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SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

A new course by the RYA, specifically aimed at those working commercially within the maritime industry, will be launched at Seawork 2012.

17th April 2012

Commercial endorsement course at Seawork

17th April 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

(Pacific) The World Ocean Council is encouraging vessels transiting the North Pacific to send Japanese tsunami debris information to NOAA.

17th April 2012

Tsunami debris threat

17th April 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Yamaha Motor (UK) Ltd returns to Seawork with an expanded range of outboard engines which are a popular choice for many commercial users and professional organisations such as the RNLI.

17th April 2012

Yamaha doubles warranty for commercial users

17th April 2012

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Catamaran workboat builder Cheetah Marine has developed a shallow water mini dredger specifically to combat the problem of seaweed deposition at its home base of Ventnor Haven on the Isle of Wight.

17th April 2012

Necessity is the mother of Mini Dredge

17th April 2012

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) presented its Best Paper Award for a Young Author at the PIANC COPEDEC, held at the IIT Madras, Chennai, India recently.

17th April 2012

IADC Young Authors Award presented

17th April 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Celebrating a 30 year history, the 50th UK Marine Measurent Forum (MMF) is to be held on 12 June at the Princess Royal Gallery of the National Museum of the Royal Navy…

16th April 2012

50th Marine Measurement Forum

16th April 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Reson, which recently hosted a one day user conference attended by 150 participants, has upgraded its SeaBat 8160 multibeam sounder with the introduction of a more powerful and versatile model, the 7160.

16th April 2012

New Reson multibeam development

16th April 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

France’s Raidco Marine has delivered the first four of a series of 11 aluminium hull patrol boats to that country’s Gendarmerie Nationale.

16th April 2012

Fast patrol boats for French Gendarmerie

16th April 2012

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Due to ever stricter emission standards there is growing interest in the international shipping world for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a fuel for ships.

16th April 2012

Antwerp to host LNG ports working group

16th April 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The Hydrographic Academy, a joint distance learning venture between Plymouth University and Fugro, the world’s largest geosciences company, was launched at last month’s Oceanology International event in London.

16th April 2012

Hydrographic Academy launched at OI

16th April 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Also announced at Oceanology International was a $1.5m purchase by rental specialists Seatronics of a further number of CodaOctopus Echoscope 3D dual frequency, high resolution sonar systems.

16th April 2012

$1.5m Seatronics-CodaOctopus deal

16th April 2012

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A recent hearing finally put an end to speculation by granting an export permit to a Norwegian group for Roald Amundsens ship, Maud, after the permit was refused last December.

16th April 2012

Harald wants Maud restored in Norway

16th April 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is looking at using Wave Hub, the world’s largest wave energy test site, off the Cornwall UK coast, to test floating offshore wind turbines.

16th April 2012

Plans to test floating turbines at Wave Hub

16th April 2012

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The Signet Constellation and Signet Stars & Stripes are the latest development in Robert Allan Ltd’s RAstar series of tugs.

16th April 2012

Powerful twin tugs make Texas debut

16th April 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Spanish winch specialist, Ibercisa, will be back to exhibit at Seawork this year with the emphasis squarely on electrically driven deck equipment – one of the largest technological developments in the field.

16th April 2012

Ibercisa return to Seawork

16th April 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

(Japan) An experimental offshore wind farm project aimed to help Fukushima recover from the tsunami of a year ago is underway.

16th April 2012

Fukushima wind farm

16th April 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

(UK) At the 8th Institute of Directors (IoD) Scotland Director of the Year Awards, Alfie Cheyne, CEO of ACE Winches, was announced as the Aberdeen and Grampian Regional Director winner.

16th April 2012

ACE hat trick

16th April 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

(UK) Colin Parker, chief executive of Aberdeen Harbour Board, has been elected chairman of the British Ports Association for the next two years at its AGM in London late last month.

14th April 2012

New BPA chairman

14th April 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

(UK) The UK’s first Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) project, funded by Defra and the Devolved Governments, has won the Climate Week Award for ‘Best Initiative by a Government or Statutory Body’.

13th April 2012

Climate Change Risk

13th April 2012

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Development is well underway with the world’s first fast electric air-supported commuter ferry that can operate on battery power alone.

12th April 2012

Fast electric ferry rides on air-support

12th April 2012