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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Abstracts of papers for presentation at the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ (IFHS) 24th symposium and exhibition to be held in Rostock-Warnemunde from 8-10 November are now required by organisers of the…

4th January 2016

Hydro 2016 set for Germany

4th January 2016

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The Swedish Hydrographic Office, part of the governmental Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) in Norrköping, has commissioned a Caris Hydrographic Production Database (HPD) as its basic system for current and future management of…

4th January 2016

Caris database for Swedish Hydrographic Office

4th January 2016

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Norway’s Kongsberg Maritime has extended its HiPaP range of widely adopted high precision acoustic positioning and navigation systems with introduction of what it calls a new third-generation model, HiPaP 502.

4th January 2016

Kongsberg extends HiPaP range of positioning systems

4th January 2016

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Renishaw, the Gloucestershire, UK-based multinational engineering organisation, has expanded its series of mobile 3D mapping systems with development of a low-cost, low-maintenance laser scanner specifically designed for hydrographic applications.

4th January 2016

Time-tagged lidar for vessel-based surveys

4th January 2016

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The first national workshop under the Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnerships (GloMEEP) project has been held in Georgia.

4th January 2016

GloMEEP project gets underway

4th January 2016

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) are considering building or leasing two emergency standby tugs to provide Emergency Towing Vessel (ETV) cover around the country’s coastline.

4th January 2016

New ETVs for South Africa?

4th January 2016

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The new President of the International Salvage Union (ISU) has outlined areas of concerns facing the industry and the importance of promoting trust and transparency between salvor and client.

1st January 2016

More than a marine consultant with a good contacts book

1st January 2016

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Boskalis subsidiary Smit Salvage along with Mammoet Salvage have completed the complex wreck removal of a sunken car carrier that was presenting environmental and navigation risks to Europe’s largest port.

1st January 2016

Smit and Mammoet complete wreck removal

1st January 2016

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Kotug Asia Sdn Bhd has commenced towage activities in the Malaysian port of Tanjung Pelapas (PTP) using two Rotortugs transferred from Europe in early 2015.

1st January 2016

TOWLINES (January 2016)

1st January 2016

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Lymington UK based King Marine Ltd has now run its second training course specifically intended for tug deckhands in a project attracting the attention of some major names in the towage industry.

1st January 2016

UK training for tug deck hands

1st January 2016

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Spanish tug owner Boluda is making the news with delivery of the first two of four ASD tugs for operation in France and a progress report on the first two of an…

1st January 2016

Boluda fleet expansion underway

1st January 2016

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Rolls-Royce and Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar Shipyards have signed a letter of intent for the supply of MTU engines for ASD tugs being built at the yard.

1st January 2016

Rolls-Royce MTU engines destined for Sanmar tugs

1st January 2016

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

News from Damen this month reports on delivery of no fewer than seven tugs of five different designs along with contracts signed with three owners for a further five vessels.

1st January 2016

Damen news – proceed to checkout

1st January 2016

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Netherlands-headquartered JRC and Alphatron Marine have announced a new digital AlphaChartTable. It includes a phenomenal 46-inch touch display, well known from the premium bridge design, where routes can be planned on a…

31st December 2015

Paper-chart-sized touch display

31st December 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Thames Class Lifeboat Trust is a new charity set up to refurbish an ex-RNLI lifeboat which was built in Lowestoft, for use as a community resource and youth training vessel.

31st December 2015

Lifeboat refurbishment project

31st December 2015

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Germany-headquartered Caterpillar Marine released the Cat C9.3 ACERT Marine platform to the international commercial marine market at the International Workboat Show in Louisiana, USA in December.

30th December 2015

Caterpillar Marine Unveils Cat C9.3 ACERT

30th December 2015

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

USA-based WheelHouse Technologies, Inc. has launched WheelHouse Underway, a tablet application for iOS, Android, and Windows devices now available on the App stores.

30th December 2015

Cloud based vessel management

30th December 2015

SECURITY

SECURITY

In a third recent construction contract with Netherlands-headquartered Damen Shipyards Group, the Royal Moroccan Navy has ordered five Interceptor 1503 vessels. The vessels will be mobilised to combat illegal activities such as…

30th December 2015

Moroccan interceptors

30th December 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The UKs Associated British Ports (ABP) has achieved the international standard for energy management, ISO 5000:2011.

30th December 2015

ABP achieves energy management standard

30th December 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The LNG Masterplan for Rhine/Meuse-Main-Danube has been successfully completed, the culmination of which should result in better implementation of LNG infrastructure in the inland water transport sector.

30th December 2015

Rhine LNG Masterplan

30th December 2015

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

Belgium-headquartered Septentrio, a provider of GNSS receivers has announced the launch of its next generation Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver for precise scientific and geodetic applications – the PolaRx5.

30th December 2015

Septentrio introduces next generation GNSS reference receiver

30th December 2015

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Netherlands-based Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen part of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion has said farewell to Marco Polo, the 800 passenger cruise ship owned by Global Maritime and operated by Cruise & Maritime Voyages.

30th December 2015

10th Special Survey

30th December 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Elcome International, marine solutions provider and system integrator in the Middle East, has signed a reseller agreement with New Zealand-based Navicom Dynamics.

29th December 2015

Elcome becomes reseller for Navicom Dynamics

29th December 2015