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DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The UK’ s Westminster Dredging recently demonstrated the most efficient way of delivering dredged aggregate to a coastal defence project straight from the ship to the site, a process that removes the…

1st January 2009

Beach replenishment delivers environmental bonus

1st January 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The UK Hydrographic Office has signed a new bilateral agreement with China’ s Maritime Safety Agency (MSA) under which it is to distribute all 257 Electronic Nautical Chart (ENC) cells covering Chinese…

1st January 2009

UKHO Chinese agreement

1st January 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The Italian Hydrographic Institute in Genoa, the official nautical charting agency of the Italian Navy since 1872, has selected CARIS HIPS and SIPS geospatial software for processing of all its survey data.…

1st January 2009

Caris survey software for Italy and the UK

1st January 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Fugro in the Netherlands is to launch G2 on 1 February, a new satellite based precise positioning service combining data from both the US GPS constellation and the Russian Glonass network for…

1st January 2009

New Fugro GNSS positioning service

1st January 2009

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

William Heaps, Assistant Marine Advisor & Hydrographic Manager of Associated British Ports (ABP), has been elected chairman of the six member International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS) in succession to Commander Paul…

1st January 2009

IFHS elects new chairman

1st January 2009

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

A pulsating procession of African singers, dancers and drummers drew a large crowd to the stand of Golden Arrow Marine on opening day of the London International Boat Show earlier this month.…

1st January 2009

The drums speak of a propulsion revolution

1st January 2009

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

E. P. Barrus chose the occasion of the London International Boat Show earlier this month to launch the all new ZT350 stern drive designed and manufactured by Yanmar Marine. Available this month…

1st January 2009

Drive arrives at London Boat Show

1st January 2009

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Kohler Power Systems launched a new line of diesel powered marine generators at the International Workboat Show in New Orleans last month. Scania’ s 12 and 16 litre marine engines will be…

1st January 2009

Scania/Kohler launch gensets at Workboat Show

1st January 2009

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

GE Transportation announced contracts to supply seven L250 inline diesel engines for three separate projects in the United States at the International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans last month.

1st January 2009

New GE diesels see Workboat Show success

1st January 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Scotland’ s renewable energy trade body Scottish Renewables estimates that in 20 years the country’ s marine renewables industry could employ some 25,000 people and provide enough power for more than 500,000…

1st January 2009

GSS has twins

1st January 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

BMT Defence Services Limited is heading a consortium of 30 companies to investigate the commercially effective application of electric ship technology in a € 23m European Union funded project.

1st January 2009

Equipment suppliers lead EU electric ship study

1st January 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Traffic on the world’ s busiest man made waterway, the Kiel Canal (NOK), dipped in late 2008 and figures for the year are expected to show the canal’ s first decline in…

1st January 2009

Kiel Canal hit by shipping decline

1st January 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Danube’ s two ship Twin City Liner catamaran link between the Austrian capital Vienna and downstream Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is developing into more than just a pleasure boat trip.

1st January 2009

Danube Twin City Liner delivered

1st January 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Renewable Energy Directive, agreed last month, sets a target which means that more than one third of EU electricity must come from renewables in 2020 and wind energy will be the…

1st January 2009

Europe sails closer to the wind

1st January 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

BMT Defence Services Limited is heading a consortium of 30 companies to investigate the commercially effective application of electric ship technology in a € 23m European Union funded project.

1st January 2009

Equipment suppliers lead EU electric ship study

1st January 2009

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The UK’ s Duke and Duchess of Cornwall have chosen a picture taken during the summer at the naming ceremony for the new St Mawes Ferry for their 2008 Royal Christmas Card.

18th December 2008

Charles chooses ferry adventure for Christmas card

18th December 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Port of Tyne’ s Reflect awards for outstanding photography on and around the river Tyne were presented for the second time in a ceremony held at the weekend.

18th December 2008

Port of Tyne Reflects upon its river.

18th December 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Baltic Wharf Boatyard workers at Totnes in Devon UK are baring their all in a  calendar to raise money for a charity that saved the life of the husband of one…

18th December 2008

Baltic boys bare all for charity

18th December 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

It is of widespread concern that maritime accidents, rather than going down, are on the increase.

18th December 2008

Recruitment and training lags behind global fleet growth

18th December 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Dutch dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster has abandoned its € 1.3bn takeover bid for the Rotterdam based maritime services group Smit Internationale.

11th December 2008

Boskalis abandons pursuit of Smit

11th December 2008