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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Consulting and research organization DHI is supporting the EKO Atlantic City development project in Nigeria. The project involves reclaiming more than 8 km/sq of land adjacent to Lagos, Nigeria, which will provide…

14th October 2009

DHI supports the EKO Atlantic City Development in Nigeria

14th October 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Ireland’ s Mooney (Boats) Ltd has just delivered another newbuild catamaran, the  ‘ Ocean Cat’ , to Sinbad Marine Services Ltd of Killybegs, Co. Donegal in Ireland.

13th October 2009

Sinbad goes sailing in new Ocean Cat

13th October 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The New Forest National Park Authority (NFNPA) in the UK is using detailed marine mapping from local company SeaZone to undertake an archaeological assessment of its coastline in response to changing sea…

13th October 2009

Mapping the past as sea levels rise

13th October 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The long established, family owned business has named the vessel after managing director John McLoughlin Sr’s late wife. The Sally McLoughlin will operate in the Port of Larne, the Port of Belfast…

12th October 2009

‘Sally McLoughlin’ carries family firm forward

12th October 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

As part of Germany’ s WSV and the Bundersministerium’ s River Neckar, the twin Guttenbach Locks were first built in 1939 with a second lock being added in 1955.

11th October 2009

Lightweight cutter restores German lock

11th October 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Cavotec MSL has successfully completed commissioning of Scandinavia’ s first fully automated vacuum-based mooring system, MoorMaster, with Danish ferry operator Nordic Ferry Services (NFS).

11th October 2009

First automated mooring system for Scandinavia

11th October 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Durapipe UK’ s fuel supply system has been specified for a new luxury marina development in Costa Rica.

11th October 2009

Lightweight piping for Caribbean pit stops

11th October 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Exhibitor confidence runs high for the Marine Equipment Trade Show, METS 2009, which runs from 17 to 19 November in Halls 1 to 5 plus 9, 10 and 11 of the Amsterdam…

11th October 2009

Fighting spirit brings record numbers to METS 2009

11th October 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Europort returns to Rotterdam next week, with a run from 3 to 6 November which will see professionals from across the commercial marine spectrum flocking to the maritime capital of Europe.

9th October 2009

Rotterdam ready for Europort 2009

9th October 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Germany’ s &euro

9th October 2009

JWP takes shape as logistics tenders invited

9th October 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

s growing Lower Weser port of Brake is expected to start before the end of the year and be completed by the end of 2010.

9th October 2009

Brake expansion continues with second new berth

9th October 2009

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Tideland Signal has supplied a package of navigational warning systems for the Ekofisk complex in the North Sea to replace redundant older systems and to interface with earlier Tideland equipment which has…

9th October 2009

GPS synchronises upgraded navaids

9th October 2009

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Beluga Shipping’ s transport ship MV Beluga Formation has transported the world’ s largest buoy from Indonesia to the Gulf of Mexico.

9th October 2009

Long ride for worlds biggest buoy

9th October 2009

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The first solar powered marine lantern with a built in ‘ intelligent deployment’ feature aims to make life easy. Because it automatically tunes itself to its location, it protects itself against improper…

9th October 2009

Solar marine lantern survives extreme testing

9th October 2009

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Hamburg based SAM Electronics introduced a range of new generation vessel control systems at the Europort exhibition in Rotterdam earlier this month.

9th October 2009

SAM goes Platinum in Rotterdam

9th October 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The German Bundestag has approved an € 11m order for a new and bigger fisheries research ship to be built at the specialist Fassmer Shipyard for delivery in  2011.

9th October 2009

Germans order new fisheries research ship

9th October 2009

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

A newly developed GSM based ship to shore monitoring and alarm system from Essex UK based P& S Automation Ltd is intended for use on board tugs and other workboats.

8th October 2009

HarbourWatch keeps an eye on the tugs

8th October 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

A new scanner that provides easily read underwater images will prove useful at the smaller   end of the commercial workboat market.

8th October 2009

Underwater images move out of the shadows

8th October 2009

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Orkney Islands Council ratified plans on Tuesday for the £ 3million redevelopments of the ‘ Golden Wharf’ at Lyness to be included in the Council’ s major works for 2010/2011.

8th October 2009

Orkney Islands Council green lights marine renewables

8th October 2009

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Intelligent predictive maintenance solutions supplier Artesis has recently partnered with marine specialists James Fisher Mimic to integrate its Motor Condition Monitor (MCM) solution with the marine company’ s Mimic condition monitoring system.

7th October 2009

Partnering for powerful condition monitoring system

7th October 2009