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DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) and The Crown Estate have launched a new initiative to provide more detailed information on the zoning of marine aggregate licence areas located around the…

1st February 2003

BMAPA and Crown Estate Launch Initiative on Aggregates Zoning

1st February 2003

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Conservationists in the UK are claiming that dredging maerl, a material used by farmers as an organic fertilizer, from a Cornish estuary, should be stopped to protect the area. They claim that…

1st February 2003

Concern Over Maerl Dredging

1st February 2003

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Royal BAM Group in the Netherlands says it has acquired the one-third interest in the dredging company Ballast Ham Dredging (BHD) that was owned by Ballast Nedam.

1st February 2003

Royal BAM Completes Acquisition of Ballast Ham Dredging

1st February 2003

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

HR Wallingford has recently been commissioned by Consorzio Porto di Cattolica to carry out studies in connection with the development of a marina in the entrance of the Tavollo River at Cattolica,…

1st February 2003

HR Wallingford Commissioned for Italian Marina Study

1st February 2003

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A Government-level decision on whether to allow the development of a new marina complex at Bridlington in the North East of the UK - a project which will be one of the…

1st February 2003

Decision Due on Marina at Bridlington

1st February 2003

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The City of Oslo in Norway is demanding ¢ 7m from Bayer AG , Solutia and Kaneka in compensation for the cost of cleaning up Oslo Harbour.

1st February 2003

Cityof Oslo Launches Claim Against PCB Producers

1st February 2003

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Willem de Ruiter, currently head of the Maritime Safety Unit at the European Commissions Directorate General for Energy and Transport, has been appointed as the first head of its European Maritime Safety…

1st February 2003

First Director for European Maritime Safety Agency

1st February 2003

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Canadian liferaft manufacturer DBC Marine Safety Systems is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its humble origins as a small service station in a Vancouver suburb.

1st February 2003

DBC Celebrates 25 Years of Marine Safety

1st February 2003

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The International Association of Classification Societies has, at the request of the IMO, agreed to undertake a revision of six of the IMOs set of model training courses. The courses are intended…

1st February 2003

IACS to Update IMO Model Training Courses

1st February 2003

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems (KMSS) is enjoying a buoyant period for its training and simulation division, with recently signed contracts from the Canadian Coast Guard College, the Navy Academy in Taiwan and…

1st February 2003

On-Line Simulation Boosts Crew Training

1st February 2003