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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Port of Cork Company has outlined plans for potential port development in Ringaskiddy, the first phase in the implementation of the Irish port’s Strategic Development Plan Review.

14th August 2013

Plans for development at the Port of Cork

14th August 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Kishorn Port has submitted comprehensive plans to develop facilities for the marine renewables industry, built on its previous history in the North Sea oil and gas industry.

14th August 2013

Kishorn paves the way for renewables

14th August 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Swathe Services is set to run a £2000 multi-beam echosounder (MBES) and MDL laser scanning training course next year in response to “rising demand for MBES surveys within the industry”.

13th August 2013

Swathe MBES and laser training

13th August 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

IBM has announced advanced power and weather modelling technology that it says will help increase the reliability of renewable energy resources, including offshore windfarms.

13th August 2013

New wind prediction software

13th August 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Foundation work on Zeebrugge’s second LNG jetty is complete, allowing progress with building of the superstructure in a project with one eye on the supplying of LNG as a fuel for shipping.

13th August 2013

Further progress for Zeebrugge’s second LNG jetty

13th August 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The EU-funded Mare Nostrum Project, which aims to explore new ways of protecting and managing the Mediterranean coastline, called on governments to take immediate and coordinated action to fight cliff erosion.

13th August 2013

Med coastal erosion

13th August 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

KCAP Architects&Planners, Royal HaskoningDHV and project initiator Emergo have presented plans for a floating park in Rotterdam’s Rijnhaven.

13th August 2013

Floating island for Rotterdam’s Rijnhaven

13th August 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The world’s largest HVDC Offshore Wind Platform, Dolwin Beta, is under construction at the Drydocks World – Dubai shipyard.

12th August 2013

Offshore wind platform under build in Dubai

12th August 2013

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

Maritime Craft Services (MCS) is focusing on the booming offshore windfarm market with £4.5m of funding for the expansion of its fleet and workforce.

12th August 2013

MCS £4.5m fleet expansion

12th August 2013

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Del Norte Technology in Doncaster UK, announced a three day Hypack workshop next month which will cover the US company’s widely used hydrographic software, comprising its Hypack, Hysweep and Dredgepack modules.

12th August 2013

Del Norte Technology to stage Hypack workshop

12th August 2013