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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

AllseasGroup S.A., a Swiss offshore pipe laying company, has collaborated with DSM Dyneemato improve the safety and speed of underwater pipe laying using next generationrope technology.

1st April 2007

Lightweight Rope Lifts Pipelay Production

1st April 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

KalmarIndustries seventh generation ESC series has reaffirmed its position as thestraddle carrier of choice for German ports with new orders for a combined 27units received from the countrys leading terminal operators.

1st April 2007

German Ports Embrace Straddle Carriers

1st April 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Furtherdevelopment by Wireless Fibre Systems of underwater wireless modem technology(first described in this column last December).

1st April 2007

DTI Grant for Underwater Modem Advance

1st April 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

TTS has won acontract to design, supply and install a linkspan and pedestrian bridge as partof the Rothesay Pier Ferry Berth Improvement Project in the UK.

1st April 2007

TTS to Supply Linkspan for Rothesay

1st April 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Animportant contract for trench dredging, backfilling and rock placement in India has been awarded to Tideway,  the Breda, Netherlandsbased subsidiary of dredging and environmental group DEME.

1st April 2007

Two Major Contracts for DEME

1st April 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Scottish ministershave given the green light to plans for a £ 175m marina project at Boness thatwill rejuvenate the towns 400 year old harbour, creating a marina, a hotel andnew homes.

1st April 2007

Green Light for Scottish Marina

1st April 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

British Waterways in theUKsays the Ribble Link is on target to reopen on the 6th of this monthfollowing £ 600,000 of winter maintenance works, including channel dredging, repairsto a lock bywash and…

1st April 2007

Ribble Link Dredging Work on Schedule

1st April 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Thedredging of Falmouth Harbour in the UK has taken a step forward withFalmouth Harbour Commissioners and A& P Falmouth Limited.

1st April 2007

Dredging at Falmouth Harbour a Step Nearer

1st April 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

TheGovernment of Gibraltar has awarded a harbour reclamation contract to Van OordDredging and Marine Contractors BV.

1st April 2007

Van Oord Wins Reclamation Project in Gibraltar

1st April 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Work is underway around the UK coastline to identify areas thatmay be suitable for designation as candidate Special Areas of Conservation(cSACs).

1st April 2007

Marine Environments Assessed for Conservation Designation

1st April 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Safety at Sea Marine Equipment Exhibition(SASMEX) returns to familiar haunts in Brighton UK this month.

1st April 2007

Revived SASMEX Spotlights Maritime Safety

1st April 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

BMT Cordah Ltd, asubsidiary of BMT Ltd, has become the first UK private sector company to offera Maritime Search Planning (SP) training course to advise the industry andpublic funded SAR organisations on…

1st April 2007

BMT Launches SAR Training Drive

1st April 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

NorsafeAS Lifeboat has claimed the record for lifeboat freefall drops with its GES 50Lifeboat.

1st April 2007

New Lifeboat Freefall Drop Record

1st April 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Patrol Team at Chichester Harbour UK have just completed a week ofrigorous training.

1st April 2007

Harbour Patrol Trained for New Season

1st April 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

An international trainingcourse on Sound and Vibration on Board takes place in Delft,the Netherlandson 5 and 6 June 2007.

1st April 2007

Sound and Vibration Reduction Training

1st April 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

UK marine data supplier SeaZone Solutions Ltd hasannounced the completion of the first pilot area as part of its ongoingCoastline Mapping Improvement Programme (CMIP), which it claims will revolutioniseour understanding of the…

1st April 2007

Breakthrough Coastline Mapping Programme

1st April 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Williams Shipping Marine Ltd celebrated the arrival of thelatest addition to its fleet with christening and blessing ceremonies forWillendeavour at its Empress Dock facilities in Southampton UK earlier thismonth.

1st April 2007

Sort of Like a Floating JCB

1st April 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The14 year old Hamburgexcursion ferry Wolfgang Borchert isbeing lengthened, widened and modernised for a new lease of life, at the same localshipyard where it was built in 1993.

1st April 2007

¢500,000 Revamp for Hamburg Ferry

1st April 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Salterns Boatyard in Poole UK has completed a major refit andrefurbishment of Jethou Flyer, a 10.4m Osborne 350 charter boat that doublesas a service vessel for the island of Jethou, five kilometres…

1st April 2007

Multi-Role Service Vessel Gets Refit

1st April 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The Marine Division of the Gateshead UK basedPyeroy Group has been awarded the painting contract for the RFA Lyme Bay aspart of the completion works now being undertaken by BAE Systems at…

1st April 2007

Lyme Bay Gets Going at Govan

1st April 2007