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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Innovation4C of Belgium has developed Wavemapper, a heave sensor designed for single beam echosounders based on technology used for space applications.

1st December 2006

Echo Sounder Sensor

1st December 2006

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Morgan Electro Ceramics has opened a new facility at its site in Southampton, UK, dedicated to the design and manufacture of fibre wrapped piezoceramic tubes that are used in commercial and military…

1st December 2006

Sonar Tubes Factory Opens

1st December 2006

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The successful deployment of a new installation system has enabled the placement of the first offshore wind turbine to be installed in a single lift from a floating barge. The Beatrice Offshore…

1st December 2006

BOWTIS Takes Offshore Wind Deeper

1st December 2006

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A new study, commissioned by Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western IslesCouncil), investigates the feasibility of creating a fixed transport link across the five mile wide Sound of Harris and the potential for…

1st December 2006

Renewables Study for Western Isles

1st December 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The global boom in port construction and land reclamation works has sparkedconfident fleet renewal programmes by the major international dredging contractors, with the emphasis currently on versatile medium size trailer suction hopper…

1st December 2006

Marine Construction Boom Sparks Dredger Building Response

1st December 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Sovereign Harbour is an exclusive residential development set around a series of complex marinas and tidal basins in Eastbourne, East Sussex UK. The entrance feature to the site consists of a large…

1st December 2006

A Tidal Advantge at Sovereign Harbour

1st December 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Belgian marine construction and dredging contractor Jan De Nul has been awarded two contracts by Aker/Exxon relating to the Adriatic LNG contract. At Algeciras in Spain a berm and tow-out channel must…

1st December 2006

$100m New Marine Works for Jan De Nul

1st December 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

At a value in the region of £ 2.5 million, the order to refurbish the Lowestoft Bridge in Suffolk is Bosch Rexroths single largest order in the UK. Placed in July 2006…

1st December 2006

Bridge Refurbishment Awarded

1st December 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Crown Estate and Greenwich Foundation in the UK have completed therestoration of the historic Queens Stairs on the banks of the River Thames atthe Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich. These are…

1st December 2006

Restoration Completed of Queens Stairs

1st December 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Tony Killeen,Minister of State at the Irish Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employmentexpressed concern last month that the north Clare economy and the livelihoodsof dozens of local fishermen are hugely dependent on…

1st December 2006

Development Due for Irelands Doolin Pier

1st December 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Renewable energy generator E.ON UK and Ocean Prospect have agreed to work together to develop proposals for a potential 5MW wave power project in the sea off Cornwall. The pioneering scheme would…

1st December 2006

Team in Place for WestWave Project

1st December 2006

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Belgian operator Dredging International (DI) has obtained a contract extension for the Al Raha Beach development in Abu Dhabi, effectively more than doubling the initial scope of a major reclamation project…

1st December 2006

Dredging International Confirms Al Raha Contract Extension

1st December 2006

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

A major new planning and regeneration study for the Holyhead Waterfront in the UK has been commissioned by the Isle of Anglesey County Council, with backing from the Welsh Assembly Government and…

1st December 2006

Royal Haskoning Conducting Study for Holyhead Waterfront

1st December 2006

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Broads Authority in the UK has started dredging South Walsham Fleet Dyke as part of its winter dredging programme. A total of 20,000m3 is to be taken out of the dyke over…

1st December 2006

Dredging Programme On Schedule Says Broads Authority

1st December 2006

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Boaters using the picturesque Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal, in Wales in the UK will benefit from a major dredging programme along a popular section at Llanellen near Abergavenny as part of British…

1st December 2006

Eco-Friendly Dredging in Wales

1st December 2006

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Established MoD naval painting contractor Pyeroy Group is extending its maritime protective coatings work with new contract which will see it providing painting and refurbishment services to lighthouses in remote and exposed…

1st December 2006

Mobile Maintenance for Remote Lighthouses

1st December 2006

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Trinity House has chosen Tideland SignalsSB-98P polyethylene buoy and MLED-120SC lantern for use as its emergency wreckmarking buoy in accordance with the new IALA Recommendation O-133 of December2005.

1st December 2006

Trinity Houses New Emergency Wreck Marking Buoys on Station

1st December 2006

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Port Marine Safety Code and other legislation makes it all the more important that even the smallest ports and harbours control their waters effectively. AIS on its own, a solution favoured…

1st December 2006

Small Ports NavComms Solution

1st December 2006

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Monitor manufacturer Kent Modular Electronics (KME) has introduced a new environmentally sealed transflective LCD screen, Heliobond, for use in marine applications such as bridge wing monitors, control room consoles and security monitors.…

1st December 2006

Heliobond Toughens LCD Marine Monitors

1st December 2006

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The commissioning of Aberdeen Harbours new Marine Operations Centre marks another significant step forward in developing facilities to accommodate increasing and diversified traffic. It has been brought into use at a time…

1st December 2006

New marine Operations Centre Commissioned for Aberdeen

1st December 2006