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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

As previously mentioned the new Svitzer London temporarily joined the newly formed Svitzer fleet in Rotterdam. This powerful Damen ASD 3212 took up those duties immediately following builders/owners trials after arriving in…

1st July 2014

Svitzer London joins the fleet

1st July 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Hampshire-based OceanWise, which specialises in all aspects of marine environmental data acquisition and management, has appointed rental and sales organisation Seatronics of Aberdeen as worldwide distributor for its range of oceanographic software…

1st July 2014

Seatronics-OceanWise global agreement

1st July 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Dutch hydrographic software specialists Eye4Software of Delden have upgraded their Hydromagic package for displaying position, calculating volumes and recording soundings in shallow and inland waters, including rivers and reservoirs.

1st July 2014

Hydromagic upgrade

1st July 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

When yet another totally new concept for a shiphandling tug seemed unlikely - along came another. A surprise exhibitor at ITS 2014 in Hamburg was Purplewater Ltd, introducing to the towage industry…

1st July 2014

Purplewater design

1st July 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The RNLI, the UK and Republic of Ireland’s largest maritime lifesaving charity, has launched a clever range of bags and travel accessories made exclusively from decommissioned lifejackets. The range, ‘235 Made For…

1st July 2014

Upcycling to help save lives

1st July 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Italy’s CMC Marine has entered into a new partnership to fully trained technicians and a dedicated dealer on the Croatian coast.

1st July 2014

Croatian addition

1st July 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

International classification society Bureau Veritas has entered into a technical and commercial cooperation agreement with French hydrodynamic specialist HydrOcean.

1st July 2014

BV agreement

1st July 2014

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

International piling equipment expert, Watson & Hillhouse, exhibited at Seawork International for the first time this year, specifically to demonstrate the Damen DOP Pump to the dredging industry.

1st July 2014

Targeting dredging at Seawork

1st July 2014

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The handover of Robust Boats new aluminium survey craft for UK Dredging took place at this year’s Seawork International.

1st July 2014

Robust handover to UK Dredging

1st July 2014

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

GPS Marine Contractors Ltd used Seawork International this year to drum up new global dredging contracts with the aim of taking some business back from the Dutch.

1st July 2014

Taking on the might of the Dutch

1st July 2014

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Serdijn Ship Repair (SSR) and Zwagerman Offshore Services have joined forces to form new company under the name Rotterdam Offshore Group BV (ROG).

1st July 2014

Repair merger

1st July 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Following the righting of the Costa Concordia, the UK’s ADUS Deepocean and Canada’s 2G Robotics were commissioned by Titan Salvage to perform a high resolution 3D survey of the wreck.

1st July 2014

Concordia 3D survey completed

1st July 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Germany’s Fassmer shipyard has reportedly won a contract to design and manufacture a new dual-fuelled LNG Helgoland ferry for the Cassen Eils shipping company.

1st July 2014

Fassmer LNG ferry

1st July 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The European Parliament has voted in favour of the new EU Ship Recycling Regulation that bans the breaking of EU ships on beaches.

1st July 2014

Breaking ban

1st July 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The Fassmer GmbH & Co.KG shipyard, at Berne/Motzen on the river Weser, has added the construction of tugs to their extensive portfolio, much to the delight of Hamburg based tugowners Bugsier Reederei…

30th June 2014

Fassmer deliver ‘Bugsier 7’

30th June 2014

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Spanish marine infrastructure specialist ADELTE, formerly known as TEAM has won a contract to install a sophisticated boarding bridge at the new cruise terminal in Leixões near Porto, Portugal.

30th June 2014

Porto investment

30th June 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

US-based Tideland Signal’s new products proved a hit at this year’s Seawork Internationale, which the company said was its most successful.

30th June 2014

Tideland enjoys Seawork success

30th June 2014

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

Henderson Insurance Brokers has set up a new marine division as the UK maritime and ports sector continues to grow. Building on the company’s existing marine client base, the new division is…

30th June 2014

New marine division for Henderson

30th June 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch MAIB has reported on the loss of a crewman from a 9.95m launch tug in rough seas off Beachy Head.

30th June 2014

TOWLINES

30th June 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

In the UK and France, the recent commemorative and memorial events to mark the 70th anniversary of D-day proved a reminder of the many sacrifices that mariners have made. But quite apart…

30th June 2014

ML 1387 ‘Medusa’

30th June 2014