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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Marine and dredging specialists Humber Work Boats of Grimsby are now offering a hydrographic capability for northern Europe.

1st July 2003

Humber Work Boats Branches Out

1st July 2003

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Argyll & Bute Council in the UK has revealed more details of its intended re-development of Dunoon Pier and the marine infrastructure around the pier, a well known structure built during the…

1st July 2003

Dunoon Pier to be Re-developed

1st July 2003

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The proceedings of a recent conference addressing coastal defences and breakwaters and their design and construction will soon be available on the web, at http: //conzone.org.uk.

1st July 2003

Conference Highlights Key Coast Defence Issues

1st July 2003

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

By their very nature the Multi-purpose work vessel is becoming a common tool for many operators concerned with port maintenance, dredging, and marine civil engineering. In most respects the configuration of such…

1st July 2003

Zwerver II – A Multicat With a Difference

1st July 2003

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Simek A/S delivered the second of two newbuild Multifunctional Anchor Handling/Tug/Supply/ Service Vessels earlier this month to P/R International Offshore Services ANS , a company 100% owned by Farstad Shipping ASA .…

1st July 2003

Vessel Launch

1st July 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Rynwaal Shipyards based at Hardinxveld-Giessendam recently completed the two versatile ASD tugs Ohafia and Zaranda for use in Nigerian harbours and coastal waters. The pair are part of an order from the…

1st July 2003

Rynwaal Shipyards is Busy with Work for Nigeria

1st July 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The quest of leading boatbuilder VT Halmatic to enter the steel workboat market has taken a substantial step forward with the recent delivery of the tug/workboat Farset of Belfast .

1st July 2003

Halmatic Delivers Farset of Belfast

1st July 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Turkish tug owner and builder Sanmar Denizcilik Makina ve Ticaret Ltd of Istanbul has completed the first of two 22.5m Nehir class twin-screw tugs. The first vessel Nehir is now in service…

1st July 2003

Sanmar Introduce the First of the Nehir Class

1st July 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The Orkney Towage Co Ltd has appointed Captain David Thomson, formerly from the Portland Port Authority , as their new Marine Superintendent. His contact details are as follows: Harbour Authority Building, Scapa,…

1st July 2003

Towlines

1st July 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

In an announcement made in Rotterdam on 24 June Smit International NV reported the acquisition of a full 100% holding in Unie van Redding- en Sleepdienst NV (URS) of Antwerp.

1st July 2003

Smit Announce Acquisition of Belgiums Largest Tug Company

1st July 2003

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

When the new tug Stevns Ocean arrived in Europe a few weeks ago and was offered for deep sea towage it created a great deal of interest. The tug, reported to be…

1st July 2003

A New Canadian Tug for European Operators

1st July 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A detailed marine site investigation has been completed in London which will be used in the design and construction of the proposed BP4 tower development at the Canary Wharf complex on the…

1st July 2003

Geotechnical Survey Precedes Canary Wharf Development

1st July 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Proposals unveiled last month for a major £ 200m revamp of Portsmouth Naval Base to accommodate a new generation of larger warships include dredging the existing fairway 10ft deeper or creating a…

1st July 2003

Portsmouth Proposals for Marine Works Bonanza

1st July 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

What is said to be Europes most advanced handling facility, the unique high-tech Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) in Hamburg has handled morethan half a million TEUs in its first year of operation.

1st July 2003

Terminal Chalks up First Year Success

1st July 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A vital causeway that links the residents of Roa Island, just off the northwest coast of England, to the mainland at Rampside in Morecambe Bay, Cumbria, is the focus of important sustainability…

1st July 2003

Sustainability Research Study on Coastal Defences at Roa Island

1st July 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

With less than a year to run before all vessels trading internationally must be in compliance with the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, Det Norsk Veritas announced that the…

1st July 2003

One Small Step For Mankind

1st July 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

VT Halmatic has secured an order for a Pacific 28 RIB for Londons Metropolitan Police Service . The new boat will join the Mets existing Pacific 24 RIBs in patrolling the River…

1st July 2003

Pacific Into the Thames

1st July 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Associated British Ports (ABP) will invest over £ 4m in major construction works at Millbay Docks at its Port of Plymouth in preparation for the arrival of Brittany Ferries' new superferry Pont…

1st July 2003

£4 Million Marine Construction at Port of Plymouth

1st July 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The launch last month of HMS Mersey brought an end to nearly 100 years of shipbuilding for the British Royal Navy by VT (formerly Vosper Thornycroft ) at its Woolston shipyard in…

1st July 2003

Shipbuilding Century Closes at Woolston

1st July 2003

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The second of three much-praised, multi-functional patrol boats for the German Coastguard has been named and put into service by Parliamentary Secretary of State Ute Vogt after completion at Abeking & Rasmussen.

1st July 2003

A&R Hands Over Second New German Patrol Boat

1st July 2003