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INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Wirral UK based seabed mapping and marine survey specialists Osiris Projects hascommissioned a new coastal survey vessel and is set to double its workforce with the help of a £ 650,000 financial…

1st November 2003

Innovative Finance Funds Unique Newbuild

1st November 2003

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Net Survey of Claydon, Oxfordshire reports recent completion of two contrasting projects that have pushed the boundaries of multibeam technology, says Managing Director Duncan Mallace.

1st November 2003

Advanced Multibeam Ice Scour Surveys

1st November 2003

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HMS Enterprise , the second of the Royal Navys new multi-role hydrographic and oceanographic survey vessels, was formally commissioned in the presence of 200 invited guests at Devonport Naval Base on 17…

1st November 2003

New RN Ship Commissioned

1st November 2003

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

CARIS , the Canadian leader in software for marine and hydrographic spatial information production and management, has released Version 2.0 of its widely-used Hydrographic Production Database (HPD).

1st November 2003

CARIS Upgrades HPD Database

1st November 2003

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Work on what is claimed to be the first parametric echo sounder capable of deployment on ROVs down to 2000m is now being carried out by Aquadyne AS of Asker, Norway in…

1st November 2003

First ROV Parametric Sounder

1st November 2003

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

HR Wallingford in the UK has recently completed a research project to provide new guidance for the hydraulic design of jetties in exposed locations, the project being funded by UK government under…

1st November 2003

New Guidelines for Hydraulic Design of Exposed Jetties

1st November 2003

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Marine aggregates producers in the UK should learn early next year whether new licences for the extraction of aggregates in the Eastern Channel have been approved, allowing them to make plans for…

1st November 2003

Eastern Channel Key to UK Aggregates Industry

1st November 2003

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

The International Salvage Union has deplored the decision of a Pakistani Court to detain the Salvage Master involved in the recent Tasman Spirit salvage operation after the tanker had grounded at Karachi…

1st November 2003

Pakistan Pollution Detention Prompts ISU Ire

1st November 2003

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Finland based oil spill clean-up equipment manufacturer Lamor Corporation continues its global expansion with the establishment of a subsidiary in the United States. The office is the result of collaboration with Lamor…

1st November 2003

Lamor the Merrier With Global Growth

1st November 2003

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

The Transport Committee of the European Parliament has welcomed Commission proposals earlier this month designed to lead to criminal sanctions for ships that cause pollution at sea.

1st November 2003

MEPs Back Ship Pollution Criminal Sanctions

1st November 2003