' ready for trials
The towage industry awaits with great interest the introduction of the first ‘ dynamic towing system’ fitted to a purpose built full size tug.
