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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Hampshire UK based data management and publishing specialists OceanWise have established off the shelf marine mapping datasets claimed to meet the most demanding applications.

5th December 2012

Mapping datasets go global

5th December 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Two new ruggedised GPS compass systems from Hemisphere GPS, Vector VS330 and Vector VS131, are claimed to be directly compatible with most leading hydrographic and sidescan survey packages.

5th December 2012

New Hemisphere GPS compass developments

5th December 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Marine navigation expert, Icom UK, has launched its new MXS-5000 MarineCommander product - a fully integrated and fully customisable navigation system.

4th December 2012

New Icom navigation system

4th December 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

As part of an 11 vessel order for Sydney based DMS Maritime Pty Limited, Dutch shipbuilder, Damen, is building a Rescue Gear Ship for the Royal Australian Navy’s submarine fleet.

4th December 2012

Damen Rescue Gear Ship for DMS Maritime

4th December 2012

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

1987 was a momentous year for shipping. Not only was the Maritime Journal launched, it coincided with a period of significant change for maritime legislators.

4th December 2012

Recent past informs marine safety future

4th December 2012

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The Russian Nevsky Shipyard LLC (part of Universal Cargo Logistics Holding) has delivered Spasatel Karev, the first of three multi-purpose rescue and salvage vessels to the Baltic BASU of the State Maritime…

4th December 2012

Spasatel Karev, a new rescue tug for Russia

4th December 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

ROV specialist Saab Seaeye of Hampshire UK has extended its range of Panther models with the introduction of a fully equipped hydrographic unit designed for pipeline surveys.

4th December 2012

Hydro model extends Panther ROV range

4th December 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The UKs The Nautical Institute, has launched a practical security guide in a bid to create a security culture for the maritime industry that works both onboard vessels and ashore.

3rd December 2012

Nautical Institute launches new security guide

3rd December 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Netherlands based dredging expert, IHC Merwede, has delivered a 5,500m³ trailing suction dredger to the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) three weeks ahead of schedule.

3rd December 2012

IHC Merwede dredger delivery

3rd December 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

UK based maritime training company, Videotel Marine International, has received Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) approval for its CBT ECDIS training course.

3rd December 2012

MCA approves Videotel’s ECDIS training

3rd December 2012

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

During the life of Maritime Journal enormous advances have been seen in the development of tugs and workboats and the companies that operate and build them.

3rd December 2012

25 years of tugs and workboats

3rd December 2012

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