All News articles – Page 612

  • Humber RIBs can be optimised for a variety of commercial functions: in this case fishery protection
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    Half a century of RIBs

    2014-10-16T10:16:00Z

    Humber RIBs is one of the major British builders of RIBs and has made a considerable reputation for itself in the commercial and military sector. This year the company hits a significant milestone: 50 years of RIB building.

  • The DWDR project aims to regenerate the Port of Dover
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    Dover explores new opportunities

    2014-10-15T16:54:00Z

    The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has approved the UK’s Dover Harbour Board’s application for additional powers – a move that will generate new opportunities and ensure the port stays at the top of its game.

  • The 'Maersk Lifter', the first vessel to arrive at the new quay
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    Montrose upgrade

    2014-10-15T16:07:00Z

    A major £6m quay upgrade for the UK’s Montrose Port Authority (MPA) has now been completed in a move that will enhance the harbour’s capacity for handling larger cargo and oil and gas ships, enabling it to broaden its scope of vessel services.

  • 'Arctic Explorer' descends in an ice hole
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    Underwater technology aids search for Franklin expedition shipwrecks

    2014-10-15T14:48:00Z

    Early in September, a team of Canadian underwater archaeologists discovered the wreck of the ''HMS Erebus'' in the eastern stretches of the Queen Maud Gulf off the coast of Canada.

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    OceanWise addresses 5th EIHC

    2014-10-14T16:27:00Z

    The importance of hydrography and its role in an increasingly geospatially enabled world took centre stage at the 5th Extraordinary International Hydrographic Conference in Monaco recently. UK specialist, OceanWise''s director, John Pepper presented on the status and future of Marine SDI (spatial data infrastructure).

  • Global Ocean Committee co-chair José María Figueres
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    IMO Secretary-General welcomes Global Ocean Commission report

    2014-10-14T16:09:00Z

    International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has welcomed the recently-published report of the Global Ocean Commission (GOC), ‘From Decline to Recovery: A Rescue Package for the Global Ocean’, and its call for enhanced action at all levels to mitigate the threats to the global oceans described in the ...

  • 'Reef Despina' in Dock at Port of Blyth
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    Reef Subsea expands into Blyth

    2014-10-14T11:50:00Z

    Reef Subsea has signed a service agreement with the Port of Blyth, UK for a new storage, maintenance and mobilisation facility as part of the company’s continued growth plan. The new facility provides 1800m2 of serviced internal and external storage space for asset maintenance and storage combined with office facilities ...

  • ICS Secretary General, Peter Hinchliffe
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    ICS legislation concern

    2014-10-14T11:03:00Z

    The smooth running of the well-established global regime for compensation from oil pollution from ships may be under serious threat, due to a decision by governments to wind up the 1971 International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund (IOPCF), claims the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the global trade association for shipowners.

  • The dive system incorporates the latest mechanical and electrical design requirements
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    DSCV Contract

    2014-10-14T10:43:00Z

    Unique Hydra, a division of Unique Maritime Group, an integrated turnkey subsea and offshore solutions provider, has announced that it has been selected by Ultra Deep Solutions to design, build and integrate the dive system for a multipurpose Diving Support Construction Vessel (DSCV).

  • The vessel has a 17ft beam which extends forward and aft with a clear and spacious working deck
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    14m GRP trawler launched

    2014-10-14T10:02:00Z

    The latest Seahawk B46 has been launched – to be operated out of Looe, Cornwall, UK. Designed by Gary Mitchell, the Seahawk B46 has been built for Richard Chapman who will also skipper the boat.

  • VideoRay Vice President of Sales and Marketing Chris Gibson, EIVA Service & Production Manager Per William Hansen, and VideoRay Channel Sales Manager Shawn Devlin
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    EIVA and VideoRay

    2014-10-13T16:35:00Z

    Denmark- based EIVA has been appointed as an authorised VideoRay Service Centre. EIVA is an engineering company with more than 35 years’ experience in the offshore construction and survey industry. EIVA is a long-standing authorised representative of VideoRay, having sold numerous underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROV) of the worldwide leader ...

  • The latest windfarm boat under construction at Burgess
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    Burgess expands into new build

    2014-10-13T16:07:00Z

    As first reported in last month’s ‘Maritime Journal’, the UK''s Burgess Marine has supplemented its established shiprepair business and Trafalgar Yacht Management subsidiary by moving into new build with the acquisition of Meercat Workboats Ltd.

  • Scheduled to go online in 2019, the platform will be installed nearly 100km off the German coast
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    Convertor platform go-ahead

    2014-10-13T15:09:00Z

    Drydocks World, an international service provider to the maritime, oil, gas, and energy sectors, has signed an agreement with Petrofac to build the BorWin3 high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter platform in the North Sea, named ‘BorWin Gamma’. When completed, this will provide an essential renewable offshore resource to ...

  • Rt Hon John Hayes MP, Minister of State for Transport (left), welcomes the manifesto with ABP Chief Executive James Cooper
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    Manifesting support for UK ports

    2014-10-13T10:43:00Z

    United Kingdom Major Ports Group (UKMPG) has unveiled a new Manifesto – Ports4Prosperity – in a bid to ensure UK ports get the government support they need.

  • The ADT tug 2810 will provide towage service for LNG vessels in Trinidad and Tobago
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    Damen tug leaves for Trinidad

    2014-10-10T11:20:00Z

    Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the first ASD tug 2810 in a four-vessel contract with ARC Towage, which will be used to provide gas terminal berthing services in Trinidad and Tobago.

  • 'Spirit of Sound' was christened earlier this month
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    US$2.7m hybrid-powered catamaran christened

    2014-10-09T16:29:00Z

    US-based The Maritime Aquarium has christened a US$2.7m hybrid-electric catamaran – said to be the only research vessel in the world running on hybrid-electric propulsion.

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    Jet propulsion for Spanish police patrol vessels

    2014-10-09T16:23:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has secured a contract to supply waterjets for two Spanish Police Guardia Civil 20m Patrol boats in Spain. These vessels will be built by Astilleros Gondan Shipyard.

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    UK transport project of the year

    2014-10-09T16:18:00Z

    DP World London Gateway has won the ‘Construction and Engineering Project of the Year’ award at the UK’s national Transport Awards 2014.

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    IADC adds to Facts About series

    2014-10-09T10:23:00Z

    The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has extended its useful ‘Facts About’ series by making a new download available referencing backhoe dredgers.

  • The Port of Hamburg handles more than 9m TEU annually
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    Further delay for Elbe dredging

    2014-10-09T10:14:00Z

    A German court decided earlier this month to delay the deepening and widening of the navigation channel of the Lower and Outer Elbe into the Port of Hamburg.