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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A planning application has been submitted in to Chichester District Council in the UK to recycle some 15,000 tons of sand and shingle into the vulnerable hinge and neck area of East…

15th January 2009

Plans for scheme at East Head submitted

15th January 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Another milestone has been reached to allow a French aircraft carrier to be scrapped on Teesside in the UK.

15th January 2009

River Tees dredged to allow carrier scrapping

15th January 2009

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) reports that the  International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is currently undertaking a global review of dredged sediment disposal and is seeking to get all information on disposal activities…

15th January 2009

CEDA appeals for input on review of London Convention

15th January 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Dutch consultancy and engineering firm DHV is developing fourteen new fishing harbours and landing sites in Ghana.

15th January 2009

DHV developing new harbours in Ghana

15th January 2009

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Work to revive a ‘ lost waterway’ in Staffordshire in the UK has been given a helping hand by The Inland Waterways Association (IWA) with a grant of £ 5,000 to the…

15th January 2009

IWA gives grant to help restore lost waterway

15th January 2009

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Miko Marine AS of Oslo has begun work on the ShipArrestor project following the signing of a contract with the European Union in October.

15th January 2009

European Ship Arrestor project underway

15th January 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Of all the new tugs reported on in Maritime Journal it is the Damen Shoalbuster that consistently attracts attention. The reason is that since the first prototype was completed in 1995 the…

15th January 2009

Shoalbusters keep getting bigger – By Jack Gaston

15th January 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A baking powder solution of bicarbonate of soda (also an ingredient in many stomach settlers) has been used to get an old queen down to her bare bottom.

15th January 2009

Gentlemen blast old queens bottom

15th January 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Marine Specialised Technology' s new Fleet Services division was recently put through its paces, MST tells MJ, when the company was called in to repair a damaged two year old MST 680…

15th January 2009

Rapid repair for modular RIBs

15th January 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A pioneering partnership between an established university and the custodians of an even older ship came together to claim not one, but two high tech awards last month, and is now on…

15th January 2009

Cutty Sark acquires the Knowledge

15th January 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

MAN Diesel PrimeServ’ s Service Center in Frederikshavn, Denmark, has successfully completed a large main engine repair and overhaul job aboard the Argentine fishing factory trawler Centurion Del Atlantico.

15th January 2009

Trawler travels for engine overhaul

15th January 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A& P Tyne Ltd has completed the annual refit onboard the ro-ro cargo ferry ‘ Norcape’ for P& O Ferries. Over 100 personnel were working on the the 14,087gt vessel at peak…

15th January 2009

Ro-ro refit on time at Hebburn

15th January 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A 60 year old Danish fishing boat has been rescued from decay after capturing the heart of a sailor. ' After seeing her sitting there, I couldn' t let her just rot,'…

15th January 2009

Labour of love lands TV deal

15th January 2009

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Svitzer’ s new tug fleet, being formed to serve the entire needs of the new LNG terminals and existing oil berths at Milford Haven in Wales is rapidly taking shape. Once fully…

15th January 2009

New RAstar tugs join Milford Haven tug fleet

15th January 2009

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