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KEY DEALS

The biggest and most powerful patrol boat ever built for Germany’ s river and coastal police has gone into what promises to be particularly active service out of Schleswig Holstein.

7th May 2009

Biggest boat yet for German coastal police

7th May 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has this week come out in support of HM Opposition Leader David Cameron’ s recent remarks at the 1 May meeting at Birkenhead Docks on Merseyside,…

7th May 2009

BIFA supports Cameron on UK port rates solution

7th May 2009

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

There is always a wealth of new product launches at Seawork and that tradition will be proudly upheld at the 2009 event. Marine electronics is a fast moving category and this year…

1st May 2009

Hands free at Seawork

1st May 2009

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

UK based RIB manufacturer MST (Marine Specialised Technology) is returning to Seawork in 2009 and is exhibiting some of its most recent models at the show, with two boats in the exhibition…

1st May 2009

Rapid RIBs make world debut at Seawork

1st May 2009

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Marine exhaust silencing and engine noise reduction solutions provider Halyard Marine Ltd returns as an exhibitor to Seawork International 2009, where the range of their provision as both designer and manufacturer can…

1st May 2009

Silence is golden at Seawork 2009

1st May 2009

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KEY DEALS

Facing a steep cyclical downturn, growing concerns about the marine environment and new security threats, the global shipping industry faces significant challenges. But with record numbers of exhibitors scheduled to attend, Nor-Shipping…

1st May 2009

Record numbers defy downturn at Nor-Shipping

1st May 2009

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

American underwater acoustics specialists FarSounder successfully demonstrated its new Diver Localization Sonar to the US Navy earlier this month in shallow, murky waters off Rhode Island' s Davisville Piers.

1st May 2009

Diver localization success in US Navy trials

1st May 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Veripos, now claiming to be the world’ s second largest supplier of satellite based positioning services to the world offshore industry in a market estimated to be worth at least € 2bn,…

1st May 2009

Veripos anniversary move

1st May 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

NCS Survey, also of Aberdeen, has acquired two Gavia type AUVs from designers Hafmynd of Reykjavik in Iceland under a contract worth some $1m. Both swath bathymetry configured systems include GeoSwath sonars…

1st May 2009

Icelandic AUVs for NCS Survey

1st May 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

In a deal concluded at last month’ s Ocean Business 2009 event in Southampton UK, Banbury based NetSurvey has ordered two SeaBat 7125-SV dual head multibeam sonar systems from Reson of Denmark.

1st May 2009

NetSurvey buys further Seabat sonars

1st May 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Specialist course organisers Skilltrade BV of Holland are holding a beginners seminar at € 750 per head for anyone interested in hydrography, at the Fastolff Business Centre, Great Yarmouth on 26 and…

1st May 2009

Introductory hydrography course

1st May 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Valeport in Totnes, one of the UK’ s leading manufacturers of hydrographic and oceanographic instrumentation, is now in its 40th year and has launched a new perpetual warranty programme covering any of…

1st May 2009

Valeport warranty scheme

1st May 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

With the third annual UN decreed World Hydrography Day due on 21 June, the intergovernmental International Hydrographic Organization in Monaco has announced this year’ s theme as ‘ Hydrography - Protecting the…

1st May 2009

World Hydrography Day

1st May 2009

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Benchmarks for best practice have been drawn up for the fast emerging marine energy industry to stimulate the development of wave and tidal power systems.

1st May 2009

Guidelines agreed for marine energy development

1st May 2009

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

UK renewable energy industry leaders welcomed the Government’ s budget presentation last month, which delivered a package of measures to build a low carbon economy and further decarbonise electricity generation.

1st May 2009

British Budget boosts marine renewables

1st May 2009

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A commission has rejected the idea of large Cardiff-Weston barrage between England and Wales and instead recommended a smaller barrage which would offer the best mix of power output with reduced environmental…

1st May 2009

Local interests opt for baby barrage

1st May 2009

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Fluor Limited, the UK operating arm of Fluor Corporation, formed Seagreen Wind Energy Limited with Airtricity, the renewable energy division of Scottish and Southern Energy last month.

1st May 2009

New consortium for Round 3 wind farms

1st May 2009

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A British company is helping to develop the 1GW tidal energy potential of Nova Scotia’ s Bay of Fundy.

1st May 2009

UK tidal turbine targets Bay of Fundy

1st May 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The tender is out to build the Seine Nord Europe Canal, a high capacity water transportation system which will connect the rivers Seine and Scheldt, allowing large vessels to transport goods between…

1st May 2009

Seine Nord Europe Canal out to tender

1st May 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Ceredigion County Council in the UK is carrying out extensive repairs to some of the sea defences at Aberaeron on the west Wales coast of Cardigan Bay.

1st May 2009

Aarsleff goes on the defence

1st May 2009