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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Ahead of the 70th anniversary next June of the World War 2 D-Day invasion of Normandy by allied forces, the UK Hydrographic Office and its French counterpart, SHOM, are collaborating on updating…

31st October 2013

D-Day mapping expedition completed

31st October 2013

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Poor ECDIS training can be a factor in maritime accidents, says the London P&I Club, one of the world’s leading mutual marine liability insurers acting on behalf of the global shipping community.

31st October 2013

London P&I ECDIS warning

31st October 2013

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KEY DEALS

French president, François Hollande, is calling for expression-of-interest to build four tidal power pilot projects to kick off the development of the country’s tidal power sector.

30th October 2013

French tidal power on the up

30th October 2013

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KEY DEALS

Finland’s Sabik Group has set up a new company in the UK to enhance the worldwide distribution of Carmanah/Sabik marine NavAids.

30th October 2013

Sabik sets up UK NavAids company

30th October 2013

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KEY DEALS

The UK’s Port of London Authority (PLA) teamed up with Google to capture images of the Thames which will be the first river in Europe to appear on Google Street View.

30th October 2013

River Thames now on Google Street View

30th October 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

USA based safety and signaling technologies specialist ACR Electronics Inc has been selected to provide ACR Personal Locator Beacons for the lifeboat crews of the UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

30th October 2013

ResQLink PLBs selected for use by RNLI

30th October 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new catalogue from Videotel was launched at the recent UK Marine Pilots Association (UKMPA) Conference in London.

30th October 2013

Cloud based training for ports and pilots

30th October 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Transas Marine has successfully installed a training complex for Estonian Maritime Academy in Tallinn.

30th October 2013

Training complex for Estonian Maritime Academy

30th October 2013

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The Hydrographic Society of Korea (HySK) has been elected a member of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS).

30th October 2013

Korean Hydrographic Society joins IFHS

30th October 2013

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Briggs Environmental Services says its operations continue to improve after playing its part in a planned emergency response oil spill simulation, in the Firth of Forth earlier this month.

29th October 2013

Briggs plays its part in Clearwater Forth 2013

29th October 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) in the UK has joined a unique partnership with Dutch, Belgian and French fire departments by signing up to a single protocol for dealing with maritime…

29th October 2013

Fire teams combine for maritime response

29th October 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Safety training to the wind energy sector service provider, Safety Technology, has opened a new RenewableUK and GWO accredited training facility in South Shields UK.

29th October 2013

Tyneside training for windfarm sector

29th October 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Bristow Helicopters Ltd has appointed global infrastructure group Balfour Beatty as its infrastructure delivery partner to support the development of its UK Search and Rescue service.

29th October 2013

Infrastructure plans for new SAR provision

29th October 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Korean Register (KR), an IACS member classification society, is to supply the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) with a new generation ‘RuleCheck’ system.

29th October 2013

New ‘Rulecheck’ system for EMSA

29th October 2013

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KEY DEALS

AWARDS: The winner of the annual James Dyson Awards will be announced on 7 November 2013 and three marine products are in the running for the grand prize.

28th October 2013

Dyson Award nominees

28th October 2013

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KEY DEALS

Houlder has set up a project team at its London headquarters to work exclusively on developing LNG projects in response to market requirements.

28th October 2013

LNG project team

28th October 2013

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KEY DEALS

Umoe Mandal AS is to build the first UM Wave Craft – the next generation offshore wind service vessel – for Umoe AS.

28th October 2013

First UM Wave Craft contract signed

28th October 2013

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Netherlands based AEGIR-Marine has recently joined into a cooperation agreement with Underwater Propulsion Engineers B.V. (UPE).

28th October 2013

Seadock simplifies stern tube seal repairs

28th October 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Reducing the cost of offshore wind is vital for development of the industry and a report for Germany’s offshore wind industry has produced findings mirroring the challenges facing other countries including the…

26th October 2013

Reducing Germany’s offshore wind costs

26th October 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Environment Agency has started a bidding process for a multi-million pound contract to manage London’s tidal flood risk.

26th October 2013

Bidding starts to protect London from floods

26th October 2013