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French connection for new Osiris vessel
UK seabed mapping and coastal survey specialists Osiris Projects of Bromborough in Cheshire have commissioned an Octans gyrocompass/motion sensor and a Hydrins inertial navigation system from iXSea of France.
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New sediment technology for Norway
Biologge AS and AquaBlok Ltd have announced the completion of several different innovative activated carbon based products for sediment capping and in-situ treatment.
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Kennet & Avon Canal dredging underway
British Waterways in the UK is now several weeks into a £250,000 dredging scheme on the Kennet & Avon Canal.
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NewsInnovative hybrid ferry for Scotland
Scottish Transport Minister Keith Brown has announced the procurement of a new ro-ro hybrid ferry, designed by Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd, this week at a maritime conference in Linlithgow.
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NewsIce challenges Baltic operations
The Baltic is no stranger to freezing conditions, but recently the ice has expanded into the central part of the sea, and in some regions there’s simply not enough icebreaking capacity.
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NewsRIB seating in focus following accident
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published recommendations together with a safety flyer on the potential dangers of operating high speed RIBs.
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NewsGEMS Group ventures into new extremes
Brugge based survey specialists, GEMS Group, has successfully completed geophysical and shallow geology surveys at the Dogger Bank wind farm project off the UK''s Yorkshire coast.
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NewsLondon Array moves into Ramsgate
With the UK port of Ramsgate now home to the operations and maintenance (O&M) base for Vattenfall’s Thanet Offshore Wind Farm (TOW), new neighbours are moving in next door.
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Developer fined
The company behind a luxury yacht marina development in Cornwall in the UK has been ordered to pay more than £600,000 after lying about dredging toxic sediment and dumping it in an area of outstanding natural beauty.
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Jan de Nul wins €1bn in contracts
Belgian dredging and marine civils giant Jan de Nul has secured more than €1bn worth of new projects.
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Fugro Geos offshore wind farm contracts
Fugro Geos of Wallingford in the UK has been awarded a contract by Seagreen Wind Energy for oceanographic surveys of the zone designated for the Firth of Forth Round 3 offshore wind farm.
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NewsUK holds lead in European offshore wind
Latest offshore wind statistics from the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) confirm that the UK is the world sector leader with 1,341 megawatts (MW) installed.
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NewsLargest Dutch cutter suction dredger named
Dutch contractor Van Oord''s largest self-propelled cutter suction dredger Athena has been named and launched at the IHC Merwede shipyard in Kinderdijk.
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NewsFirst QE Class hull sections joined
Construction of the first of the two new aircraft carriers for the British Royal Navy, HMS Queen Elizabeth, took a big step forward in Glasgow on Sunday.
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NewsGas fuelled ferries order for Norway
Rolls-Royce has signed a £20m contract to supply engines and propulsion equipment for four gas-fuelled ferries to be built for the Norwegian operator Torghatten Nord AS.
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NewsIn-situ thruster repair limits downtime
Belgium based Hydrex has developed steel mobdocks to seal off the thruster tunnel, with an access shaft protruding above the water.
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News‘Sea ambulance’ service for wind farms
Harwich UK based A J Woods Engineering Ltd is launching a new ‘sea ambulance’/rescue service for offshore wind farms, starting at the Greater Gabbard project located 23km off the Suffolk coast.
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NewsOil spill recovery vessel to Portugal
Kvichak Marine Industries of Seattle in the USA has delivered a 30'' Rapid Response Oil Skimmer fitted with a Marco Pollution Control CL-1 Filterbelt oil recovery module to Administração do Porto de Sines (APS) of Portugal.
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MMT’s shark search surveys
Gothenburg based MMT AB, which is presently completing pre-lay surveys for a proposed new 275km subsea cable route linking Danish and Dutch electricity grids, has been retained by Egypt’s Chamber of Diving & Watersports (CDWS).
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NewsUK holds lead in European offshore wind
The latest offshore wind statistics, released last week by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), confirm that the United Kingdom is the European and world sector leader with 1,341 megawatts (MW) installed.
