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SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Raymarine will showcase its new range of products at this year’s Seawork Exhibition, taking place from 25 to 27 June 2013 at ABB’s Port of Southampton.

6th June 2013

New Raymarine products at Seawork

6th June 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

International Safety Products (ISP) has unveiled its range of marine safety products – one of the UK’s largest ranges – in a special open day on Britain’s last remaining three masted top…

6th June 2013

ISP showcases largest safety range

6th June 2013

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

LNG as marine fuel has taken another step forward as Eidsvaag AS took delivery of the first vessel of the Rolls-Royce Environship range this month.

6th June 2013

First Rolls-Royce Environship delivered

6th June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Bringing in the 6,600 tonne steel sections of the recently opened Bacalan-Bastide elevating bridge from Italy to Bordeaux in France required the kind of innovative approach that is becoming common with the…

6th June 2013

Barge innovation helps build Bordeaux bridge

6th June 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Seawork exhibitor Hercules Hydraulics has opened a new depot on the UK East Coast to provide hydraulics services, particularly to the blossoming wind farm support vessel sector based in that area.

6th June 2013

See winches for windfarm boats at Seawork

6th June 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Commercial traffic on the Thames in Central London continues to grow, with new passenger, cargo and engineering movements on the increase.

6th June 2013

In-house training for River Bus BML Masters

6th June 2013

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The Hydrographic Society UK has issued a call for papers to be presented at its two day international conference on Digital Hydrography on the Maritime Web, at Southampton Solent University Conference Centre…

6th June 2013

Digital Hydrography Conference Call for Papers

6th June 2013

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Hamburg based Geomaris, which specialises in analysis, processing and presentation of geospatial data for marine navigation operations, is now offering a free Electronic Nautical Chart (ENC) viewer for downloading from its website…

6th June 2013

Free ENC viewer

6th June 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Canadian grease and oil-free bearing solutions provider, Thordon Bearings Inc, has launched a new water lubricated mechanical face seal, TG100.

5th June 2013

New Thordon shaft seal

5th June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A major coastal defence project has been awarded to Ringwood Hampshire based Raymond Brown Construction by Havant Borough Council.

5th June 2013

Coastal defence improvements for Hayling beach

5th June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Good progress is being made with Lerwick Port Authority’s new quay development at the site of a future fishmarket building.

5th June 2013

Lerwick’s new fish quay takes shape

5th June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The new Forth Crossing has reached a major milestone with completion of the central tower foundations on Beamer Rock.

5th June 2013

Forth Replacement Crossing reaches milestone

5th June 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

It is eighteen months since Maritime Journal looked at the winning bidders for the rights to develop UK Round 3 offshore wind zones. Time perhaps for another look to see how far…

5th June 2013

Assembling the building blocks for UK Round 3

5th June 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

US based coatings specialist, PPG Industries, has started manufacturing protective and marine coatings (PMC) at its facility in Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland, in a bid to support its regional PMC business expansion.

4th June 2013

PPG begins PMC production at Poland facility

4th June 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Dutch shipbuilding industry had a successful 2012, with some 95 seagoing vessels delivered and an order book representing a value of more than €2bn.

4th June 2013

Dutch shipbuilding success

4th June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A brand new yacht harbour is to be built by Westhoek Marina’s nv in Nieuwpoort Belgium, part of the wide-ranging Flanders Yacht Valley Project.

4th June 2013

New yacht harbour for Westhoek Marina’s NV

4th June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Dutch province of Noord-Holland has awarded a major contract for complex renovation works at the 110 year old Wilhelmina Lock in Zaandam.

4th June 2013

Lock renovation at Zaandam

4th June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

New pontoons for Yarmouth Harbour have been installed, using an innovative form of decking based on a sustainable substitute for tropical hardwood and preservative treated timber.

4th June 2013

Innovative decking solution for Yarmouth’s new pontoons

4th June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Flood prevention and coastal protection work has recently been completed at a Kent UK seaside resort that has in the past, experienced the devastating effects that storm surges can have on towns…

3rd June 2013

Protecting Margate old town from the sea

3rd June 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The proposed new outer breakwater for Cowes Harbour on the Isle of Wight is a step closer with the announcement of funding as the project moves towards the tender stage.

3rd June 2013

Proposed Cowes breakwater moves closer

3rd June 2013