UK Hydrographic Office conducts seabed mapping in Dominica to support marine economy

..Dominica Survey Priorities

TAUNTON, 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 – The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has deployed a motorboat to survey the waters off Dominica as part of the Commonwealth Marine Economies (CME) Programme.

Following a stakeholder meeting with Dominica’s Maritime Authority and wider government in late 2017 after Hurricane Maria, priority survey areas were agreed to capture seabed mapping data of Dominica’s main ports and approaches. The mapping equipment being used has no negative impact on...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/27/uk-hydrographic-office-conducts-seabed-mapping-in-dominica-to-support-marine-economy/

Vittoria Shipyard launches the “Rome-Moscow” tug for the Russian Federation

The “РИМ—MОСКВА” (Rome-Moscow) tug

The eight million euro vessel will be deployed in the operations to dismantle nuclear submarines in the Barents Sea

The Company President Duò said: “With this build we strengthen our positioning in the domestic and international harbour and oceanic tug market. We are now focussing on becoming a point of reference.”

It is called РИМ—MОСКВА (Rome-Moscow) and it will be deployed in the operations planned for the dismantling of the nuclear submarines that have been...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/24/vittoria-shipyard-launches-the-rome-moscow-tug-for-the-russian-federation/

TMS Publishes UAE Yearbook 2018/2019

The third annual TMS UAE Yearbook 2018/19 has been published and officially launched at SMM in Hamburg this September. The unveiling of the Yearbook, which provides in- depth coverage of development in the UAE’s ports, shipping, shipyard, marine services and other sectors, took place at the Dubai Chamber and DMCA stand at the biannual shipping event.

Trevor Pereira, Managing Director of The Maritime Standard, presented the first copy of the UAE Yearbook 2018/19, to H. E. Ali Abdulla Al Ahmed,...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/23/tms-publishes-uae-yearbook-20182019/

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