News

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Having taken eight years to perfect, Seaglider is a buoyancydriven autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) developed by scientists andengineers at the University of Washingtons Schoolof Oceanography and Applied PhysicsLaboratory in the USA.

1st June 2007

International Collaboration on Seaglider

1st June 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Italysleading dredger manufacturer, Italdraghe S.p.A., is making its first everappearance at Seawork this year as it seeks to expand its presence in theEuropean marketplace.

1st June 2007

Seawork Launch for Italian Dredger Range

1st June 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The presence of gas in dredged mixtures attacksthe efficiency of the dredge pump and therefore the entire dredging process.

1st June 2007

Retrofit Degassing Lifts Dredger Efficiency

1st June 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Veriposof Aberdeen, which now claims to be the worlds leading purveyor of highprecision GNSS (global navigation satellite system) positioning services to theoffshore oil and gas industries, has expanded its worldwide operations with…

1st June 2007

Veripos Opens Singapore Base

1st June 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

SonardyneInternational is branching out from its customary acoustics capability with development of Lodestar, anew solid-state attitude heading and reference system (AHRS) which, it says,will set a new standard of inertial sensor technology…

1st June 2007

Motion Sensor Move for Sonardyne

1st June 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

GardlineGeosciences, a subsidiary of the Great Yarmouth based Gardline Marine SciencesGroup, has extended its marine geotechnical activities with the acquisition ofLankelma Andrews (formerly Andrews Survey) as part of a declared ambition toestablish…

1st June 2007

Gardline Expands

1st June 2007

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The development of the UKspioneering offshore wind energy sector continues apace as details wereannounced last month of the licensing regime for would be electricitytransmission owners.

1st June 2007

Connecting Offshore Wind to the National Grid

1st June 2007

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

One of the UKs biggest studies into theenvironmental effects of marine renewable energy has been completed.

1st June 2007

Scotland SEAs Marine Renewables Future

1st June 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Work is now wellunderway on a new container ship berth which is part of a ¢ 660m project by HHLAto double the capacity of Hamburgsbiggest box facility, the Burchardkai Container Terminal (BCT).

1st June 2007

First Piles Driven for Burchardkai Expansion

1st June 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Nuttall group company John Martin has been using theirlimpet dam technology to enable repair work on the pintles of Gladstone Lockgates, the important lock system that gives access to the Port of…

1st June 2007

Limpet Dam Enables Lock Gate Repair

1st June 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

In order to accommodate the recently extendedStena Line ro-pax Stena Britannica (MJ April) and near sister vessel StenaHollandica, which serve the Hook of Holland route twice daily, HarwichInternational Port has moved the…

1st June 2007

Harwich International Port Relocates Berthing Pontoon

1st June 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The growth surge in leisure boating saw DunLaoghaire Marina open on the south side of Dublin Bayin March of 2001 with berthing for 500 vessels. Piling works are underway foran extension which…

1st June 2007

Seawork Exhibitor Enables Marina Expansion

1st June 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Construction of the quaywall and filling-in at Rotterdams new DeltaBarge Feeder (DBF) Terminal at Maasvlakte has been reported all but completedby the Port of Rotterdam Authority and terminaloperator ECT.

1st June 2007

Dutch DBF Terminal Heads for First-Phase Completion

1st June 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The construction of the massive reinforced concrete pontoonsfor the new cruise liner facility outside the Three Graces in Liverpool,the historic home of the British cruise industry, are now nearing completion.

1st June 2007

Launch of New Cruise Facility Pontoons

1st June 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A top level row overwho will build Germanysbillion Euro deepwater JadeWeser Port (JWP) in Wilhelmshaven is threatening to delay a startof construction to late summer.

1st June 2007

Construction Row Clouds JadeWeser Project

1st June 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Irelands Minister for Labour Affairs and Clare T.S., TonyKilleen has expressed optimism that the Countys piers and harbours willbenefit under a new CLAR scheme.

1st June 2007

Hopes Raised for Irish Marine Works

1st June 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The German Baltic seaportof Kiel has completed a ¢ 28.5m Cruise Centrewhich officials say is one of the most efficient in northern Europe.

1st June 2007

Kiel Terminal Coordination is Technical Masterpiece

1st June 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Port of Marseilles Authority (PMA) awardedthe main construction contract for its Fos 2XL container terminal development.

1st June 2007

Fos 2XL Construction Starts in September

1st June 2007

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Seawork Exhibitor XJF Plastics shares a stand with Eason Marine and Planet Ocean in order to display live information from two data buoys

1st June 2007

New Buoys Lose Weight at Seawork

1st June 2007

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs) of the United Kingdom and Ireland   launched their GLA Radio Navigation Plan (GRNP) last month, which sets out how they are going to deliver the radio…

1st June 2007

GLAs Launch Their Radio Navigation Plan

1st June 2007