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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

DHI, Vestas, and Dong Energy have recently finished an evaluation of the scour protection scheme implemented at the Horns Rev I Wind Farm, which is located off the North Sea coast of…

1st September 2008

DHI evaluates scour protection for wind turbines

1st September 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Crown Estate in the UK has announced a net revenue surplus of £ 211.4 million for the year ending 31st March 2008, a 5.6 per cent increase on last year. All…

1st September 2008

Crown Estate increases turnover from aggregates dredging

1st September 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Survey work by a consortium of firms involved in construction of the $3 billion Qatar-Bahrain Causeway got under way recently.

1st September 2008

Survey work for Qatar-Bahrain causeway gets under way

1st September 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Van Oord has been awarded a contract to build a 5.5km quay wall on the Deira Islands in Dubai. Van Oord has already received an award for a 3.5km quay wall for…

1st September 2008

Van Oord awarded contract for quay wall in Dubai

1st September 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Nakheel, the developer based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has begun reclamation work for the US$599m Mina Rashid project.

1st September 2008

Nakheel begins reclamation of Mina Rashid

1st September 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A total of 10 Eco-Xbloc armoured units have been placed on the southern breakwater at Ijmuiden in The Netherlands in order to evaluate their ability to play a role creating habitats for…

1st September 2008

Xblocs installed on breakwater at IJmuiden

1st September 2008

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

This month sees the often humble buoy rising in the world of technology as a UK company steps into production of Automatic Identification System (AIS) units that will be fitted to many…

1st September 2008

ATONIS adds data for bright buoys

1st September 2008

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

A report out this month on an array of long term data buoys in the Atlantic shows that it has exceeded expectations - despite fishing damage, vandalism and bird droppings - and…

1st September 2008

Data buoys enjoy Atlantic evolution

1st September 2008

SECURITY

SECURITY

From French luxury yachts to freighters, it seems that no vessel is immune from the scourge of modern day piracy attacks, writes Stuart Flynn of Securewest International.

1st September 2008

Effective security for workboats

1st September 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

FLIR Systems input into the commercialisation of thermal imaging has allowed marine electronics specialist Redcai S.A. to add considerable value to the service it provides by bringing FLIRs thermal imaging expertise to…

1st September 2008

Thermal imaging aids navigation in Spain

1st September 2008