All News articles – Page 817
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NewsUpgrade for inshore data collection
Hampshire UK based OSIL is offering a new upgrade to its MiniBAT underwater towbody system by fitting a custom built splash-proof housing for the electronic controls.
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NewsChanges in Secretariat at IMO
After taking office on 1 January 2012, the new secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization, Koji Sekimizu, has announced a number of changes in the structure of the IMO Secretariat.
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NewsFull Operational Capability for CDLSE
The Clearance Divers Life Support Equipment (CDLSE) entered into Full Operational Capability (FOC) with the UK Royal Navy recently.
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NewsFinding boxes lost from Rena wreck
A multibeam sonar is being used to good effect by hydrographic surveyors at the grounding site of the 236m cargo vessel MV Rena on the Astrolabe Reef off the coast of New Zealand.
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NewsClear as a bell despite local interference
The demonstration of a novel undersea marking device went well despite the best attempts of the local sailors.
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NewsNew year’s honours for UK marine industry
Some well known names from the UK marine industry have featured on the Queen’s new year’s honour’s list – including awards for the top bods at the NCI, Solar Solve Ltd and Halyard (M&I).
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Online ECDIS training
Ahead of new IMO ECDIS requirements next year, Hamburg based Safebridge says it will shortly introduce the first release of its new online courseware for type-specific training.
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NewsMeercat hits the road to Norway again
Portsmouth UK based steel workboat builder Meercat Workboats Ltd has signed a contract to supply a new Meercat RT15 to Norwegian contractors, ØPD Solutions AS.
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NewsNew EU test scheme for marine renewables
A new EU funded scheme worth £7.7m (EUR 9m) is providing access for companies and researchers to specialist marine renewable energy testing centres across Europe.
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NewsCoastal protection project wins BCI Award
Representatives from the Birse Coastal project team collected the prize for Civil Engineering Project 2011 at the British Construction Industry (BCI) Awards ceremony held in London recently.
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Sonardyne extends transponder range
Sonardyne of Yateley, Hampshire UK has launched the sixth generation of its best selling acoustic positioning transponder, the Wideband Sub Mini 6 (WSM6).
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NewsWave Hub taken on by UK government
Wave Hub, the UK offshore marine energy project, which allows developers to test new wave energy technology, is to be taken on by the UK government - securing its operation for the future.
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NewsTay Road Bridge works protect local economy
VolkerStevin Marine has been awarded the Tay Road Bridge pier collision protection works in Dundee, Scotland, a £15m contract to ensure the bridge is not closed by a serious ship impact at the navigation spans.
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US Albanian surveys
Hydrographic surveys of Durres harbour and its approaches in the Adriatic Sea, Albania, are presently being completed by a US Navy Fleet Survey Team (FST) under arrangements with the Albanian government.
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Van Oord subsea rock installation project
Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord says its flexible fallpipe vessel (FFPV) Tertnes has been mobilised to the east coast of Mexico (Bay of Campeche).
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NewsBuild your own works yard at Poole
On the whole, it has to be said that the brand new Jenkins Marine location is a blessing in a well engineered disguise.
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UKHO sells SevenCs & ChartWorld
The UK Hydrographic Office has sold SevenCs and its subsidiary, ChartWorld, to Dutch-Belgian-Trading GmbH (DBT), the maritime trading and investment company in Hamburg.
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News€2.3m Norwegian contract for Fugro OSAE
Fugro OSAE of Bremen, Germany has been awarded a €2.3m contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS) for surveys of a 12,000 sq/km area of the Barents Sea in the northern-most part of Norway, close to the Russian border.
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Russia completes GLONASS constellation
Russia’s GLONASS satellite navigation system now has a full orbital constellation of 24 satellites following successful launch of the final unit from the Plesetsk spaceport at the beginning of October.
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Birse Coastal wins BCI award
Birse Coastal has announced that it recently won the Civil Engineering Project Award 2011 (for projects from £3m to £50m) at the British Construction industry (BCI) awards.
