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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The Hydrographic Society UK, which represents organisations and individuals of the domestic hydrographic profession and associated disciplines in addition to maintaining an extensive overseas membership in nearly 50 countries, has elected 15…

23rd July 2013

Hydrographic Society UK Fellowship Awards

23rd July 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The first ‘European Offshore and Energy’ exhibition is set to take place in 2014 to introduce the industry’s latest product innovations, solutions and services.

22nd July 2013

European Offshore & Energy 2014

22nd July 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

“A great win for Kent, a great win for renewable energy and a great win for Britain”, were the closing words of UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s speech at the inauguration this…

22nd July 2013

High profile inauguration for London Array

22nd July 2013

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

After many months of rumour and speculation, the German deepsea tug Oceanic has finally been sold by Bugsier Reederi und Bergungs GmbH & Co KG of Hamburg.

22nd July 2013

Oceanic – the ‘Grand Old Lady’ is sold

22nd July 2013

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Underwater positioning specialist iXBlue is to install its latest SAMS-DT 6000 deep tow synthetic aperture mapping sonar aboard a new survey ship currently being completed by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Korea for…

22nd July 2013

Multi-mission sonar for new research vessel

22nd July 2013

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Hemisphere GNSS, the US-Canadian company, has launched a new high performance receiver for heading, positioning, heave and attitude operations in what it calls challenging and dynamic environments, Crescent Vector H200.

22nd July 2013

New GNSS compass module

22nd July 2013

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Bromborough UK based Osiris Projects, which claims to have successfully completed over 600 projects in the UK and northern Europe from inland surveys to multi-parameter seabed mapping projects, is to add a…

22nd July 2013

Osiris Projects adds to survey fleet

22nd July 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

In the Dutch section of the North Sea are four wrecks of sunken ships that are forming an obstruction to shipping.

20th July 2013

Dutch wrecks removal

20th July 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS) are evolving to meet a changing market.

20th July 2013

A bigger, more comfortable reach

20th July 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

TCV Stevedoring Company, which manages the transport of goods at the Levante and Llovera docks in the Spanish Port of Valencia, has received its fourth Super Post-Panamax crane for operating large boxships…

20th July 2013

Big crane arrival boosts Port of Valencia

20th July 2013

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Turkish tug builder and operator Sanmar has reached yet another significant milestone in its history with the completion of its 100th tug, built to a new exclusive ASD design from leading naval…

19th July 2013

Sanmar’s 100th tug

19th July 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Hamburg based training consortium ETC has partnered with SAM Electronics to provide ECDIS training for the CHARTPILOT and ECDISPILOT, complementing SAM’s successful cooperation with Safebridge for online training, thereby expanding SAM’s ECDIS…

19th July 2013

Training partnership

19th July 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

“Five years ago people were saying that 700 tonne monopiles were the limit, now we are seeing requests for equipment that can handle monopiles in excess of 1,000 tonnes”, says Arjan Boezeman…

19th July 2013

New technology for new scale turbines

19th July 2013

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The latest Needles Pleasure Cruises craft has been launched and is now in service, powered by Doosan engines supplied by WaterMota.

19th July 2013

Yarmouth Rose launched and in service

19th July 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The authorities in Iceland are developing plans for a new port to be constructed in the north east of the country.

18th July 2013

Iceland and Germany plan new port

18th July 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO), a non-departmental public body that regulates the seas around England, launched the country’s first draft marine plans for the seas from Flamborough Head in the north to…

18th July 2013

First marine plans out to consultation

18th July 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The problem for many medium sized European yards is that they are, unlike their UK counterparts, still wary of much workboat customisation because they are scared of stepping outside class rules, says…

18th July 2013

Helping yards to help themselves

18th July 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Using the experience gained in the building of 100 aluminium crew boats ranging in length from 18m to 53m, French builder Piriou is now moving into the offshore wind farm support vessel…

18th July 2013

French builder moves into windfarm boats

18th July 2013

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

As always the Damen Shipyards stand at Seawork was a focal point for brisk business, with a continuous flow of prospective clients speaking to Damen’s sales staff and shipyard representatives.

18th July 2013

Brisk business for Damen at Seawork

18th July 2013

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

When J Butcher & Sons Ltd, operators of the once famous ‘Blue Boats’ in Portsmouth Harbour, ceased trading of their own volition it marked the end of an era for the port.

18th July 2013

J Butcher & Sons Ltd cease trading

18th July 2013