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KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Seaweeds and micro-algae have been receiving increasing interest and investment over recent years, and may at some point become one of the UK’s established marine industries.

2nd June 2011

Seaweed may become a marine industry

2nd June 2011

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The Hydrographic Offices and agencies of France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK are among leading European organisations expected to mark the UN sponsored World Hydrography Day on 21 June with…

2nd June 2011

World Hydrography Day

2nd June 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

FoundOcean has been awarded an offshore grouting contract for the Walney offshore windfarm (OWF) phase 2 substation installation. The installation is being undertaken by Volker Staal en Funderingen BV.

1st June 2011

FoundOcean wins contract for Walney wind farm

1st June 2011

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The first of class workboat Erica, built by Newhaven UK based Newbury Engineering Boatbuilders Ltd to its own account, will make its debut on the floating pontoon at Seawork 2011.

1st June 2011

First of class workboat on Seawork pontoon

1st June 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has been commissioned by the Alderney Commission for Renewable Energy (ACRE) to provide independent advice on the Environmental Statement relating to a current marine renewable energy…

31st May 2011

ABPmer provides consultancy to Alderney Commission

31st May 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Subsidiaries of Dutch dredging and marine contractor Van Oord and Dredging International in Belgium have been awarded a second contract for the Western Basin Main Works Dredging at the Port of Gladstone,…

30th May 2011

Europeans win Gladstone Ports Corporation contract

30th May 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Associated British Ports is reported to be planning a major expansion of facilities around Hull’s Alexandra Dock in anticipation of becoming a major hub for the offshore windfarm industry.

29th May 2011

ABP to expand docks at Hull

29th May 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Van Oord in the Netherlands reports that on 6 May an information centre for the ‘Sand Motor’ project was due to open in The Hague.

28th May 2011

Sand Motor information centre opens

28th May 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Rotator Oy, Hitachi Construction Machinery (Europe) NV’s official dealer in Finland, has supplied Wasa Dredging Ltd with an EX2500-6 excavator as the base machine for a backhoe dredger for the project to…

28th May 2011

Excavator forms basis of backhoe dredger in Finland

28th May 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Broads Authority in the UK has been forced to delay plans to dredge Heigham Sound on the Upper Thurne after permission to dispose of the sediment on land next to Candle…

27th May 2011

Heigham Sound dredging plan on hold

27th May 2011

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Sydney Ports Corporation in Canada has signed a contract with a Dutch company, Boskalis, to do dredging work in Sydney harbour.

26th May 2011

Boskalis signs contract for Sydney harbour dredging

26th May 2011

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The annual ‘Tugworld Review 2010’, produced by the ABR Company Ltd in association with International Tug & Salvage, was published at the beginning of the year.

26th May 2011

Tugworld Review 2010 – a diverse picture

26th May 2011

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The training of tug crews is becoming a matter of crucial importance, particularly for companies operating shiphandling tugs.

26th May 2011

Training and apprenticeships for the towage industry

26th May 2011

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

When the Tarka 3, a Damen Shoalbuster 2709, was delivered to its owners Herman Sr BV in April 2010 it replaced an earlier, less powerful tug bearing the name Tarka which was…

26th May 2011

TOWLINES

26th May 2011

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Offshore Ship Designers (OSD), with headquarters in the Netherlands at Ijmuiden, is to design a new compact but powerful offshore anchorhandling tug/support vessel for the Dutch operator Neptune Marine Services BV.

26th May 2011

A new OSD tug design for Neptune

26th May 2011

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

HvS Dredging Support BV, of Harlingen in the Netherlands, has announced that in addition to its current support vessel Zwerver I, a new unique multi-purpose DP-1 support vessel is to be built,…

26th May 2011

Kooiman to build unique support vessel for HvS

26th May 2011

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dredging is helping the city of Joensuu in eastern Finland transform an old contaminated sawmill area near the city centre into a modern housing district.

26th May 2011

Dredging delivers a dream on the river

26th May 2011

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Italian dredging manufacturer Italdraghe delivered a newbuild SGT 250 cutter suction dredger to the local Town Council of Pollica, in the Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park in Southern Italy last…

26th May 2011

New dredger pumps up tourist economy

26th May 2011

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

The newly established Danish company SWORC A/S has signed with Tuco ApS, to begin construction of the first of its special-purpose shallow water oil recovery vessels, aptly dubbed SWORC (Shallow Water Oil…

26th May 2011

The coast is clear with SWORC

26th May 2011

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Kongsberg Maritime launched its most advanced underwater digital stills camera at the Ocean Business 2011 technology exhibition in Southampton UK last month.

24th May 2011

Underwater digital camera technology advance

24th May 2011