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DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dredging work along the River Nene in Northampton UK is due to start shortly in order to improve navigation on the waterway.

1st February 2009

Dredging scheduled for River Nene

1st February 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Two sister associations, the Central Dredging Association (CEDA), serving Africa, Europe and the Middle East; and the Western Dredging Association (WEDA), which serves the Americas, are to organise their first joint international…

1st February 2009

Joint conference planned by CEDA and WEDA

1st February 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dutch dredging contractor Van Oord has been awarded a contract for dredging a navigation channel in the River Niger. The total value of the contract amounts to some ¢ 125m.

1st February 2009

Van Oord wins contract to deepen Niger river

1st February 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Environment Agency in the UK, in partnership with Fareham Borough, Portsmouth City, Havant Borough and Chichester District Councils, has announced strategic recommendations in order to manage current and future risks along…

1st February 2009

Portchester to Emsworth erosion plans unveiled

1st February 2009

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

International oceanographic marine instrument and systems provider Ocean ScientificInternational Limited (OSIL), in conjunction with MS Industrial Services, has supplied aluminium and packaging solutions provider Alcan with a SlickSleuth Oil Spill Detector.

1st February 2009

Slick Sleuth is spill-proof

1st February 2009

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

The Dracone barge may not be a household name, but for coast guards around the world, this gigantic rubber bladder is part of the first response kit in an oil spill.

1st February 2009

Rubber barges for oil spill containment

1st February 2009

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Merseyside shipyard Cammell Laird is strengthening its workforce with the recruitment of 20 new young apprentices.

1st February 2009

Cammel Laird apprentices keep it in the family

1st February 2009

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

With the survival of thousands potentially in the balance, UK based Sonardyne International Ltd has delivered the latest batch of acoustic monitoring sensors that will oversee the Indian coastline by providing the…

1st February 2009

Instant feedback from tsunami warning system

1st February 2009

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Kiel Canal Pilots have called upon the services of BMT SeaTech and their PC Rembrandt ship simulation system to provide a flexible, cost effective and onsite training solution to their pilots…

1st February 2009

Piloting a new approach to Kiel Canal training

1st February 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

When construction was underway on the first of his multi-role workboats, boatbuilder Peter Smith called time for the workers to have a coffee break. The sight of welders popping up from each…

1st February 2009

Forth Linesman is the first Tri-Meercat

1st February 2009