Marine Civils – Page 43
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NewsSeaVex refurbishment wins German plaudits
After a 4 week refurbishment of the recently acquired SeaVex, UK- headquartered subsea cable specialist Pharos Offshore currently has a team of 7 personnel manning the Mass Flow Excavator ready for a cable burial project in the Wesser estuary in Germany.
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NewsVersatile jack-up walks over water
‘WaveWalker 1’, the award-winning ‘walking jack-up barge’ (JUB), especially made to operate in rough seas and surf zones, on beaches and other intertidal locations, has been proving its worth on a range of contracts. Since delivery in October 2012, different projects have seen it deployed in four different countries and ...
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Septentrio introduces next generation GNSS reference receiver
Belgium-headquartered Septentrio, a provider of GNSS receivers has announced the launch of its next generation Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver for precise scientific and geodetic applications – the PolaRx5.
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NewsPipelayer purchase
International marine construction specialist Bisso Marine, headquartered in Mississippi, USA has announced its acquisition of the offshore pipelay industry''s stalwart derrick/pipelay barge ‘Global Iroquois’. The 400 foot x 100 foot x 30 foot laybarge has performed pipelay operations worldwide and will be renamed ‘Bisso Iroquois’.
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NewsCoring Camera
UK-based bespoke marine engineering company Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has announced the release of an innovative new camera system designed to be mounted to deep sea sediment corers.
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NewsPrecision positioning
The third generation of Norwegian Kongsberg Maritime’s de facto industry standard High Precision Acoustic Positioning and Navigation System – HiPAP, is now available. Claimed to be smaller, lighter, more durable and accurate than ever, HiPAP 502 sets new standards for subsea position reference systems. It is designed to support the ...
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NewsLinkspans refurbished at Woolwich
UK-headquartered specialist contractor AMCO has recently completed a refurbishment and upgrade of the four loading bridges, or linkspans for the Woolwich ferry in London, UK.
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NewsNemo interconnector link
DeepOcean 1 UK, a British subsidiary of Dutch DeepOcean Group Holding BV has announced that it has been awarded a contract by J-Power Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd., for the provision of all marine works for the Nemo Link Interconnector Project.
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News£1.1bn Gibraltar development
A major marina development that is scheduled to start construction on the east side of Gibraltar is being undertaken as part of a significant development to make Gibraltar a more attractive home for super yachts. Previously all of the marina development in this British Overseas Territory has been focussed on ...
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NewsJetty removal at Portsmouth
A specialist heavy lifting barge has begun removing large sections of a redundant 110-year-old jetty from Portsmouth International Port, UK.
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News‘Acta Orion’ launched
Acta Marine and CIG shipbuilding have reported that the newbuild construction support vessel of the Dutch marine operator Acta Marine ‘Acta Orion’, was christened at a naming ceremony held at the port of Harlingen, The Netherlands.
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NewsNearshore wireline CPT
Wireline Cone Penetration Testing has proven itself in deep offshore investigations but according to Kim Hodgson, nearshore projects manager at Lankelma (a UK-based wireline CPT specialist), this investigation technology has also been shown to be a viable alternative to traditional top-push techniques for nearshore projects.
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NewsNaviModel software upgraded
Denmark’s Eiva A/S has upgraded its popular 4D data modelling and visualisation tool NaviModel; part of its NaviSuite group of software.
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NewsModelling coastal discharge
Hawaii, USA-headquartered Makai Ocean Engineering is expanding its environmental and coastal modelling services for clients who discharge into, or withdraw from, the world’s oceans, lakes, and reservoirs.
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NewsSeptentrio launch
Belgian-headquartered GNSS positioning heavyweight Septentrio has announced the AsteRx-U, an all-in-one receiver with UHF radio, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth cellular modem together with a L-band receiver and spectrum analyzer.
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NewsVibrocorer for Belgium
OSIL (Ocean Scientific International Ltd) has supplied the Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) with a high-powered Vibrocorer system.
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NewsProgress on Venice flood barriers
The challenge of protecting the ancient city of Venice from the sea has been a long saga. Increasing high tide levels within the sensitive Venice lagoon have seen many sections of the city flooded.
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NewsHeading for 400 turbine installations
Netherlands-headquartered Doedijns, a specialist in engineered hydraulic and pneumatic solutions has recently supplied the complete hydraulic system for a pile gripper frame to Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems.
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NewsFlemish takeover
Jan De Nul NV, a subsidiary of Jan De Nul Group, has taken over the Belgian company Algemene Ondernemingen Soetaert NV, subject to the approval of the Belgian Competition Authority.
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NewsNorderney ferry terminal
The first construction phase of a new ferry terminal on the small East Frisian island of Norderney in the North Sea off the German coast is for completion September.
