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French Order for Seismic Integrated Positioning System
French seismic survey company CGG has acquired three SIPS 2 seismic integrated positioning systems from Yateley-based Sonardyne International for real-time positioning of streamers in support of high-resolution 3D surveys aboard its vessels Mistral, Fohn and Harmattan.
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European Support for Japanese Dredger
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Japan has called upon European dredging expertise to help it build the largest dredger ever produced in that country, a 10,000m 3capacity trailing suction hopper dredger for the Suez Canal Authority. The vessel will be used to maintain dredged depths in entrance channels to the ...
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News'Prestige' Disaster Launches Massive Response
Oil from the sunken tanker Prestige continued to wash onto the beaches and pollute the rich fishing waters of north west Spain earlier this month as a major oil pollution response operation was underway and the ramifications of yet another major environmental disaster echoed across Europe.
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NewsNew Low-cost Sidescan Sonar European Demos
Destined for demonstrations throughout Europe early in the new year is a new compact low-cost portable sidescan sonar from Marine Sonic Technology (MSTL) of Virginia, the Centurion Sea Scan. Designed for search and recovery operations, it can be operational within minutes and needs only a 12V DC power source.
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NewsIll-fated Small Yard Finally Delivers Strelasund
Small Rhine-based shipbuilder Neue Germersheimer Werft has applied for bankruptcy proceedings, becoming the third well-known shipyard in Germany to end up in financial difficulties this year.
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NewsDeep Water Jetty for New Orkney Ferry Service
A new deep water jetty for the ro-ro ferries - the Hjaltland and Hrossey - has achieved ''minimum berthing status'' at Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands, and is on course for completion next year, at which time it will also begin to be used by the large number of cruise ...
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NewsSilt Curtains Please Malta Divers
Netherlands based Oil Control Systems (OCS) have provided silt curtains to protect a famous diving area in Malta from siltation originating at the nearby construction of a ferry teminal extension.
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Completion of Seven-year Irish Deep-water Survey
The Geological Survey of Ireland in Dublin reports completion of the deep-water section of its seven-year Euro 32m National Seabed Survey project aimed at mapping an offshore area ten times larger than Ireland itself.
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Three-year Contract Will Monitor Stability of Dubai Coastline
The EmuDome Joint Venture - a joint venture is between Emu Ltd in the UK and Dome International, headquartered in Abu Dhabi - has been awarded a three-year contract to monitor the stability of the entire coastline of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
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South Coast Shipping Renamed RMC Marine
Southampton UK based South Coast Shipping has been renamed RMC Marine Ltd to bring the firm further into line with its parent company''s corporate identity.
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Civic Work at Muck and Rum
The Highland Council in Scotland in the UK is taking immediate steps to ensure that work is completed as quickly as possible on new berthing facilities at the Small Isles of Muck and Rum.
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News'Tong Tan' Launch Marks IHC's Chinese Century
IHC Holland continues its steady output of small to medium sized trailing suction hopper dredgers with the recent launch and naming ceremony for Tong Tan, built for China''s CHEC/Tianjin Dredging Company (TDC).
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News'Centaur' Set To Be Shetland Workhorse
The Alexander Noble & Sons yard at Girvan on the West Coast of Scotland last month delivered the latest vessel in a long line of specialist workboats it has completed since moving into the sector from its traditional role as a builder of fishing boats.
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NewsSouth Cat Workboat Lands Record Catch
South Boats have launched the fifteenth catamaran to be built at their Isle of Wight yard.
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CEDA Dredging Days Call for Papers
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has announced a Call for Papers to be presented at CEDA Dredging Days, which will be held 20 and 21 November 2003 at the Amsterdam RAI in conjunction with Europort.
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NewsDavid Brown Gears Up for Gas Turbine Transmission
Huddersfield UK based David Brown Engineering has been awarded a contract to design and build an advanced technology, high speed accessory drive gearbox for use on the WR-21, a new generation intercooled recuperated gas turbine power plant being developed jointly by Northrop Grumman of the USA and Rolls Royce in ...
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British Government Shows Commitment for Offshore Windfarms
The British Government has shown its commitment to marine renewables as an energy source by designating large areas of shallow coastal sea as suitable locations for developing offshore windfarms.
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NewsBreakthrough in VTS Training at South Tyneside
South Tyneside College has become the first institution to receive MCA approval for VTS Supervisor Advancement Training. The breakthrough comes less than two years after the College was first to receive accreditation for the provision of basic training in VTS.
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Compensation Land Earmarked for Bathside Bay Development
As part of its plans to develop a modern container terminal at Bathside Bay, Hutchison Ports (UK) Limited, owner of Harwich International Port, is proposing to create compensatory intertidal mudflat through alterations to the positions of sea walls.
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Crystal Ball on Coastal Futures Rolls Into London
The excellent Coastal Futures Conference returns to London on 22 and 23 January 2003.
