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INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Marine South East, the regional marine initiative of the South East of England Development Agency (SEEDA), has recently expressed support for plans to include specific reference to waterfront sites in the development…

15th November 2007

Planning Support for UK Marine Businesses

15th November 2007

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

With the season drawing to a close, the many commercial marine operators who are also leisure boat owners are likely to be planning where and when they are going to lay up…

15th November 2007

End of Season Insurance Advice

15th November 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Described in greater detail elsewhere in this issue of Maritime Journal, Trinity House' s new Polish built multi-function tender ' THV Galatea' is equipped with an impressive array of hydrographic equipment, enabling…

15th November 2007

Survey Options for New Trinity House Vessel

15th November 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Galileo, Europe' s multi-billion € version of the US global positioning system (GPS), which was originally supposed to become operational next year but is now delayed until around 2014, is a seriously…

15th November 2007

Galileo Under Fire

15th November 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

If Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) are to become mandatory aboard ships, the number of groundings is likely to be reduced by a third, according to a study commissioned by…

15th November 2007

DNV ECDIS Study

15th November 2007

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Dutch survey and geosciences conglomerate Fugro is to harness its worldwide expertise with establishment of a Global GeoConsulting Service operating in three main geographical areas, Asia-Pacific, Europe and the US. The company…

15th November 2007

Fugro Harnesses Expertise

15th November 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Kongsberg Norcontrol IT has completed an extensive £ 1.1m upgrade to the Humber Estuary VTS in the UK. Associated British Ports (ABP) Hull & Goole commissioned the system to ensure safety of…

15th November 2007

Humber VTS Upgrade Completed

15th November 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Louisiana USA based Blessey Marine Services, which operates an inland tank barge and towing vessel fleet in the United States, will deploy the Jeppesen Workboat Navigator information service across its fllet of…

15th November 2007

Blessey Marine Embraces Workboat Navigator

15th November 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A wreck removal operation is now underway to remove the stern section of the ill fated container ship ' MSC Napoli' from Lyme Bay on the UK' s Devon coast. After much…

15th November 2007

Napoli Stern Removal Gets Underway

15th November 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Galileo, Europe' s answer to GPS, was due to be up and running by 2008 but political and corporate bickering has now pushed its operating date back to approximately 2014. At the…

15th November 2007

RIN President Demands New European Vision of Galileo

15th November 2007