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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

In December Smit International NV announced that Royal Boskalis Westminster NV (‘ Boskalis’ ) will not pursue its intended offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares in Smit…

15th January 2009

Boskalis abandons takeover bid and Smit profits are up

15th January 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

United States Coast Guard units along the Gulf Coast, Mississippi River and Western Rivers system have introduced ‘ Operation Big Tow’ , an ongoing initiative to ensure towing vessels are properly manned…

15th January 2009

US Coastguard crack down on tug operators

15th January 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The Coastguard have been boarding and examining vessels from November and through January to check on crews and certification.Svitzer UK has closed down their associate company Humber Tugs Limited with effect from…

15th January 2009

TOWLINES

15th January 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Netherlands based towage and salvage specialist Multraship successfully refloated the Stema Barge II last month after the 135m vessel had grounded in shallow water inbound to the Dutch port of Eemshaven with…

15th January 2009

Grounded Dutch barge refloated off Eemshaven

15th January 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

In America, Louisiana based LA Carriers owner Russel Plaisance put a newbuild tug into operation at the end of last month. The new vessel, named Lady Loren, is the seventh vessel in…

15th January 2009

Diversity will keep Lady Loren busy

15th January 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The advent of Very Large and Ultra Large Crude Carriers in the 1970s represented a step change in vessel size. Much the same can be said of today’ s 14,000 TEU plus…

15th January 2009

Preparing for Supership salvage operations

15th January 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The credit crunch may be having an adverse effect on almost every industry, including investment in ports and marine infrastructure, but recent investments by some of the biggest and best known names…

15th January 2009

Do dredgers divine the rainbows return?

15th January 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

It is only when we stop for a breath and look back over the 250 issues of Maritime Journal that it becomes obvious to what degree massive historic changes in the many…

15th January 2009

Prolific tug and workboat innovation continues

15th January 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Sea and Water, the promotional body for water freight transportation in and around the UK, has been renamed Freight by Water, the last act in the organisation’ s restructuring process which began…

15th January 2009

New name for water freight body

15th January 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The ‘ green’ barge shuttling containers up the Manchester Ship Canal from the Port of Liverpool to the heart of the North West of England is now making a regular ‘ bus…

15th January 2009

Shuttle barge greens molasses movements

15th January 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A 21st century pier for New Brighton inspired by a tea house and a chip shop has won the top award in a student contest to design a water feature for the…

15th January 2009

Chip Shop by sea wins design award

15th January 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The credit crunch may be having an adverse effect on almost every industry, including investment in ports and marine infrastructure, but recent investments by some of the biggest and best known names…

15th January 2009

MJ 250th Issue – Marine Construction

15th January 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Ireland’ s Safehaven Marine is expanding its Wildcat catamaran range with a new 50ft/16m version aimed specifically at the wind farm market.

15th January 2009

Offshore breeze with Wind Farm Wildcat

15th January 2009

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

A new application which shows details of UK marine monitoring programmes is available to browse at www.ukdmos.org. The United Kingdom Directory of Marine Observing Systems is a searchable database of marine monitoring…

8th January 2009

One stop shop for UK marine monitoring

8th January 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The role of dredging and maritime construction in sustainable development was the focus of this year’ s CEDA Dredging Days, organised by the Belgian Section of the Central Dredging Association (CEDA).

8th January 2009

CEDA Dredging Days focuses on sustainability

8th January 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

IHC Systems has celebrated the inauguration of their new dredging simulator, the first of its kind with an outside view, and also unveiled its 1,250th production meter. The ceremony was attended by…

8th January 2009

Dredging simulator with an outside view

8th January 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The financial downturn is not effecting Dutch dredger builders IHC Merwede, which has added € 300m to its already full order book with contracts for ten newbuilds to emerging global powerhouses India…

8th January 2009

: ¢300m orders bonanza for IHC Merwede

8th January 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Damen Dredging Equipment and Trimble Europe have sealed their cooperation by signing an OEM agreement.

8th January 2009

Enhanced positioning for Damen dredgers

8th January 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Oil Spill Response Limited & East Asia Response Limited, the world’ s largest international oil spill response organisation, has been renamed Oil Spill Response.

8th January 2009

Oil Spill Response

8th January 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Washington USA based shipbroker Marcon International celebrated a record year by completing three deals on the final day of 2008.

8th January 2009

Marcons record year

8th January 2009