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KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Canadian Coast Guard’ s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (CCG / DFO) is continuing the upgrade of their small boat fleet, with 16 new Rough Water RIBs built by Halifax (Canada)…

11th December 2009

Canadian Coast Guard likes Rough Water

11th December 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The arrival of the tug SD Reliable at Portsmouth Naval base at the end of November represents a significant milestone in the contract between Damen Shipyards and Serco Marine Services for the…

10th December 2009

Damen delivers SD Reliable – An important milestone

10th December 2009

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Hydrogen fuel cells are here to stay says Clive Coker of the New Engineering Foundation, which is running classes on this particular form of clean energy.

10th December 2009

Hydrogen energy classes on waterways workboat

10th December 2009

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The recent and catastrophic Cockermouth floods in the UK suggest we have entered a new climactic era. Flooding caused by sudden rainstorms (let alone by rising sea levels) means that rescue services…

10th December 2009

ResQcraft to the rescue in Cockermouth

10th December 2009

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

In May 2008 Aanderaa Data Instruments AS (AADI) entered an agreement with The Norwegian Clean Sea Association for Operating Companies (NOFO) to develop a small drifting buoy that has similar drift characteristics…

10th December 2009

Clever buoys track oil slicks

10th December 2009

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

All sorts of agencies and marine service companies are finding a variety of uses for acoustic pingers and pinger receivers.

10th December 2009

Pingers sleep soundly on the seabed

10th December 2009

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Closing down Britain’ s abandoned fast nuclear reactor experiment has meant addressing Dounreay’ s legacy of radioactive particles in the local marine environment.

10th December 2009

TROLling for radiation at Dounreay

10th December 2009

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Liverpool UK based Hughes Sub Surface Engineering Ltd (HSSE) has been providing support for the Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm for some time. This can cover anything from tower climbs to cable…

10th December 2009

Rocks around the clock maintain schedule

10th December 2009

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Scottish Renewables, the voice of the renewables industry in Scotland, has revealed that more than £ 30bn of investment is set to flow from offshore wind power development in Scottish waters.

10th December 2009

Scotland set for massive investment in offshore wind power

10th December 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Instrumentation specialists Valeport of Totnes, Devon UK have launched TideMaster, a new versatile tide gauge designed for both short and long term applications.

10th December 2009

New Valeport tide gauge

10th December 2009