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KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

HMS Severn is 79.75loa and utilises a double chine hull form which will provide an improved seakeeping performance compared with the curent Island Class ships as well as superior accommodation. The flexible…

22nd May 2008

Jumbo drydock facility

22nd May 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

HMS Severn is 79.75loa and utilises a double chine hull form which will provide an improved seakeeping performance compared with the curent Island Class ships as well as superior accommodation. The flexible…

22nd May 2008

Braemar rebrands divisions

22nd May 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A total € 13.5m is being invested in the restructuring of facilities at the Baltic seaport of Wismar to improve its significance as an ' alternative' port of call to busy neighbours…

22nd May 2008

Alternative Baltic port gets cash to restructure

22nd May 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Gosport and Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS), an independent rescue service providing free marine rescue cover in the Solent, has launched an appeal to raise the £ 61,000 funding shortfall that…

22nd May 2008

Rescue service in urgent funds drive

22nd May 2008

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Rugby UK based Reach Engineering & Diving Services (REDS) has started off the New Year as they finished 2007, winning a contract for a diving project on N-Power' s Rhyl Flats Wind…

11th May 2008

REDS dive into New Year with renewables

11th May 2008

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Pioneering renewable energy developer Marine Current Turbines successfully completed the first installation phase of the 1.2MW SeaGen Tidal System into the fast flowing waters of Strangford Narrows of Northern Ireland last month.…

11th May 2008

SeaGen successfully installed in Northern Ireland

11th May 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Hamble UK based Solent Marine has become the exclusive worldwide supplier of SolDeck, a new synthetic decking which offers marinas a number of advantages over other systems.

11th May 2008

New synthetic decking for marina construction

11th May 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Southampton has awarded a multi-million pound building contract for its fourth cruise terminal to Dean & Dyball, the Hampshire UK based multi-disciplinary contractor.

11th May 2008

Fourth cruise terminal for Southampton

11th May 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Proving popular at a number of international exhibitions, returning Seawork exhibitor VersaDock has received an order from the organisers of Boat Show Asia 2008 for 300 m2 of VersaDock to not only…

11th May 2008

Singapore success for Seawork exhibitor

11th May 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The ABP Port of Southampton has recently installed new ship to shore walkways at the Port’ s City Cruise Terminal.

11th May 2008

Environmental oil bridging the gaps

11th May 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Following a competitive tendering exercise UK based Coastline Surveys Limited have been awarded a two year survey contract to undertake monthly surveys of the Cardiff Bay, the Barrage, Inner and Outer Harbours…

11th May 2008

Cardiff Bay Gets a Coastline

11th May 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A new development at the UK' s Plymouth Marina has involved the construction of a boat launching facility to move craft directly from the storage yard into the estuary below.

11th May 2008

Long distance dredging makes marina work

11th May 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has begun construction works for a new bridge over the Rethe canal.

11th May 2008

Work underway on Hamburg Port bridge

11th May 2008

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The first Underwater Technology Convention held in Hamburg last month was well attended and placed the emphasis firmly on the key procedures of ' Joining and Cutting' ,   key procedures for…

8th May 2008

Underwater Technology Convention launches in Hamburg

8th May 2008

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Underwater repair and maintenance specialists UMC International have been awarded an enabling contract with the Salvage & Marine Operations IPT/DCS for the provision of diving and ROV underwater survey services for the…

8th May 2008

UMC awarded enabling contract for MoD

8th May 2008

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

One of the problems in towing an instrument underwater is the long length of cable required to get the device down to depth. JW Fishers have developed a universal wing called the…

8th May 2008

Deep dive wing development rewarded

8th May 2008

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Further evidence that UK renewable energy developers are far ahead of their government comes with news that tidal power company Lunar Energy has signed an agreement with Korean Midland Power Co which…

8th May 2008

Lunar lands largest tidal power deal

8th May 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Europe’ s first container terminal to be built inland entirely for operation by global shipping majors has been completed and inaugurated in Europe’ s biggest inland port, Duisburg, after construction costing around…

8th May 2008

New Rhine terminal is first of its kind

8th May 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Work was due to begin last month on the largest single capital project yet at Lerwick Harbour, providing improved vessel access, deeper berths and new opportunities through land reclamation for future development.

8th May 2008

Dredging gets underway at Port of Lerwick

8th May 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dredging International of Belgium has confirmed that it has been awarded the  contract to widen and deepen the Panama Canal. Notification of the contract was given by the Audoridad del Canal de…

8th May 2008

Dredging International confirms Panama Canal contract

8th May 2008