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SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The Port of La Coruna on Spain’s exposed North Atlantic coast, has recently invested in its third Seaward-built Nelson 40 pilot boat, following earlier purchases of a Nelson 40 in 1996 and…

11th January 2016

Third Nelson for La Coruna

11th January 2016

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

‘WaveWalker 1’, the award-winning ‘walking jack-up barge’ (JUB), especially made to operate in rough seas and surf zones, on beaches and other intertidal locations, has been proving its worth on a range…

8th January 2016

Versatile jack-up walks over water

8th January 2016

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

UK-based ship repairer Burgess Marine has partnered with Kent-based Mechanica Utilities to maximise the use of its Dover footprint and share the company’s workshop and fabrication facilities, nationally, across all nine of…

8th January 2016

Vessel repair partnership

8th January 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Sea Level Research, based in the UK, has received a £200,000 investment to help bring its new sea level predicting software to the market.

8th January 2016

Backing secured for shipping software

8th January 2016

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Mastervolt, the Dutch electrical systems specialist, has introduced the Mass Sine Ultra 24/4000 sine wave inverter.

7th January 2016

Mass Sine Ultra inverter

7th January 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

To further strengthen its position in the offshore renewable power generation and transportation market, Belgian dredging major DEME has started the construction of the multipurpose vessel ‘Living Stone’.

7th January 2016

‘Living Stone’ keel laid

7th January 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Port of London Authority (PLA) has appointed Bob Baker as chief harbour master. Bob Baker will join the PLA from Forth Ports, where he has been chief harbour master since 2001.

7th January 2016

PLA Chief Harbour Master

7th January 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Sartech is now approved to service both the McMurdo and Kannad ranges of EPIRBs, PLBs, AIS MOB devices and SARTs, and now the UK- headquartered company claims to be the only specialist…

7th January 2016

McMurdo & Kannad join Sartech stable

7th January 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The founders of Chronos in the UK and UrsaNav in the US have formed a new joint venture with the aim of establishing Loran on a commercial basis as a back-up system…

7th January 2016

eLoran joint venture

7th January 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Dutch companies KOTUG International B.V and Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V have reached an agreement on the merger of their European harbour towage operations.

7th January 2016

KOTUG and Boskalis establish joint venture

7th January 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK based Ocean Signal has appointed Marinplus AB as its exclusive distributor in Sweden.

6th January 2016

Ocean Signal appoints Marinplus AS

6th January 2016

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Resolving issues around the winches for the ‘Neil Armstrong’ research vessel proved quite a puzzle, Hitesh Patel of US based Allied Systems told MJ.

6th January 2016

Catch 22 for cold weather kit

6th January 2016

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

It is quite simple says Ross Cowie, project engineer of ACE Winches’ design team: “Electrically powered lifting gear, with electronic interfaces, offer better control.” And this is exactly what some projects demand.

6th January 2016

Reducing tension headaches

6th January 2016

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Dismantling of the ill-fated cruise ship Costa Concordia is now well underway at the Port of Pra Voltri, Genoa in Italy.

5th January 2016

Workhorse Voe Earl excels in salvage debut

5th January 2016

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

René Kolman, secretary general of the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) will be presenting a paper at the Third International Forum of Dredging Companies in Moscow on February 25, 2016.

5th January 2016

IADC in Moscow forum

5th January 2016

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Belgian dredging, environmental and marine engineering group DEME has recently secured several international dredging contracts with a total contract value of €150m.

5th January 2016

DEME secures €150m in dredging contracts

5th January 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

It is with regret that we report the death of Jim Wilson CBE who died in December after a short battle with Cancer. Jim was widely known and respected throughout the UK…

5th January 2016

Jim Wilson CBE

5th January 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The construction of the Port of Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte 2 expansion has been recognised by the award of the Prof. dr. ir. J.F. Agema Prize, which is awarded every five years to an…

5th January 2016

Award for Maasvlakte 2

5th January 2016

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Italy-based dredger and dredging equipment manufacturer Italdraghe has reported a busy and successful 2015, with activity reaching record setting dimensions.

5th January 2016

Diversity drives Italdraghe’s record year

5th January 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK based AST Maritime Sciences has won a contract to supply CWind with AST-Planned Maintenance System software on board its fleet of vessels.

5th January 2016

AST Marine contract to supply CWind

5th January 2016

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards Group has launched an ice class trailing suction hopper dredger for the Russian Port Agency, FSUE Rosmorport.

5th January 2016

Damen launches Russian trailer in Vietnam

5th January 2016

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Barcelona, Spain-based MTG Systems used the occasion of the recent Europort exhibition to introduce DMET, a hammerless system for replacing cutter suction dredger teeth which promises to maximise productivity.

5th January 2016

MTG gets its teeth into Europort

5th January 2016

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Nearly 250 members of the dredging community gathered in Rotterdam last November for CEDA Dredging Days, which ran concurrently with the Europort exhibition.

5th January 2016

Dredging solutions abundant in Rotterdam

5th January 2016