All News articles – Page 520
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NewseLoran joint venture
The founders of Chronos in the UK and UrsaNav in the US have formed a new joint venture with the aim of establishing Loran on a commercial basis as a back-up system to provide position and timing information currently provided by satellite systems.
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NewsKOTUG and Boskalis establish joint venture
Dutch companies KOTUG International B.V and Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V have reached an agreement on the merger of their European harbour towage operations.
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Ocean Signal appoints Marinplus AS
UK based Ocean Signal has appointed Marinplus AB as its exclusive distributor in Sweden.
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NewsCatch 22 for cold weather kit
Resolving issues around the winches for the ‘Neil Armstrong’ research vessel proved quite a puzzle, Hitesh Patel of US based Allied Systems told MJ.
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NewsReducing tension headaches
It is quite simple says Ross Cowie, project engineer of ACE Winches’ design team: “Electrically powered lifting gear, with electronic interfaces, offer better control.” And this is exactly what some projects demand.
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NewsWorkhorse 'Voe Earl' excels in salvage debut
Dismantling of the ill-fated cruise ship Costa Concordia is now well underway at the Port of Pra Voltri, Genoa in Italy.
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WODCON XXI heads for Miami
WODCON, the biggest event on the international dredging community’s calendar, will take place this year on 13-17 June at the Hyatt regency Hotel in Miami USA.
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IADC in Moscow forum
René Kolman, secretary general of the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) will be presenting a paper at the Third International Forum of Dredging Companies in Moscow on February 25, 2016.
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NewsDEME secures €150m in dredging contracts
The Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME has recently secured several international dredging contracts with a total contract value of €150m.
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NewsJim Wilson CBE
It is with regret that we report the death of Jim Wilson CBE who died in December after a short battle with Cancer. Jim was widely known and respected throughout the UK marine industry over the last 60 years, having commenced his career as a seagoing engineer before returning to ...
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Award for Maasvlakte 2
The construction of the Port of Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte 2 expansion has been recognised by the award of the Prof. dr. ir. J.F. Agema Prize, which is awarded every five years to an innovative marine engineering work that was designed or constructed by a Dutch party.
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NewsDiversity drives Italdraghe’s record year
Italy-based dredger and dredging equipment manufacturer Italdraghe has reported a busy and successful 2015, with activity reaching record setting dimensions.
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NewsAST Marine contract to supply CWind
UK based AST Maritime Sciences has won a contract to supply CWind with AST-Planned Maintenance System software on board its fleet of vessels.
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NewsDamen launches Russian trailer in Vietnam
The Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Group has launched an ice class trailing suction hopper dredger for the Russian Port Agency, FSUE Rosmorport.
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NewsMTG gets its teeth into Europort
Barcelona, Spain-based MTG Systems used the occasion of the recent Europort exhibition to introduce DMET, a hammerless system for replacing cutter suction dredger teeth which promises to maximise productivity.
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NewsDredging solutions abundant in Rotterdam
Nearly 250 members of the dredging community gathered in Rotterdam last November for CEDA Dredging Days, which ran concurrently with the Europort exhibition.
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Hydro 2016 set for Germany
Abstracts of papers for presentation at the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ (IFHS) 24th symposium and exhibition to be held in Rostock-Warnemunde from 8-10 November are now required by organisers of the major three-day event, The German Hydrographic Society (DHyG).
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Caris database for Swedish Hydrographic Office
The Swedish Hydrographic Office, part of the governmental Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) in Norrköping, has commissioned a Caris Hydrographic Production Database (HPD) as its basic system for current and future management of spatial data as well as efficient production of paper and electronic charts.
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Kongsberg extends HiPaP range of positioning systems
Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime has extended its HiPaP range of widely adopted high precision acoustic positioning and navigation systems with introduction of what it calls a new third-generation model, HiPaP 502.
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NewsTime-tagged lidar for vessel-based surveys
Renishaw, the Gloucestershire, UK-based multinational engineering organisation, has expanded its series of mobile 3D mapping systems with development of a low-cost, low-maintenance laser scanner specifically designed for hydrographic applications.
