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DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Van Oord and Boskalis in The Netherlands, represented by Van Oord' s  managing director John van Herwijnen and Boskalis CEO Peter Berdowski,  have signed the contract for the Maasvlakte 2 port expansion…

20th March 2008

Boskalis and Van Oord Sign Contract for Maasvlakte 2

20th March 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

TTS has been chosen by Stena Line BV to deliver adjustable upper and lower deck linkspans at Hoek van Holland to serve two new vessels now building at AkerYards in Germany as…

20th March 2008

TTS to Supply Linkspans for New Stena Vessels

20th March 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Projected sea level increases, more intense rainfall and stronger wind speeds are expected to increase flood risk in the future, and understanding the level of risk from waves overtopping seawalls or other…

20th March 2008

New Wave Overtopping Calculation Tools Launched

20th March 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

In a series of technical tours run in conjunction with the PIANC-COPEDEC VII conference discussed above, participants learned valuable lessons about how projects like Sama Dubai’ s Lagoons, Dubai Maritime City, Palm…

20th March 2008

Experts Dazzled by Dubais Coastal Vision

20th March 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The General Lighthouse Authorities of the United Kingdom and Ireland have applauded the US decision last month to implement Enhanced Loran (eLoran) in the US as a complement to the Global Positioning…

20th March 2008

GLAs Applaud US eLoran Decision

20th March 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A marine course at South Tyneside College in the UK is helping to address skills shortages training which could help save shipping companies thousands of pounds in staffing costs.

20th March 2008

Bright Sparks Address Skills Shortage

20th March 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

With the training and retention of mariners a continuing issue for the shipping community, it comes as good news that ex-fireman cadet Peter Sommerfield has recently qualified in the UK as a…

20th March 2008

Worlds Most Mature Cadet Qualifies

20th March 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A total of 26 Kongsberg Maritime Neptune Engine Room Simulators (ERS) and Cargo Handling Simulators (CHS) have received a new Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Statement of Compliance this year according to new…

20th March 2008

Simulators Secure DNV Approval

20th March 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A campaign to increase the number of Merchant Navy recruits in Scotland has been launched by Scottish Enterprise, with   £ 250,000 initiative aimed at attracting more officer cadets into the industry.

20th March 2008

Careers Website to boost Merchant Navy

20th March 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is strengthening its reputation as an international training centre by educating students from around the world. Students from six different countries were the latest to learn…

20th March 2008

Training Charts an International Course

20th March 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Macduff Shipyards Limited have recently completed their most prestigious order to date with the handing over of the Fisheries Research Vessel (FRV) ' Alba Na Mara' . The 27m steel vessel was…

20th March 2008

Fisheries Research Vessel Sets New Standards

20th March 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Seattle USA based Foss Maritime Company has announced that it has entered into an alliance with Houston based Signet Maritime Corporation.

20th March 2008

Foss Maritime and Signet Maritime Join Forces

20th March 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Landfall Transport & Towage BV and Neptune Marine Services BV recently announced that they have joined forces and formed a new company to undertake international deep sea towage and offshore services.

20th March 2008

A New Dutch Towage Company is Formed

20th March 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

In the present commercial climate it is rare in Europe for outdated shiphandling tugs to be subjected to a major reconstruction and even more unusual for a single screw vessel to re-emerge…

20th March 2008

Twin Screw Conversions Continue at Bollinger

20th March 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Few maritime events stay the course for 40 years, let alone continue to grow. The ITS series of Tug and Salvage Conventions, however, remain on the crest of a wave, continuing to…

20th March 2008

ITS 2008 is Still on the Crest of a Wave

20th March 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Rolls-Royce, a world leader in commercial and naval marine markets, has exhibited its successful coastal protection vessel design at the recent Pacific 2008 exhibition in Sydney, Australia.

20th March 2008

Rolls Royce Introduce the Ultimate ETV

20th March 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The design is winning orders worldwide from navies, coastguards and public agencies who are increasingly concerned about their ability to monitor, patrol and protect their waters and also carry out pollution control,…

20th March 2008

Towlines

20th March 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Construction is underway at Nordseewerke (NSW) in Emden of two more unique German SWATH vessels. They are not the first of their kind from the yard but are the first ever for…

20th March 2008

Work on Track for Unique German SWATH Boats

20th March 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

After examining competitive bids from boat yards all over the world, The Marine Society & Sea Cadets has awarded the contract to build its new 24m training ship for young people to…

20th March 2008

Newbuild Underway for the Sea Cadets

20th March 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The UK Harbour Masters' Association (UKHMA) has scheduled its 2008 Spring Seminar for 16 April at the IMarEST City Conference Centre in London. The latest in the series of popular events will…

20th March 2008

Book Now for UKHMA Spring Seminar

20th March 2008