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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

JP Knight (Caledonian) Ltd, the Invergordon based towage business, has been purchased by the Global Energy Group (GEG) in a move by the energy services and fabrication giant to secure towage services…

17th March 2014

Global Energy Group buys J P Knight (Caledonian) Ltd

17th March 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A UK based company has introduced a patented, innovative and cost-effective solution for scour protection of marine structures, including wind turbines, also launching a new career for of old car tyres.

17th March 2014

Car tyres protecting turbines from scour

17th March 2014

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Hamburg headquartered L-3 SAM Electronics has been commissioned by steel contractor Bladt Industries A/S of Aalborg, Denmark, to outfit transition pieces for the EnBW Baltic 2 wind farm due to become operational…

17th March 2014

SAM’s electrical package for EnBW Baltic 2

17th March 2014

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dutch shipyard and construction company Ravestein BV has been awarded the contract for the design and construction of a backhoe dredger type of type Ravestein 750 B for ETERMAR SA. The vessel…

14th March 2014

Ravestein digs deep with backhoe dredgers

14th March 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Ockwells Marine, a leading specialist UK supplier of quality assured flame retardant temporary protection materials to shipyards, owners and outfitters, will be exhibiting at Seawork 2014.

14th March 2014

Get flame retardant protection at Seawork

14th March 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Safehaven Marine has launched an Interceptor 48 self-righting, all-weather pilot boat, built in its busy facilities at Cork in Ireland.

14th March 2014

Safety first in latest Safehaven launch

14th March 2014

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A joint venture between Van Oord and GMB has been awarded a €21m contract to reinforce the dikes of Dordrecht Island in The Netherlands.

14th March 2014

Dordrecht Island dikes to be reinforced

14th March 2014

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Portsmouth International Port is currently upgrading the mooring systems on two of its ferry berths, aimed at making the arrival and departure process faster and safer.

14th March 2014

Portsmouth invests in new mooring system

14th March 2014

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

On 21 February 2014 the UZMAR Shipyard, also known as ‘Workboat and Tug Factory’ of Turkey, announced the delivery of the first two of a series of eight shallow draft river push…

14th March 2014

World’s most powerful diesel-electric pushers

14th March 2014

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Port of Antwerp has published its own specific procedures this month for LNG bunkering to enable the process to be carried out as safely as possible.

13th March 2014

Antwerp procedures for LNG bunkering

13th March 2014

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

State and port authorities have cut a financial deal which creates the groundwork for swift and much-needed quay expansion costing some €35m in the German Elbe port of Cuxhaven.

13th March 2014

Finance deal paves way for port expansion

13th March 2014

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dutch dredging and marine civils contractor Van Oord has been awarded a land reclamation project in Kuwait valued at some €500m for client Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC).

13th March 2014

Large dredging contract as profits surge

13th March 2014

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The fleet of Hochtief has added a new member in the form of offshore jack-up vessel Vidar, which was developed especially for construction and servicing of offshore wind farms as well as…

13th March 2014

Thrusters package powers offshore jack-up

13th March 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Ecospan Environmental, an environmental consultancy specialising in the near shore marine and freshwater environments, has made its Seawork début at the 2014 show.

13th March 2014

Ecospan dips a toe in new waters

13th March 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Victron Energy, power solutions provider to marine and other industries, has opened a new warehouse close to Madrid.

13th March 2014

Spanish Victron

13th March 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK based Marine training firm ECDIS Ltd aspires to open a new office in Singapore, some three months after visiting the country on a UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) trade mission.

13th March 2014

ECDIS Singapore

13th March 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Representatives of local authorities and NGOs from Greece and Turkey have called for cross-border cooperation on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) and other urban and environmental issues common to both sides.

13th March 2014

Coastal management

13th March 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Garmin will be showing its full range of products designed for RIBs, fishing boats and workboats as well as for individuals working in the commercial marine sector at Seawork 2014.

13th March 2014

Garmin shows new range at Seawork 2014

13th March 2014

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Bureau Veritas has announced a significant contract to class a fleet of LNG-fuelled ro-pax vessels, including three conversions and one newbuild.

12th March 2014

Ferry fleet to switch to gas fuel

12th March 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Attention will be riveted on video footage of the new Saab Seaeye Panther XT Plus, which Eriksson Diving is using for subsea work in depths up to 1000m, on the Saab Seaeye…

12th March 2014

Eye to eye with the Panther at Seawork

12th March 2014