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Jan de Nul Busy in Caribbean
Jan de Nul has provided an update on its recent activities in the Caribbean region.
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NewsDe-watering Rig Bound for Singapore
Ballast Ham Dredging says it will be shipping the largest vertical drainage rig in the world to a project in Singapore later this year. The jumbo rig can sink vertical drains to a depth of 60m. The equipment will be put through its paces on a construction site in the ...
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Royal Boskalis Orders in Nigeria and Singapore
Royal Boskalis Westminster, the Dutch dredging company, has acquired a substantial order in Singapore for the construction of a large outfall in the Changi area.
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NewsVandalism Delays Boatlift Inauguration
The public opening of The Falkirk Wheel in the UK, which was scheduled for 1 May, is now unlikely to take place until June at the earliest because of damage caused by vandalism.
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NewsTemperature Monitor Warns of Variance in Boatbuild Composites
A new product from Letchworth UK-based dataTaker Ltd can be used in the marine industries to monitor the temperature of composites during construction.
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NewsTie Rod Protection for Scottish Ferry Berth
Mowlem Marine is constructing a new berth for Scrabster Harbour Trust, Thurso Bay, for ferries to Stromness in the Orkney Islands. Consulting engineers are the Babtie Group.
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NewsSelf-Closing Quayside Flood Barrier
Working in collaboration with a consortium of companies, Holland''s Van den Noort Innovations has designed a self-closing flood barrier, the Self-Closing Waterdam (SCW).
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NewsBay Watch Controls Cardiff Barrage
ABB Utilities Automation has completed a major upgrade for the Cardiff Barrage control system to provide fully automatic control of the five sluice gates, which now open and close in response to the estuary tides and the water level in the bay behind the barrage. It also provides control of ...
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NewsMP Spotlights Anti-Glare Success
Solar Solve, the South Shields UK-based manufacturer of anti-glare roller screens for navigation and control room windows, has been so successful in penetrating foreign markets that its Member of Parliament, David Milliband, came to see the company at work.
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Alfred Cheyne Finds Overseas Projects for New Winch Designs
Scottish winch manufacturer Alfred Cheyne Engineering (ACE) has reacted to a downturn in its traditional fishing industry market by investing in new design and quality systems which have allowed the company to target larger and more specialist marine winching projects and customers overseas.
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METOCUKHO Licensing Agreement
Metoc of Liphook, Hampshire has signed a licensing agreement with the UK Hydrographic Officer under which it will supply Admiralty charts in a geographical information system (GIS)-compatible vector format.
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NewsNew Klein Advanced All-digital Sonar
US sidescan sonar specialist Klein has launched a new advanced all-digital Model 3000 system featuring improved transducers, circuitry and designs adapted from its Model 5000 multibeam-focused sonar equipment.
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NewsJ P Knight Extend ISM Accreditation
In the same year that they celebrate their 110 years in the towage business, Medway based J P Knight Ltd have announced further International Safety Management (ISM) accreditation within the group.
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News21st Century Restoration of 19th Century Boatlift
One of Britain''s most magnificent examples of Victorian engineering, the Anderton Boat Lift in Cheshire has been formally reopened following restoration which features a modern electrohydraulic system designed and installed by Bosch Rexroth.
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GII/150 Voith Propulsion Units Used in Unique Barge Thruster
A joint venture with Rivertech Systems and Edison Chouest Offshore of the USA, Kongsberg Simrad of Norway and Voith Schiffstechnik Gmbh of Heidenheim, has resulted in a unique new vessel to assist with push towing.
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NewsPublic inquiry Over UK Port Plans
The Port of Harwich in the UK has confirmed that the proposed £ 300m development of new facilities at Bathside Bay will be delayed by an as yet unknown period after the UK government ordered a public inquiry into the plan.
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NewsTransas Group Turns Ten
The Transas Group celebrated 10 years as an international supplier of marine software and systems last month with events at its world headquarters in Portsmouth UK.
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V.Ships Goes Offshore
The Monaco-headquartered V.Ships Group has formed a new company to further develop its involvement in the offshore industry. V.Ships Offshore has established an office in Aberdeen, Scotland.
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Gwadar Port Work gets Underway
The first consignment of equipment for the construction of the new deep water port at Gwadar arrived in Pakistan in early March.
