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American diesel marine generator manufacturerNorthern Lights has opened a dedicated warehouse in Scotlandto service their European and UKsales. The warehouse stocks generators and sound enclosures on the 5 kW to 30kW range.

1st March 2007

New Scotland Power House

1st March 2007

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Particularly strong growth in goods trafficbetween eastern Europe and Scandinavia helpedScandlines Denmark A/S boost the volume of lorries carried last year.

1st March 2007

Ferry Good Numbers

1st March 2007

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Chester UKriverboat operator Bithell Boats, which has been providing passenger vesselsand commercial services such as dredging on the River Dee for over 100 years,has expanded its operations to the River Ouse in…

1st March 2007

River Boat Expansion

1st March 2007

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The International Salvage Union (ISU) has recognised the stirling work done by Mr Robin Middleton, Britains Secretary of States Representative for Maritime Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP) with the presentation of an Industry…

1st March 2007

SOSREP IS HONOURED BY THE ISU

1st March 2007

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Polands new deepwater container terminal, DCT Gdansk, is being readied for first phase commercial operation starting in June and plans, in time, to be the biggest on the Polish Baltic capable of…

1st March 2007

Gdansk Terminal Readies for June Start

1st March 2007

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The multi-millionEuro expansion of Bremerhavens Osthafen carhandling hub is ending late next month as work gathers speed on the ¢ 233million rebuilding of the neighbouring Kaiserschleuse, a project described asthe biggest of…

1st March 2007

Osthafen Expansion Ends, Kaiserschleuse Rebuild Begins

1st March 2007

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Now supporting Bremerhavensever increasing need for round the clock berth and basin dredging is the new ¢ 4.4mwater injection dredger Hol Blankfollowing its completion at Lloyd Werft.

1st March 2007

Blank Bolsters Weser Terminal Expansion

1st March 2007

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Coastal and Ports Surveying, is a new one-day conference for hydrographers, port and harbour authorities and engineers.

1st March 2007

New coastal and ports surveying conference welcomed

1st March 2007

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

After introducing their new survey vessel Aquadynamicat Oi06 in London last year, Aquatech have completed the development of their first underwater camera / video system, which was originally conceived in 2005.

1st February 2007

Popular Weasel Goes Underwater

1st February 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has announced that CEDA Dredging Days 2007 will return to the Ahoy Rotterdam exhibition centre, where the conference and exhibition will again be held in conjunction with…

1st February 2007

CEDA Dredging Days at Europort Maritime

1st February 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Van Oords water injection dredger Jetsed arrived in London late last year to dredge the Battersea shoal, which had been moving into the fairway for some time, causing several vessels to ground…

1st February 2007

Jetsed Success on Battersea Shoal

1st February 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Works have been ongoing to enlarge the Twentekanaal, an important shipping channel in the east of Holland. Enlargement will allow the canal to accommodate larger ships and will also provide additional capacity…

1st February 2007

DOP Saves Explosive Dredging Situation

1st February 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

With the global demand for newbuild dredgers now exceeding building capacity, IHC Holland Merwede has rented the former Alblas Scheepsbouw BV yard, situated along the river De Noord at Hendrik Ido Ambacht…

1st February 2007

Dredger Boom Sees IHC Add Shipyard

1st February 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The International Association of DredgingCompanies recently conducted another successful event when the 27th IADC Seminar on Dredging andReclamation took place in Manama, Bahrain. The IADC has been conducting weeklong seminars especially developed…

1st February 2007

Dredging Seminar Success in Bahrain

1st February 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

A strategic partnership between Damen Shipyards of the Netherlands and Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) has seen the delivery of a multi-purpose vessel to the Emirates Dredging Company (EDC) four weeks ahead…

1st February 2007

Damen Multi Cat Built in Abu Dhabi

1st February 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Positioning and subsea specialists NCS Survey in Aberdeen, which claims to be Scotlands largest independent survey contractor after only being in business for 18 months, has secured major rig moving contracts from…

1st February 2007

BP and Shell Rig Moving Contracts for NCS Survey

1st February 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS), whose six member organisations represent the interests of individuals as well as commercial and institutional organisations in over 70 countries, has concluded a joint Memorandum…

1st February 2007

IHFS and IHO Sign MoU

1st February 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Germanys Shipping & Hydrographic Agency, BSH, is planning to digitise its entire library of nautical material in what it says will be the worlds first system of its type, one which will…

1st February 2007

BSH Digitises its Library of Nautical Material

1st February 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The port survey team at the ABP port of Southampton has acquired a new GPS system to replace outdated equipment and introduce a new era of improved capabilities.

1st February 2007

Southampton Survey Team Updates GPS

1st February 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The EM 710 multibeam echo sounder is a high resolution seabed mapping system capable of meeting all relevant survey standards. The mounted system will be capable of seafloor mapping down to 2,000m…

1st February 2007

Swedes Meet Needs for Multibeam

1st February 2007