Jakarta – PT Timah Tbk projects its production this year to reach 50,000 tons rising a bit from last year`s recorded at 49,000 tons. [mappress] Source: Antara, February 3, 2010
It is easy to determine nautical depth where the bottom of the water area is bedrock. In most cases, however, the ‘bottom’ is composed of soft material such as silt or fine sediments which gradually increase in density with depth… Source: Engineer Live, January 20, 2010
Researchers at the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology said that success is not far off for the design of a mobile harbour. Source: Baird Maritime, January 19, 2010
The Nereus can take orders through a 25-mile-long fiber-optic cable, but if that snaps, it can find its way back to the mother ship. Source: Discover, January 14, 2010
Boskalis / Dragamex together with Mammoet make good progress in Cuyutlán, Mexico on getting equipment into the lagoon. [mappress] Source: Maasmond Maritime, January 14, 2010
In the past dipper dredges have often been cobbled together with machinery designed to work in a terrestrial environment. When working in a marine environment their useful life is severely limited by the saltwater environs. Now the Netherlandss Yard De Donge… Source: MarineLink, December 29, 2009 [m
BEACH HAVEN- The Board of Commissioners could adopt a resolution tonight to proceed with plans for a geotube project for severely eroded beaches… Source: Press of Atlantic City, December 14, 2009;
Only four dredgers out of 28 in the country are fit for operations. The acting chief engineer of the Directorate of Dredgers even does not know the location and condition of the remaining 24 dredgers… Source: The Daily Star, December 7, 2009;
In September 2009, the suction dredger Gateway was launched at the IHC Merwerde Offshore and Marine Shipyard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam. The dredger, completed for Royal Boskalis Westminster N.v., has been fitted out with Vulkan couplings… Source: Synfo, December 03, 2009
The river Kosi, known as shok (sorrow) of Bihar, is also infamous for its heavy silt deposits, one of the worst in the world… Source: The Telegraph, December 12, 2009;
What does the International Maritime Organization’s eNavigation strategy mean to you? Without wishing to begin on a down-note, probably not that much. That is if you have heard of it all. Amid the clang and clamour of the… Source: BIMCO, November 4, 2009
The Japanese government is ready to disburse Rp 6 billion for the procurement of dredging boats for the South Sulawesi provincial government in 2010… Source: Tempo Interactive, November 20, 2009;
RESON has been awarded a contract by the South African-based Marine GeoSolutions to upgrade their SeaBat 8101 to the new and more advanced SeaBat 7101 multibeam sonar system… Source: Oil Online, November 13, 2009
The Cat 3500 engine series has been recognised as the commercial marine industry leader since its initial manufacture in the 1970s. The latest step in the evolution of the engine line is the launch of the Cat 3512C and 3516C Diesel Electric Propulsion (DEP)… Source: Baird Maritime, November 16, 2009
