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DEEP’s Vanguard marks the dawn of a new era in subsea living

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From North Sea Collisions to Baltic Jamming: Will Your Marine Policy Fail in 2025?

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Briggs Marine signs landmark £182m contract with UK Ministry of Defence

Seafloor Systems’ portable integrated HydroLite system for rapid accurate measurement and logging of depths. HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

New Seafloor Systems sounder

The Pollution Pod is a simple way of inserting an oil skimmer between the hulls of the 8m Buddy workboat. POLLUTION CONTROL

Pollution Pod is Buddy’s new mod

The DeltaStream unit sits on the seabed and generates electricity from three separate horizontal axis turbines mounted on a common frame. OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

£11m for Wales’ first tidal power device

Kelvin Hughes MantaDigital ECDIS ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

On board ECDIS training agreement signed

Marine Design Ltd MD Drystan Jones and Martyn Boyers celebrate another pontoon order at Seawork 2011. SEAWORK NEWS

Seawork meeting leads to Seawork signing

The Lillgrund offshore wind farm features a transformer station which supplies the Swedish national grid. Photo courtesy of Siemens KEY DEALS

EU offshore wind continues to grow

The US Port of Los Angeles has done much to improve air quality in its vicinity. POLLUTION CONTROL

Ports welcome IMO energy measures

An artist’s rendering of the newbuild installation vessel under previous Beluga Hochtief markings. OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

New partnership keeps WTIV plans on track

Singapore has been the scene of major land reclamation works over the last 20 years. KEY DEALS

IADC Dredging and Reclamation Seminar

An artist’s impression of the wind turbine drive train test rig , which is expected to be available for commercial testing from June 2013. OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

£25m for wind turbine drive train test rig

UK Round 3 wind farm locations will provide challenges different to those encountered closer to shore. OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Consultant considers Round 3 challenges

A propeller coated with Propshield Industrial is seen after being in commercial service for 18 months. POWER & PROPULSION

A clean propeller cuts costs

Operator control is via fingertip joysticks connected to an intelligent LCD panel offering real-time system information. POWER & PROPULSION

Smooth thruster control at Seawork

The Beta 43 hp engine with parallel hybrid addition from Hybrid Marine. POWER & PROPULSION

To be or not to be hybrid

Bibby Tethra is designed to fill the gap between smaller inshore and coastal vessels and larger, more costly offshore vessels. SHIPYARD NEWS

Bibby Tethra fills the hydro survey gaps

As all satellite navigation systems are vulnerable to disruption of service, the GLAs insist on terrestrial back-up. KEY DEALS

GLAs launch strategy ‘2025 and Beyond’

Fire on the bulker Yeoman Bontrup, one accident investigated by the MAIB in 2010. KEY DEALS

Marine accident reports published

Congo River was dredging a new shipping channel for the Thames Gateway terminal when a 2,000 pound mine became caught in its draghead. KEY DEALS

Close call on mega-dredger’s first job

Microbiological contamination (MCB) in the bottom of a fuel tank. Photo courtesy of Eurotank Limited KEY DEALS

Diesel fuel guidance from IMarEST

Students from the already established Maritime Workshop restoring the ‘Medusa’, a WWII Harbour Defence Motor Launch. KEY DEALS

Maritime Skills Centre open for ideas