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Extended Sidescan Sonar Range
US sidescan sonar exponents EdgeTech have extended their series of systems with development of the 4700-DFX, a dual-frequency unit capable of high resolution imagery at increased ranges and tow speeds.
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Big Order for Taken Over TSs
Swiss based Allseas Group, a major global offshore pipelaying and subsea construction company, has ordered four TSS 440 pipetrackers for installation on its new Schilling ROVs together with Reson dual head SeaBat 7125 multibeam sounders.
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Marine Measurement Forum Upcoming
Sonardyne International is to host the 42nd Marine Measurement Forum at the DeVere Warbrook House and Grange in Eversley, Hook, Hampshire UK on Tuesday 15 April.
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NewsOlympic Games Marine Works Underway
Poole UK based Jenkins Marine is currently working towards helping Britain achieving it’ s Olympic dream. Work is underway in Portland, Dorset, in preparation for the sailing events associated with the Games.
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NewsItalians Build Complex Research Vessel
India’ s National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) has taken delivery of the multi-purpose oceanographic ship Sagar Nidhi (Pearl of the Oceans) from Fincantieri’ s Muggiano Shipyard in La Spezia.
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NewsInvestment Boost for Wave Energy
Scottish wave energy company, AWS Ocean Energy, has secured new investments from Shell Technology Ventures Fund 1 B.V. (STV Fund), an affiliate of Royal Dutch Shell plc, and the investment fund The Tudor BVI Global Portfolio L.P. (Tudor).
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NewsVan Oord Completes The World
Dutch Dredging and marine contractor Van Oord has completed the prestigious land reclamation project The World in the emirate of Dubai. The World is a group of 300 artificial islands 4 km off the coast of Dubai that have been shaped in the form of the continents.
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NewsPort of Stralsund Completes ¢14m Expansion
The German Baltic seaport of Stralsund has completed a two year, € 14 expansion which has created three new berths and a new handling area in the Suedhafen district.
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NewsNorwegian takeover of Crevi Davit
Noreq AS, the Norwegian manufacturer and supplier of maritime deck equipment, has acquired the Bergen based davit manufacturer Crevi Davit AS.
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World First for WFS Consortium
What is claimed as the world' s first wireless RF underwater broadband data link, Type S5510, has been launched by a consortium headed by Wireless Fibre Systems of Livingston, Scotland.
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NewsWear a woolly hat for charity next week
The international seafaring charity, Sailors' Society, has announced its popular Woolly Hat Week returns from the 6 to 13 February this year, with a slightly different twist.
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NewsDouble Deck Equipment Package for Holyhead
Having recently supplied the deck machinery package for Holyhead Towing Company' s new 35m tug, North Sea Winches has just completed manufacturing an almost identical package for the same customer. Winches are also being built for a 24m tug and designs are on the board for 60 ton winches ...
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NewsBigger Lift for Bigger Tugs
The family run business of Colle Towing Inc, which operates tugboats on the Pascagoula River in Mississippi USA, has recently taken delivery of its second Marine Travelift. The new 600C boat hoist is seen as an investment that will contribute to the strengthening of the business for future generations.
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NewsPreffered Found 2007 an Uplifting Year
Preffered Marine Cranes celebrated a successful year in 2007 and managed to draw successful contracts even in what they term as a somewhat erratic market. The company was able to supply a range of knuckleboom and stiff boom cranes from their Italian (Effer) and German (Global Davits) suppliers.
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Safer Deck Operations Takes Off
Rolls-Royce launched its Safer Deck Operations (SDO) system for offshore anchor handlers back in 2006, and since then four vessels with SDO have gone into service and 35 more orders for new vessels are in place.
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NewsPassive Damping for Regional Support Vessels
S E Hydraulics (SEH) have designed and supplied an innovative passive damping system to BP' s four new Regional Support Vessels (RSVs) working out of Aberdeen.BP have commissioned and procured the new RSVs to deliver their new North Sea rescue and recovery arrangements.
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Voith Takes AIR
Ship propulsion systems specialist Voith Turbo GmbH & Co KG has acquired a majority share in AIR Fertigung-Technologie GmbH & Co KG, with whom it has been working for the past two years.
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Ports Expertise Expanded
The BMT Group has acquired the ports and shipping consultancy Baxter Eadie Ltd, which has expertise in port planning and development, market surveys, traffic forecasting, statistical and risk analysis, management, and financial modelling.
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STG Joins CEMT
The German Society for Maritime Technology (STG) became a member of the Confederation of European Maritime Technology at CEMT' s recent board meeting in Hamburg, joining member institutions from the UK, Poland, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Italy.
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Surf Harbour's Past
New sections added to the Chichester Harbour Conservancy' s website enables users to see what sediments have been deposited in the harbour over the last 10,000 years an thus learn about the changing harbour landscape and how it was used.
