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POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The ferry MV Nils Holgerson, operated by the TT-Line of Hamburg and equipped with Siemens machinery, has won the Pioneering Ro-Pax Technology Award, presented by the ShipPax Information Service of Sweden.

1st July 2002

Pioneering Ro-Pax Pod Propulsion System Wins Technology Award

1st July 2002

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Hugh Williams has been appointed Chief Executive of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), taking over from Tony Read who is retiring.

1st July 2002

IMCA Appoints New Chief Executive and Plans Seminar

1st July 2002

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

A new sensor from Hampshire based RS Aqua Ltd measures methane concentrations in water. The METS sensor was originally developed at the German GKSS Research Centre in Geesthacht and has already found…

1st July 2002

New Methane in Water Sensor

1st July 2002

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

A £ 600,000 dredging operation is underway at the UK port of Milford Haven to maintain the waterway and ensure that vessels can continue to have full access to its berths and…

1st July 2002

Dredging Operations Underway at UK Port of Milford Haven

1st July 2002

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Europes largest ever dredging project is closer to becoming a reality after the Dutch government gave formal backing to the proposed 2,500 hectare Massvlakte II land reclamation which would effectively extend the…

1st July 2002

Maasvlakte II Moves Closer Towards Reality

1st July 2002

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dredger building in Spain received another boost recently when French operators GIE Dragages Ports took delivery of the 5,000m 3capacity trailing suction hopper dredger Daniel Laval from the IZAR Gijon shipyard. The…

1st July 2002

Newbuild Suction Hopper Dredger Deployed From Spain to Seine

1st July 2002

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dutch dredger builder IHC Holland has extended its remarkable record of providing vessels for Chinese clients into a third century with the launch and naming ceremony last month of the 12,888m 3capacity…

1st July 2002

IHC Holland Sails Into Third Chinese Century

1st July 2002

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Independent consultancy specialists Emu Environmental of Durley, Southampton has completed a series of major survey and environmental studies in support of proposed European offshore renewable energy developments involving possible establishment of a…

1st July 2002

Offshore Wind Farm Surveys

1st July 2002

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

ChartCo has successfully concluded sea trials for delivery of weekly Electronic Navigation Charts in association with Primar Stavanger and Stolt Nielsen, using its new oceanExpress relay system aboard the 5,440dwt chemical tanker,…

1st July 2002

Chartco Completes ENC Sea Trials

1st July 2002

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Among new products featured at the seawork2002 last month was Kongsberg Maritimes Seapath 25 integrated navigation sensor designed for installation aboard survey launches and boats-ofopportunity and thus the less expensive end of…

1st July 2002

New Kongsberg Navigation Sensor

1st July 2002

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Since production began in May of this year, Seaeye has sold 12 of their new portable 300m rated Falcon ROV systems, which are aimed at the professional coastal and inshore market for…

1st July 2002

Flying Start for Nearshore ROV

1st July 2002

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Dutch company Nautikaris, which featured the Knudsen range of echosounders on Atlantas Marines stand at seawork, reports increased sales of the 320M series of single and dual frequency systems recently extended with…

1st July 2002

Buoyant Sales Reported for Knudsen Echosounders

1st July 2002

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Specialist distributors MK Services of Leighton Buzzard showed a number of advanced systems at seawork.

1st July 2002

New Systems from MK Services

1st July 2002

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The UKs latest oceanographic research ship Prince Madog has had a new automated metocean data logging system from W S EnviroTech Ltd installed.

1st July 2002

Rapid Data Gathering for Prince Madog

1st July 2002

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Submerged breakwaters located just offshore are being proposed as one of a number of solutions for the high level of erosion that is taking place along many beaches in Spain.

1st July 2002

Imported Sand Needed to Protect Catalan Beaches?

1st July 2002

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Bouygues Offshore and Bouygues Travaux Publics (a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction) in France have signed a turnkey contract with Caucedo Investments Inc to build a container terminal in the Dominican Republic.

1st July 2002

Bouygues Offshore Contracted to Build Container Terminal

1st July 2002

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Danish marine civils contractor Per Aarsleff A/S is approaching completion of a major project at the Port of Klaipeda in Lithuania financed by the World Bank.

1st July 2002

Klaipeda Harbour Project Approaches Completion

1st July 2002

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Southampton Container Terminals (SCT) has embarked on a five-month project to strengthen one of its four berths and further extend its capability to handle the worlds biggest container ships.

1st July 2002

HSS Using Innovative Techniques at SCT

1st July 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Shipping accidents make up only about 20% of the total oil pollution at sea, with illegal activities such as the discharge of bilge and ballast water tanks making up a far greater…

1st July 2002

OilWatch Sees Pollution on the Seas

1st July 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

The new ¢ 5m pollution combat vessel, Strelasund, which can transport 210 tons of oil at a time, was due for delayed delivery in August as part of a joint bid by…

1st July 2002

New Oil Combat Ship Makes German Baltic Safer

1st July 2002