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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Brussels based World Association of Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC) has published the new title ‘Harbour Approach Channels – Design Guidelines’.

5th February 2014

PIANC updates ‘Harbour Approach Channels’

5th February 2014

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Following a successful funding procedure, the Port of Cork in Ireland has been awarded funding by the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T).

5th February 2014

EU funding endorses Cork development plans

5th February 2014

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

BMT Group subsidiary BMT Asia Pacific has completed its latest project with state owned port operator, Indonesian Port Corporation II.

5th February 2014

BMT study for Pelindo II port

5th February 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A new company has been launched to be the global leader in end-to-end search and rescue (SAR) and maritime domain awareness (MDA) solutions.

4th February 2014

McMurdo: the global SAR company

4th February 2014

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Dorset UK based Jenkins Marine has completed a scheduled refit of its new workboat, Avon, formerly Crossness when part of the Port of London Authority fleet.

4th February 2014

New slipway built to launch London Titan

4th February 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

For the fourth consecutive year, Denmark has hosted a conference on e-Navigation, with this year’s theme being practical implementation.

3rd February 2014

e-Navigation conference

3rd February 2014

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

GAC EnvironHull, part of global shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC Group, has launched HullWiper, its new innovation offering diver-free, cost effective and eco-friendly underwater hull cleaning.

3rd February 2014

Clean, green hull cleaning machine

3rd February 2014

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Spain’s Zamakona Yards carried out the load testing and delivery last month of the movable ramp for the Ro-Ro dock built for the Tenerife Container Terminal, belonging to the OHL Group.

3rd February 2014

Ro-Ro ramp for Tenerife Container Terminal

3rd February 2014

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Geos Group, a UK based marine fuel supplier, is building a new marine fuel storage facility at the Port of Blyth’s Bates Terminal.

3rd February 2014

Blyth builds momentum with marine fuel terminal

3rd February 2014

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Hampshire UK based Earlcoate Construction, specialist in rock armour and coastal defence, was recently awarded the contract to undertake works at Pagham, West Sussex, for Arun District Council.

1st February 2014

Pagham Beach scour mitigation scheme underway

1st February 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

This year’s Seawork commercial marine exhibition is set to be the largest ever, with the expansion of Hall C to welcome over 7,000 visitors.

31st January 2014

Largest ever Seawork set for 2014

31st January 2014

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Damen Shipyards in the Netherlands is developing a mobile ballast water treatment unit.

31st January 2014

Damen develops ballast water treatment unit

31st January 2014

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Antwerp based underwater repair specialist Hydrex installed Propeller Boss Cap Fins (PBCF) on two tankers during their respective stops in Ghent and Antwerp.

31st January 2014

Underwater installation saves time and fuel

31st January 2014

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Ontario, Canada based Deep Trekker Inc has been in the business of ROV design and production since 2010.

31st January 2014

Innovative low cost ROV for small companies

31st January 2014

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Denmark headquartered MacArtney has supplied a major consignment of high performance oceanographic winches to JAMSTEC, the Japanese Agency of Marine-Earth-Science and Technology.

31st January 2014

Underwater winch package for research ship

31st January 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Norway-based Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up installation vessel, ‘Brave Tern’, has installed its first Areva M5000 WTG at the Global Tech I windfarm in the German Bight in the North Sea.

30th January 2014

Global Tech I makes progress

30th January 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Maritime by Holland, the joint initiative for 12,000 companies powering the maritime sector in Holland, has published a new study into opportunities for bilateral cooperation between Turkish and Dutch maritime companies.

30th January 2014

Turkish – Dutch maritime cooperation

30th January 2014

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

DNV GL has published a new position paper, entitled Alternative Fuels for Shipping, which lists a number of long-term options for low carbon, low emission fuels for the industry.

30th January 2014

Alternative future marine fuels

30th January 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

BMT Group’s BMT Asia Pacific has launched two comprehensive tools for assessing port competition and managing commercial risk.

30th January 2014

Port tools

30th January 2014

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Safe Software and geospatial software developer CARIS have made support for the CARIS Spatial Archive (CSAR) raster format for gridded bathymetry and elevation data in FME 2014, officially released last month.

30th January 2014

Interoperability with the CSAR framework

30th January 2014