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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The Panama Canal Authority has awarded a $158.3m contract to Spanish shipbuilders Astilleros Armon S.A. for the construction of 14 new tugs needed to handle the increase in traffic predicted when the…

10th January 2012

TOWLINES

10th January 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Construction in port areas may gain from the development of an analysis programme which calculates how to build safe berths that are located in especially harsh conditions.

10th January 2012

Giving ports a wider berth

10th January 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Antwerp Port Authority has commissioned a joint venture including Jan De Nul, CEI-De Meyer and Betonac, and Herbosch-Kiere and Antwerpse Bouwwerken, to build a second lock in the Waaslandhaven.

10th January 2012

Jan de Nul confirms contract for new lock

10th January 2012

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

In June 2011, Associated British Ports (ABP) awarded Mackley Construction the contract to replace the existing breakwater at the Port of Southampton.

10th January 2012

Breaking the mould in Southampton

10th January 2012

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Port of Calais will be holding a networking event on eco-innovation next month bringing together all PATCH (Ports adapting to Change) ports dedicated to working towards good environmental practices.

9th January 2012

Eco-innovation in the Channel

9th January 2012

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