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  • The workboat Coastal Engineer, an ex-MOD passenger launch specially adapted by MCS, is seen in Cardiff supporting diving operations.
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    Get the full project package at Seawork

    2010-04-30T15:48:00Z

    An enterprising Fareham UK based company is tackling the problem facing many marine construction and dive support contractors when they need to source vessel hire, tools packages and other equipment from a number of suppliers and coordinate its mobilisation to site.

  • Bristol, looking toward Avonmouth Docks where the new terminal will be built,
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    Bristol to develop deep sea terminal

    2010-04-30T13:05:00Z

    Bristol port has been given the governmental green light for developing a deep sea container terminal (DSCT) at its Avonmouth Dock.

  • Van Oord is undertaking projects in three continents
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    Update of Van Oord’s recent work - by David Foxwell

    2010-04-30T11:10:00Z

    Dutch dredging contractor Van Oord provided an update on recent projects in the Americas, the Mediterranean and Africa with its most recent financial results.

  • Owner/skipper Rob Thompson is seen with the Lowrance electronics in the wheelhouse.
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    Crucial marine electronics from Seawork exhibitor

    2010-04-29T12:08:00Z

    Lymington UK based fishing charter company Beyond the Blue has selected a range of Lowrance marine electronics and navigation equipment, a brand of Seawork exhibitor Navico.

  • Vikoma powerpacks are a key element of oil spill response systems.
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    Dubai deal for expanding Vikoma

    2010-04-29T10:09:00Z

    Vikoma International Ltd has just won a half million pound contract to equip two 63m multi-role vessels for Dubai Ship Building which are ultimately bound for the United Arab Emirates Coastguard.

  • The impact of high speed craft isn’t just on the water.
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    High speed boat operators pursue injury reduction

    2010-04-29T10:08:00Z

    The recent High Speed Boat Operations forum highlighted that the biggest factor restricting the use of such craft is not their actual speed but rather, the vulnerability of the human crew and passengers.

  • Another 4GW of UK offshore wind energy is under construction or has planning consent.
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    UK offshore wind hits milestone 1GW

    2010-04-29T10:08:00Z

    The landmark first gigawatt (GW) of installed offshore UK wind energy capacity was reached this week as two wind farms off the coast of Britain began generating electricity.

  • WWL cut the green house gas (GHG) emissions of its global fleet by 32% last year.
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    First ever GHG shipping emissions report released

    2010-04-29T10:07:00Z

    Scandinavian shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has released the industry’s first ever certified GHG emissions inventory report, showing that it managed to cut its green house gas emissions by 32% last year.

  • ISU members salved more 1m tons of pollutants last year, a rise of 53% on the 2008 figure. Photo courtesy of the ISU.
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    ISU announces 2009 Pollution Survey results

    2010-04-28T12:18:00Z

    The International Salvage Union (ISU) has announced the results of its annual Pollution Prevention Survey for 2009, which show a significant increase in the tonnages of pollutants salved in 2009 compared with 2008, despite a drop in the number of salvage services performed by members of the ISU.

  • The offshore boathouse section of the new RNLI station is now well underway. Photo: Bryan Jones
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    Bembridge RNLI construction moving forward

    2010-04-27T14:02:00Z

    All RNLI lifeboat stations are located strategically, explains Tim Ash of the RNLI, and the Isle of Wight’s Bembridge station with its all-weather vessel is often called on to work in conjunction with the smaller RNLI inshore lifeboats at stations nearby.

  • An aerial view of the Peterhead quay project.
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    Peterhead builds future on a bed of granite

    2010-04-27T12:09:00Z

    A quay is being built at Peterhead Harbour in Scotland which has been especially designed to take the sting out of the waves hitting it.

  • A view of Rosyth’s No 1 Dock showing caisson at the entrance.
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    Corrosion protection for Rosyth caisson

    2010-04-27T11:55:00Z

    As part of Babcock Marine’s upgrade of facilities at Scotland’s Rosyth Dockyard to prepare for assembly of the Royal Navy’s two new QE class aircraft carriers, the entrance to the yard’s No 1 Dock had to be substantially enlarged.

  • Siemens Wind Power intends to invest more than £80m to develop an offshore wind turbine production facility in the UK.
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    Siemens offshore wind makes call for suppliers

    2010-04-26T12:51:00Z

    Siemens Wind Power is looking for suppliers to support the expansion of its European offshore wind market interest and will host a sourcing event in Rotherham, UK on 17 June. The deadline for registering is Wednesday 28 April.

  • Another IHC Merwede cutter suction dredger is launched at the Sliedrecht yard in the Netherlands.
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    Profitability and downsizing at IHC Merwede

    2010-04-22T11:24:00Z

    The Dutch builder of dredgers and other specialised vessels, IHC Merwede, saw its revenue increase slightly to €1.13bn last year compared to €1.09bn in 2008, but with net profit down to €57m from €76m.

  • The Port of Dover has helped get stranded Britons home. Photo: Piotr Kuczynski
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    Dover steps in to help stranded passengers

    2010-04-22T11:24:00Z

    The Port of Dover has stepped into the breach left by the recent airline crisis. Through a concerted and coordinated effort by port and ferry operators to help stranded travellers, the port helped over quarter of a million people to get home.

  • Lockheed Martin Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) process demonstrates a cold water pipe fabrication approach using modern fibreglass technology and innovative manufacturing methods.
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    Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion demo progresses

    2010-04-22T11:24:00Z

    An ocean thermal energy power generation demonstration project in America could establish that the technology has the potential to join wind as a major source of marine renewable energy.

  • Marine wildlife surveys are essential before further consent licenses can be granted.
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    Gardline group gathers offshore wind work

    2010-04-20T18:30:00Z

    Gardline Hydro (a division of Gardline Geosurvey) has been awarded a geophysical survey contract by RWE npower renewables for the Atlantic Array Offshore Wind Farm site in the Bristol Channel.

  • De-conflicted survey extents overlaid on the bathymetric model of the Solent and waters surrounding the Isle of Wight.
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    High resolution bathymetry model of English Channel

    2010-04-20T18:22:00Z

    Marine GIS services provider SeaZone took a major step forward towards its aim to create a high resolution and accurate bathymetry model of the UK Continental Shelf by completing the first phase of its Bathymetry Improvement Programme for the northern English Channel between South Foreland and Land’s End.

  • HYDRINS data processed with DELPH INS software avoids loss of dredging survey position beneath bridges and other obstacles in the Port of Hamburg.
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    Smoothed best estimate of trajectory in Hamburg

    2010-04-20T18:13:00Z

    Hamburg Port Authority regularly carries out multi-beam echosounder surveys of the harbour and approaches within the limits of the City of Hamburg in order to control its dredging operations, an essential process in ensuring the safety of navigation within its confines.

  • New multibeam sonar systems are being mounted on the hydrographic survey launches of ‘SV Rainier’ and other NOAA ships.
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    NOAA knows best with multibeam order

    2010-04-20T18:05:00Z

    The National Ocean Service (NOS) of America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded Reson a contract for the delivery of seven Reson SeaBat multibeam sonar systems for hydrographic and research applications