All News articles – Page 741
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IFHS elects new officials
Holger Klindt, head of strategy & product management for Signalis in France and Germany, has been elected chairman of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS).
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Uncharted Dubai wrecks pinpointed
Two previously uncharted 20m long wrecks in Port Rashid Harbour, Dubai have been discovered by the UK Royal Navy’s survey ship, HMS Enterprise using its new high-tech motor boat, Spitfire.
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NewsTamsen modernises rescue cruiser
The 46m German ocean rescue cruiser Hermann Marwede has undergone major changes during a longer than usual annual overhaul at the Tamsen Maritim shipyard in Rostock.
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NewsInsight Marine develops online survey system
Cubit, an integrated online survey system providing multiple levels of redundancy and automatic failsafe protection, has been developed by Insight Marine Projects of Cornwall UK in aid of its wide ranging specialist services for construction support projects.
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NewsArmon deliver two high performance escort tugs
Izbaizabal Diez and Izbaizabal Once, two high performance Voith escort tugs, have been delivered to the Spanish tug company Compania de Remolcadores Ibaizabal SA.
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NewsWilson Sons to build a dozen Damen ASD tugs
Wilson Sons (Brazil) has signed a contract with the Damen Shipyards Group for ten Damen ASD Tugs 2411 and two of the new ASD Tugs 3212 design, destined for the booming Brazilian market.
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NewsArmon also launch the first Hereema anchorhandler
The Astilleros Armon shipyard in Vigo has launched Bylgia, the first of two ‘state of the art’ anchorhandling tugs ordered by the Dutch contractor Hereema Marine Services.
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NewsSignet continues US Gulf Coast expansion
The Signet Maritime Corporation, based in Mississippi USA, continues to expand its diverse fleet by awarding yet another contract for the construction of two Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) designed tugs to Patti Marine Enterprises Inc of Pensacola, Florida.
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And 14 Damen ASDs for Kuwait
Damen and the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) have signed a contract for fourteen ASD Tugs.
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NewsDutch Blue arrives in style
On 12 December 2012, the tug/support vessel Dutch Blue arrived in the Netherlands for the first time, towing the pontoon barge NP 328 loaded with six hulls for inland waterways craft from Batam in Indonesia.
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Norwegian contract for CARIS
Canadian software specialist CARIS is to establish new methods for post-processing of multibeam data held by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS) covering national coastal and polar waters.
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Fugro survey for Virginia WEA
Dutch sub-surface data provider, Fugro, has been chosen to carry out a geological and geophysical survey for the Virginia Wind Energy Area (WEA).
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NewsShifting needs for US seismic vessel
A US survey vessel needed to meet lifting operation regulations for UK waters but, as the vessel maintenance manager admitted, they needed help with not just adhering to the rules, but even knowing what they were.
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NewsIce-class tugs’ equipment goes to extremes
With a total bollard pull of 100 tonnes and a reinforced hull, the TunDRA 100 tugs have been designed by Vancouver’s Robert Allan Ltd to meet the growing need for both increased power and ice navigation in extreme northern climates.
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NewsBiggest ever pontoon faces tidal challenge
A remote Australian LNG development which is challenged by an 8m tidal range has asked Damen Shipyards to create a tailor-made pontoon, the largest Damen has built so far.
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NewsInnovative new 21m Aquabus
When Wales’s Aquabus Water Transport Solutions Ltd was formed in 2006 by Cardiff Bay Cruises Ltd to operate a commuter service around Cardiff Bay and the Rivers Taff and Ely, it was all about bringing safety and innovation to the forefront.
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NewsDockstavarvet delivers to Germany
Swedish shipbuilder, Dockstavarvet, has delivered a new pilot boat to Wilhelmshaven in Germany, 12 months after the contract signing and two weeks ahead of schedule.
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NewsFood lifted from Seine in central Paris
History took a strange turn recently as people watched food containers arrive in Paris by river for the first time since the Middle Ages.
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NewsIntegrated bow roller enhances TAS
Houlder and BMT Nigel Gee’s jointly developed Turbine Access System (TAS) is gaining an integrated bow roller mechanism to further enhance its capability as a safe and predictable transfer platform.
