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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Concerns over what UK Shipping Minister David Jamieson has called the vulnerability of satellite navigation systems means that a terrestrial alternative is needed, he said. Jamieson made the comments during recent launch…

1st January 2005

Calls for Satellite Alernative

1st January 2005

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The British Marine Federation (BMF) has launched an Environmental Code of Practice for its members.

1st January 2005

Encouragment for Industry to Think Green

1st January 2005

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

In early January, China Harbour-Costain announced that it had been awarded a US$170 million contract by Sempra LNG s Energia Costa Azul to design and construct the breakwater for a liquefied natural…

1st January 2005

China Harbour-Costain to Design Breakwater for LNG terminal

1st January 2005

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Government Ministers in the UK have given their backing to a pilot project which could lead to a new, plan-led approach for protecting and managing Britains seas in a more sustainable way.

1st January 2005

DEFRA Funds Planning System for the Sea

1st January 2005

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Brunei has launched a global campaign to find a partner for its planned US$1.7 billion deepwater port, which is a major plank in the tiny Asian nations economic diversification plan.

1st January 2005

Brunei EDB Appoints Halcrow for Port Study

1st January 2005

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Flexcrete , which specialises in repair to marine and other structures, has launched a new product, Cemprotec Clutch Filler , to complement its successful Cemprotec E942 system.

1st January 2005

Flexcrete Unveils Solution to Sheet Piling Problem

1st January 2005

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

HR Wallingford in the UK has unveiled details of a major investment it has made in a new modelling hall that covers an area more than 11,000m 2.Responding to record demand for…

1st January 2005

Hydraulic Modelling Alive and Well at HR Wallingford

1st January 2005

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Mott MacDonald has been appointed as a sub-consultant by AREVA T&D Systems inStafford in the UK to provide electrical design services for an offshore wind farm to be built 7km off the…

1st January 2005

Mott MacDonald to Provide Design Services for Wind Farm

1st January 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Volvo Penta invoked memories of the 1959 New York Boat Show at the London Boat Show earlier this month, where it unveiled its revolutionary new IPS (Inboard Propulsion System).

1st January 2005

Propulsion Breakthrough Launched in London

1st January 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

As promised, WaterMota Ltd turned up at the London Boat Show earlier this month with two new engines from value for money Korean manufacturer Daewoo . The engines are so popular with…

1st January 2005

More Daewoos to Choose at London Boat Show

1st January 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Following the closure of Polar Engineering , Birmingham UK based EJ Bowman have bought the majority of Polar Engineering' s pattern equipment together with the manufacturing rights.

1st January 2005

Bowman to Make Polar Heat Exchangers

1st January 2005

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Wartsila Corporation has introduced a new family of face type seals specifically for water lubricated stern tubes.

1st January 2005

New Workboat Sterntube Seals from Wartsila

1st January 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Wijsmuller Salvage ended a busy 2004 dealing with two very different situations which shared a common purpose, pollution mitigation.

1st January 2005

Swift Salvors Prevent Pollution

1st January 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Targe Towing Ltd , based in Montrose, Scotland, has been awarded a management contract to operate a new tug fleet to be based at the BP Coryton oilrefinery in the Thames Estuary.

1st January 2005

BP Award Tug Management Contract to Targe

1st January 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The 6,000 ton container barge Guantanamo Bay Express departed Jacksonville, Florida recently under tow from the Spence on a scheduled service to the US Naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

1st January 2005

Titan Beats Time Before Barge Breaks Up

1st January 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

A breaking load test specially commissioned by Adsteam Towage has revealed the practical benefits of, Cosalt Safety & Protections ongoing investment in improving its rope products.

1st January 2005

Tow Rope Put to the Test

1st January 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Towards the end of 2004, Vancouver based naval architects and tug designers Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) were awarded a contract to design a new series of high-performance ship-handling tugs for the Chinese…

1st January 2005

More Ramparts ASD Tugs on the Stocks Worldwide

1st January 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The United States Army - Combat Equipment Battalion atHythe on Southampton Water is in the process of carrying out a unique reconstruction programme on a series of powerful twin-screw tugs. All six…

1st January 2005

Hythe improve US Army LT series tugs

1st January 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Jersey Harbours , in the UK Channel Islands, are to have a sophisticated new flagship, a 26m Damen Shoalbuster tugdesigned to undertake a wide range of duties in the locality.

1st January 2005

Duke of Normandy to be replaced

1st January 2005

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

International Salvor Tsavliris has recently relaunched its website www. tsavliris. com The colourful new website is dynamic, more informative, easy-to-navigate and up-to-date.

1st January 2005

TOWLINES

1st January 2005