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INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

BMT Transport Solutions has won a contract to work on the Port Development Strategy for the Port of Riga, which is a vital part of the broader Riga Development Plan, emphasising that…

1st November 2008

Economic ramifications of Riga port development

1st November 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

It was anything but plain sailing for the Erika III, a set of seven legislative proposals presented by the European Parliament intended to strengthen maritime safety and anti-pollution measures in European waters.

1st November 2008

Erika III pulls through stormy waters

1st November 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

A study by accountant and business consultant Moore Stephens suggests that while some progress has clearly been made in the effort to meet the FSA' s Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) deadline, there…

1st November 2008

UK insurers behind on treating customers fairly?

1st November 2008

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The UK Hydrographic Office has signed major partnering agreements with Kelvin Hughes and Transas under which the two manufacturing companies are to pre-load its Admiralty Vector Chart Service (AVCS) facilities on their…

1st November 2008

UKHO AVCS partnering agreements

1st November 2008

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Sonardyne of Yateley UK reports strong sales of its Scout USBL (Ultra-Short Baseline) series of acoustic positioning systems, with over 20 units ordered over the last few months. Comprising a range of…

1st November 2008

Buoyant Sonardyne Scout Sales

1st November 2008

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Fugro, the Dutch survey conglomerate operating worldwide in over 50 countries, has launched an internet based remote access service, Fugro' s Advanced Navigation System (FANS). It enables remote connections to offshore survey…

1st November 2008

Internet based survey service

1st November 2008

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The Port of London Authority, which is responsible for navigational safety and related issues on 150km of the tidal Thames from the sea to Teddington, has commissioned Galloper, a new £ 115,000…

1st November 2008

New survey craft for PLA

1st November 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Delta Marine Consultants (DMC) in The Netherlands has opened a 2-D wave flume facility equipped with a wave generator to assist with ongoing research work on the Xbloc, its popular armoured coastal…

1st November 2008

Research facility will add to Xbloc effectiveness

1st November 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

On 3 October, the Dutch State Secretary for Transport and Water Management and the Queens Commissioner for the Province of Limburg presided over the official launch of the Border Meuse project, which…

1st November 2008

Van Oord wins work flood defence project

1st November 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Scour, the erosion of sediment at the base of a structure, is a serious engineering issue, and understanding, designing for and managing toe scour and beach lowering at coastal structures is a…

1st November 2008

Scour protection guide to be published

1st November 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A £ 20m coastal protection and environmental enhancement scheme at Cleveleys seafront in the UK has won an award in the British Construction Industry (BCI) Awards. After being shortlisted in five different…

1st November 2008

Cleveleys Coastal Protection Scheme wins BCI award

1st November 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Zaya, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) based real estate developer, has announced the appointment of Van Oord as contractor for the dredging and marine works element of its premiere property project, Nurai…

1st November 2008

Zaya appoints contractor for Nurai Island development

1st November 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The 2nd of October marked the official opening of the Hollandsch Diep dredged spoil disposal site in The Netherlands. The new facility, built on a section of river linked to the Rhine…

1st November 2008

Hollandsch Diep disposal site formally opened

1st November 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The Green Party in the UK is to challenge proposed aggregates dredging off the East Anglian coast. Councillor Rupert Read of Norwich, the Green Party lead candidate for Eastern Region in the…

1st November 2008

Green Party to challenge new East Anglian aggregates dredging

1st November 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The first marine Attitude Heading and Reference System (AHRS) that used ' strap down' inertial sensors has received IMO Wheelmark approval. The ' strapdown' part of the system is particularly important because…

1st November 2008

A Lodestar is born

1st November 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Simrad has asserted that their SP92MKII commercial sonar is up to competing with military units on both specifications and performance at a fraction of the cost. The Turkish Naval Forces Command is…

1st November 2008

Turkish Navy goes fishing for sonar

1st November 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new service targeted at small commercial vessels aims to provide entry level broadband which can deliver SMS, voice and IP data up to 150kbps.

1st November 2008

Marine broadband addresses workboat market

1st November 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Damen Marine Services (DMS) in the Netherlands have broken new ground with the delivery of the first of a series of unique pusher tugs. DMS Blackbird is purpose designed to form part…

1st November 2008

Damen push ahead with a massive tug and barge project

1st November 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Germany is to have new Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs) to replace two existing tugs currently on station to protect the German coastline in the North Sea and the Baltic.

1st November 2008

Germany to get new ETVs

1st November 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The first six tugs of an eight vessel series have been deployed around the French harbour tug fleets now operated by the Boluda Group. An order was originally placed with the French…

1st November 2008

French harbour fleets receive an eight tug boost

1st November 2008