All News articles – Page 920
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NewsGUPC consortium in line for Panama Canal contract
The GUPC consortium of which Belgian dredging and construction company Jan de Nul forms part is in ‘ pole position’ for a multi-billion dollar contract in Panama.
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NewsClever 'Sea Weasel' burrows into wind farm world
Exeter UK based Lyme Boats has come a long way over the last two years, delivering a series of GRP pilot boats whilst also developing its aluminium workboat range.
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NewsAVCS on ECDIS ensures digital future
' A major step towards creating a compliant digital service that not only fulfils the requirements of the mariner, but assists them during the transition towards the proposed ECDIS mandation that comes into force from 2012,' is how Mike Robinson, Transas' CEO, describes the new commercial agreement that will see ...
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ABPmer launches new managed realignment reference tool
ABPmer in the UK has launched a new version of its online reference tool OMReG. This widely used reference database, originally published in 2007, provides site specific lessons across a wide range of habitat creation projects. The advice helps all those involved in estuary management and coastal habitat creation.
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NewsABC Excels at Seawork
The expanding market for offshore windfarm support services in Europe was further evidenced by the collection of windfarm support vessels (WSVs) on the pontoon at Seawork last month.
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Boskalis wins ¢90 million offshore project in Argentina
A consortium of Royal Boskalis Westminster NV and Allseas Group SA has been appointed for the construction of a gas pipeline through the Strait of Magellan in Southern Argentina. The agreement was signed during an official ceremony attended by the President of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
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NewsOrion INS receives IMO approval
After extensive testing, the IMO (International Maritime Organisation) has approved the Orion Inertial Navigation System (INS), manufactured by Teledyne TSS Ltd, as meeting the performance standards required by gyrocompasses used for commercial shipping.
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Diver delights in tiny sidescan
Adventure diver Ben Burville recently trialled Tritech’ s StarFish sidescan sonar off the UK’ s North East coast. Testing its performance, he scanned the seabed at the wreck site of the cargo ship SS Somali, which sank under German fire in 1941 off Blyth.
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NewsGermany's first offshore cat in service
Wind Force 1, billed as the first German flag offshore catamaran, has gone into service supplying and maintaining the North Sea Wind Park.
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NewsSwedes refurbish shallow water survey boat
Swedish hydro survey operator MMT AB has recently completed a refurbishment project that allows the company to offer coastal high resolution surveys in shallow waters.
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NewsNew German rescue class gets second addition
Germany’ s sea rescue service DGzRS has put the second of a new class of rescue cruisers into operation in the Baltic.
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NewsDeep well of support for Offshore Europe 2009
The SPE Offshore Europe 2009 oil and gas conference and exhibition, which takes place in Aberdeen UK on 8 – 11 September, is on course to be the largest in the event’ s 30 year history despite the current difficult economic situation being experienced worldwide, with one third of all ...
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NewsTug winch failure required full protection
In these difficult financial times, it is worth remembering that full insurance cover is essential if liability for these risks is to be properly covered, writes John Sharp, partner at Browne Jacobson LLP.
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NewsRepair yard a Beacon for economic growth
A& P Falmouth in the UK has joined an elite group of just 23 companies in Cornwall to gain membership of Beacon South West, an initiative which encourages companies with a proven track record of success to work together to spearhead economic growth in the region.
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News£10m boost for marine energy research
South West England’ s ambition to be a global centre for harnessing energy from the sea received a major boost last month with the announcement of a £ 10.3 million investment in marine energy research.
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Wind in Warsaw
Abstract submission deadlines have been set for the European Wind Energy Conference (EWEC 2010), which will take place in Warsaw, Poland on 20 to 23 April next year. Over 7,000 delegates are expected for EWEC 2010, which will feature a series of scientific sessions developed in conjunction with the European ...
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Satellites site tsunamis
Scientists at America’ s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have demonstrated that tsunamis in the open ocean can change sea surface texture in a way that can be measured by satellite-borne radars. The finding could one day help save lives through improved detection and forecasting of tsunami intensity and ...
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A pilot's mouldings
Southampton UK based GRP and FRP moulder Composite Mouldings Ltd (CML) has won an order to build mouldings for the Lochin 333 Harbour Pilot to be delivered to Plymouth. The order adds to a healthy production schedule which sees CML busy until 2011. CML is now contracted to build mouldings ...
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SafeWork websites launched
Maritime safety website Maritime Accident Casebook is now offering free safety sites to its corporate and organisational subscribers. Called SafeWork, the sites will enable subscribers to build targeted safety resources to meet their own safety enhancement needs and objectives. SafeWork sites, which can be subscriber branded, can deliver safety information ...
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A job for Saab
Sweden’ s Saab TransponderTech AB has been awarded a contract from the Romanian Naval Authority to upgrade and expand the country’ s AIS network along the Black Sea coast. Under the contract, Saab will deliver, install and commission four new AIS base stations which will be integrated with the VTMIS ...
