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SHORTSEA & FERRY

SHORTSEA & FERRY

For the first time the selection of the winner was not undertaken by a judging panel but, instead, by the use of a voting system, with individual transport operators nominating their own…

1st November 2009

Users choose shipping award winner

1st November 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Ireland’ s latest research vessel for inshore mapping, RV Keary, was formally named in early October during the Seabed 10 international conference in Dublin, jointly hosted by the Geological Survey of Ireland…

1st November 2009

New Irish survey vessel named

1st November 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

NCS Survey of Aberdeen, specialists in surveying and subsea positioning to both the oil and gas and renewable energy sectors, has acquired the survey operations division of Sonar Research & Development in…

1st November 2009

NCS Survey buys SRD operations

1st November 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

DOF Subsea UK has been awarded a contract worth around $5.5m by Noble Energy Mediterranean to provide it with offshore hydrographic, geophysical surveying and shallow water geotechnical investigations for the Tamar and…

1st November 2009

$5.5m contract for DOF Subsea

1st November 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Gardline Hydro of Great Yarmouth, whose expertise covers geophysical surveys and seabed mapping for non-oil and gas applications, is presently midway through mapping Brazil’ s continental shelf under a multi-million dollar government…

1st November 2009

Gardline Brazilian project

1st November 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has been appointed as part of a consortia lead by Martin Wright Associates to undertake the necessary works to deliver a coastal defence scheme at Rhyl…

1st November 2009

ABPmer to provide specialist advice to coastal defence scheme

1st November 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Scrabster Harbour Trust in the UK has drawn up an extensive blueprint for further development of the harbour. The key target markets for the development are offshore oil and gas activity to…

1st November 2009

Scrabster Harbour still planning major improvements

1st November 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

PD Ports in the UK has received Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) consent from the Marine and Fisheries Agency (MFA) in relation to the QEII berth redevelopment at Teesport. The formal consent together…

1st November 2009

PD Ports secures consent for QEII berth redevelopment

1st November 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dutch dredging and marine civils contractor Van Oord has been awarded a contract to deepen the harbour at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The contract value amounts to some € 45m.

1st November 2009

Van Oord awarded contract to dredge Brazilian harbour

1st November 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A port development project that will require dredging of the Thames Estuary has secured a £ 12.7m cash injection. According to reports, the East of England Regional Assembly and East of England…

1st November 2009

Funding boost for London Gateway container port

1st November 2009

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Mass flow excavation (MFE) company Rotech Subsea is celebrating a significant milestone in its eight year history by embarking on its 200th project.

1st November 2009

Rotech Subsea reaches new milestone

1st November 2009

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Delegates at trade association Interferry’ s 34th annual conference in Istanbul have been warned that the ferry sector is under particular threat from financial and environmental pressures on the shipping industry.

30th October 2009

Interferry forum demonstrates industrys fighting spirit

30th October 2009

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The Commissioners of Irish Lights have chosen two MaxLED-600 lanterns from Tideland Signal to replace a PRB rotating beacon with incandescent lamps in its Straw Island lighthouse because of the MaxLED' s…

30th October 2009

Lanterns replace rotating beacon in Irish lighthouse

30th October 2009

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new card calling service that gives affordable communication between ship crew members and their families has just been launched.

30th October 2009

Calling home helps crews stay happy

30th October 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The headline of our ‘ Ocean Cat’ Vessel Launch coverage in the last (October) issue of Maritime Journal incorrectly stated that the new catamaran workboat for Sinbad Marine Services had been built…

30th October 2009

Correction: Mooney Boats

30th October 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics contributed last month to  the delivery of 2,000 soccer kits from Germany to a programme for disadvantaged children in South Africa. The equipment travelled 9,800km from Volkswagen Group headquarters…

30th October 2009

A Chance to Play

30th October 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced the appointment of Commodore Nick Lambert RN as the next UK National Hydrographer, Deputy Chief Executive (Hydrography), based at Taunton in Somerset. He has…

30th October 2009

New National Hydrographer

30th October 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The UK Department for Transport has published new statistics which identify the ABP Port of King’ s Lynn as Britain’ s fastest growing port. Trade through the East Anglian inland port increased…

30th October 2009

Crown for Kings Lynn

30th October 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Sperry Marine is marking a milestone in marine radar technology by celebrating the 60th anniversary of the launch of its first commercial marine radar product, the Type 159, which was introduced by…

30th October 2009

Marine radar milestone

30th October 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A £ 269,000 deal between Transport for London (TfL), Greenwich Council, and Thames Clippers guarantees a continuing passenger service on the River Thames between the O2 arena in Greenwich and Woolwich Arsenal…

30th October 2009

River Service Guaranteed

30th October 2009