All News articles – Page 901
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NewsMaK makes most of engines order
With the upcoming delivery of the ‘Bourbon Bison’ for Bourbon Supply Investissements, Caterpillar Marine Power Systems will have powered four ASD escort tugs with the MaK 9 M 25 marine engines.
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NewsGeoff Holt conquers ‘Personal Atlantic’
Geoff Holt completed his ‘Personal Atlantic’ challenge this month, becoming the first quadriplegic sailor to complete an unaided transatlantic crossing.
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NewsGreen generator turns tide for former shipyards
A new chapter looks set to unfold in one of North East England''s former thriving shipyards as the first of a new generation of tide driven energy generators was completed just before Christmas.
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NewsNew Hamburg sounding boat boosts port safety
Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has taken the new state of the art €700,000 sounding boat Deepenschriewer 1V into service for hydrographic sounding and measurement work within the Elbe River seaport.
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NewsRound 3 heralds major offshore wind farm expansion
The future of offshore wind energy development in the UK is set to take a significant step forward following the announcement this week by The Crown Estate of the successful bidders for the nine exclusive Zone Development Agreements to develop wind farms under the Round 3 licensing arrangements.
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NewsWatching the river flow
Erith Pier in Kent UK is being used to monitor water levels in London’s River Thames for purposes of monitoring and controlling the raising of the Thames barrier and other sluices.
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NewsEmissions monitoring breakthrough ahead of MARPOL
A new emissions monitoring system being developed by a systems engineering firm in Virginia USA will allow vessels worldwide to continuously monitor pollutants and readily report findings to regulatory agencies and inspectors.
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NewsVessel Launch: Versatile new research vessel delivered to UMBSM
‘RV Actinia’, a new research vessel for Scotland’s University Marine Biological Station, Millport (UMBSM) has been completed by Seaway Marine of Macduff.
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NewsVessel launch: ‘Izurdia’ extends Safehaven’s success in Europe
Ireland’s Safehaven Marine has just launched ‘Izurdia’, an Interceptor 42 pilot boat for the Port of Bayonne in France.
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Dutch Contract for CodaOctopus - by David Goodfellow
Underwater system specialists CodaOctopus of Edinburgh have been awarded a contract for the supply of a further Echoscope 3D real-time imaging sonar.
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NewsMDL upgrades Fanbeam positioning system - by David Goodfellow
Measurement Devices Ltd has upgraded the tracking and data handling capability of its widely used Fanbeam laser positioning system for hydrographic survey, offshore and dredging control applications.
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Tyne tunnel dredging completed - by David Foxwell
Work to dredge a trench for the second Tyne Tunnel in the northeast of the UK has been completed. The dredger ‘Vesalius’ was used to create a channel in the riverbed between East Howdon and Jarrow.
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NewsKorea gets movable barrier designed by DHV- by David Foxwell
A new Nakdong Barrier, a barrier on the Nakdong River in South Korea, is to be built using a design developed by engineering consultancy DHV. The current barrier is 20 years old and, because of the effects of climate change on the river, needs to be extended.
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NewsNew gangway contracts for TTS Port Equipment - David Foxwell
TTS Port Equipment has secured a raft of contracts for port gangways in recent weeks, and delivered and installed a number of linkspans.
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NewsDutch consultants land €100m Mekong project
Netherlands based engineering consultancy DHV is going to improve the navigability on 250km of the Mekong River in Vietnam.
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NewsTOWLINES January 2010 - by Jack Gaston
The powerful South African salvage tug ‘Wolraad Woltemade’ has been sold for scrap in India.
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News‘VB Bravo’ is the first of a new class - by Jack Gaston
Spanish shipbuilder Union Naval Valencia (UNV) has delivered the high performance terminal and escort tug ‘VB Bravo’ to the company’s parent Boluda Group.
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NewsIskes fleet receives another significant boost - by Jack Gaston
The tug fleet of Iskes Towage & Salvage, based in IJmuiden in the Netherlands, is receiving a significant boost during the winter months with the delivery of two powerful shiphandling and terminal support tugs and other fleet changes (‘Maritime Journal’ – August 2009).
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NewsCrowley tug aground in Alaska - by Jack Gaston
Major US towage and transportation company Crowley Maritime suffered an unfortunate and embarrassing incident at Christmas when the company’s tug ‘Pathfinder’ grounded in Alaska.
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NewsFirst new tug for Shetland is launched - by Jack Gaston
The first of two powerful new tractor tugs for Shetland has been launched and is due for delivery in March. Named ‘Solan’, the tug is one of a pair ordered by the Shetland Islands Council for use by the Sullom Voe Harbour Authority.
