Seatronics have recently purchased four RESON SeaBat 7125-ROV2′s, six ROV2 upgrades with G5 processors and two SeaBat 7101’s. This order emphasizes Seatronics’ position as the world’s largest rental supplier of 7125-ROV2 solutions with the world’s largest fleet of SeaBat solutions. Seatronics now ow
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has announced it has approved an application from Mersey Docks and Harbour Company Ltd (MDHC) for the £350 million Liverpool 2 development. In September 2012 MDHC applied to the MMO for consent to carry out construction and dredging to create a 17-hectare dee
Reef Subsea announced today that one of its Norwegian subsidiaries, Reef Subsea Norway, has been awarded a major contract by Statoil for the full seismic system installation of the Grane field offshore Norway. The contract – worth over 2OOMNOK (over £22M) – will see all capabilities of the Reef Subs
After introduction of the IHC Beaver 65 DDSP last week the new standard dredger was now also presented at the exhibition on the CEDA Dredging days in Abu Dhabi. At this exhibition more technical data were made available. In a first reaction Robert Jonk, general manager IHC Middle East located in the
Together with UNESCO-IHE, Deltares organised a coastal erosion course in Delft this week for a group of Colombians from research institutions and a number of regional government authorities. The course consists of passing on information, but there are also workshops during which possible solutions a
Hamburg was the first continental European port of call on the maiden voyage of the CMA CGM Marco Polo. The mega-ship, with a capacity of 16,020 standard containers, is being handled at the HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai. The French shipping company CMA CGM sets great store by Hamburg because o
Acting on behalf of the Marine Management Organization, Michelmores partner Andrew Oldland QC successfully responded to an appeal against a landmark conviction at the Court of Appeal. The appeal by Mr. Peter Frampton was against his conviction for illegally dredging in Falmouth Harbour and deliberat
The biggest cargo ship in the world, the “CMA CGM Marco Polo”, arrived into Hamburg harbour for the first time, reports thelocal.de. Built by DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering) in South Korea, the giant of the seas displays exceptional dimensions: 396 meters long, 54 meters wide, with
Prista Oil, Bulgaria’s largest automobile and industrial lubricant-maker, will build the first waste lubricant recycling plant in Ukraine in the spring of 2013. The news was announced Tuesday by Mikola Baltaji, Ukrainian Ambassador to Bulgaria, during a meeting with Stefko Burdzhiev, District Govern
DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali port is the star of CNN International’s well-regarded “The Gateway” programme this month, with the first episode of a four part series aired on 6th December. Hosted by high profile CNN anchor Becky Anderson, the programme goes behind the scenes to show how Jebel Ali por
The FSUE “Rosmorport” General Director Andrey Lavrishchev predented his report on the Strategy of Development of the Russian Sea Port Infrastructure at the Water Transport Economic Conference which was held in the framework of the Transport of Russia Forum on December 7, 2012. Among the participants
Aberdeen Harbour Board has submitted a Directions for Growth document to the National Planning Framework (NPF), in response to its call for candidate developments. The document outlines the findings from an ongoing feasibility study, which was launched in September to assess the viability of potenti
