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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A £ 20m coastal protection and environmental enhancement scheme at Cleveleys seafront in the UK has won an award in the British Construction Industry (BCI) Awards. After being shortlisted in five different…

1st November 2008

Cleveleys Coastal Protection Scheme wins BCI award

1st November 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Zaya, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) based real estate developer, has announced the appointment of Van Oord as contractor for the dredging and marine works element of its premiere property project, Nurai…

1st November 2008

Zaya appoints contractor for Nurai Island development

1st November 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The 2nd of October marked the official opening of the Hollandsch Diep dredged spoil disposal site in The Netherlands. The new facility, built on a section of river linked to the Rhine…

1st November 2008

Hollandsch Diep disposal site formally opened

1st November 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The Green Party in the UK is to challenge proposed aggregates dredging off the East Anglian coast. Councillor Rupert Read of Norwich, the Green Party lead candidate for Eastern Region in the…

1st November 2008

Green Party to challenge new East Anglian aggregates dredging

1st November 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The first marine Attitude Heading and Reference System (AHRS) that used ' strap down' inertial sensors has received IMO Wheelmark approval. The ' strapdown' part of the system is particularly important because…

1st November 2008

A Lodestar is born

1st November 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Simrad has asserted that their SP92MKII commercial sonar is up to competing with military units on both specifications and performance at a fraction of the cost. The Turkish Naval Forces Command is…

1st November 2008

Turkish Navy goes fishing for sonar

1st November 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new service targeted at small commercial vessels aims to provide entry level broadband which can deliver SMS, voice and IP data up to 150kbps.

1st November 2008

Marine broadband addresses workboat market

1st November 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Damen Marine Services (DMS) in the Netherlands have broken new ground with the delivery of the first of a series of unique pusher tugs. DMS Blackbird is purpose designed to form part…

1st November 2008

Damen push ahead with a massive tug and barge project

1st November 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Germany is to have new Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs) to replace two existing tugs currently on station to protect the German coastline in the North Sea and the Baltic.

1st November 2008

Germany to get new ETVs

1st November 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The first six tugs of an eight vessel series have been deployed around the French harbour tug fleets now operated by the Boluda Group. An order was originally placed with the French…

1st November 2008

French harbour fleets receive an eight tug boost

1st November 2008