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SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

UMCs challenge to ship owners to throw technical afloat problems at them has resulted in a successful underwater repair. The job was carried out as a joint effort between UMCs head office…

1st September 2002

Challenging Underwater Hull Repair Routine Off Malta

1st September 2002

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

In order to meet the growing demand for sand required for infrastructure projects in the Netherlands, dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster has ordered a third dismountable deepwin dredger from De Groot Nijkerk.

1st September 2002

De Groot Nijkerk Boosts Royal Boskalis Dredging Capability

1st September 2002

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Belgian contractors DEME have ordered a 5,400m 3capacity trailing suction hopper dredger from IHC Holland, which has contracted the construction of the vessel to its Rotterdam based subsidiary yard Van der Giessen…

1st September 2002

IHC Holland Lands DEME Order

1st September 2002

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

One of the UKs major scientific successes of recent times, the GLORIA (Geological Long Range Inclined Asdic) sidescan sonar, has been retired from active service after having surveyed 5% of the worlds…

1st September 2002

Farewell GLORIA

1st September 2002

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The UK Hydrographic Office, which claims to be the worlds leading publisher of navigational information, has launched a new ENC (Electronic Nautical Chart) service designed to complement its present portfolio of Admiralty…

1st September 2002

UKHO Launches New ENC Service

1st September 2002

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The German Baltic Port of Kiel has inaugurated an expanded Ostuferhafen complex after two and a half years of construction which has finally obliterated a WWII submarine bunker that threatened to strangle…

1st September 2002

Expanded Ostuferhafen is Full of Eastern Promise

1st September 2002

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Preliminary details of a new canal boat marina at the junction of the Trent and Mersey and Shropshire Union canals with moorings for up to 150 boats have been released by PB…

1st September 2002

New Canal Boat Marina Planned in British Midlands

1st September 2002

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Cornwall UK based Seacore Ltd has won a major contract worth in excess of £ 5m to install 30 large diameter monopile foundations in the seabed and design, build and install a…

1st September 2002

Seacore Secures North Hoyle Wind Farm Contract

1st September 2002

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Terramare, the Finnish marine construction firm, reports that it is actively engaged in the construction of a harbour for SCA Graphic Sundswall AB, a Swedish pulp and paper mill company located in…

1st September 2002

Harbour Construction Keeps Terramare Busy

1st September 2002

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Dean & Dyball Construction in the UK has completed construction of a new marina at Burry Port Harbour in South Wales.

1st September 2002

Impounded Harbour Creates New Marina in South Wales

1st September 2002

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Welsh Assembly has approved an £ 8m project to develop a new marina at Beaumaris on the island of Anglesey at the eastern end of the Menai Strait, some five years…

1st September 2002

Gallows Point Marina Gets Welsh Assembly Approval

1st September 2002

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Eason Marine Ltd and XJF Plastics Ltd have announced an agreement to create a single source supplier of navigation buoys and flotation equipment.

1st September 2002

Eason Marine in Single Source Supplier Agreement

1st September 2002

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The Port of Boston in Lincolnshire UK has chosen two Tideland MLED-120SC self-contained lanterns to help mark the navigational channel from the Wash. The busy East Coast port handles vessels of up…

1st September 2002

Port of Boston Opts for Self-Contained Lanterns

1st September 2002

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Transas will exhibit under the motto Safety. Quality. IT. at SMM 2002. Transas Stand 11101 in Hall 11 will present a concentration of the latest IT developments in marine navigation and simulation.

1st September 2002

SMM Launch for New Navigation Products

1st September 2002

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The final phase of installation has recently been completed in a £ 500,000 communication network for the Port of London Authority. Westica Ltds 1.4GHz Multirate Radio System will speed the flow of…

1st September 2002

PLA Upgrades Radio Network and Training Capability

1st September 2002

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new pan-European short range radio telemetry system for relay of navigational data between all types of vessels at sea or offshore has been introduced by Ormston Technology.

1st September 2002

New Data Relay for Coastal Workboats

1st September 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

A new wireless oil sheen detector for harbours and offshore oil terminals uses satellite and/or cellular link to alert shore based operators within minutes to the presence of oil.

1st September 2002

Sheen Will Be Seen by Floating Oil Spill Detector

1st September 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

The new Oil Storage regulations make it very clear that storage facilities need to be essentially safe and that operators and owners of storage should take appropriate precautions to prevent spills.

1st September 2002

Oil Spill Sorbents Storage Advice

1st September 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Centek Marine Environmental Products of Georgia USA now offer the BilgeKleen bilge water polishing system for use on commercial craft.

1st September 2002

First Pass with BilgeKleen

1st September 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Aberdeen based Ceto Environmental Ltd has secured £ 2m financial backing for plans to become a leading provider of counter-pollution response and strategy services.

1st September 2002

New Counter-Pollution Firm Opens New Response Centre

1st September 2002