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World Ocean Council (WOC) membership has surged over the past 12 months, with more than 25 new members joining, says the ever the growing international cross-sectoral ocean business alliance.

18th February 2013

Industry alliance membership grows

18th February 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Leisure harbours at Moray in Scotland will not be dredged for at least two years when a new council owned dredger will be in service, councillors there have been told.

18th February 2013

Commercial harbours dredging priority

18th February 2013

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PORTS & HARBOURS

The Orkney Islands Council says work is well underway at the Copland’s Dock development in Stromness.

18th February 2013

Work under way on new dock in Orkney Islands

18th February 2013

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Repair work on the De Blauwe Dromer lock near Zeewolde/Harderwijk in The Netherlands is making steady progress according to consultant Deltares, and a temporary dam required to do the work safely has…

18th February 2013

Repair work underway on De Blauwe Dromer

18th February 2013

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Iv-Groep in The Netherlands won an InfraTech Innovation Prize in the Applied Innovation category for its work on the new lock gates for the Panama Canal.

18th February 2013

Iv-Groep wins prize for lock gates

18th February 2013

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The Construction Industry Research & Information Association (IRIA) in the UK is planning to update the publication, ‘Old Waterfront Walls – management, maintenance and rehabilitation’ (1992).

18th February 2013

CIRIA to update waterfront walls publication

18th February 2013

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

International diving equipment technology company Divex has won a multi-million pound contract to supply the Russian Admiralty with a saturation diving system.

15th February 2013

Russian – Scottish sub rescue collaboration

15th February 2013

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Geomarine consultant Partrac has reported a busy 2012 as it enters its 10th year of trading.

15th February 2013

Sediment surveys underpin top trading year

15th February 2013

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PORTS & HARBOURS

Construction of what would be the world’s longest combined floating/cable-stayed bridge is being proposed in Trondheim, Norway.

15th February 2013

Plans for world’s longest floating bridge

15th February 2013

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PORTS & HARBOURS

The Environment Agency in the UK is launching a public consultation on future plans for managing tidal flood risk and coastal erosion around the shores of the Exe Estuary.

15th February 2013

Public consultation launched on Exe Estuary

15th February 2013

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Drew Marine has completed the acquisition of Alexander/Ryan Marine and Safety Inc., and it will join the organisation under the name Alexander/Ryan Marine & Safety division of Drew Marine.

14th February 2013

Drew Marine acquisition

14th February 2013

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Shipdock, a well known Dutch shipyard group with roots dating back to 1877, has been acquired by the Damen Shipyards Group.

14th February 2013

Damen Group acquires Shipdock

14th February 2013

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Irish marine and commercial diving contractors Norfolk Marine Ltd will be exhibiting alongside the pontoon for the first time at Seawork 2013 with a 17.1m aluminium wind farm support vessel built in…

14th February 2013

Irish eyes will be smiling at Seawork

14th February 2013

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Wärtsilä has signed a contract for the design of a new diving support vessel (DSV) to be built for Subsea 7, the seabed-to-surface engineering, construction, and services contractor to the offshore energy…

14th February 2013

Cooperation key to dive support vessel design

14th February 2013

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Two dive support workboats arrived at the Hydrex headquarters in Antwerp in December. Both vessels can be used for a wide range of operations in Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and…

14th February 2013

Dive support workboats add operational range

14th February 2013

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

McMurdo will introduce the Smartfind S20 Survivor Recovery System (SRS) at the 2013 Miami International Boat Show this month.

14th February 2013

Smartfind makes Miami debut

14th February 2013

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Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions (WTS) has opened an office in Houston, Texas, to service growing demand in the offshore energy market in the US Gulf and South America.

13th February 2013

WTS taps into US offshore market

13th February 2013

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UK based marine engineering company, SeaKing Electrical, recently completed a contract to upgrade an offshore support tug for Italy’s Andofe Shipping Management in the Republic of Congo, Western Africa.

13th February 2013

SeaKing completes West African upgrade

13th February 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Offshore lifting trials with the crane barge Conquest MB1 and the cargo/supply vessel Abis Dublin have been successfully completed.

13th February 2013

Floating vessel to crane barge lift trials

13th February 2013

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The Marguerite Fund, an equity fund set up by six major European financial institutions to invest in Greenfield and expansion projects, has acquired a 22.5% stake in the German Greenfield Butendiek offshore…

12th February 2013

Renewables fund

12th February 2013