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INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

The defence forces are, says Chris Broadbent of the UK’s Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL), looking toward the commercial world to help them with a very large fuel bill.

27th February 2013

Defence calls on commercial world for help

27th February 2013

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

INSURANCE, LEGAL & FINANCE

March 2013 sees the centenary of the SS Alum Chine tragedy which claimed the lives of more than sixty people, writes Lee Middleton. Just like today, it can be hard to find…

27th February 2013

Remembering the Alum Chine disaster

27th February 2013

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

With an increasing number of companies needing lights and buoys for short term projects or suffering budgetary constraints, a new rental service has just been launched which is already proving popular with…

27th February 2013

Light and buoy rental service

27th February 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Marine fire suppression technology specialist Sea-Fire has added Previnave of Portugal to its team of distributors.

27th February 2013

Sea-Fire in Portugal

27th February 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

SOFTWARE: Brigtlingsea based high speed marine craft builder, CTruk Boats, has invested in Devon based marine software company, Kudos’ Workshop + software for its shipyard, in a bid to effectively manage thousands…

26th February 2013

CTruk invests in Kudos software

26th February 2013

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The Department of Energy & Climate Change has given the go-ahead for the Kentish Flats offshore windfarm extension, part of the UK Rounds 1 or 2 extension programme, aimed at maintaining momentum…

26th February 2013

Kentish Flats offshore windfarm extension approved

26th February 2013

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Following an interim two years as an associate member, the Italian Hydrographic Society (IHS) has been elected a full member of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies comprising national organisations in Australasia,…

26th February 2013

Italian Hydro Society joins IFHS

26th February 2013

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Underwater system specialists MacArtney UK are to host the 52nd Marine Measurement Forum at its Aberdeen premises on Wednesday 1 May.

26th February 2013

52nd Marine Measurement Forum

26th February 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Global maritime safety company, Furuno, has set up two new training facilities in India and the Philippines.

25th February 2013

ECDIS training available in India and the Philippines

25th February 2013

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

MMT of Sweden has been awarded a contract by Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission (SHE Transmission) for a high voltage direct-current (HVDC) cable re-route survey from Shetland to Caithness on the Scottish mainland.

25th February 2013

Cable route survey for MMT

25th February 2013

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

With acquisition of a further two Teledyne Gavia AUVs from their Icelandic manufacturer, Aberdeen based NCS Survey now claims to be operating the world’s largest commercial fleet of portable systems for offshore…

25th February 2013

NCS adds AUVs

25th February 2013

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

This year’s hydrographic conference season opens with a major two day event at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton UK from 10-11 April.

25th February 2013

Offshore Survey 2013

25th February 2013

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Reson, the Danish specialist supplier of echosounders and associated equipment, which is currently being acquired by Teledyne Technologies of the US, has extended its range of multibeam systems with introduction of a…

25th February 2013

Reson extends range

25th February 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Russia has become the second most important trading partner for the Port of Hamburg in terms of seaborne container handling.

25th February 2013

WTO take-off

25th February 2013

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Mal Stein of UK based marine electrical engineering specialists SeaKing knows the importance of communications.

25th February 2013

The importance of communication

25th February 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS 25th February 2013

WTO take-off

25th February 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The pan-European SuSy (Surfacing System for Ship Recovery) consortium has recently completed a successful set of sea trials at Chalkis shipyard in Greece.

21st February 2013

SuSy awakens ship stability possibilities

21st February 2013

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Associated British Ports (ABP) has received consent from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to improve the marine access to the UK Port of Southampton with an extensive programme of dredging.

21st February 2013

Dredging consent for Port of Southampton

21st February 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has issued a warning over counterfeit nautical charts and publications and has produced a simple guide to help the maritime industry to identify genuine Admiralty products.

21st February 2013

UKHO warns against counterfeit nautical charts

21st February 2013

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Finnish boatbuilder, Kewatec AluBoat, has signed a deal with the Swedish Maritime Agency to build a series of fast pilot vessels.

21st February 2013

Kewatec pilot boats for Swedish Maritime Agency

21st February 2013