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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

German subsea equipment specialist Innomar Technologie of Rostock, is to hold its seventh biennial workshop on Seabed Acoustics from 19-20 November at the local Hotel Neptun. The two-day English language event will…

27th July 2015

Seabed Acoustics Workshop

27th July 2015

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Hamburg’s Elb-Panorama Penthouse overlooking the City’s harbour is the venue for the first-ever World ECDIS Day on 16 September. More than 300 marine electronic navigation stakeholders are likely to be present at…

27th July 2015

World ECDIS Day

27th July 2015

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Produced by MarineNav in Canada, a new X1 range of rack-mounted computers using commercial processors and claimed to be 60% faster and more reliable than other comparable systems, is now being marketed…

27th July 2015

Canadian rack-mounted computers for Europe

27th July 2015

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

A worldwide audience of over 300 specialist delegates is expected at the 7th international conference on High-Resolution Surveys in Shallow Water, to be held at Plymouth University, UK from 14-18 September.

27th July 2015

Global audience for Shallow Survey 2015

27th July 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Since the acquisition of Plymouth, UK-based Manuplas by Advanced Insulation in April 2014, the company claims it has seen significant growth in demand for its products and as a result has made…

27th July 2015

Manuplas doubles manufacturing capacity

27th July 2015

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Australia-headquartered naval architecture firm Incat Crowther has been contracted to design a pair of 43m Monohull Dive Support Vessels.

24th July 2015

Incat Crowther dive support vessel

24th July 2015

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

UK-based Subsea Vision Limited has recently added a fourth Saab Seaeye Cougar XT, 2000 metre-rated ROV to its unexploded ordnance (UXO) disposal team.

24th July 2015

Subsea Vision’s fourth Cougar

24th July 2015

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A live demo of the Monalisa 2.0 project in Milan in June was attended by safety and technical management of Carnival Group, the largest cruise company in the world, and by the…

24th July 2015

Tracking people aboard

24th July 2015

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Fugro is expanding its offering with the installation of a compact, custom-made, cable-lay spread onboard its trenching vessel, ‘Fugro Saltire’.

24th July 2015

Fugro now offers cable laying

24th July 2015

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

A new marine recruitment business dedicated to the international maritime and commercial marine industries launched at Seawork 2015.

23rd July 2015

Marine recruitment partner

23rd July 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

DeepOcean 1 UK Ltd, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, has won an inter array cable installation contract for the Blight Bank Phase II offshore windfarm in Belgium.

23rd July 2015

DeepOcean nets Belgian offshore contract

23rd July 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The global shipping industry has updated its Guidelines on Large Scale Rescue Operations at Sea in response to the continuing crisis in the Mediterranean.

22nd July 2015

Shipping industry migrant guidelines

22nd July 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A new European Innovation Fund provided for in a reformed Emissions Trading Scheme must take into account the specific finance needs of the emerging technologies for which it was created, says Europe’s…

22nd July 2015

Euro Innovation Fund

22nd July 2015

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Following its debut at Seawork International in June, Damen’s new floating exhibition platform is preparing for further events in Northwest Europe, bringing both vessels and equipment designed and manufactured by the Damen…

21st July 2015

Innovative pontoon wows the crowds

21st July 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

German headquartered MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of large diesel engines and complete propulsion systems has formed a close development partnership with Akasol GmbH.

21st July 2015

Hybrid and electric partnership

21st July 2015

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Hamburg’s new €64 million Steinwerder Cruise Centre (CC3) handled nearly 60,000 passengers and 11 ships in its first month of operation, lending more weight to calls for a fourth such facility in…

21st July 2015

Cruise Centre booms amid calls for another

21st July 2015

MARINE CIVILS

MARINE CIVILS

A unique self-powered work barge and sister vessel have gone into service on the River Thames. Launched in a partnership between Southwark based operator Livett’s Group and Belgian owner Herbosch-Kiere, the ‘Scheldemond…

21st July 2015

Belgian investment on the Thames

21st July 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The UK’s MDL Marina Consultancy, a division of MDL Marinas, has appointed a new assistant project manager in charge of all matters relating to dredging, dredge licensing and general marine licensing.

21st July 2015

Dredging expert appointment

21st July 2015

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

On a bright and blustery day in early June, 24 apprentice Watermen took to the lower reaches of the River Thames on a ‘familiarisation’ cruise aboard the Gravesend based pleasure boat Princess…

20th July 2015

Apprentice Watermen take to the sea

20th July 2015

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The 150th anniversary of the German lifeboat service is celebrated in a handsome book of images, as appreciated by Graeme Ewens.

20th July 2015

150 years of German lifeboats

20th July 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

In 2005, Bourbon became the first offshore operator to adopt an inverted bow vessel, the ‘Bourbon Orca’.

20th July 2015

A decade of X-BOW

20th July 2015

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Wärtsilä has signed a contract with the Tianjin Dredging Company, part of the China Communication Construction Company (CCCC), to supply engines and essential ancillaries for a new self-propelled cutter dredger.

20th July 2015

Wärtsilä dredger contract

20th July 2015

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

A dedicated finance team has been launched by the UK’s Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank to help companies take advantage of opportunities within the growing commercial marine sector.

16th July 2015

UK banks support growing marine sector

16th July 2015