All News articles – Page 805
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NewsFirst Galileo signal successfully received
A major milestone in the Galileo Navigation Satellite System’s development programme has brought a European global satellite navigation system that much closer.
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NewsCygnus in the thick of it at Seawork
Steel marine structures, from pipelines to pilings and ships to dams, all need to have their integrity checked regularly.
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NewsMalta’s different approach to offshore wind
Malta’s Environment and Planning Authority has started a public consultation on a proposed wind turbine project that would see a departure from the more established vision of offshore windfarms.
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NewsDutch open unique marine research facility
The Maritime Research Institute Netherlands’ (MARIN) Depressurised Wave Basin (DWB) has been officially inaugurated by the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation.
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NewsSuccessful Norwegian trials for MaXccess
OSBIT Power (OP), Siemens Wind Power and Statoil announced on Wednesday that they have successfully completed offshore trials of OP’s innovative offshore wind turbine access system, MaXccess.
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NewsHome pride as RNLI’s new L&RS is displayed
The Supacat Launch & Recovery System (L&RS) for the latest Shannon class of RNLI lifeboat, has been displayed for the first time by the Supacat and RNLI’s joint project teams responsible for its development.
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NewsA PATCH at Seawork lights up member ports
Nozon Technologies has just installed an intelligent solar lighting demonstration on the Torbay Council town dock in Devon, a direct result of the PATCH projects stand at Seawork 2011.
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Beta Marine celebrates 25 years at Seawork
Beta Marine will travel from Gloucester UK to exhibit its range of inboard diesel engines from 10 to 150hp at Seawork 2012.
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NewsSeafarers’ Society salutes healthy diet
A Surrey UK home specialising in dementia care is inviting budding chefs to try their hand at a collection of recipes aimed at boosting cardiovascular health.
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NewsRORO returns with environmental focus
A number of challenges lie in front of the ro-ro industry, but how well equipped are businesses to cope with the European Commission’s new environmental regulations?
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NewsEnhancements will reduce waiting time
The Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment in The Netherlands has announced that it is expanding the Maasgeul in order to reduce waiting times for ships entering the Port of Rotterdam.
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NewsPortVision optimizes fleet communications
Managing business processes associated with petroleum and chemical cargo transportation can be extremely complex for a company like Louisiana USA based LeBeouf Bros. Towing.
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NewsMaasvlakte beach making progress
The first part of the new beach along the Maasvlakte 2 container terminal in The Netherlands will be ready for use in May 2012. The rest of the beach will be accessible from November 2012.
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Construction of container terminal in Leeuwarden
In January, MSC got under way with construction of a new container terminal in the Leeuwarden at the Port of Rotterdam. The sheet pile wall is already in place and pile driving has begun.
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Besix at work on new Belgian lock
Besix in Belgium says it is due to complete work on a fourth lock at Lanaye in the province of Liège Belgium in 2015. The contract under which it is undertaking the work is worth approximately €102m.
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Jan de Nul/Boskalis confirm JV in Argentina
Jan de Nul has confirmed that its subsidiary, Compañía Sudamericana de Dragados SA, has been awarded a contract for capital and maintenance dredging in the port of Bahia Blanca, Argentina.
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NewsMasterplan for Dublin Port unveiled
At the end of February, Leo Varadkar, TD, Irelands’s Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, launched Dublin Port Company’s Masterplan 2012 to 2040.
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Contract awarded to widen Amazonehaven
Van Oord and Besix have been awarded a design and construct contract to widen Rotterdam’s Amazonehaven seaport.
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NewsTowlines
SMS Towage Limited, based in Hessle on HumbersideUK, has moved into the Bristol Channel with a new subsidiary SMS Towage (Bristol Channel) Ltd and is currently offering towage services in the South Wales ports of Newport, Cardiff and Barry. The 22.6m ASD tug Trueman, a tug of 32 tonnes bollard ...
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NewsSeaward keeps a ‘Watchful’ eye on growth
The new Seaward 29 Watchful was custom built at Cowes UK by Seaward Marine Ltd to the requirements of the Crouch Harbour Authority for use as a general purpose launch.
