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DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dredgers from the fleet of Boskalis Westminster have completed a program of capital dredging to deepen and widen the approach channel linking international shipping lanes to the ABP Port of Southampton, UK.

8th January 2015

Port of Southampton dredging completed

8th January 2015

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Although cold-climate deck machinery design may remain superficially the same as more traditional equivalents, “it often takes a very different philosophy” said Marijo Bucan of Adria Winches.

8th January 2015

Cold temperatures heat up development

8th January 2015

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Alphatron Marine Belgium BVBA has announced that it will continue with the responsibilities of Astron NV. With immediate effect, Astron NV will cease all sales and service activities of maritime navigation and…

7th January 2015

Alphatron and Astron

7th January 2015

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

“There’s no chance of standing still in this industry,” says Christian Herzog of the well-known Hatlapa brand, now part of the MacGregor Group.

7th January 2015

Evolution keeps pulling

7th January 2015

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation, the only American dredging company with significant international operations, has cut steel for the construction of its articulated tug and barge (ATB) trailing suction hopper dredger.

7th January 2015

New ATB dredger for Great Lakes

7th January 2015

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Last November, Isle of Wight, UK-based company Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) successfully completed the second of four tests on its innovative PLAT-O tidal turbine platform, as reported in December’s Maritime Journal. So,…

7th January 2015

Sustainable Marine Energy

7th January 2015

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Egyptian government has signed contracts with six international dredging contractors and works have begun on the new Suez Canal.

7th January 2015

Suez Canal expansion underway

7th January 2015

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Royal IHC (IHC) successfully launched the first Easydredge 2700 last month. It is the first vessel in the companys range of competitively priced standard trailing suction hopper dredgers.

7th January 2015

First Easydredge launched for stock

7th January 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Japan-headquartered classification society ClassNK has released the third version of its Guidelines for Gas Fuelled Ships. The updated version provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on key design features relating to bunkering, hull structure,…

6th January 2015

Gas guidelines updated

6th January 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Mustang Marine, the Pembroke, UK-based builder of workboats and marine renewable energy devices claims that it has transformed its fortunes following fresh investment, and is celebrating a flying start to 2015.

6th January 2015

Mustang Marine transforms its fortunes

6th January 2015