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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

French ROV specialists ECA of Toulon have announced development of a new 3,000m depth-rated system, the Alistar 3000. Designed for deepwater inspection tasks, it is claimed to offer operators greater flexibility and…

1st February 2004

New ECA ROV

1st February 2004

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Swiss-based Allseas Group has awarded Subsea 7 ofAbedeen contracts worth in excess of $10m for provision of survey, ROV and positioning services in support of offshore pipelay projects in North West Europe,…

1st February 2004

$10 Million Contracts Awarded to Subsea 7

1st February 2004

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Oceanology International 2004 , the worlds largest Ocean Technology event will play host to Simrad s highly developed range of professional echosounder technology on Stand 243. In addition Simrad in the UK…

1st February 2004

Hydroacoustic Solutions at Oceanology International

1st February 2004

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

With over 90% of exhibition space already reserved by more than 300 organisations from around the world, this years biennial Oceanology International event at Londons ExCel Centre from 16-19 March promises to…

1st February 2004

Oceanology Exhibition is a Major Attraction

1st February 2004

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Kongsberg Maritime will launch several new products and focus on its range of underwater survey solutions on Stand 650 at this years Oceanology International exhibition . The company will launch a new…

1st February 2004

Take a Long Look at Shorty

1st February 2004

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Repairs were required after a small bulk carrier lost steerage and collided with one of the berthing dolphins at the Immingham Oil Terminal , one of the UKs major oil importing terminals.

1st February 2004

Timely Dolphin Repair

1st February 2004

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The seventh annual seawork exhibition and conference takes place in the ABP Port of Southampton from 22-24 June 2004. Recognised as the key forum for the commercial maritime industry, seawork2004 promises to…

1st February 2004

Marine Construction Day Returns to seawork

1st February 2004

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The installation and staged commissioning of the UKs newest wind farm off the coast of Wales has established the Port of Mostyn as a specialist base of operations for a significant new…

1st February 2004

Mostyn Makes Most of Offshore Winds

1st February 2004

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

With the four major container terminal planning applications under consideration in the UK all situated in the South East, Scottish West Coast ports operator Clydeport has revealed its intention to submit a…

1st February 2004

Clydeport Takes Planning North

1st February 2004

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Involvement in the creation of the worlds largest man made islands has led marine services provider Inchscape Shipping Services (ISS) to enhance its fleet of construction support vessels in the Middle East.

1st February 2004

Inchscapes Fleet Grows With The World

1st February 2004

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Sileby Marina in Leicestershire UK has chosen the new fibreglass non slip decking product, DeckGrip from FibreGrid Limited , as a replacement to their old timber decking boards.

1st February 2004

Marina Gets to Grips with New Decking

1st February 2004

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Cornwall UK based Seacore Ltd and Norways Eidesvik Subsea AS have signed an exclusive agreement to jointly provide offshore drilling services to the site investigation and mineral coring industries.

1st February 2004

Seacore/ Eidesvik Joint Venture

1st February 2004

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Pendennis Shipyard at Falmouth in the southwest of the UK says development work is progressing well on the conversion of the No 1 Dock at the yard into a new, hi-tech painting…

1st February 2004

Converted Dock Approaches Completion at Pendennis

1st February 2004

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Work on a new marina on the Clyde estuary in Scotland could get underway in 18 months time.

1st February 2004

Marina Development Scheme on Clyde Estuary in Scotland

1st February 2004

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Environment Agencys pioneering strategy to provide increased flood protection for people and property around the Humber Estuary is forging ahead, with a large programme of improvement work about to be put…

1st February 2004

EA Forges Ahead with Humber Flood Defence Plans

1st February 2004

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

A pilot project that the British Marine Federation (BMF) and other marine organisations involved in it hope will enable them to streamline the consents process for much need dredging in marinas, harbours…

1st February 2004

Pilot Dredging Project Underway

1st February 2004

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Mauritius Port Authority (MPA) has invited tenders for a geotechnical study and report as the first stage in the development of a new oil jetty and expanded berthing facilities in the…

1st February 2004

New facility planned on Mauritius

1st February 2004

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Tideland Maritime Systems has introduced a new AIS designed specifically for installation on aids to navigation, including buoys, beacons, light ships and light houses. V-track is capable of full integration into port…

1st February 2004

Buoys Zoned In with Bespoke AIS

1st February 2004

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The UKs RNLI and training provider ITE have worked together to provide a formal accreditation for the RNLIs boat riggers. No specific formal qualification had previously existed for marine riggers.

1st February 2004

RNLI Riggers Learning the Ropes

1st February 2004

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Southampton based Ocean Safety Ltd has announced that it will be supplying the Dacon Rescue Frame within the UK.

1st February 2004

Rescue Frame From Ocean Safety

1st February 2004