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OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The challenge of generating increasing amounts of clean and sustainable energy is leading energy producers to investigate building bigger offshore wind farms in deeper waters. A major technical challenge is installing the…

29th July 2008

Deeper water wind farms under development

29th July 2008

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

French power group EDF is planning build three to six turbines along the northern coast of Brittany to produce electricity from the energy in tidal currents.

29th July 2008

The tide turns for nuclear giant

29th July 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Three companies are reportedly bidding to win a £ 32 million contract for a large scale upgrade of the Port of Peterhead.

29th July 2008

Port of Peterhead plans large scale expansion

29th July 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The state owned Port of Tallinn and KMG Inseneriehituse have signed a contract for the extension of the Muuga Container Terminal in Estonia.

29th July 2008

Expansion planned at Estonias Muuga terminal

29th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The EC funded Maritime Navigation Information Services (MarNIS) project is getting ready to demonstrate its visionary concept in Genoa from 23 to 25 September and Lisbon on 15 and 16 October in…

29th July 2008

Make tracks to MarNIS concept demonstrations

29th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Port Marine Safety Code and other legislation makes it increasingly important that even the smallest ports and harbours monitor and control their waters effectively. AIS, a solution favoured by many ports,…

29th July 2008

Port radar solution hits Sunderland and Fowey

29th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Royal Institute of Navigation has launched a bimonthly podcast to broaden public interest in navigation issues. It’ s called the NavCast, and it’ s on an MP3 player near you.

29th July 2008

RIN Navcast on an MP3 near you

29th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

NavComms distributor Icom (UK) Ltd has added a new VHF/DSC marine transceiver  to its commercial line up. The unit is so new that only its first consignment has been sold. 

29th July 2008

New transceiver completes GMDSS package

29th July 2008

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Hampshire UK based Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has recently supplied the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) with a data collection system for background monitoring at Skomer Marine Nature Reserve.

28th July 2008

Background monitoring for Welsh coastline

28th July 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

A joint venture of Dredging International and Boskalis Westminster Middle East has been awarded a contract by the development company Nakheel for the construction and expansion of Port Rashid in Dubai.

28th July 2008

Boskalis-Dredging International JV wins Port Rashid project

28th July 2008