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SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Hurricane damage and an increased demand for more capable inspection ROVs has led to an urgent order for Seaeye for three systems to be rushed to the Gulf of Mexico.

1st December 2005

ROVs for Hurricane Hit Gulf

1st December 2005

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Demand for Aquatechs new survey launch Aquadynamic was so great that the vessel was put into service 18 months before its official launch at Oi06 next March.

1st December 2005

Early Start for Hydrographic Survey Newbuild

1st December 2005

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Kongsberg Maritime in Norway has introduced a new survey package for ROVs, the EM 3002. Comprising a suite of imaging, positioning and communication hardware and software, the company says it is designed…

1st December 2005

Kongsberg ROV Survey Package

1st December 2005

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Canadian software specialists CARIS have launched a new suite of products for bathymetric data management, Base Editor 1.0. It enables users to compile, validate and analyse bathymetric data from multiple formats and…

1st December 2005

New CARIS Software

1st December 2005

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

A 2.85m research project for development of an electronic pilot display and information system (EPDIS), part-funded by the EU under its Information Society Technology programme, has been successfully completed following presentation of…

1st December 2005

EU EPDIS Project Completed

1st December 2005

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Conducting marine operations in surf zones can be extremely difficult, particularly when the project is a geotechnical survey off Devon UKs premier surfing beach. Such was the challenge posed to Mojo Maritime…

1st December 2005

Mojo Working Miracles at Woolacombe

1st December 2005

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Definitive guidelines for shared use of Differential GPS for dynamic positioning and survey operations have been published by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), the London-based organisation with around 300 member companies…

1st December 2005

DGPS Shared Use Guidelines

1st December 2005

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Workboat operator Rederij Waterweg BV has joined forces with another Dutch workboat company, Van Stee Survey & Supply, after the latter was taken over by what is now the parent company of…

1st December 2005

Dutch Workboat Duo Join Forces

1st December 2005

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Drogheda Port Company announced on 9 December that it is commencing an open competitive process for a joint venture partner for the development of its Bremore Deepwater Port in the Greater Dublin…

1st December 2005

Bidding for Irish Deepwater Port

1st December 2005

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

To meet forecast growth in world trade over the next decade, container ports and the shipping industry will need to double capacity. Achieving such growth with minimal adverse effect on the environment…

1st December 2005

Ports Meet Environment at GreenPort 2006

1st December 2005

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Europes biggest seaport, Rotterdam, has revealed plans for a second new container terminal with facilities for feeders and inland waterway vessels.

1st December 2005

New Terminal Will Ease Congestion

1st December 2005

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Vehicle handling and logistics firm E H Harms, part of Bremens BLG Logistics, has opened a car handling terminal in Europes biggest inland port, Duisburg, to boost the role of the Rhine…

1st December 2005

New Terminal Boosts Rhine Intermodal Role

1st December 2005

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Following the acquisition of four vessels from Dean & Dyball Construction earlier this year, Poole UK based Jenkins Marine have further expanded their fleet to include the two 300m 3split hopper barges…

1st December 2005

Jenkins Expand Dredging Fleet

1st December 2005

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Poole Harbour Commissioners in Dorset UK has awarded Partrac Ltd a contract to continuously monitor dredging operations in Poole harbour over a five month period which commenced in November.

1st December 2005

Contract to Monitor Poole Dredging Operations

1st December 2005

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) in the UK has offered a grant of £ 10,000 to British Waterways, towards the cost of a hydraulics research project on the effects of boats moving…

1st December 2005

IWA Provides Funds for Hydraulics Research Project

1st December 2005

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority has installed a comprehensive package of solar-powered aids for lighthouses along the countrys 335 mile coastline.

1st December 2005

Lighthouses Convert to Solar Power

1st December 2005

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The perpetual threat of global terrorist activity has generated an urgent need for the protection of people and property everywhere. This has in turn led to the application of innovative and technologically…

1st December 2005

Security buoys Parliament

1st December 2005

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The Moses Project is meant to protect Venice from sinking.

1st December 2005

Resinex Package for Moses

1st December 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Transas Europe GmbH, the European representative Office of the Transas Group, has been selected to supply a new large scale Simulator named AANS for the Marineschule Muerwik (MSM), the German Naval Officers…

1st December 2005

Transas supply German Naval Academy with new Simulators

1st December 2005

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Radio Holland Group (RHG), with branch offices located along the major shipping routes, and specialising in the supply, installation and service of maritime electronics, is rolling out a new service information…

1st December 2005

New Service from RHG

1st December 2005