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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Waterfront consortium, consisting of Royal Boskalis Westminster NV and the TBI companies Synchroon and Koopmans Bouwgroep, is set to realize an ambitious waterfront project in the Dutch municipality of Harderwijk.

6th January 2012

New waterfront for Dutch city of Harderwijk

6th January 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The Crown Estate (TCE) has published an introduction to the UK’s offshore wind programme.

5th January 2012

Crown Estate woos offshore wind investors

5th January 2012

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

IHC Merwede has recently secured orders for advanced vessels and equipment in its core markets of dredging and offshore to the value of €200m.

5th January 2012

€200m orders keep IHC Merwede rolling

5th January 2012

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Sealite’s BargeSafe Solar has been selected by ASMAR (Astillerros y Maestranzas de la Armada) as the preferred navigation lighting system for use on the bulk transportation barges they are building under contract…

5th January 2012

BargeSafe Solar shines in South America

5th January 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Hampshire UK based OSIL is offering a new upgrade to its MiniBAT underwater towbody system by fitting a custom built splash-proof housing for the electronic controls.

5th January 2012

Upgrade for inshore data collection

5th January 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

After taking office on 1 January 2012, the new secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization, Koji Sekimizu, has announced a number of changes in the structure of the IMO Secretariat.

4th January 2012

Changes in Secretariat at IMO

4th January 2012

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The Clearance Divers Life Support Equipment (CDLSE) entered into Full Operational Capability (FOC) with the UK Royal Navy recently.

4th January 2012

Full Operational Capability for CDLSE

4th January 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The demonstration of a novel undersea marking device went well despite the best attempts of the local sailors.

4th January 2012

Clear as a bell despite local interference

4th January 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

A multibeam sonar is being used to good effect by hydrographic surveyors at the grounding site of the 236m cargo vessel MV Rena on the Astrolabe Reef off the coast of New…

4th January 2012

Finding boxes lost from Rena wreck

4th January 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Some well known names from the UK marine industry have featured on the Queen’s new year’s honour’s list – including awards for the top bods at the NCI, Solar Solve Ltd and…

3rd January 2012

New year’s honours for UK marine industry

3rd January 2012