All News articles – Page 1106
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NewsCostain Completes Work at Felixstowe
The Port of Felixstowe in the UK has celebrated the official opening of a 270m extension to its Trinity Terminal , known as Trinity III 2 , which was built by Costain Marine .
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NewsDover Ramp Contract Completed
Edmund Nuttall Ltd successfully installed prefabricated vehicle and passenger walkway ramps last month under their design and construct contract with Dover Harbour Board UK for the new Pier F and Berths 8 & 9.
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NewsGreen Machines Complete Underwater Pipeline
The Bewl-Darwell Water Transfer Scheme is a £ 25m project being carried out by Southern Water and South East Water in the UK to help safeguard water supplies.
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NewsUMC Goes Into Hull Cleaning
UMC International Plc have decided to launch a range of hull cleaning equipment based on the huge global interest shown in their Mini Pamper hull cleaning machine, which features technology adapted to underwater cleaning. Its advanced cleaning mechanism has scrub pressure control, allowing the diver to ensure only the required ...
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NewsNorMar Launches as Lifeboat Choice
Norwegian Maritime Equipment AS has developed a new range of lifeboats and rescue boats which includes enclosed lifeboats and free fall lifeboats as well as semi-enclosed lifeboats and rescue boats.
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NewsSeaBats for Bristol and London
The Port of Bristol has completed installation of a Reson SeaBat 8101 multibeam echosounder on its survey vessel, Isambard Brunel .
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NewsBuilding a Bridge to Choice
Rotterdam''s Alphatron Marine is delivering an alternative to standardised integrated bridge consoles with the introduction of the new Alphabridge design concept, which enables shipyards and owners to select the wheelhouse equipment they would like to install rather than be made to accept a full package from a single manufacturer.
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NewsTalks Underway on More German SWATH Boats
Abeking & Rasmussen hasreported it is in ''intensive negotiations'' about further repeat orders for small SWATH pilot tenders after delivering the 25.65m long Wangeroog to German waterway and shipping administration (WSV) authorities.
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NewsFast Travel to London Boat Show
With the London Boat Show returning to the ExCel Exhibition Centre on 6-16 January, visitors wishing to get into a maritime mood en-route can travel to the event by high speed catamaran and shuttle coach from six central London piers. The ExCel Express , operated by Thames Clippers, will be ...
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Port of Koper Coping Better
The Slovenian Port of Koper , which receives some 2,000 ship calls per year, has installed a Transas AIS Network System procured by the Slovenian Maritime Directorate . The new system covers the whole of the Slovenian coastline and helps operators to observe the traffic situation not only within the ...
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Swathe Bathymetry Seminar
The Southampton Institute is to stage a third Swathe Bathymetry seminar on multibeam and other sounding methods, at its Sir James Matthews Conference Centre from 18-19 January.
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Royal Haskoning Commissioned to Supervise Technical Work on Russian Storm Surge Barrier
St Petersburg in Russia repeatedly has to contend with serious flooding, and in October 2004 consultants Royal Haskoning were commissioned to supervise the technical work on a storm surge barrier that will prevent flooding in the future.
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Barcelona Sees Shortsea Future
The Spanish Port of Barcelona is focusing on growing shortsea traffic and has allocated part of its ongoing expansion for a dedicated terminal to accommodate the sector. Port authority chairman Joaquim Coello told a recent shortsea conference in Barcelona that the creation of new port capacity, alongside economic and strategic ...
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Contract Awards
Marine Support Services (1) Glasgow, UK; (2) Ministry of Defence, Glasgow; (3) Marine-base support services for the Portsmouth International Festival of the Sea 2005.
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NewsRNLI Lifeboat Woman Awarded Gallantry Medal
The RNLI has announced that Porthcawl helmsman Aileen Jones is to be awarded the Institution''s Bronze Medal for Gallantry for her part in the rescue of two fishermen on August 24, 2004. Aileen is the first lifeboat woman in 116 years to be given such an accolade, the last medal ...
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Veripos Extends DGPS Network to Asia-Pacific Regions
Aberdeen-based Veripos has extended its dual-frequency satellite-delivered Differential GPS service for offshore users in Asia-Pacific regions with establishment of new operational facilities in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
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NewsChinese Yard Builds a Large ASD Tug for the Mediterranean
An interesting new azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tug is due to enter service in the Mediterranean early next year.
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NewsRavestein's Linkspan Lifts Dunkirk's Ro-Ro Ambitions
The photograph which appeared on page 115 of the November 2004 MJ toaccompany David Foxwell''s article about new ro-ro linkspan standards has an interesting story of its own.
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NewsNew Terminal Tugs Romulo and Remo are Ahead of Schedule.
Two important new terminal tugs are rapidly nearing completion in Spain at the Astilleros Balenciaga Shipyard in Zumaia. To be named Romulo and Remo , the tugs are to join the fleet of Remolcadores de Puerto y Altura SA - ''Repasa'' at Tarragona.
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NewsOuter Bristol Channel Could be New Aggregates Source
A three-year study which is due to be completed in March 2006 is being used to determine whether the waters of the Outer Bristol Channel in the UK are an area that may have marine aggregate resource potential in the future, Maritime Journal has learned.
