All News articles – Page 886
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UKHO sells Seazone - by David Goodfellow
The UK Hydrographic Office has sold its holding stake in SeaZone Solutions to HR Wallingford for an undisclosed sum.
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World Hydrography Day - by David Goodfellow
’Hydrographic Services - The Essential Element for Maritime Trade’ is the theme for this year’s UN-sponsored World Hydrography Day on 21 June.
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New ferry terminal for Port of Zadar in Croatia - by David Foxwell
The Port Authority of Zadar in Croatia and the Austrian construction group Strabag have signed a contract for Phase II of the new Gaženica ferry terminal. The contract is reportedly worth €93m and covers maritime structures, access roads and basic infrastructure of the new terminal.
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NewsUSCG approves salvage and firefighting services contract
Marine Response Alliance, LLC (MRA) has received approval from the U.S. Coast Guard of its Salvage and Marine Firefighting Contract and Funding Agreement.
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News'SD Eileen', first of a small but special class of ‘girls’ - by Jack Gaston
One of the most recent deliveries to Serco Marine Services under their contract with Damen Shipyards is the small ASD tug SD Eileen.
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NewsSee SMS demonstrate its underwater capabilities at Seawork
UK based Seawork Marine Services (SMS), has been demonstrating its ability to fulfil a wide variety of underwater repair services, from fender work at petrochemical terminals to replacing lock gate sills.
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NewsNew milestones reached in Maasvlakte project- by David Foxwell
Recent weeks have seen a number of important milestones in the Maasvlakte 2 project at the Port of Rotterdam. March saw construction start on the first deep-sea quay at the new facility, which is for the future Rotterdam World Gateway terminal, which will benefit from a water depth of 20m ...
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New deepwater berth for Port of Montrose - by David Foxwell
A new 220m deep water berth is to be built at the Port of Montrose in the UK in order to divert freight services from the area''s roads.
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NewsNew linkspan on order for Kiel - by David Foxwell
The Bollhörnkai berth in Kiel, Germany, which is currently being updated and rebuilt for use by Stena Line for the Gothenburg ferry route, also requires the installation of an adjustable main deck linkspan to replace an existing concrete slope. TTS Port Equipment AB has been tasked with supplying the 26m ...
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NewsXblocs for LNG terminal in Australia - by David Foxwell
The latest project of Delta Marine Consultants in The Netherlands is to make use of XBloc armoured units in the breakwater for a LNG terminal in Northwest Australia.
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COWRIE report on sediment process monitoring available - by David Foxwell
A study led by ABPmer, that reviewed the sediment monitoring data from built and currently being constructed offshore wind farms, has now been published by COWRIE.
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NewsIn-situ seal replacement avoids drydocking
Belgian based underwater specialists Hydrex came to the rescue of a general cargo vessel recently that was leaking oil, averting the need for the vessel to drydock for repairs.
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NewsDivex take the plunge in diver communication
International diving equipment technology company Divex has launched a communication system for the saturation diver that claims a new benchmark for offshore safety and wellbeing worldwide.
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NewsProtecting underwater cables from ship damage
The Channel Islands Electricity Grid (CIEG) is the first organisation to deploy a new web based Infoterra service called ‘AssetMonitor’ in order to protect its critical power lines between France and the Channel Islands.
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NewsDivers deliver power to remote island monks
Swathe Services of Cornwall in the UK recently undertook the pre-lay survey of a 4km submarine power cable installation between Tenby and Caldey Island in Wales, assisting part of a larger operation to upgrade power supplies to a remote island community of monks in Wales, carried out by Falmouth Divers.
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NewsA long haul home for ‘RT Peter’ – by Jack Gaston
The latest addition to the Kotug fleet, the Rotor Tug ''RT Peter'' arrived in Rotterdam in mid-April after a very lengthy delivery voyage from the Far East.
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NewsA tug and barge service delivers new Aircraft Carrier sections – by Jack Gaston
The first major transfer of prefabricated blocks (sections) for the new aircraft carrier, ‘HMS Queen Elizabeth’, was completed on 8 April when the barge ‘Osprey Carrier’ arrived in the Firth of Forth, towed by the tug ‘Vigilant’.
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NewsHerman Sr BV get a new Tarka 3 – by Jack Gaston
The names ‘Herman Sr’, and ‘Tarka’, well known in the dredging and marine civil engineering business. Dutch tugowners Herman Sr BV took delivery of their first Shoalbuster named ''Tarka'' from the Damen Shipyard at Hardinxveld in 1996.
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NewsITC continues to diversify – by Jack Gaston
In recent years the Dutch towage specialist ITC applied a strategy to progressively diversify its activities more into offshore support and other similar activities, alongside its traditional core business of deepsea ocean towage.
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NewsTOWLINES May 2010 – by Jack Gaston
Dutch tug owners F J M Hubregte van der Berge have taken delivery of the new anchorhandling tug Dutch Pearl. The new tug was built by Scheepswerf Gebr Kooiman of Zwijndrecht and is a further example of the successful 31m shallow draft, twin screw design that has proved popular with ...
