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KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Shipwrecks of the Forth and TayBy Bob BairdPublished by Whittles PublishingISBN  978-1904445-74-6Paperback, 286 pagesPrice £ 18.99This book would make a great read for anyone who has a fascination with ships, wrecks and…

6th August 2009

Shipwrecks of the Forth and Tay

6th August 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Despite attempts to contain the oil spill from the Chinese owned freighter Full City, it seems 200 gallons has been deposited on the beaches of Norway, devastating wildlife sanctuaries and resulting in…

6th August 2009

Smit International help grounded bulk carrier

6th August 2009

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Marine Specialised Technology (MST) of Liverpool in the UK has been winning ever-increasing numbers of orders from coastguard, customs, police and military clients following Seawork this year.

5th August 2009

MST wins contracts at Seawork

5th August 2009

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

This year saw Canadian boat builder Rosborough Boats exhibiting at Seawork for the first time.

4th August 2009

Rosboroughs Challenger excels at Seawork

4th August 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

A Dutch tug fleet that is growing in prominence is Iskes Towage & Salvage based in Ijmuiden, The company currently has a rapidly growing fleet of shiphandling tugs to serve Ijmuiden, Amsterdam…

4th August 2009

Iskes spectacular fleet expansion continues

4th August 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

July saw the delivery of the new terminal/escort tug Seaspan Resolution to its Canadian owners Seaspan International Ltd of Vancouver, a division of the Washington Marine Group. This handsome new vessel is…

4th August 2009

Seaspan Resolution, a handsome new tug for Vancouver

4th August 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

While many navies around the world have withdrawn from the direct ownership of tugs and other auxiliary craft, the Royal Thai Navy has utilised the resources and facilities of its extensive repair…

4th August 2009

Cummins power for Royal Thai Navy tug

4th August 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Among the recent deliveries from Damen Shipyards was an ASD Tug 2411 for the Mauritius Port Authority named DA Patten. The highly agile 24.47m tug is powered by two Caterpillar 3516 TA…

4th August 2009

TOWLINES August 2009

4th August 2009

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Maritime Journal  came across a rather interesting eco-friendly electric boat on the Seawork pontoon this year, one of two  built by Goodchild Marine Services Ltd of Burgh Castle, UK.

30th July 2009

Goodchild go eco-friendly at Seawork

30th July 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Rovlatis, a new ‘ smart’ ROV designed for international marine applications by the University of Limerick’ s Mobile & Marine Robotics Research Centre (MMRC), which was reported in these columns earlier this…

30th July 2009

Rovlatis completes trials

30th July 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Teledyne TSS of Watford UK, which recently supplied a further eight of its Meridian gyrocompasses for installation aboard Turkish Coast Guard patrol vessels, reports delivery of a Series 440 pipe and cable…

30th July 2009

Teledyne TSS Swedish & Turkish contracts

30th July 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Kongsberg Maritime in Norway has recorded its 100th order for deep water multibeam systems.

30th July 2009

Kongsberg multibeam century

30th July 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

UK National Hydrographer Rear Admiral Ian Moncrieff will be the Keynote Speaker at a one day symposium on Hydrography & Marine Spatial Data Infrastructure organised by The Hydrographic Society UK’ s Southern…

30th July 2009

Hydrography & Marine SDI symposium

30th July 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The GUPC consortium of which Belgian dredging and construction company Jan de Nul forms part is in ‘ pole position’ for a multi-billion dollar contract in Panama.

30th July 2009

GUPC consortium in line for Panama Canal contract

30th July 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Topaz Energy and Marine Ltd, through its subsidiary Nico International, part of the newly established engineering division of the company, has successfully reached the first milestone in a project it is carrying…

30th July 2009

Topaz reaches milestone in Vopak project

30th July 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

As the leading partner in a consortium Royal Haskoning is to assist the municipality of Nijmegen in The Netherlands to draw up a regional planning programme for the ‘ Space for the…

30th July 2009

Royal Haskoning investigates dyke relocation

30th July 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

A consortium of Royal Boskalis Westminster NV and Allseas Group SA has been appointed for the construction of a gas pipeline through the Strait of Magellan in Southern Argentina. The agreement was…

30th July 2009

Boskalis wins ¢90 million offshore project in Argentina

30th July 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

ABPmer in the UK has launched a new version of its online reference tool OMReG. This widely used reference database, originally published in 2007, provides site specific lessons across a wide range…

30th July 2009

ABPmer launches new managed realignment reference tool

30th July 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Contractor Odebrecht has completed a major coastal defence scheme in Panama using Xbloc armoured units developed by Delta Marine Consultants in The Netherlands.

30th July 2009

Xblocs used in coast protection project

30th July 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

TTS Port Equipment AB has secured a contract to design, manufacture and fit two double tier linkspans for the contractor Skanska. The linkspans will be installed at Copenhagen Malmö Port in Sweden,…

30th July 2009

New linkspans for Swedish port

30th July 2009