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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Net Survey of Claydon, Oxfordshire reports recent completion of two contrasting projects that have pushed the boundaries of multibeam technology, says Managing Director Duncan Mallace.

1st November 2003

Advanced Multibeam Ice Scour Surveys

1st November 2003

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HMS Enterprise , the second of the Royal Navys new multi-role hydrographic and oceanographic survey vessels, was formally commissioned in the presence of 200 invited guests at Devonport Naval Base on 17…

1st November 2003

New RN Ship Commissioned

1st November 2003

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

CARIS , the Canadian leader in software for marine and hydrographic spatial information production and management, has released Version 2.0 of its widely-used Hydrographic Production Database (HPD).

1st November 2003

CARIS Upgrades HPD Database

1st November 2003

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Work on what is claimed to be the first parametric echo sounder capable of deployment on ROVs down to 2000m is now being carried out by Aquadyne AS of Asker, Norway in…

1st November 2003

First ROV Parametric Sounder

1st November 2003

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

HR Wallingford in the UK has recently completed a research project to provide new guidance for the hydraulic design of jetties in exposed locations, the project being funded by UK government under…

1st November 2003

New Guidelines for Hydraulic Design of Exposed Jetties

1st November 2003

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Marine aggregates producers in the UK should learn early next year whether new licences for the extraction of aggregates in the Eastern Channel have been approved, allowing them to make plans for…

1st November 2003

Eastern Channel Key to UK Aggregates Industry

1st November 2003

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

The International Salvage Union has deplored the decision of a Pakistani Court to detain the Salvage Master involved in the recent Tasman Spirit salvage operation after the tanker had grounded at Karachi…

1st November 2003

Pakistan Pollution Detention Prompts ISU Ire

1st November 2003

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Finland based oil spill clean-up equipment manufacturer Lamor Corporation continues its global expansion with the establishment of a subsidiary in the United States. The office is the result of collaboration with Lamor…

1st November 2003

Lamor the Merrier With Global Growth

1st November 2003

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

The Transport Committee of the European Parliament has welcomed Commission proposals earlier this month designed to lead to criminal sanctions for ships that cause pollution at sea.

1st November 2003

MEPs Back Ship Pollution Criminal Sanctions

1st November 2003

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Oil is the lifeblood of marine engines as it cleans, cools, lubricates and can reveal valuable information about internal conditions via oil viscosity testing. The Kittiwake Viscotube has just been launched to…

1st November 2003

Portable Marine Oil Viscosity Testing

1st November 2003

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order from HDW Fuel Cell Systems GmbH (HFCS) of Kiel in Germany to supply a transportable 160kW fuel cell system for…

1st November 2003

Siemens Box Clever With Demo Fuel Cell System

1st November 2003

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Coventry based driveline equipment specialist Newage Transmissions Ltd has strengthened its UK marine sales network with the appointment of Albatross Marine as an authorised distributor for its PRM product range.

1st November 2003

Newage Appoints New PRM Distributor

1st November 2003

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Ballycastle Charters has completed the refit of its Aqua Star 9m sea fishing charter boat Lord Moyle by repowering with a Perkins Sabre M265Ti engine.

1st November 2003

Tuna Tremble at Lord Moyle Repower

1st November 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The entire crew of the anchor-handling tug Stevns Power (ex: Seaward Fox ex: SeaWolf 1 ex: Maersk Beater ) were lost in a tragic accident whilst working off the Nigerian coast some…

1st November 2003

Towlines

1st November 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Iskes Towage & Salvage BV ofIjmuiden has taken delivery of the new azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tug Thetis , after a somewhat protracted wait. This vessel, built by the IHC Delta Shipyard…

1st November 2003

Long Awaited Thetis is Delivered

1st November 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

With two of the first four so-called ghost ships towed from America to the UK for scrapping now moored at Hartlepool and the other two mid-Atlantic, uncertainty surrounds their future as the…

1st November 2003

Ghost Ships Scare Up Government Reversal

1st November 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Swedish Road Administration operates a fleet of more than 60 ships and is thus the country’ s largest shipping company in terms of number of vessels. The Road Administration has overall…

1st November 2003

Venus in Green Call to Arms

1st November 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Oil Control Systems of the Netherlands has received an order from SMIT Salvage for the delivery of 400m of Ro-Boom 1100 Oilboom . The order contains four hydraulic operated reels, each including…

1st November 2003

OCS Goes Boom

1st November 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

EVIMAR A/S shareholders include British Maritime Technology Ltd, which has recently opened a subsidiary office in Belgium called BMT De Beer bv. The new office is strategically located at Stabroek, near the…

1st November 2003

Eurpoean Marine Institute A Virtual Certainty

1st November 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The 4m reconstruction of the Queens Wharf in Falmouth has been completed, enabling ship repair and port services specialist A&P Falmouth to resume normal operations. The original structure was destroyed by a…

1st November 2003

Queen’s Wharf Rebuild Completed

1st November 2003