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KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Underwater equipment supplier, Subsea Vision, has acquired another Saab Seaeye ROV to take advantage of more opportunities coming its way from from the offshore, hydro power and marine civil engineering industries.

29th October 2014

Saab Seaeye adds to ROV fleet

29th October 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

ASV Ltd of Portchester, UK, specialist designers of unmanned marine vehicle systems, are to host the 55th Marine Measurement Forum dedicated to informal discussion of a wide range of measurement issues, on…

29th October 2014

55th Marine Measurement Forum

29th October 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Nautronix in Aberdeen, UK which specialises in through-water communication and positioning technology for offshore applications, is to supply locally-based Subsea 7 with its latest NASNet underwater positioning system for use on the…

29th October 2014

Nautronix positioning for Subsea 7

29th October 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

In a project carried out in association with Seatronics’ regional hub in Abu Dhabi, marine data management and GIS specialists OceanWise of Hampshire have completed the first phase of a new Port-Log…

29th October 2014

Tidal monitoring system for Arabian Gulf

29th October 2014

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

UK-based Planet Ocean has announced that the Deep Trekker Mini-ROV is now available with an integrated TriTech MicronNav tracker. With this new integration, operators can map the path that the Deep Trekker…

29th October 2014

Trekker tracker

29th October 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Claiming to be the world’s first commercial survey company to offer autonomous unmanned surface vessels as a platform for a broad spectrum of operations, newly-formed Unmanned Survey Solutions (USS) of Tavistock, UK…

28th October 2014

Unmanned surface vessels under development

28th October 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Three tugs from Fairmount Marine have completed the marathon tow of one of the world’s largest FPSOs Petrojarl Knarr from the builder’s yard in South Korea to Haugesund in Norway.

28th October 2014

Marathon tow for Fairmount

28th October 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The PIANC World Congress in San Francisco, California, saw the grant of the first Working with Nature (WwN) Award, which recognises sustainable waterborne transport infrastructure projects.

28th October 2014

Sustainable waterborne infrastructure

28th October 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Foss Maritime have come to the rescue of a Russian owned general cargo ship after it encountered mechanical problems in rough seas and threatened the coastline of Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia.

28th October 2014

Foss to the rescue

28th October 2014

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Lerwick Port Authority has awarded a construction contract for the latest expansion of the harbour’s facilities in a project costing a total of £16.5 million and which will benefit the fishing and…

28th October 2014

Expansion contract awarded

28th October 2014

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Readers of MJ will be familiar with the stunning photographs of Safehaven boats pitching through giant waves at the mouth of Cork harbour and visitors to SeaWork might have been aboard some…

27th October 2014

Frank Kowalski: Safehaven Marine

27th October 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

One of North America’s best known tug owning companies McAllister Towing & Transportation recently held a gala event in New York celebrating 150 years in the maritime industry.

27th October 2014

Happy birthday McAllister Towing

27th October 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Pipe joining systems manufacturer, Victaulic, has launched a new Nitrile Grade T (Type A) gasket for the maritime industry.

27th October 2014

New gasket from Victaulic

27th October 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Dutch tug owner and operator Seacontractors have returned to Damen with an order for three new vessels, including the maritime service provider’s ninth Shoalbuster tug.

27th October 2014

Regular customer returns to Damen

27th October 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

It has been a busy few months for Voith GmbH securing two separate orders covering 18 newbuild tugs and their announcement of a new design variant of the Voith Schneider Propeller (VSP).

27th October 2014

Order rush for Voith

27th October 2014

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

North Germany’s waterways and shipping office (WSA) in Cuxhaven is taking delivery of a new Dutch-built Type 1640 hydrographic survey boat in November for service on the Lower Elbe.

27th October 2014

Dutch to deliver new survey boat

27th October 2014

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Hamburg’s newest Type 2000 port excursion and ferry boat Reiherstieg, the 14th to enter service with Hadag, will probably be the last from small local yard SSB, which has built all but…

27th October 2014

Reiherstieg is last from SSB for Hadag

27th October 2014

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Denmark’s Tuco Marine Group has launched the newest vessel in its ProZero series of fast rescue boats, daughter crafts and workboats; the ProZero 11m Wind Farm Service Boat.

24th October 2014

Tuco’s new baby

24th October 2014

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

According to UK-based marine noise and vibration specialist, Halyard, commercial boats of all sizes can produce overbearing noise from their engines, generators and exhaust systems. This, Halyard says, can make for an…

24th October 2014

The science of silencing

24th October 2014

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Britain’s largest independent ship repairer Burgess Marine has partnered with Shoreham Port, to revitalise ship repair in the commercially thriving Sussex, UK Port. Shoreham offers one of the few remaining dry dock…

24th October 2014

Dry dock for Burgess Marine

24th October 2014