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While the marine industries have enjoyed the advent of carbon fibre technology for masts, hulls and other maritime applications, propeller technology had seen little similar benefit over recent years.

1st August 2003

Carbon Fibre Propellers Launch

1st August 2003

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

South Boats Ltd had a short voyage to seawork2003 from their Isle of Wight yard but reaped large rewards at what proved to be their most successful exhibition for five years. Two…

1st August 2003

South Boats seawork Showcase Success

1st August 2003

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Instrumentation specialists Valeport of Totnes, Devon have introduced a new seabed-mounted tide recorder for hydrographic, oceanographic and marine civil engineering applications, Midas. Designed for precise water level measurements where conventional units attached…

1st August 2003

Valeport Introduce New Tide Gauge

1st August 2003

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

As it Was, a collection of columns written and edited for Hydro International by former Hydrographer of the Navy and President of the International Hydrographic Organisation in Monaco, Rear Admiral Steve Ritchie,…

1st August 2003

2,000 Years of Hydrographic History Highlighted

1st August 2003

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Emu of Durley, Southampton reports successful completion of a study on behalf of the Port of London Authority to provide comparative data for a maintenance dredging project in the Princes Channel on…

1st August 2003

Emu Thames Survey

1st August 2003

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

In late January, this year, the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) was confronted by a serious problem in the Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait, where there was an urgent requirement for a facility…

1st August 2003

Transmarine Linkspan for British Forces in Kuwait

1st August 2003

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Marine contractors in the UK have responded positively to news that the UK government plans a major expansion of offshore windfarms in UK waters. Many contractors are already actively involved in the…

1st August 2003

Commitment to Renewable Energy is Good News

1st August 2003

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

As part of what they call their ongoing commitment to responsible management through continual development, the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) and The Crown Estate have released the second set of…

1st August 2003

BMAPA and Crown Estate Release Second Set of Aggregates Zoning Details

1st August 2003

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Loodsboot 1, a large pilot cutter owned by the Belgian states pilot services recently became the first ship to be entirely coated in Ostend, Belgium with an STC (surface treated coating) called…

1st August 2003

New Coating Promises Zero Pollution

1st August 2003

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

When the new tug Svitzer Bristol arrived at Avonmouth on 15 July it represented the first tangible step in a plan to upgrade the tugs fleets of Svitzer Marine Ltd. The new…

1st August 2003

Svitzer Bristol Vessel Launch

1st August 2003

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

How the UK Port of Falmouth would react in the event of an oil spill was put to the test when Falmouths Marine Response Centre held a tabletop exercise on 30 July…

1st August 2003

Repair Yard at Forefront of Pollution Response

1st August 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Following hard on the heels of a very successful series of Voith tractor tugs Spanish shipbuilder Union Naval Valencia SA (UNV) has completed the first tugs of a new azimuthing Stern drive…

1st August 2003

UNV Add Azimuthing Sterndrive Tugs to Their Range

1st August 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon has completed a large order for five tugs and two mooring vessels for Russian operators. All seven vessels are now in service and Armon are currently engaged in…

1st August 2003

Armon Complete Extensive Order for Russia

1st August 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Groundings on the Schelde, with its shallow sandbanks, are not uncommon and when they occur are frequently resolved quickly in salvage operations involving large numbers of local tugs.

1st August 2003

Pelican Refloated by a Massive Tug Fleet

1st August 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

A tugman was lost in a tragic accident in Antwerp on 1 August.

1st August 2003

Towlines

1st August 2003

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Consultancy High-Point Rendel has played host to a visit rom the Malaysian Department of Irrigation and Drainage and other representatives of the countrys government, business and academic institutions. The 23 member Malaysian…

1st August 2003

Malaysians Visit Scarborough Coastal Works

1st August 2003

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Rotterdam Municipal Port Management (RMPM) is setting up a new bureau for overseeing the enforcement of security in the Port of Rotterdam. The centres duties will include coordinating the actions of RMPM,…

1st August 2003

Rotterdam Bolsters Security Measures

1st August 2003

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UK Transport Minister David Jamieson MP launched British Waterways new national freight marketing initiative last month by opening a project on the Grand Union Canal which will see 450,000 tonnes of sand…

1st August 2003

UK Launches Waterways Freight Initiative

1st August 2003

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Four Dutch shipyards in Holland have handed over LRG Gas 85, an innovative, ultra-safe, ¢ 8m inland gas tanker which is the new flagship of German transport company VTG Lehnkering.

1st August 2003

Dutch Yards Join Hands on Novel Tanker Newbuild

1st August 2003

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History was made recently off the coast of Denmark when scientists from Aalborg University switched on the turbine which made their Wave Dragon the first offshore wave energy converter in the world…

1st August 2003

Denmarks Wave Dragon Delivers Power to the Grid

1st August 2003