All News articles – Page 669
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NewsNew Broads reed bed nears completion
The Broads Authority (UK) has begun the dredging of Heigham Sound signalling final stages of the innovative reed bed creation at Duck Broad, also increasing water depths for small boat owners.
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NewsEnglish Channel collaboration project
Following a presentation on Port Centricity at Seawork 2013, stakeholders from the English and French coastlines have met to discuss how collaboration and cooperation could ensure a sustainable future for the Channel.
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NewsYanmar unveils new engines
Yanmar presented its newly launched engines with advanced technical features at the recent Boot Dusseldorf exhibition in Germany.
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NewsThe rich winch market pull
Unlikely as it seems, the commercial workboat business owes a lot to the Abramovichs and Mansours of this world, explains Tom Loasby of Dorset UK based marine deck equipment suppliers Seaway Powell.
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NewsHypro Marine to distribute propane outboards
Award winning USA based technology company LEHR is continuing its expansion into the European market with the appointment of Hypro Marine as its UK and Eire sole distributor for the latest innovation, the world’s first OEM propane powered outboard motor, including 2.5 hp, 5.0 hp, 9.9 hp and 15hp models.
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NewsSvitzer awarded Australian Wheatstone contract
Svitzer Australia has announced that it will provide tugs and a pilot boat at the Chevron operated Wheatstone LNG Terminal under a marine services contract valued at approximately $650m.
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NewsFunding assistance for Ramsgate expansion
Plans to improve facilities at the Port of Ramsgate have received a boost with the awarding of funding for a feasibility study into expansion that will build on the recent success of this increasingly busy port.
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NewsOcean energy sector receives boost
The European Commission’s ‘Communication on Ocean Energy’ publication is set to boost the “infant” ocean energy sector.
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NewsLNG tug goes into operation
The world’s first LNG powered escort tugboat, ''Borgøy'', built by Turkey’s Sanmar shipyard, has transferred to operation in Norway following successful sea trails.
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NewsFehmarnbelt tunnel sediment spill plan
Femern A/S has revealed details of the effects, and how they will deal with the environmental impact of dredging the channel for the immersed sections of the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel.
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Sonardyne INS for Bibby Offshore
Aberdeen UK based subsea installation contractor Bibby Offshore has acquired two Sonardyne Sprint inertial navigation systems to support ROV operations carried out by its new offshore survey division, Bibby Remote Intervention (BRIL).
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Digital Hydrography on Maritime Web proceedings available
Proceedings of the Digital Hydrography on the Maritime Web conference in Southampton last October organised by The Hydrographic Society UK in association with the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS) are now available in bound copy form.
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NewsAnchorhandlers – an example of the next generation
As offshore oil exploration moves into progressively deeper and more hazardous waters the vessels required to serve that very specialised offshore sector have also grown in size, sophistication and power.
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NewsBruntons acquires the SigmaDrive
Bruntons Propellers has bought the worldwide manufacturing and marketing rights to the SigmaDrive – a deal completed at the London Boat Show last week.
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NewsOsiris Projects expands fleet
Seabed mapping and coastal survey specialist Osiris Projects of Merseyside UK has added a fifth vessel to its fleet with the addition of the new 14m GRP catamaran, MV Proteus.
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NewsInvestigations follow windfarm vessel collisions
A combined report into two separate collisions on the same day has lifted the lid on important aspects surrounding operation of the burgeoning fleet of offshore windfarm support vessels.
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Three channel Lidar system launched
Airborne Hydrography AB (AHAB) of Jonkoping, Sweden, has launched what it claims to be the world’s first three channel Lidar (light detection and ranging) system, Hawkeye III.
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NewsGarp and Sark delivered to Turkish authority
As the popularity of tug designs from the drawing boards of Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) continues to grow so too does the wide variety of vessels emerging from the company’s seemingly bottomless portfolio.
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NewsSmall German yard tackles special projects
Small German shipyard Meidericher Schiffswerft has marked 115 years of operation by completing a series of very different specialist repair, improvement and conversion jobs.
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NewsNew hope for UK shipbuilding
The Portsmouth Shipbuilding UK group has welcomed the news that a new government minister has been appointed for the city calling it a “positive step forward” in restoring shipbuilding to the city.
