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KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Offshore cable laying for the UK end of the BritNed electricity link is the latest stage of the € 600m project. It involves the first ever power supply connection between Great Britain…

30th July 2008

BritNed cable project moves forward

30th July 2008

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

German couplings and dampers for marine diesels manufacturer Geislinger celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with the launch of a new Power Monitoring System at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg.

29th July 2008

Anniversary launch for Power Monitoring System

29th July 2008

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

A landmark agreement has been reached between the UK Government and industry which aims to remove aviation and radar barriers to the major expansion of wind energy that has been outlined by…

29th July 2008

Progress on objections to offshore wind

29th July 2008

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

The challenge of generating increasing amounts of clean and sustainable energy is leading energy producers to investigate building bigger offshore wind farms in deeper waters. A major technical challenge is installing the…

29th July 2008

Deeper water wind farms under development

29th July 2008

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

French power group EDF is planning build three to six turbines along the northern coast of Brittany to produce electricity from the energy in tidal currents.

29th July 2008

The tide turns for nuclear giant

29th July 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Three companies are reportedly bidding to win a £ 32 million contract for a large scale upgrade of the Port of Peterhead.

29th July 2008

Port of Peterhead plans large scale expansion

29th July 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The state owned Port of Tallinn and KMG Inseneriehituse have signed a contract for the extension of the Muuga Container Terminal in Estonia.

29th July 2008

Expansion planned at Estonias Muuga terminal

29th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The EC funded Maritime Navigation Information Services (MarNIS) project is getting ready to demonstrate its visionary concept in Genoa from 23 to 25 September and Lisbon on 15 and 16 October in…

29th July 2008

Make tracks to MarNIS concept demonstrations

29th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Port Marine Safety Code and other legislation makes it increasingly important that even the smallest ports and harbours monitor and control their waters effectively. AIS, a solution favoured by many ports,…

29th July 2008

Port radar solution hits Sunderland and Fowey

29th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Royal Institute of Navigation has launched a bimonthly podcast to broaden public interest in navigation issues. It’ s called the NavCast, and it’ s on an MP3 player near you.

29th July 2008

RIN Navcast on an MP3 near you

29th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

NavComms distributor Icom (UK) Ltd has added a new VHF/DSC marine transceiver  to its commercial line up. The unit is so new that only its first consignment has been sold. 

29th July 2008

New transceiver completes GMDSS package

29th July 2008

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Hampshire UK based Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has recently supplied the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) with a data collection system for background monitoring at Skomer Marine Nature Reserve.

28th July 2008

Background monitoring for Welsh coastline

28th July 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

A joint venture of Dredging International and Boskalis Westminster Middle East has been awarded a contract by the development company Nakheel for the construction and expansion of Port Rashid in Dubai.

28th July 2008

Boskalis-Dredging International JV wins Port Rashid project

28th July 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Department of the Transport in Ireland has announced that marine construction work has commenced in Broad Haven Bay, in North West County Mayo, as part of the Corrib Field Development.

28th July 2008

Dredging underway for Corrib Field Development

28th July 2008

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Rothesay Harbour on the Isle of Bute has two equally important demands on its facilities, the car ferry and recreational boats are an equally important part of the island' s trade. When…

28th July 2008

Green light signals success on Bute

28th July 2008

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Light was thrown on the sterling job of Scottish lighthouses last week when recognition of Princess Anne' s tours raised the profile of the Northern Lighthouse Board.  

28th July 2008

Princess raises NLBs profile in Parliament

28th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A cadet at the Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC) has become the first international winner of a prestigious navigation award from the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO).

28th July 2008

First international winner for navigation award

28th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Geonav Marine Systems is to use the RCM3600 RabbitCore and PowerCore 3800 in their I-Compass solution for marine navigation.The company specialises in the development of marine electronics and offshore positioning systems. 

28th July 2008

Rabbit gets to Core of offshore positioning

28th July 2008

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Finnish oil recovery specialist Lamor Corporation Ab has completed delivery of three multipurpose oil recovery barges to a customer in the Middle East. The company is experienced in boat building and ship…

28th July 2008

More from Lamor with oil recovery barges

28th July 2008

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

International Salvage Union (ISU) president Arnold Witte has drawn attention to the incident at Newcastle NSW last year when the 225m bulk carrier ' Pasha Bulker' grounded on the Australian coast in…

28th July 2008

ISU Warns over new Bunker Spills Convention

28th July 2008