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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

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord has been awarded a contract to lay a 150kV cable between Ellewoutsdijk and Terneuzen in its home country.

1st April 2008

Dutch Cable Lay Project Awarded to Van Oord

1st April 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

All tug owners, especially those with many years of operational experience, have a highly developed insight into the requirements each new vessel must have to fulfil the needs of their own individual…

1st April 2008

Two Very Different Tugs for Dutch Owners

1st April 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

It was reported in March that the first ‘ rotor tug’ for German tug owners Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs-Gesellschaft mbH & Co was on route to Europe aboard a heavy lift ship.…

1st April 2008

Bugsier take delivery of their first Rotor Tug

1st April 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The Tug & Workboats design team at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem is continuing the painstaking task of updating the well known ‘ Stan Tug’ tug and workboat range of standard products. Having dealt…

1st April 2008

Damen Tug and Workboat Range Makeover Continues

1st April 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The first of three ‘ Ulupinar’ series ASD tugs, ordered by Remolcadores Dominicanos of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, has now been delivered.

1st April 2008

Sanmar Supply Three Ulupinar Series Tugs to Dominica

1st April 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Crowley Maritime Corporation has taken delivery of the Vigilant, a new stern drive tug on charter from BayDelta Maritime, for use in their ship assist and escort business in Alaska.

1st April 2008

New Vessels for Crowley in Alaska

1st April 2008