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NewsSAFEDOR ship design research project concluded
SAFEDOR, the maritime research project on risk-based ship design and approval has been concluded after four years of intensive study.
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NewsMore to come from MoorMaster
Maritime systems supplier Cavotec MSL has received the largest order to date for the vacuum based automated mooring solution, MoorMaster, from the typhoon-ridden Port Hedland in Western Australia.
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NewsNew CIRIA Guide on cost standards for dredging
The new CIRIA Guide to Cost Standards for Dredging Equipment 2009 offers a standard method to establish the capital and related costs of a wide range of dredging equipment.
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NewsSeine Nord Europe Canal out to tender
The tender is out to build the Seine Nord Europe Canal, a high capacity water transportation system which will connect the rivers Seine and Scheldt, allowing large vessels to transport goods between the Paris area and the ports of Dunkirk, Antwerp and Rotterdam.
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NetSurvey buys further Seabat sonars
In a deal concluded at last month’ s Ocean Business 2009 event in Southampton UK, Banbury based NetSurvey has ordered two SeaBat 7125-SV dual head multibeam sonar systems from Reson of Denmark.
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NewsSMIT Salvage teams keep busy
SMIT Salvage teams were busy in the Gulf of Mexico in the final weeks of the first quarter. Work in this region included a Lloyd' s Form salvage, a ship to ship transfer of an oil cargo under emergency conditions and the subsea recovery of pollutants from a sunken rig. ...
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Van Oord to build quaywall at Moerdijk
Van Oord has been awarded a contract to construct a quay wall and a dock in Moerdijk in the Rotterdam area of the Netherlands.
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Boskalis and Van Oord to extend harbour at Gijón
Dutch dredging majors Boskalis and Van Oord have secured a contract for the expansion of the harbour at Gijón in Spain. The project will be executed by Boskalis and Van Oord working together in a partnership. The client is Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón. The value of the contract is approximately ...
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NewsUnderwater surveillance sonar boosts port security
The US Naval Underwater Warfare Center (NUWC) in Rhode Island has placed a contract with Sonardyne Inc for the supply of an additional Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar system.
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NewsBritish Budget boosts marine renewables
UK renewable energy industry leaders welcomed the Government’ s budget presentation last month, which delivered a package of measures to build a low carbon economy and further decarbonise electricity generation.
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News'Far Samson' breaks bollard pull records
Farstad Shipping of Norway has put into service ‘ Far Samson’ , the most powerful offshore vessel in the world in terms of bollard pull.
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Dragon Boat Challenge
Companies from the shipping industry are invited to participate in the Sailors’ Society Dragon Boat Challenge, which will be held on Saturday 27 June at Dorney Lake near Eton UK. The venue is the site for the 2012 Olympic rowing events. Teams comprise ten rowers and a drummer, with no ...
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News'Boat Trap' a net loss for pirates
Moscow Mills Manufacturing and Foster-Miller Inc of Massachusetts USA have announced a new non-lethal system for stopping small boats such as those used by pirates, drug traffickers and terrorists. The companies are working in conjunction with the Pentagon' s Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate program in Quantico, Va. and the U.S. ...
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NewsCold ironing not just for the big boys
Amsterdam Seaports have recently announced plans to upgrade and expand their network of cold ironing shore power supply facilities for small vessels including inland waterway barges and river cruisers.
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NewsBeware of ECDIS shocks on the rocks
There' s a good chance that groundings will increase over the coming years, says Bob Couttie, in a recent update on Maritime Accident Casebook.
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NewsA Beegle's eye view
US based shipbrokers Marcon International is well known worldwide for its special interest in tugs and barges. Although its business is very much orientated towards the American market, Marcon maintains a massive database of tugs and towage activity worldwide and its comprehensive and widely distributed Newsletters have become legendary.
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NewsUK tidal turbine targets Bay of Fundy
A British company is helping to develop the 1GW tidal energy potential of Nova Scotia’ s Bay of Fundy.
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NewsLocal interests opt for baby barrage
A commission has rejected the idea of large Cardiff-Weston barrage between England and Wales and instead recommended a smaller barrage which would offer the best mix of power output with reduced environmental impact.
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NewsXbloc project wins Irish Concrete Society Award
A project at the Caladh Mor ferry terminal in Inish Meain, one of the Aran islands, which used Xbloc armoured units has won the latest Irish Concrete Society Award.
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Icelandic AUVs for NCS Survey
NCS Survey, also of Aberdeen, has acquired two Gavia type AUVs from designers Hafmynd of Reykjavik in Iceland under a contract worth some $1m. Both swath bathymetry configured systems include GeoSwath sonars and other sensors and have a depth rating of between 200m and 1,000m.
