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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The InternationalMarine Contractors Association (IMCA), which now has over 400 offshore, marineand underwater engineering member companies in 47 countries, is presentlyrevising its Digital Video Offshore guidance document first published inSeptember 2005.

1st October 2007

IMCA Revises Digital Video Document

1st October 2007

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The Armourcotedivision of Surface Technology plc and specialist hydraulics componentsmanufacturer Sun Hydraulics both based in Coventry UK,have worked closely together on the development of a new multi-layeranti-corrosion and anti-wear surface coating, TriCem…

1st October 2007

Surface Coating Protects Wave Power System

1st October 2007

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Scotlands AWS Ocean Energy is to receive further supportfrom the Carbon Trust in the development of its Archimedes Wave Swing, the worldsfirst submerged wave energy system. The support is part of the…

1st October 2007

Archimedes Installation at EMEC Next Year

1st October 2007

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Thanet Offshore Wind Limited (TOW) has signed a reservation agreement with Denmark headquartered A2SEA A/S for the long term use of the vessel the Sea Jack for the main construction periods for…

1st October 2007

Forward Planning for Wind Farm Installation

1st October 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A major obstacle to the development of PD Portsproposed Northern Gateway Container Terminal (NGCT) at Teesport UK was removedlast month when agreement was reached with Hutchison Ports (UK) regarding railfreight network capacity. 

1st October 2007

Progress for Northern Gateway Container Terminal

1st October 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The iconic Cunard liner ' Queen Elizabeth 2' berthed at the Port of Tyne on the only scheduled UK stopover of its 40th Anniversary voyage last month, thanks to a £ 4…

1st October 2007

Refurbished Quay Boosts Tyneside Tourism

1st October 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The UKs River Cart has beenused for commercial traffic for the first time in at least 20 years by SteelEngineering, a tenant at the Westway Industrial and Distribution Park inRenfrew.

1st October 2007

: New Dock for River Cart

1st October 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

When a Jersey based marine engineering companyrequired unusual provision for their refuelling needs, Barnsley UK basedCameron Forecourt was able to provide a successful bespoke solution.

1st October 2007

Marine Refuelling Challenge Met on Jersey

1st October 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Qingdao Municipal Government in China isinvesting some $183m this year to upgrade Qingdao Port, which will have amassive container handling capacity of 12m TEU when 23 new deep water berthsare built as…

1st October 2007

Seabed Drilling for Chinese Port Upgrade

1st October 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Wandsworth Riverside Quarter, next to Wandsworth Park onLondons River Thames, is making an additional £ 100,000 investment in mooringsat the new pier which allowed the Putney to Blackfriars river taxi service tostart…

1st October 2007

Pier Works Expand River Transport

1st October 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Glasgow-based marine consultants Partrac Ltd are seeing acontinued and rising interest in sediment stability instruments, the CohesiveStrength Meter (CSM).

1st October 2007

Growing Interest in Sediment Stability

1st October 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Royal Boskalis Westminster has received a letter of intentfrom Abu Dhabi Ports Company for the first construction phase of the newoffshore Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi.

1st October 2007

Boskalis and partners to build Khalifa Port

1st October 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oordhas secured a number of important contracts in recent weeks.

1st October 2007

Major Order for Van Oord Confirmed

1st October 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Aninnovative approach to strengthening sand dunes has been implemented at Blython Englands north east coast, which involves a number of 2.5 tonne sandbagshaving been buried into the dunes. The work along a…

1st October 2007

UK First for Sand Dune Protection

1st October 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

TheEnvironment Agency (EA) in the UK has announced that £ 13.2m will be spent onessential repairs and improvements to hundreds of sites and structures along EAmanaged rivers this winter.

1st October 2007

Record Works Plan for UK Waterways

1st October 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Plansfor a £ 1.6m project to protect homes and businesses from flooding in Ceredigionin Wales have gone on display. The scheme, funded by the Welsh AssemblyGovernment, will attempt to reduce the risk…

1st October 2007

Ceredigion Flood Defence Plans Unveiled

1st October 2007

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

At the 9th International Conference on Nearshore andEstuarine Cohesive Sediment Transport Processes (INTERCOH)  at Brest inFrance  last month, researchers from HR Wallingford  delivered resultsfrom broad ranging studies in estuary processes. Amongst these…

1st October 2007

Mixing It In Marine Environments

1st October 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Work to develop facilities at Cairnryan for ferriesacross the Irish Sea is continuing, with Royal Haskoning taking a leading rolein the project. Once complete, the development will reduce the crossing timefor Stena…

1st October 2007

Green Light for New Ferry Facilities

1st October 2007

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Sheffield UK based Hodge Clemco has completed theinstallation of a new £ 600,000 turn-key preparation and finishing facility in anew buoy maintenance unit at Trinity House in Harwich, Essex.

1st October 2007

New Buoy Maintenance Facility at Harwich

1st October 2007

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs) have awarded afifteen year contract to VT Communications for the provision of an enhancedLoran (eLoran) radio navigation service to improve the safety of mariners inthe UK and…

1st October 2007

GLAs Award e-Loran Contract

1st October 2007