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TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Union Naval Valencia (UNV), a subsidiary of the Boluda Group, is close to delivering a four tug series of salvage tugs to SASEMAR, the government funded Spanish Maritime Salvage Agency.

28th July 2008

UNV delivers a new series of ETVs to SASEMAR

28th July 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

For the first time in many years Damen Shipyards has introduced a new tractor tug design to their extensive range of series built tugs and workboats. In the recent past the company…

28th July 2008

Damen introduce a new tractor design

28th July 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Crowley Maritime Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Washington Department of Ecology to supply an all year round emergency response tug, to be based in Neah Bay, Washington state USA.…

28th July 2008

Crowley provide all year round Emergency Response Tug

28th July 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Ijmuiden based B Iskes & Son Towage and Salvage has taken delivery of ‘ Triton’ , the latest newbuilding in their growing tug fleet. The new tug, built by the Dearsan Shipyard…

28th July 2008

Towlines

28th July 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Environment Agency, in partnership with Chichester and Arun District Councils, has released more details of the draft coastal defence strategy for the West Sussex coastline between Pagham Harbour and West Wittering…

27th July 2008

Conservancy supports East Head strategy

27th July 2008

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The French company IXSEA, which designs and manufactures navigation and positioning systems based on its fibre optic gyroscope technology, chose the historic naval port of Plymouth UK to demonstrate their fourth generation…

27th July 2008

French demonstrate sidescan in Plymouth

27th July 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dutch dredging company Van Oord and consulting engineer Royal Haskoning have unveiled proposals they have developed to enhance the flood defences in the Netherlands whilst reducing pressure in the densely populated Randstad…

26th July 2008

Van Oord and Royal Haskoning unveil coastal concept

26th July 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The UK Harbour Masters' Association (UKHMA) welcomed the publication this week of the Report on the Draft Marine Navigation Bill issued by the Transport Committee.

24th July 2008

UKHMA responds to Draft Marine Navigation Bill

24th July 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Netherlands based Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has revealed a full autumn programme of events, with CEDA Dredging Days 2008 taking place in Antwerp on 1-3 October.

24th July 2008

CEDA sets dredging conference schedule

24th July 2008

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Elastic won the day for two customised data buoys that are being deployed in the English Channel off Plymouth last month. The pair of bright yellow, seven metre buoys, bristling with sensitive…

18th July 2008

Science relies on buoys with bounce

18th July 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution’ s satellite based MOB Guardian sea safety system has recently played an important part in saving the lives of three fishermen after their vessel sank off the…

18th July 2008

First lives saved by RNLIs MOB Guardian

18th July 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The world’ s oldest complete steamship, SS Robin, can carry out a much needed rescue plan as a result of a loan from Crossrail, the project to build a high frequency east…

18th July 2008

Crossrail funding rescues historic steamship

18th July 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Netherlands based Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has revealed a full autumn programme of events, with CEDA Dredging Days 2008 taking place in Antwerp on 1-3 October followed closely by the CEDA…

18th July 2008

CEDA sets autumn dredging conference schedule

18th July 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Belgian dredging leviathan Jan De Nul celebrated the 4th of July by launching what is by far the world' s largest trailing suction hopper dredger at the Shipyard La Naval in Sestao,…

17th July 2008

JDN launches worlds largest dredger in Spain.

17th July 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Southampton has become the first port in the UK to obtain its power through a combined heat-and-power-led district energy scheme, after signing a deal with Utilicom…

17th July 2008

: Port of Southampton pioneers waste heat recovery

17th July 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Belgian dredging giant Jan De Nul celebrated the 4th of July by launching what is by far the world' s largest trailing suction hopper dredger at the Shipyard La Naval in Sestao,…

17th July 2008

JDN launches worlds largest dredger in Spain.

17th July 2008

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

It seems that shipping activities are partly to blame for the endangered state of the world' s shallow coral reefs. Vessel anchors can drag for considerable distances, breaking up coral structures that…

16th July 2008

Reefs under threat

16th July 2008

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Maritime Navigation Information Services (MarNIS) visionary project to bring vessel traffic management, search and rescue and environmental protection under one (virtual or physical) roof is going to be aired this autumn…

16th July 2008

Make tracks to MarNIS concept demonstrations

16th July 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Belgium’ s Dredging International has been awarded a  contract to build a new artificial island,  ' Dana' , 7km  into the Arabian Gulf off the Emirate of Ras-al-Khaimah. Construction of the  €…

10th July 2008

Dredging International to construct island in the Emirates

10th July 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

DP World has secured approval to build a new port and logistics park on the banks of the River Thames in southeast England.

10th July 2008

DP World gets approval for London Gateway project

10th July 2008