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OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The worlds largest wavefarm planned off the coast of Cornwallin South West England has been approved for £ 21.5 million of funding.

1st May 2007

Funding In Place for Wave Hub

1st May 2007

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The New and Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC)in Northumberland UKwill launch the only independent large scale tidal testing facility for deviceprototypes in Europe next month.

1st May 2007

Tidal Energy Test Centre to Open

1st May 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

British Waterways has commissioned the buildingof a new lock and water control structure on the Prescott Channel in the BowBack Rivers of east London.

1st May 2007

New Lock to Serve Olympics Site

1st May 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Port of Belfast has begun work on a new £ 35m Stena Line ferry terminal which will cut journey times as it literally brings the Port closer for those travelling from…

1st May 2007

£35m Terminal Construction Underway at BelfastAn artists impression of the new Belfast terminal, which is due to be operational for summer 2008.

1st May 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A hydrodemolition robot from Swedens Aquajet Systems AB is helping TritonMarine Construction to achieve impressive production rates in the removal ofspalled concrete from two piers at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii USA.

1st May 2007

Pier Renovation Sped by Robotic Cutter

1st May 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A joint venture between Westminster Dredging and Dean & Dyball Construction has secured a place on the UK Environment Agencys NationalContractors Framework 2 (NCF2) with regard to the development and constructionof coastal…

1st May 2007

Partnership Approved for Coastal Defence Works

1st May 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Sweden based construction group Skanska has won a contractto construct a shipping channel in the Czech Republic.

1st May 2007

Czechs Fund New Elbe Shipping Channel

1st May 2007

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Making its Seawork debut next month on Stand 86is Magic-Float UK, a new subsidiary of Magic-FloatEnterprise Co Ltd, a global manufacturer of modular dock and pontoon systems.

1st May 2007

Seawork Debut for Modular Pontoon System

1st May 2007

SECURITY

SECURITY

As with most new technologies, thermal imagingcameras for maritime safety and port security applications have seen a pricedrop recently.

1st May 2007

Threat Detection Becomes More Affordable

1st May 2007

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

International Salvage Union members recoveredover 566,000 tons of pollutants during salvage operations last year.

1st May 2007

Pollutant Recovery Drops in 2006

1st May 2007