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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Marine environmental data management and publishing specialists OceanWise of Hampshire UK have launched a series of off the shelf marine mapping datasets claimed to meet the most demanding applications.

25th September 2012

Seabed digital elevation model launched

25th September 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Gothenburg based MMT reports successful completion of a major geophysical cable route survey for the Amrumbank West offshore wind farm project in the German Bight sector of the North Sea.

25th September 2012

MMT completes German cable route survey

25th September 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) of Norway, which maintains a fleet of 14 offshore seismic survey vessels supported by 21 data processing centres, has been selected by Greece’s Energy Ministry to conduct preliminary research…

25th September 2012

PGS to conduct oil surveys off Crete

25th September 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

President of the International Hydrographic Organization, Captain Robert Ward is to provide the opening address at the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies’ 17th European conference in Rotterdam from 13-15 November.

25th September 2012

Hydro12 Set for Rotterdam

25th September 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The King George’s Fund for Sailors charity, formed in 1917 as a result of the devastating impact of lives lost at sea during World War One and the need to support thousands…

24th September 2012

Seafarers’ children’s appeal

24th September 2012

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

With the UK heading for inevitable blackouts in 2016, when older coal and nuclear stations must be phased out, marine energy really needs to start coming into its own.

24th September 2012

A clear case for condition based maintenance

24th September 2012

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Fendercare and Strainstall Marine have received excellent results following work with subsea and offshore development experts Submarine Technology Ltd (STL) to test and validate their new Vessel Motion Monitoring System (VMMS).

24th September 2012

Motion monitoring for windfarm transfers

24th September 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

IDG Maritime Ltd is conducting three day CPD training courses based on the requirements of the National Occupational Standards for Harbour Masters 2011 and the Port Marine Safety Code.

21st September 2012

UK Harbour Masters training courses

21st September 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) will host the next chain of Digital Integration Workshops in London this month, to help shipping managers plan for the integration of digital technology into bridge…

21st September 2012

Admiralty helps shipping industry plan ahead

21st September 2012

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

New Zealand based marine safety products manufacturer Vesper Marine has been awarded an IHS Safety at Sea Award 2012 in the ‘Equipment’ category for its Virtual AIS Beacon, a system that creates,…

21st September 2012

AtoN beacon wins virtually all the awards

21st September 2012

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Florida USA based CSA International, Inc has been awarded the Hard Coral Relocation and Mitigation Works for the New Port Project in Doha, Qatar under a sub-agreement with Middle East Dredging Company…

21st September 2012

Coral relocation precedes Doha dredging

21st September 2012

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The August christening of Ocean Traverse Nord heralds the arrival of a remarkable dredger which is the result of an even more remarkable international collaboration.

21st September 2012

International origins for new splithopper

21st September 2012

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

As Russia continues its infrastructure expansion, it requires more sand and gravel to support roads, bridges and other construction projects.

21st September 2012

Rohr roars with European market expansion

21st September 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Tata Steel inaugurated its new £2m offshore processing centre (OPC) on Tuesday at an event in Hartlepool attended by more than 40 leading business figures from the European renewable energy sector.

20th September 2012

Offshore processing centre opens in NE England

20th September 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

An integrated radar and AIS coastal surveillance system was installed in Tanzania on Monday.

20th September 2012

IMO’s maritime security system for Tanzania

20th September 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The London headquartered safety and survival equipment and services providing Survitec Group Limited has purchased Abteilung Seerettung (Life Saving Appliances), part of the larger Gummi Hasenkrug GmbH company in Germany.

20th September 2012

Survitec Group acquires Abteilung Seerettung

20th September 2012

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Anyone planning to attend the CEDA Dredging Days in Abu Dhabi on 12 and 13 December has an opportunity to double up and also participate in the latest Environmental Aspects of Dredging…

20th September 2012

A double dose of dredging in Abu Dhabi

20th September 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The Northumberland UK based specialist aluminium boatbuilder Alnmaritec is fitting four shipsets of ZF 2000 V gearbox systems for its new Wave Captain class Wind Farm Support Vessels.

20th September 2012

Gearboxes and controls for new design WFSV

20th September 2012

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Italian dredger manufacturer Italdraghe has expanded its range of electric water jet suction dredgers to match the increasingly demanding requirements of those of its customers dredging deep water lakes, hydro-electric reservoirs, mines…

20th September 2012

Eco-Dredger expands Italian range

20th September 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Swiss automation specialist, ABB, has launched a new range of software applications that will help ocean vessels reduce their fuel consumption by up to 20% and it has secured a new order…

19th September 2012

ABB ups the ante in fuel efficiency

19th September 2012