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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

If Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) are to become mandatory aboard ships, the number of groundings is likely to be reduced by a third, according to a study commissioned by…

15th November 2007

DNV ECDIS Study

15th November 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Dutch survey and geosciences conglomerate Fugro is to harness its worldwide expertise with establishment of a Global GeoConsulting Service operating in three main geographical areas, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the US. The company…

15th November 2007

Fugro Harnesses Expertise

15th November 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Kongsberg Norcontrol IT has completed an extensive £ 1.1m upgrade to the Humber Estuary VTS in the UK. Associated British Ports (ABP) Hull & Goole commissioned the system to ensure safety of…

15th November 2007

Humber VTS Upgrade Completed

15th November 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Louisiana USA based Blessey Marine Services, which operates an inland tank barge and towing vessel fleet in the United States, will deploy the Jeppesen Workboat Navigator information service across its fllet of…

15th November 2007

Blessey Marine Embraces Workboat Navigator

15th November 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A wreck removal operation is now underway to remove the stern section of the ill fated container ship ' MSC Napoli' from Lyme Bay on the UK' s Devon coast. After much…

15th November 2007

Napoli Stern Removal Gets Underway

15th November 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Galileo, Europe' s answer to GPS, was due to be up and running by 2008 but political and corporate bickering has now pushed its operating date back to approximately 2014. At the…

15th November 2007

RIN President Demands New European Vision of Galileo

15th November 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Reliable communication plays a central part in effective ship management whether by providing essential weather information and chart updates for vessel navigation, supporting crew communication or maintaining connectivity with shore based management. 

15th November 2007

Satcom Upgrade on the Horizon

15th November 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

For a week in mid-October the brand new Trinity House Vessel ' Galatea' was host to a wide variety of visitors from the world of shipping and the maritime press. Among the…

15th November 2007

Galatea Goes On Show

15th November 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Fears of coastal flooding in eastern England last week led to evacuations and port closures as the biggest tidal surge in more than 50 years threatened East Anglia, Great Yarmouth, Felixstowe, Lowestoft…

15th November 2007

Tidal Surge Threatens Coast and Ports

15th November 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Marine navigation equipment manufacturer Kelvin Hughes has been acquired by UK mid-market buyout specialist ECI  Partners LLP (ECI) in a £ 52m transaction out of Smiths Group plc, the UK listed technology…

15th November 2007

Kelvin Hughes in £52m Buyout

15th November 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency has announced the appointment of the new Secretary of State' s Representative for Maritime Salvage & Intervention (SOSREP), after a competitive public recruitment process. Hugh Shaw…

15th November 2007

New SOSREP is Appointed

15th November 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A wreck removal operation is now underway to remove the stern section of the ill fated container ship ' MSC Napoli' from Lyme Bay on the UK' s Devon coast. After much…

15th November 2007

Napoli Stern Removal Gets Underway – By Jack Gaston

15th November 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Europe’ s biggest universal seaport, Rotterdam, has said it will this year become the world’ s first non-Asian port to handle more than 10m TEU containers and will have the capacity to…

15th November 2007

Rotterdam Targets Box Record

15th November 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Coastguard services and emergency response capability will not be affected by the loss of up to 25% of staff at Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) headquarters in Southampton UK. That was the…

15th November 2007

Jobs to Go in MCA Reshuffle

15th November 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A simulated explosion in ship’ s engine room put crews from the Port of London Authority, emergency services and Royal National Lifeboat Institution to the test during an exercise on the River…

15th November 2007

Emergency Teams in Thames Training Exercise

15th November 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The UK based Blue Climate and Oceans Project announced a new partnership last week with the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) to inspire and engage greater awareness of seas, shores and wildlife by…

8th November 2007

Climate Change and the Deep Blue Sea

8th November 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Irish Sea freight only specialists Seatruck Ferries have progressed their fleet expansion plans with the purchase of two ro-ro ferries from Elmira Shipping of Greece. 

8th November 2007

Seatruck Expands Ferry Fleet

8th November 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The annual autumn exhibition and conference season hits its peak this month with two of the year' s biggest shows both lined up to take place in the Netherlands.  For many of…

1st November 2007

Double Dutch Exhibition Season

1st November 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The UK Port of Southampton will benefit from a major improvement to the port’ s rail freight capabilities, after the Department for Transport (DfT) confirmed that it would contribute almost £ 43m…

1st November 2007

Rail Upgrade for Port of Southampton

1st November 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Ireland' s Drogheda Port hit the 500,000 TEU container handling mark for the first time last month, with the milestone box carrying nuts and dried fruit from Holland. 

1st November 2007

Big Box Milestone for Drogheda Port

1st November 2007