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POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Alluring though they may be in their promise of significant economic gains through reduced running costs, while conferring regulatory and societal benefits in terms of optimised energy consumption and lessened environmental impact,…

3rd December 2012

Cautious approach to future systems choice

3rd December 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

ABP Finance Plc has announced that ABP Acquisitions UK Limited, its fellow group undertaking, is in discussions with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the provision of two corporate loans totalling around…

3rd December 2012

Associated British Ports seeking EIB loans

3rd December 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Waterways Ireland has confirmed that further dredging of the Dublin inner city section of the Grand Canal got under way recently.

3rd December 2012

Third phase dredging of Dublin’s Grand Canal

3rd December 2012

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Damen Shipyards has been awarded a contract to build its first ever hybrid tug a by Iskes Towage & Salvage of Ijmuiden in the Netherlands.

3rd December 2012

Damen to build its first ever hybrid for Iskes

3rd December 2012

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

During the past month, fast growing towage company KOTUG International has strengthed its tug fleet in Germany due to the growth of its business in German ports and the increasing size of…

3rd December 2012

Kotug boosts its fleet in Germany

3rd December 2012

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

At Seawork 2013, UK marine cathodic protection expert, MGDuff, will present its very latest range of anode and Zinga products for cathodic protection of metals in all marine-related applications.

30th November 2012

MGDuff reacts to customer demand

30th November 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Important dredging works began at Gloucester Docks in the UK in November, with a new technique being used for the first time to ensure the water is deep enough for large boats.

30th November 2012

New dredging technique used at Gloucester Docks

30th November 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Broads Authority in the UK is restoring a lost reed bed and eroded strip of land at Salhouse Broad using funding and the latest innovative technology from Europe.

30th November 2012

Innovative technology restores lost reed bed

30th November 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A half mile stretch of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal near Llangattock and Dardy will benefit from major engineering work this winter.

30th November 2012

Canal relining project gets under way

30th November 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Ship recyclers based in the EU are concerned that the future European regulation on ship recycling will divert even more end of life vessels to Asia.

29th November 2012

Pressure for green ship recycling in Europe

29th November 2012

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

In its second major conversion job of the year, north Germany’s versatile small ship specialist Schiffswerft Diedrich is carrying out the almost total conversion of the 36.33m long low draught passenger ferry…

29th November 2012

New conversion job for busy Diedrich

29th November 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

“Let’s not re-invent the wheel”. This was the key message to come out of the European Commission’s e-Maritime conference in Brussels this week.

29th November 2012

Role of Port Community Systems highlighted

29th November 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

British Royal Navy bomb disposal experts detonated a large German mine off the Kent coast on Tuesday after a delicate operation to remove it from a dredger.

29th November 2012

Dredged mine safely detonated off Kent

29th November 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The UK’s International Safety Products (ISP) has launched a new disposable Hydrostatic Release Unit (HRU), the SeaMate HRU VE-1.

29th November 2012

ISP launches new Hydrostatic Release Unit

29th November 2012

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Scotland’s Seatrek Training is launching a fast track programme which will enable commercial operators the opportunity to develop employees in stages.

29th November 2012

Fast track training for power skippers

29th November 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Scotland’s Aberdeen Harbour has welcomed the largest ever vessel to the port after the completion of a £5.2 million programme to improve access and deepen the navigation channel.

29th November 2012

Work on Aberdeen access channel completed

29th November 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

VolkerStevin Marine has completed construction of the £18 million specialist marine facility in Portsmouth Harbour for the UK’s Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO).

29th November 2012

Successful completion of DIO marine facility

29th November 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Engineering and construction multi-national Bechtel has announced that a groundbreaking study to improve the safety of shipping ports has entered a new phase.

29th November 2012

Latest phase of ROPES research project

29th November 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Dutch dredging contractor, Van Oord, has been awarded the contract for the Perkpolder area development project in the Netherlands.

28th November 2012

Van Oord awarded Perkpolder development contract

28th November 2012

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

The Netherlands has a new workboat builder – DutchWorkBoats, and it will be bringing its first vessel to Seawork 2013.

28th November 2012

New Dutch boat builder

28th November 2012