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HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Blom Bulgaria and Blom Aerofilms of Cheddar in the UK are to collaborate in major surveys of the Bulgarian Black Sea coastline using bathymetric laser scanning (Lidar) techniques in a project commissioned…

9th September 2009

Bulgarian coastline surveys

9th September 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The International Marine Contractors Association, which now has nearly 600 members in 52 countries, has updated its definitive handbook on digital video. The new version provides an understanding of the latest digital…

9th September 2009

updates digital video handbook

9th September 2009

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Swedish company Vattenfall is making steady progress with construction of the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, with over half the foundation and transition pieces now installed and plans in place for the cable…

9th September 2009

Thanet on schedule

9th September 2009

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Van Oord has been awarded the contract for the engineering, procurement and construction of the first part of the Belwind offshore wind farm project.

9th September 2009

Van Oord to build wind farm off Belgium

9th September 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Aberaeron is a pretty Edwardian coastal harbour town on the west coast of mid-Wales that has recently been discovered by tourists. But unless a bid to stem the destructive effects that the…

9th September 2009

Rocky road brings relief to Aberaeron

9th September 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

There’ s an interesting development that quite literally seeks to build bridges between traditional maritime architecture and new materials.

9th September 2009

Serial production offers bridge to the future

9th September 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The main obstruction to the development of the Valletta Waterfront as a major cruise destination and homeport was a physical one, the old ro-ro ferry ramp which projected from the existing quay…

9th September 2009

Digging deep for Vallettas new quay

9th September 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Software from SeaZone in the UK is being used to monitor the impact of dredging activities taking place as part of a major new port development project in the UK.

9th September 2009

SeaZone software supports dredge monitoring

9th September 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dutch dredging major Van Oord has been awarded a contract for the deepening of a channel in Hazira, India. The contract value amounts to € 36m and the client is Essar Bulk…

9th September 2009

Substantial award for Van Oord in India

9th September 2009

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Ballast Nedam' s heavy lift vessel Svanen left the port of Rotterdam early this month after being commissioned by Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors to drive 56 steel piles for the…

9th September 2009

Heavy lifter Svanen to drive piles for wind turbines

9th September 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) in the UK is developing nationwide digital maps of human activities in the marine environment. The specific layers relating to commercial fisheries, renewable energy, mariculture and…

9th September 2009

Key mapping role for ABPmer

9th September 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Netherlands will meet its treaty obligations to the Flemish region of Belgium and dredge the sea lane to the port of Antwerp, the Dutch prime minister has confirmed.According to a report…

9th September 2009

Dutch pledge on Westerschelde dredging

9th September 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Land reclamation for the Durrat Marina islands, part of the luxury Durrat al Bahrain residential resort, has been completed ahead of schedule. Over five million m³ of material has been reclaimed in…

9th September 2009

Reclamation at Durrat Marina complete

9th September 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Van Oord has been awarded two project contracts to reinforce coastal defences in The Netherlands. The contracts involve a total sum of some € 48m, with Van Oord’ s activities accounting for…

9th September 2009

Van Oord reinforcing Dutch coast

9th September 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Birse in the UK says it is currently at work replacing massive lifting chains and renewing other major pieces of equipment on the Dartford Creek barrier on the south side of the…

9th September 2009

Birse at work on Dartford Creek barrier maintenance programme

9th September 2009

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Operational oceanography played a key role in the safe rescue of all 155 people on board US Airways Flight 1549 which crashed into the Hudson River on 15 January 2009, as Alan…

9th September 2009

Oceanography key in air crash rescue

9th September 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

A tough challenge was set for Ijmuiden based Offshore Ship Designers (OSD) when Silverburn Shipping Group was looking for a shallow draft offshore supply vessel for Caspian Sea service.

9th September 2009

AHTS ice and shallow draft design challenge

9th September 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Smit Salvage and Bukser og Berging refloated the Panamanian flag bulk carrier ‘ Full City’ last month in a Lloyd’ s Open Form operation on the coast of Norway. The 1995 built…

9th September 2009

Salvors succeed following Full City grounding

9th September 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

HRP will continue in business as ZF Marine HRP within the ZF Marine Group, whose strategic goal is expanding its range of products for complete marine propulsion systems. HRP produces a wide…

9th September 2009

HRP acquisition boosts ZF in workboat market

9th September 2009

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

The Green Ship of the Future, the Danish maritime initiative, has received the International Environmental Award from the Sustainable Shipping organisation for being the most environmentally friendly shipping initiative. Sustainable Shipping is…

8th September 2009

Green Ship wins Sustainable Shipping award

8th September 2009