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SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Abeking & Rasmussen’s latest, the Latvian offshore patrol boat Skrunda, is the twelfth SWATH vessel built by the German yard since 1999, but the first of its type completed there for naval…

29th April 2011

Skrunda makes it an even SWATH dozen from A & R

29th April 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A £3m West Quay has been built at A&P Tyne’s ship repair and fabrication yard, part of a massive investment programme undertaken by the Group in the past three years.

29th April 2011

New quay for the Tyne

29th April 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Facilities at the south east UK port of Ramsgate are once again being upgraded with the installation of new breakwaters, pontoons and additional dredging work.

28th April 2011

Further harbour work at Ramsgate

28th April 2011

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Aberdeen UK based SeaHold GeoShips Limited (GeoShips) has chartered its first new multi-purpose offshore vessel to support the growing offshore renewable energy market and the subsea sector.

28th April 2011

Deal delivers offshore renewables vessel

28th April 2011

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

An international conference, Wrecks of the World II: Evaluating and Addressing Potential Underwater Threats, will take place on 6 and 7 June in Maryland USA to investigate global pollution concerns.

28th April 2011

Conference on underwater pollution threats

28th April 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Broads Authority in the UK has set its budget for the coming year, taking account of the reductions in its National Park Grant.

28th April 2011

Budget set for the Broads

28th April 2011

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The Irish government, which recently announced €150,000 funding of a wave energy research project, is now inviting applications from exploration companies of all sizes to identify and promote investigative projects in its…

27th April 2011

Irish exploration opportunities

27th April 2011

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

3D and 4D visualisation specialists IVS 3D of Banbury, UK are to merge with QPS of Zeist, the Netherlands, makers of QINSy data acquisition software in worldwide use for hydrographic applications.

26th April 2011

Anglo-Dutch merger

26th April 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) in the UK has announced the findings of an independent review into licensed activities at the Rame Head disposal site near Plymouth.

26th April 2011

MMO announces findings of independent review of disposal site

26th April 2011

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Problems associated with port usage of Portable Pilot Units (PPUs) together with electronic charts and precise positioning is to be the subject of an afternoon seminar at Southampton Solent University’s Conference Centre…

25th April 2011

Pilot units and electronic charts seminar

25th April 2011