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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Work is progressing in East London on the first piece of infrastructure for the 2012 Olympics. Civil engineering contractor Volker Stevin is undertaking works at Prescott Lock at the gateway to Olympic…

29th May 2008

Prescott Lock progresses towards Olympic construction

29th May 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DEME in Belgium has announced that  the Qatar based joint venture company MEDCO, a partnership between Qatari company UDC, the Qatari Government and DEME Group company Dredging International, is to be part…

29th May 2008

DEME to participate in Qatar-Bahrain Causeway

29th May 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The councillor for spatial planning at Krimpen aan den IJssel in the Netherlands drove the first pile last month for the new completion quay at IHC Krimpen Shipyard. The ceremony launched a…

29th May 2008

First pile for new quay at IHC Krimpen Shipyard

29th May 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Delta Marine Consultants (DMC), the company behind the Xbloc armoured unit used in shore defence projects, is developing a new  environmentally friendly version of the Xbloc, which it has dubbed the ‘…

29th May 2008

First Eco Xbloc produced

29th May 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Belgian dredging contractor Jan de Nul was awarded a number of contracts last month, including one to execute  dredging and deepening works for the Barra do Riacho terminal at Aracruz in Brazil,…

29th May 2008

Large number of contracts for Jan de Nul

29th May 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management has awarded Van Oord Nederland  a contract to carry out maintenance dredging in Witte Tonnen Vlije and Brabantsche Vaarwater (parts of the  Oosterschelde…

29th May 2008

Van Oord wins maintenance dredging contracts

29th May 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dutch dredging contractor Royal Boskalis  Westminster has been appointed to extend the harbour at Port of Felixstowe  in the UK.

29th May 2008

Boskalis to extend Port of Felixstowe in UK

29th May 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Working in collaboration with shipping company Erria, Grontmij Carl Bro has been awarded a contract for the renovation of a ferry route on the world’ s largest artificiallycreated lake, Lake Volta in…

29th May 2008

Grontmij Carl Bro renovates ferry route

29th May 2008

SECURITY

SECURITY

Dutch marine equipment manufacturer Vetus has introduced two new security systems which will report unauthorised entry to or removal of a boat.

29th May 2008

Dutch deliver boat security systems

29th May 2008

SECURITY

SECURITY

Norwegian marine monitor and computer specialist Hatteland Display has signed a long term agreement valued at some € 500,000 annually to provide its recently upgraded Series 1 Maritime Multi Display (MMD) for…

29th May 2008

Monitor upgrade for marine surveillance systems

29th May 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) has chosen an Orion Inertial Navigation System from Teledyne TSS and supplied by ROMOR Atlantic Ltd to use when conducting surveys of the St Lawrence River shipping…

29th May 2008

Inertial navigation keeps shipping channel clear

29th May 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Marine equipment distributor and Seawork exhibitor Echomaster Marine is currently supplying the new Peterhead harbour workboat with equipment. The contract is with Macduff Shipyards. The Peterhead craft will be a 13m twin…

29th May 2008

Selection supplemented by Seawork supplier

29th May 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Mantsbrite Marine Electronics, the exclusive UK distributor for Koden Electronics, are exhibiting two new ranges of professional high resolution colour radars with C-Map chart overlay on Stand 158 at Seawork International 2008.

29th May 2008

Make tracks to ATA radars at Seawork

29th May 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Dubai based Nico Middle East Limited (NMEL) has chosen UK based PC Maritime to supply ECDIS systems for its entire fleet of vessels, which range from anchor-handling tug supply vessels (AHTSVs) and…

29th May 2008

Dual ECDIS for Gulf AHTSVs

29th May 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Maritime navigation systems developer Transas has received BSH and DNV certification for its latest generation of navigation products.

29th May 2008

New navigation systems go paperless

29th May 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Fluor Corporation signed a contract last month with Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) to design and construct the 500 MW Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm.

29th May 2008

UK OK for worlds largest offshore wind farm

29th May 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

One of Britain’ s most interesting historic vessels, the ex-Trinity House Light Vessel ' LV 18' , has landed a role in a multi-million pound UK-Hollywood movie, The Boat That Rocked.

29th May 2008

Pirates rock the boat in Portland

29th May 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Fassmer in Germany has delivered Falshöft, the first of three 27.2m coastal patrol boats for local police and part of an order for six vessels of different sizes placed in 2006.

29th May 2008

First of three patrol boats for German police

29th May 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Clare County Council in Ireland has launched an education initiative based on a recently completed survey of over 200 coastal structures in County Clare.

29th May 2008

County Clare embraces its maritime heritage

29th May 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

North east UK law firm Mace & Jones has warned that increased use of ‘ cheaper’ marine contractors risks more accidents. Employers and employees are being warned about the increased danger of…

25th May 2008

Cheap and cheerful runs risks in recession

25th May 2008