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KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

With strong growth in almost all trade sectors, cargo throughput at the Port of Marseilles-Fos totalled 16.42m tons to the end of February, marking a 12.4% increase on the first two months…

1st June 2006

Fos Fast Starts 2006

1st June 2006

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Port of London Authority (PLA) has received two certifications from Lloyds Register Quality Assurance.

1st June 2006

PLA Quality Awards

1st June 2006

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The current holder of the title Young Engineer for Britain has won the United States Coast Guard Award for Boating and Water Safety at the International Science and Engineering Fair held at…

1st June 2006

Tanya Takes USCG Water Safety Award

1st June 2006

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Tyne and Wear UK based Southern Electronics, in conjunction with radio communication manufacturer Icom UK, has designed an innovative yet practical way of recording passenger traffic on the Tyne Ferry using radio…

1st May 2006

Radio Record of Tyne Ferry Passengers

1st May 2006

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Jotun Paints returns to Seawork and will be found next month on Stand 25, where it will be showing a complete range of cost effective marine coating products which are available for…

1st May 2006

Paint Your Workboat at Seawork

1st May 2006

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

An FPSO conversion underway at the Keppel Shipyard in Singapore will be protected against hull corrosion using a Cathelco C-Shield ICCP system incorporating the latest diver change anodes. The Capixaba is being…

1st May 2006

Diver Change Anodes Simplify Replacement

1st May 2006

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The Aberdeen based specialist marine and subsea services provider TSMarine (Contracting) Ltd has won a contract worth up to £ 6.5m only 18 months after forming. The contract with SubSea Resources Plc…

1st May 2006

Big Contract for Young Company

1st May 2006

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The Talisman autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV), which was a focal point of the recent Oceanology International (OI 06) exhibition in London, is equipped with thrusters supplied by Fareham UK based Seaeye Marine.

1st May 2006

Nearshore AUV Unveiled at OI06

1st May 2006

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Kongsberg Maritime introduced a new integrated diver deployed underwater inspection system at the recent Oceanology International (OI06) exhibition.

1st May 2006

OI06 Launch for Diver Inspection System

1st May 2006

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The current good fortunes of the global dredging market are reflected in the 2005 results announced by Dutch giant Royal Boskalis Westminster, which has reported a spectacular 85% rise in net profit…

1st May 2006

Boskalis Enjoys Dredging Renaissance

1st May 2006

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Londons victorious bid for the 2012 Olympics looks set to contribute to a substantial increase in demand for dredged aggregates. Metoc plc has launched a new service to provide environmental engineering for…

1st May 2006

Olympics Boosts Aggregates Dredging

1st May 2006

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Wednesday 21 June will mark the inaugural annual World Hydrography Day as a result of a resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly in New York last November under its Oceans &…

1st May 2006

World Hydrography Day Set for June

1st May 2006

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The UK Hydrographic Office has signed a collaboration agreement with the Japanese Hydrographic Association under which Admiralty customers will now have access to over 600 new electronic navigational charts of Japanese waters…

1st May 2006

UKHO-JHA Accord

1st May 2006

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The Offshore Survey Division of the International Marine Contractors Association has revised its guidelines on The Use of Multibeam Echosounders for Offshore Survey (IMCA S 003 Rev.1).

1st May 2006

IMCA Updates Multibeam Guidelines

1st May 2006

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Seabed mapping specialists Sonavision of Aberdeen have re-designed their RoxAnn system with introduction of a smaller and lighter version, the GD-A. It can be powered using a USB connection from a computer,…

1st May 2006

RoxAnn System Upgraded

1st May 2006

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Clydeside Survey reports successful completion of extensive bathymetric surveys of Glasgow Harbour over distances of around 2.5km and in waters where visibility was less than 20cm. Aside from the effects of deformation,…

1st May 2006

Glasgow Harbour Surveys

1st May 2006

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The drive to increase Britains offshore wind energy has been given a significant boost as details were announced of how their connection to the electricity network onshore would be funded and operated.

1st May 2006

Connection Regime for UK Marine Energy

1st May 2006

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

BMT Renewables Ltd is part of a consortium that has been awarded a grant of £ 878,000 from the UKs Department of Trade and Industry for a two year, £ 1.7m research,…

1st May 2006

Funding Flow for Shallow Water Tidal Stream Power Generator

1st May 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Dawson WAM, the river and marine engineers, have completed the construction of a new mussel harbour and berth development at Warrenpoint in Northern Ireland at a cost of £ 2.6m for the…

1st May 2006

New Mussel Harbour for Warrenpoint

1st May 2006

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The first step of a comprehensive masterplan to transform Barrow in the UK has been given the green light with an investment of over £ 5m from the Northwest Regional Development Agency…

1st May 2006

£5m Kickstarts Barrow Masterplan

1st May 2006