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POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Small electric outboards have been around for some time but now a French company is now offering versions that are powerful enough to get a RIB or small boat onto the plane.

8th January 2012

Electric outboards get up on plane

8th January 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

In what is being described as a significant vote of confidence in the strategic direction of the UK’s busiest trust port, the UK government has formally given the go ahead for Dover’s…

7th January 2012

Approval for second terminal at Dover

7th January 2012

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

A fresh approach to the problem of underwater positioning is possible with the new VA500 Altimeter, especially when paired with the company’s highly accurate pressure sensor, says Kevin Edwards of Valeport.

7th January 2012

Valeport underwater positioning development

7th January 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Port of Rotterdam Authority and the Dutch government are looking into the possibility of building a windfarm with a potential of more than 100MW on the seawall of the new Maasvlakte…

6th January 2012

Market consultation for Maasvlakte windfarm

6th January 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Waterfront consortium, consisting of Royal Boskalis Westminster NV and the TBI companies Synchroon and Koopmans Bouwgroep, is set to realize an ambitious waterfront project in the Dutch municipality of Harderwijk.

6th January 2012

New waterfront for Dutch city of Harderwijk

6th January 2012

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The Crown Estate (TCE) has published an introduction to the UK’s offshore wind programme.

5th January 2012

Crown Estate woos offshore wind investors

5th January 2012

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

IHC Merwede has recently secured orders for advanced vessels and equipment in its core markets of dredging and offshore to the value of €200m.

5th January 2012

€200m orders keep IHC Merwede rolling

5th January 2012

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Sealite’s BargeSafe Solar has been selected by ASMAR (Astillerros y Maestranzas de la Armada) as the preferred navigation lighting system for use on the bulk transportation barges they are building under contract…

5th January 2012

BargeSafe Solar shines in South America

5th January 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Hampshire UK based OSIL is offering a new upgrade to its MiniBAT underwater towbody system by fitting a custom built splash-proof housing for the electronic controls.

5th January 2012

Upgrade for inshore data collection

5th January 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

After taking office on 1 January 2012, the new secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization, Koji Sekimizu, has announced a number of changes in the structure of the IMO Secretariat.

4th January 2012

Changes in Secretariat at IMO

4th January 2012

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The Clearance Divers Life Support Equipment (CDLSE) entered into Full Operational Capability (FOC) with the UK Royal Navy recently.

4th January 2012

Full Operational Capability for CDLSE

4th January 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The demonstration of a novel undersea marking device went well despite the best attempts of the local sailors.

4th January 2012

Clear as a bell despite local interference

4th January 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

A multibeam sonar is being used to good effect by hydrographic surveyors at the grounding site of the 236m cargo vessel MV Rena on the Astrolabe Reef off the coast of New…

4th January 2012

Finding boxes lost from Rena wreck

4th January 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Some well known names from the UK marine industry have featured on the Queen’s new year’s honour’s list – including awards for the top bods at the NCI, Solar Solve Ltd and…

3rd January 2012

New year’s honours for UK marine industry

3rd January 2012

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Ahead of new IMO ECDIS requirements next year, Hamburg based Safebridge says it will shortly introduce the first release of its new online courseware for type-specific training.

3rd January 2012

Online ECDIS training

3rd January 2012

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Portsmouth UK based steel workboat builder Meercat Workboats Ltd has signed a contract to supply a new Meercat RT15 to Norwegian contractors, ØPD Solutions AS.

3rd January 2012

Meercat hits the road to Norway again

3rd January 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A new EU funded scheme worth £7.7m (EUR 9m) is providing access for companies and researchers to specialist marine renewable energy testing centres across Europe.

29th December 2011

New EU test scheme for marine renewables

29th December 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Representatives from the Birse Coastal project team collected the prize for Civil Engineering Project 2011 at the British Construction Industry (BCI) Awards ceremony held in London recently.

29th December 2011

Coastal protection project wins BCI Award

29th December 2011

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Sonardyne of Yateley, Hampshire UK has launched the sixth generation of its best selling acoustic positioning transponder, the Wideband Sub Mini 6 (WSM6).

29th December 2011

Sonardyne extends transponder range

29th December 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

VolkerStevin Marine has been awarded the Tay Road Bridge pier collision protection works in Dundee, Scotland, a £15m contract to ensure the bridge is not closed by a serious ship impact at…

28th December 2011

Tay Road Bridge works protect local economy

28th December 2011