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Major milestone for Lincshore project
More than 400,000m3 of sand has been pumped on to the Lincolnshire coastline in the UK to help protect homes and businesses from flooding. Over the past three months, a dredger has been used to raise beach levels on a 20km (12.5 mile) stretch between Mablethorpe and Skegness.
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Portsmouth dredging will allow for larger vessels
Larger vessels will soon be bringing new business to Portsmouth Port on the south coast of the UK thanks to extensive dredging at the docks.
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Study examines shore-parallel breakwaters
Segmented shore-parallel breakwaters (SSPBs) have been widely used in the UK and abroad to protect coasts from flood and erosion.
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Bristol Port Company appoints contractors for new terminal
The Bristol Port Company has progressed to the next stage in building its new Deep Sea Container Terminal by appointing specialist maritime engineers to carry out detailed site investigation work.
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Van Oord wins ADNOC contract
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has awarded the Das Island reclamation and shore protection contract to Van Oord. The contract is valued at approximately €200m. Execution of the project was due to start at the end of October and is scheduled for completion in December 2011.
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NewsPeterhead’s deepwater quay opens on time and on budget
Peterhead Port Authority’s new all weather deepwater Smith Embankment quay has opened for business, on time and within budget.
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News‘Melody 5’ is ready for assignments worldwide
Singapore based Regulus Ship Services Pte Ltd has taken delivery of Melody 5, an anchor handling tug built to a design by Conan Wu and Associates Pte Ltd of Singapore by Shin Yang Shipyard Sdn Bhd Miri of Malaysia.
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NewsChelsea does double time in Gulf environmental monitoring
UK based Chelsea Technologies Group (CTG) has seen unprecedented demand for its UV AQUAtracka fluorimeter to monitor the extent and dispersion of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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NewsUnderwater acoustics follow Gulf oil spill
Kongsberg Maritime acoustic products have been used as tools to monitor the damage following the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.
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NewsNew buoys mark Angola's LNG terminal
UK based navaids specialist Tideland Signal has supplied SB-2200 and SB-138 polyethylene buoys along with mooring equipment to the new LNG port at Soyo, Angola to mark the newly dredged access channel and turning circle.
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NewsBig buoys mark the way at Dighi Port
Australia based navaid manufacturers Sealite Pty Ltd recently supplied 28 of its ‘big buoys’ fitted with GPS lanterns to mark the channel entrance to the brand new Dighi Port in Maharashtra, Dighi, India.
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NewsNew marine beacon lights entrance to Newhaven
UK aid to navigation supplier Hydrosphere has launched the new T1200, a medium buoyancy tail tube buoy and secured a bevy of new orders, including an important contract with Newhaven Port Authority.
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NewsStena’s latest superferry goes top by 6cm
Stena Line’s latest addition to its fleet of superferries was named Stena Britannica in a ceremony at Harwich last month performed by Mrs Susan Hammond, wife of Philip Hammond, the UK Secretary of State for Transport.
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NewsVattenfall cancels Thanet windfarm extension
Swedish energy company Vattenfall has decided not to proceed further with its proposed plans to extend the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm but will carry on with plans to extend the nearby Kentish Flats windfarm.
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NewsInsurers use marine GIS to mitigate risk
In an exercise undertaken with the World Wildlife Fund, insurer RSA has used the latest Geographic Information Systems to show how technology could help predict the spread of an oil spill – helping both the marine industry and environmentalists predict, and minimise, the damage a spill could cause.
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News‘Phoenicia’ replica navigates around Africa
Phoenicia, the replica 600BC wooden ship, has arrived triumphantly back in Syria having completed a 20,000 mile circumnavigation of Africa.
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NewsWave Hub plugged in and open for business
The pioneering Wave Hub marine energy project has been ‘plugged in’ for the first time since its installation over the summer and is officially open for business.
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NewsEU proposal to update EMSA’s mandate
The European Commission adopted a proposal last week modifying the mandate of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to enable it to deal with new challenges in an ever changing world.
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NewsDenmark’s DaMSA in Arctic e-Navigation project
America’s Iridium Communications Inc is collaborating with the Danish Maritime Safety Administration (DaMSA) in EfficienSea, a pilot e-Navigation project for Maritime Safety Information (MSI) broadcasts to ships in waters outside the coverage of terrestrial communication systems.
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NewsIntegrated Bridge System for polar vessel
Germany’s Raytheon Anschütz announced a recently awarded contract to supply their latest generation of Integrated Bridge System (IBS) to a new polar supply and research vessel at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg.
