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INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Norwegain authorities are better prepared than most to reach a quick and rational decision on whether a vessel in distress should be sent further out to sea or allowed to enter a…

1st June 2003

Oslo Lawyer Praises Norways Refuge Policy

1st June 2003

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Leisure boating activity has shown rapid growth in many parts of the UK this year according to Bank of Scotland Marine Finance .

1st June 2003

Leisure Marine Activity Up 45% for Bank of Scotland

1st June 2003

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Last month the Crown Court reduced a fine imposed earlier this year by the Southampton Magistrates Court on the owners of a container ship.

1st June 2003

Pollution Penalties Becoming Stiffer

1st June 2003

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Exhibiting at seawork for the first time this year is the new marine equipment supplier Redmariner Ltd , an offshoot of the well known aviation company Red Box International .

1st June 2003

Redmariner Takes Flight to seawork2003

1st June 2003

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Netherlands De Groot Nijkerk has received a repeat order from an African client for a dismountable cutter suction dredger specially designed to tackle annual siltation problems in inland waterways. These are…

1st June 2003

Repeat African Order for De Groot Nijkerk

1st June 2003

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Spains Izar Sestao Shipyard launched the second of twin 11,300m 3trailing suction hopper dredgers last month for Belgian dredging giant Jande Nul . The launch ceremony for the Francis Beaufort wasfollowed by…

1st June 2003

More Izar Sestao Newbuild for Jan de Nul

1st June 2003

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Boskalis jumbo trailing suction hopper dredger WDFairway has been restored to its former eminence as the worlds largest dredger following the completion of lengthening and other works at the Sembawang Shipyard in…

1st June 2003

Extended WD Fairway Goes Back to Work

1st June 2003

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Big Three major Dutch dredging contractors have all reported significant profits for 2002 despite a second half slowdown and an uncertain future clouded by a sluggish world economy, war, and sand-winning…

1st June 2003

Mixed Results for Dutch Dredging Trio

1st June 2003

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Making its debut at seawork 2003 , Lankhorst Recycling will be pulling out the plastic.

1st June 2003

Lankhorst Recycling Gets Decked Out In Plastic

1st June 2003

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Norsk Hydro is involved in a pioneer project on the windswept Norwegian island of Utsira which could determine if hydrogen combined with wind power may prove the best energy solution for remote…

1st June 2003

Hydrogen/Wind Powered Coastal Community for Norway

1st June 2003

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The UKs famous Southend Pier , which was badly damaged by fire more than 20 years ago, has finally been rebuilt.

1st June 2003

Fire-damaged Southend Pier is Finally Rebuilt

1st June 2003

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Ballast Ham Dredging recently completed the dredging of Limehouse Basin within the East London Docks, employing their patented Water Injection Dredging (WID) technology.

1st June 2003

Limehouse Basin Dredging Goes With the Flow

1st June 2003

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Briggs Marine Contractors have started work in harsh weather conditions to prepare the way for an upgraded ferry service to the Scottish west coast islands of Rhum, Muck, Eigg and Canna. The…

1st June 2003

Marine Works Underway on Small Scottish Isles

1st June 2003

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The first $76.2m stage of a new container terminal in the Romanian Black Sea port of Constantza is scheduled to start operation in August.

1st June 2003

Constantzas New Container Terminal on Stream Soon

1st June 2003

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The first phase of a 30 year development plan for the busy UK Port of Dover , devised by consultants Halcrow and covered in MJ last month, is moving forward, with Edmund…

1st June 2003

Construction of New Dover Berths Underway

1st June 2003

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Undeterred by war in the region, the Netherlands Ballast Ham Dredging has begun work on a contract in Dubai undertaking land reclamation works at Port Rashid. Total vale of the contract for…

1st June 2003

BHD Land Reclamation in Dubai

1st June 2003

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

British firm DCT (Deepsea Container Terminal) Gdansk has signed a 60 year lease giving it the exclusive right to build and operate a deep-sea container terminal in the Polish port which could…

1st June 2003

UK Company Develops Gdansk Container Terminal

1st June 2003

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Klaipeda State Seaport Authority (KSSA) in Lithuania has received a loan from the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) in connection with consulting services for work at the Port of Klaipeda…

1st June 2003

Consulting Services Sought for Lithuanian Project

1st June 2003

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Boskalis Offshore is making good progress with a challenging project that will see Singapore connected to the Indonesian island of Pulau Pemping by a new 26km gas pipeline known as the Pulau…

1st June 2003

Gas Pipeline Provides Challenging Job for Boskalis Offshore

1st June 2003

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Funding for the construction of a major ro-ro terminal and new quays at the Port of Great Yarmouth in the UK, at £ 32m, one of the largest projects of its type…

1st June 2003

EastPort Construction Funding Should in Place by Year End?

1st June 2003