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INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Therecent bad weather in which MSC Napoli was grounded in Lyme Bay UKhas caused more than the usual headaches for port authorities trying to ensurethat vessels do not pollute or become contaminated…

1st March 2007

Owners Beware of Inadvertent Pollution

1st March 2007

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The recent and ongoing loss of containers fromthe grounded MSC Napoli has drawn attention to the risk of hittingsemi-submerged objects, (containers included) in most oceans.

1st March 2007

Insurers Advise on Floating Box Risk

1st March 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

PC Maritime of Plymouth reports further sales of its Navmaster ECDISunits to three new customers, John H Whitaker (Tankers) Ltd of Hull, Scotlinein Romford and Dublinbased Irish Ferries.

1st March 2007

PC Maritime Boosts ECDIS Sales

1st March 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

GeoChirp 3D provides shallow survey operators with a new tool forimaging sub-surface structures and buried objects, say GeoAcoustics of Great Yarmouthwho have developed the system in association with the National OceanographyCentre, Southampton.

1st March 2007

GeoChirp Sings for Shallow Water Survey

1st March 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The Ministry of Defence has announced a reviewinto the best possible structure and ownership options for the future of the UKHydrographic Office.

1st March 2007

UKHOs Future Under Review

1st March 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Fugro Geos,specialists in providing metocean services for offshore and coastal engineeringapplications, is to host the 40th Marine Measurement Forum at the ShillingfordBridge Hotel, near Wallingford UK on 16 May.

1st March 2007

MMF FORUM

1st March 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

TheNetherlands based DHV Grouphas won a contract to provide a masterplan for the development of the harbourat Tianjin in China.

1st March 2007

Green Masterplan for the Expansion of Tianjin

1st March 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Urban regeneration company Newport Unlimited has secured£ 75,000 funding from the Welsh Assembly to consider the possibility of adeveloping a marina in Crindau.

1st March 2007

Newport Unlimited Secures Marina Study

1st March 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The construction of the first Xbloc  shoreprotection  project in Africa has been completed  at Bar Beach, Lagos, Nigeria following ayear long construction project that has seen 1km of shore protection structuresbuilt using…

1st March 2007

First African Xbloc Project Completed

1st March 2007

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Royal Haskoning in the UKis leading a project that will add years to the life of the ferry facilities atHolyhead, StenaLines busiest ferry port in the UK.

1st March 2007

Royal Haskoning Leads Upgrade of Ferry Facility

1st March 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dutchdredging company Royal Boskalis Westminster and Dredging International of Belgiumhave  acquired a major energy related contract in India.

1st March 2007

Dredging JV Acquires Energy Contract in India

1st March 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Accordingto reports, Lerwick  Port Authority is to lobby the Scottish Executive toissue a harbour revision order which would allow the port to create new landfor development.

1st March 2007

Lerwick Port Seeks Permission for Dredging

1st March 2007

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

TheCentral Dredging Association (CEDA)  participated in the recent SeminarNavigation and the EU Water Framework Directive which took place on 31  January  inBrussels. CEDAprovided input on a range of subjects relevant to the…

1st March 2007

CEDA Stakes Out Position on WFD

1st March 2007

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Dutch government is to contribute US$18m to two emergency dredging projects. 

1st March 2007

Dutch and Danish Assist Dredging Project in Mozambique

1st March 2007

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

A trulysmart Sealite buoy was launched last month by Toll Westernport in Westernport Bay, Australia.

1st March 2007

AIS Enabled Buoy Launched in Oz

1st March 2007

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

A range light system supplied by Tideland Signal Limited to the Danish Lighthouse Authority (Farvandsvaesenet) for the port of Esbjerg is equipped with a range of auto-dimming facilities to provide appropriate light…

1st March 2007

Auto-Dimming Range Lights for Esbjerg

1st March 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Two Belgian companies, Barco, which designs and develops visualisationproducts, and technical installations specialists Fabricom GTI, are installinga high performance VTS system, including new radars, for the Port of Antwerp.

1st March 2007

Video Wall VTS for Port of Antwerp

1st March 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Belgium based contractors Dredging International is using newsoftware to cut the cost of transferring business critical data over satellitebetween its ships dispersed worldwide and its onshore offices.

1st March 2007

Dredgers Scoop Savings on Satellite Use

1st March 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Wallenius Marine AB in Stockholm have placeda landmark order through Admiralty Distributor Nautic Center AB for over thirtycomplete sets of the recently launched Admiralty Digital Publications (ADP)portfolio developed by the UK Hydrographic…

1st March 2007

Car Carrier Captains Drive Digital NavComms

1st March 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Bristol UKbased Marine Electronic Services has introduced the new Wetterbox WIB2 NavtexBlack Box Receiver, a cigarette packet sized unit which incorporates aninternal Navtex receiver and PC interface.

1st March 2007

Pocket Navtex Links to Any PC

1st March 2007