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  • Gardline Geosurvey’s MV Ivero which has recently been mobilised in Lowestoft in readiness for geophysical surveys for a wind farm development offshore of Germany.
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    New Gardline vessel mobilised

    2011-05-18T14:15:00Z

    Geophysical and hydrographic survey specialists Gardline Geosurvey of Great Yarmouth UK have added to their vessel fleet with mobilisation of MV Ivero.

  • The WindSentinel can be taken from location to location, providing a flexible assessment device.
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    Taking the sting out of wind assessment

    2011-05-18T10:00:00Z

    A new device aims to reduce the major challenge inherent in offshore wind resource assessment, the gathering and validating of data.

  • Osiris Marine’s new equipment investment will mean that the company can work on projects that are further offshore and on more demanding projects off DP vessels.
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    Osiris’ investments herald offshore growth

    2011-05-17T12:30:00Z

    Osiris Marine Services, the UK based subsea engineering and commercial diving company, has invested £380k in new bespoke equipment that will launch the business into the next stage of its growth plan.

  • The Queen’s Pier at Portland needed careful handling.
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    Aging Queen moves with the times

    2011-05-17T12:00:00Z

    How would you manage to resolve the needs of an aging quayside structure, an historic dockyard, nearby sites of special scientific interest and the ever increasing ship sizes?

  • The S-Boom System harnesses the combined power of three AA202 Boomer Plates.
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    New S-Boom delivers triple the power

    2011-05-17T11:00:00Z

    Great Yarmouth UK based underwater technology company Applied Acoustics launched an entirely new sub-bottom profiling boomer plate at the recent Ocean Business exhibition in Southampton.

  • Kort Propulsion supplied much of the propulsive equipment for Aberdeen Harbour Board’s new workboat.
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    Batten down the hatches at Seawork

    2011-05-17T10:15:00Z

    Kort Propulsion, which has the agency for Hercules Hatches, reports they are flying out of the door to Seawork exhibitors South Boats, Alnmaritec, and Alicat Workboats.

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    DMC signs deal with Boskalis

    2011-05-16T16:00:00Z

    Delta Marine Consultants (DMC) has signed a licence agreement with Royal Boskalis Westminster for the application of Xbloc breakwater armoured units on the breakwater extension at the port of Pointe Noire in Congo-Brazzaville.

  • Many burns continued for several hours at a time, and the longest continual burn lasted about 12 hours.
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    PyroBoom shines in Gulf spill response

    2011-05-16T14:00:00Z

    The Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico brought to light many new, innovative spill response techniques that were previously unheard of or not frequently used in common day spill response.

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    Birse Coastal achieves gold at Considerate Constructors awards

    2011-05-16T12:00:00Z

    A gold award was presented to the High Knocke to Dymchurch Coast Protection Project Team (a partnership between the Environment Agency, Birse Coastal and Jacobs) at the Considerate Contractors ceremony on 12 April 2011.

  • Titan Endeavour is a first of class Powerglide 46 survey boat.
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    Titan Endeavour brings Power into survey

    2011-05-16T11:30:00Z

    Power Catamarans Ltd of Cornwall UK has launched its latest catamaran for Titan Environmental Services of South Wales.

  • Green Port Hull is a £100m redevelopment of Alexandra Dock.
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    Deputy PM backs Green Port Hull

    2011-05-14T11:00:00Z

    Nick Clegg, UK Deputy Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Sheffield Hallam, visited Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Hull late last month to see for himself the proposed Green Port Hull site.

  • Savox has been selected to supply the new generation of advanced communications systems for the RNLI’s new FCB2 vessel. Photo: RNLI
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    Effective crew communication at Seawork

    2011-05-13T14:45:00Z

    Savox Communications, which specialises in the provision of professional communication solutions which improve the effectiveness of individuals working in hazardous environments, will make its first appearance at Seawork this year.

  • With a general trend towards increasing vessel size, dredging is required to safeguard the existing port functions as well as developing businesses requiring use of the port by larger vessels.
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    Falmouth project wins local support

    2011-05-13T14:30:00Z

    More than 1,000 people have signed a petition backing a £20m plan to dredge the entrance to Falmouth harbour to encourage cruise ships to use the port. The plan was blocked by the EU because of fears that dredging could destroy maerl beds.

  • A tidal turbine at the Voith Hydro factory.
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    Clean energy for Korea

    2011-05-13T12:00:00Z

    A European company is about to help Korea utilise the enormous potential of clean, CO2-free energy from the oceans.

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    Gibraltar’s beaches to be replenished

    2011-05-12T16:26:00Z

    Beach replenishment works are scheduled to take place at Catalan Bay and Sandy Bay in Gibraltar in the middle of this month in preparation for the forthcoming summer season.

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    Swathe Services offers LiDAR capability

    2011-05-12T16:00:00Z

    Equipment rental specialist Swathe Services of Saltash in Cornwall UK, which recently acquired a third Sonic 2024 broadband multibeam system from R2Sonic in California, is to provide an airborne LiDAR (light detection and ranging) service for coastal and shallow water mapping under a newly formed subsidiary, SAS Ltd.

  • The Yarmouth Navigator was blocking a berth so Falmouth Divers had to make it safe and then remove it.
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    Divers raise Normandy landing vessel

    2011-05-12T14:57:00Z

    UK diving specialist Falmouth Divers Ltd has raised the former Normandy landing vessel Yarmouth Navigator, which sank with the loss of one life at the end of January 2011 in Cattewater, Plymouth UK.

  • The total of all pollutants salved in 2010 was 574,386 tons compared with 2009’s total of 1,018,872 tons, a fall of 44%. Photo courtesy of ISU.
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    ISU Pollution Prevention Survey results

    2011-05-12T12:00:00Z

    The International Salvage Union (ISU) has announced the results of its annual Pollution Prevention Survey for 2010, which show a significant decrease in the tonnages of pollutants salved by ISU members in 2010.

  • MPI Adventure is seen arriving in the port of Harwich on Monday. Photo: Paul Bell
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    MPI Adventure arrives in the UK

    2011-05-12T12:00:00Z

    The construction of offshore wind farms in European waters has received a significant boost with the arrival at the UK port of Harwich on Monday of the first of two dedicated wind turbine installation vessels (WTIV).

  • Grimsby docks and the dock tower. A wind farm operation and maintenance base will be added to the area this year.
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    Favourable winds blow into Grimsby

    2011-05-12T11:59:00Z

    Centrica, the energy group whose businesses include British Gas, has signed a long term lease that will enable it to build an operation and maintenance base at Grimsby docks to serve its wind farms.