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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The joint venture will be named ‘Svitzer Vietnam’ and provide towage services to container terminals, container lines and other shipping operators in the Ba Ria, Vung Tau and Cai Mep area. Waker,…

12th November 2009

Towlines

12th November 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

By Pierre BorhanPublished by FlammarionISBN: 978-2-08-030063-8Hardback with slipcase, 300 pagesPrice £ 40.00

12th November 2009

The Sea – An anthology of Maritime Photography since 1843

12th November 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

By I.C. Clark BSc, MSc, Master Mariner, MNI and W.Vervloesem AMNIPublished by The Nautical InstituteISBN: Volume 1: 978-1-906915-93-4 Volume 2: 978-1-870077-941Hardbacks, 270 pagesPrice £ 75.00

12th November 2009

Mooring and Anchoring Volumes 1 and 2

12th November 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

By Keith ColwellPublished by The Royal Yachting AssociationISBN: 978-1-905104-31-4Paperback, 160 pagesPrice £ 10.99

12th November 2009

Sea Survival Handbook – The RYAs complete guide to survival at sea

12th November 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Work to dredge a channel across the UK’ s River Tyne to make way for the second vehicle tunnel started last weekend.

12th November 2009

Dredging underway for Tynes second tunnel

12th November 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Ports around England and Wales will have a new planning framework to work in when considering development, following the launch of the Government' s new National Policy Statement (NPS) for the sector…

12th November 2009

New framework for UK port development

12th November 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Dutch companies Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) and Smit Internationale N.V. (Smit) surprised the maritime world this morning with the announcement that they have in principle reached agreement on a full merger…

12th November 2009

Boskalis and Smit announce merger

12th November 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A major international exercise has been held to test the UK and French maritime rescue services plans to cope with a major maritime disaster in the Dover Strait. Manchex 2009 was the…

12th November 2009

Major test of Channel rescue services

12th November 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The Port of Hamburg, with more than 40km of quaywalls, is one of three German organisations to have just commissioned a Reson SeaBat multibeam system for hydrographic and research applications. It has…

11th November 2009

German orders for Reson systems

11th November 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

What the port describes as ‘ a new era of opportunities for Lerwick Harbour’ has been launched officially with a celebration marking the latest significant phase in an ongoing development programme at…

11th November 2009

Lerwick Harbour dredging project formally inaugu

11th November 2009