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SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The recent laying of the first and only power interconnector between the UK and the Netherlands meant a 260km cable connection between the Maasvlakte in Holland and the Isle of Grain in…

25th February 2010

Carousel innovation aids underwater power link

25th February 2010

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Divers volunteering on board the Africa Mercy, the world’s largest charity hospital ship, plunge into murky, polluted water every week to prevent obstructions from blocking the ship’s seawater intake valves.

25th February 2010

Dirty diving brings merciful results

25th February 2010

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

In early 2009 the Stockport UK headquartered Delta Power Group signed a contract with the French Ministry of Defence, the DGA (Direction Generale de l’Armement), for five pilot boats for operation in…

25th February 2010

First of class fast pilot boat for French Navy

25th February 2010

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The launch of a new training programme from Microdive Ltd of Essex UK is set to transform the way people can learn to dive. A fully approved instruction syllabus has been developed…

25th February 2010

Training launch for shallow water dive system

25th February 2010

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Flexibility has always been an issue with ROVs, but a new deep swimming 3,000m rated unit has been developed to open up a greater range of applications.

25th February 2010

Downsizing delivers adaptable deep diving ROV

25th February 2010

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

It’s just a year since the world’s first true ‘Hybrid’ tug entered service with Foss Maritime in the USA. This important milestone created considerable interest in the towage industry and occurred at…

25th February 2010

Owners turn their attention to ‘Greener Tugs’

25th February 2010

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

‘Osayame’, the first tug of its type to be built in Cape Town by Damen Shipyards, finally sailed to its homeport in Nigeria in late January.

25th February 2010

Towlines March 2010 – by Jack Gaston

25th February 2010

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The popular annual ‘Tugworld Review 2009’ has now been published by the ABR Company Ltd in association with International Tug & Salvage magazine.

25th February 2010

Tugworld Review 2009 spots the trends – by Jack Gaston

25th February 2010

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The fleet of Sinbad Marine Services received a substantial boost in the New Year with the purchase of the former Norwegian tug ‘Bison’. Formerly owned by Bukser og Berging AS, the vessel…

25th February 2010

Sinbad Marine purchase Bison – by Jack Gaston

25th February 2010

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

During 2009 representatives from the European Tugowners Association (ETA) and the European Maritime Pilots’ Association (EMPA) met to discuss operational problems that both pilots and tug operators increasingly experience when handling the…

25th February 2010

European Tugowners and Pilots discuss shared concerns

25th February 2010

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Osprey Shipping Ltd, based in Newcastle and Bristol UK, has taken delivery of the new tug ‘Osprey Boxer’ from Damen Shipyards.

25th February 2010

‘Osprey Boxer’ joins a growing fleet – by Jack Gaston

25th February 2010

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Over 500 suppliers of the latest technology and service developments covering every element of marine science and ocean technology will gather next month for Oceanology International 2010, being held at ExCeL in…

25th February 2010

Science and technology converge at Oceanology International

25th February 2010

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

London’s ExCel is once more the venue for this year’s biennial Oceanology International event from 9-11 March.

25th February 2010

Oceanology International returns to London

25th February 2010

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Introduced in December, Admiralty E-Navigator is the UK Hydrographic Office’s new integrated digital catalogue, product viewer and passage planning aid for organising, updating and consolidating all paper and digital information needed for…

25th February 2010

Admiralty E-Navigator introduced

25th February 2010

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Now in its 20th year for construction of specialist power catamarans, Cheetah Marine of Ventnor on the UK’s Isle of Wight reports the commissioning of two new hydrographic survey vessels by Heuvelman…

25th February 2010

Cheetah catamarans for Dutch and UK customers

25th February 2010

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Fugro Survey’s first new geophysical survey vessel since the early 1980s, ‘Fugro Searcher’, has been launched in readiness for sea trials before beginning service in March.

25th February 2010

New Fugro survey vessel launched

25th February 2010

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Britains last steam tug-tender, ‘Daniel Adamson’, has got the crucial go ahead to operate from Liverpool Cruise Liner Terminal.

25th February 2010

Lottery funding for restoration of historic tug-tender

25th February 2010

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Leisure and commercial boaters could soon benefit from more accurate depth information, thanks to a research and development project awarded to a European consortium.

25th February 2010

Community sourced positioning project for Europe

25th February 2010

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Multraship Salvage and SVITZER Salvage have refloated the Russian flag cargo ship Irtysh 1 after it had ran aground on the rocky coastline off the Bulgarian Black Sea coast near Bourgas.

25th February 2010

Black Sea base delivers successful salvage

25th February 2010

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Marine energy will be ready for mass scale deployment and an important new commercial UK industry by 2020 said the Carbon Trust earlier this month.

18th February 2010

£22m of new funding for wave and tidal energy

18th February 2010