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SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Seawork exhibitor Hamilton Jet UK Ltd, the European headquarters for Hamilton Waterjets, has had major input to a new passenger ferry now operating across Lake Geneva.

1st April 2008

Swiss Bank On Seawork Propulsion Supplier

1st April 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The new prototype all-weather lifeboat, designated FCB2 (Fast Carriage Boat 2), is being developed by the RNLI to replace its Mersey class lifeboats, currently serving at some 28 stations around the UK…

1st April 2008

Launch Versatility for New RNLI Boat

1st April 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Jersey Harbours has taken delivery of a new Liebherr mobile harbour crane which was delivered at the end of February, having been sent by barge and tug from Antwerp.The crane weighs approximately…

1st April 2008

Crane Leads Changes at St Helier

1st April 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The risks involved when retrieving a Fast Rescue Boat (FRB) in difficult weather conditions have been reduced by a new floating dock system which has been  developed by Sweden' s MSS Safety…

1st April 2008

Floating Dock Lifts FRB Safety

1st April 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

UK based distributor of marine lifting equipment Certex has become part of Axel Johnson International, a privately owned worldwide group.

1st April 2008

Certex Eyes International Horizons

1st April 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Finnish port operator Steveco Oy aims to expand its container handling capacity at the Port of Kotka with a new order for 10 Kalmar straddle carriers.

1st April 2008

New Carriers to Double Terminal Capacity

1st April 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

SeaMetric International of Norway, has formalised its relationship with MAN Diesels through a Memorandum of Understanding that was signed earlier this year. This follows an order of 24 gensets by Seametric, which…

1st April 2008

Genset Power for Heavy Lift Propulsion

1st April 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Located on the Sitiawan River, Grade One Marine Shipyard (GOMS) of Lumut, Malaysia, wanted to acquire a 700C Marine Travelift  in order to  expand its existing business of refitting and repair services…

1st April 2008

Big Lift Capability Goes to GOMS

1st April 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Netherland' s two major international dredging contractors report spectacular rises in profits and turnover during 2007.

1st April 2008

Dutch Dredgers in Profits Bonanza

1st April 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The port of Bremerhaven in Germany, now the fourth largest container harbour in Europe, is also a laboratory for the advancement of dredging techniques and sustainable development.

1st April 2008

Bremerhaven Studies to Determine Port Siltation

1st April 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

A new purpose built cutter suction dredger has been delivered to Società Cava Cavallino of Italy, a Ravenna based excavation company belonging to the Gruppo Nettuno SpA.

1st April 2008

Italdraghe Leaves No Stone Unturned

1st April 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Under the Port of Marseilles Authority’ s Fos 2XL container terminal project, two new terminals are being developed in partnership with private operators Port Synergy - a joint venture between CMA-CGM and…

1st April 2008

Dredging Helps to Double Fos Throughput

1st April 2008

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

GNSS positioning specialists Veripos of Aberdeen have been awarded a further three year contract by Naples based GeoLab, one of continental Europe' s leading offshore survey and construction support organisations. 

1st April 2008

Italian Job for Veripos

1st April 2008

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

SevenCs of Hamburg has announced that its widely adopted ENC digitising software, ENC Designer, is now available as freeware.

1st April 2008

Free ENC Software from SevenCs

1st April 2008

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The latest UK coastal and port hydrography developments as well as the effects of the new Marine Bill due to become law by the end of this year are to be the…

1st April 2008

Coastal & Ports Surveying Conference

1st April 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The developers for the new Outer Harbour at Great Yarmouth in the UK say construction is progressing well on the new north breakwater, with approximately 550m completed.

1st April 2008

Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour Progressing Well

1st April 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Delta Marine Consultants has granted Brazilian Contractor Norberto Odebrecht SA a licence for the application of Xbloc armour units for the construction of the shore protection scheme at the Cinta Costera boulevard…

1st April 2008

Largest Xbloc Project to Date in the Americas

1st April 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Concrete Layer Innovations (CLI) in France reports that so far this year a total of seven new projects have been specified with ACCROPODE or CORE-LOC armoured units ordered from CLI’ s assigned…

1st April 2008

Sea Defence Projects Awarded to CLI

1st April 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Abu Dhabi Ports Company reports that dredging and reclamation work at Khalifa Pot has begun. The work involves 45m cu/m of material.

1st April 2008

Dredging and Reclamation Begins at Khalifa Port

1st April 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Plans for a major expansion of the Port of Felixstowe in the UK which would increase capacity by 25% received backing recently from Suffolk Coastal District Council.

1st April 2008

Green Light for Expansion at Felixstowe

1st April 2008