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KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

While the marine industries have enjoyed the advent of carbon fibre technology for masts, hulls and other maritime applications, propeller technology had seen little similar benefit over recent years.

1st August 2003

Carbon Fibre Propellers Launch

1st August 2003

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

South Boats Ltd had a short voyage to seawork2003 from their Isle of Wight yard but reaped large rewards at what proved to be their most successful exhibition for five years. Two…

1st August 2003

South Boats seawork Showcase Success

1st August 2003

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Instrumentation specialists Valeport of Totnes, Devon have introduced a new seabed-mounted tide recorder for hydrographic, oceanographic and marine civil engineering applications, Midas. Designed for precise water level measurements where conventional units attached…

1st August 2003

Valeport Introduce New Tide Gauge

1st August 2003

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

As it Was, a collection of columns written and edited for Hydro International by former Hydrographer of the Navy and President of the International Hydrographic Organisation in Monaco, Rear Admiral Steve Ritchie,…

1st August 2003

2,000 Years of Hydrographic History Highlighted

1st August 2003

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Emu of Durley, Southampton reports successful completion of a study on behalf of the Port of London Authority to provide comparative data for a maintenance dredging project in the Princes Channel on…

1st August 2003

Emu Thames Survey

1st August 2003

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

In late January, this year, the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) was confronted by a serious problem in the Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait, where there was an urgent requirement for a facility…

1st August 2003

Transmarine Linkspan for British Forces in Kuwait

1st August 2003

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Marine contractors in the UK have responded positively to news that the UK government plans a major expansion of offshore windfarms in UK waters. Many contractors are already actively involved in the…

1st August 2003

Commitment to Renewable Energy is Good News

1st August 2003

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

As part of what they call their ongoing commitment to responsible management through continual development, the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) and The Crown Estate have released the second set of…

1st August 2003

BMAPA and Crown Estate Release Second Set of Aggregates Zoning Details

1st August 2003

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Loodsboot 1, a large pilot cutter owned by the Belgian states pilot services recently became the first ship to be entirely coated in Ostend, Belgium with an STC (surface treated coating) called…

1st August 2003

New Coating Promises Zero Pollution

1st August 2003

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

When the new tug Svitzer Bristol arrived at Avonmouth on 15 July it represented the first tangible step in a plan to upgrade the tugs fleets of Svitzer Marine Ltd. The new…

1st August 2003

Svitzer Bristol Vessel Launch

1st August 2003