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NewsWorld's First Offshore Tidal Current Turbine Installed
A potentially significant new category of marine construction activity emerged in late May when the world''s first offshore tidal current turbine was successfully installed approximately 3km to the northeast of Lynmouth off the coast of North Devon UK.
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NewsThames Wind Farm Survey Completed
Thales GeoSolutions '' environmental and metocean services division has completed a 13 month oceanographic measurement programme in the outer Thames estuary. The programme was completed for Hydrosearch and is part of a pre-development study for a proposed offshore windfarm.
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Estuary Studies Completed
A 15-month study of tidal, fluvial and sedimentary processes and ecological mapping of the Lune estuary and eastern shores of Morecambe Bay has recently been completed by Hydrosurveys of Kenilworth, Warwickshire on behalf of Lancaster City Council .
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Sustainability Research Study on Coastal Defences at Roa Island
A vital causeway that links the residents of Roa Island, just off the northwest coast of England, to the mainland at Rampside in Morecambe Bay, Cumbria, is the focus of important sustainability research after being identified in a Government initiated Shoreline Management Plan that ensures each coastal county in the ...
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Conference Highlights Key Coast Defence Issues
The proceedings of a recent conference addressing coastal defences and breakwaters and their design and construction will soon be available on the web, at http: //conzone.org.uk.
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NewsSanmar Introduce the First of the 'Nehir' Class
Turkish tug owner and builder Sanmar Denizcilik Makina ve Ticaret Ltd of Istanbul has completed the first of two 22.5m Nehir class twin-screw tugs. The first vessel Nehir is now in service with the company''s own fleet and sister-ship Nehir II will be launched by the middle of July.
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NewsRowing Course Challenge for Dredging Contractor
The specialist UK dredging and earthworks contractor Land and Water Services Ltd isundertaking the highly complex construction of an Olympic standard 2.2 km long rowing course at Caversham in Berkshire. To undertake the project, Land and Water areusing combinations of floating and land based plant and is employing the very ...
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Terminal Chalks up First Year Success
What is said to be Europes most advanced handling facility, the unique high-tech Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) in Hamburg has handled morethan half a million TEUs in its first year of operation.
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NewsShipbuilding Century Closes at Woolston
The launch last month of HMS Mersey brought an end to nearly 100 years of shipbuilding for the British Royal Navy by VT (formerly Vosper Thornycroft ) at its Woolston shipyard in Southampton.
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NewsSmall Footprint Cat Powers New RNLI Lifeboat
A new class of RNLI lifeboat designated as the FSB II (Fast Slipway Boat) has been in planned development since 1994 and will replace the archetypal Tyne Class lifeboat that has delivered outstanding service around the UK''s shores for more than 20 years. The FSB II will be entering the ...
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NewsGeotechnical Survey Precedes Canary Wharf Development
A detailed marine site investigation has been completed in London which will be used in the design and construction of the proposed BP4 tower development at the Canary Wharf complex on the Isle of Dogs. The major geotechnical survey was conducted by Cornwall UK based Seacore for client Canary Wharf ...
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NewsA New Canadian Tug for European Operators
When the new tug Stevns Ocean arrived in Europe a few weeks ago and was offered for deep sea towage it created a great deal of interest. The tug, reported to be the first of a pair, was constructed in Canada for Nordane Shipping A/S of Svenborg, Denmark.
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NewsRynwaal Shipyards is Busy with Work for Nigeria
Rynwaal Shipyards based at Hardinxveld-Giessendam recently completed the two versatile ASD tugs Ohafia and Zaranda for use in Nigerian harbours and coastal waters. The pair are part of an order from the Nigerian Ports Authority for six tugs to three different specifications. A number of smaller vessels have already been ...
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NewsIHC Systems Forsees Slowdown of Newbuild Boom
The Netherlands dredging electronics specialists IHCSystems BV have reported a slowdown of the extended boom years during which it has supplied equipment for an unprecedented wave of newbuilding trailing suction hopper dredgers, jumbo trailers, and cutter suction dredgers.
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Portsmouth Proposals for Marine Works Bonanza
Proposals unveiled last month for a major £ 200m revamp of Portsmouth Naval Base to accommodate a new generation of larger warships include dredging the existing fairway 10ft deeper or creating a completely new channel which would pass near the wreck site of Henry VIII''s flagship, the Mary Rose .
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Humber Work Boats Branches Out
Marine and dredging specialists Humber Work Boats of Grimsby are now offering a hydrographic capability for northern Europe.
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NewsMarine Finance From Dragon Boating Champ
Bank of Scotland Marine Finance , whose expanding focus on the commercial marine sector was evidenced by its participation as an exhibitor at seawork2003 last month, employs people whose involvement in marine pursuits extends to outside of working hours.
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NewsBespoke Hydrographic Winch for 'RRS Discovery'
Kent UK based Lebus International Engineers hasdesigned and manufactured a versatile self-contained hydrographic winch to meet the requirements of the Ocean Engineering Division of the Southampton Oceanography Centre to carry out survey work to full ocean depth.
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NewsHalmatic Delivers 'Farset of Belfast'
The quest of leading boatbuilder VT Halmatic to enter the steel workboat market has taken a substantial step forward with the recent delivery of the tug/workboat Farset of Belfast .
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News'Autostrads' Lift Fisherman's Island Efficiency
Port operators worldwide will make note of the excellent results achieved at the automated straddle carrier terminal at Fisherman''s Island Berth 7 in Brisbane, Australia.
