Actisense has welcomed aboard new office PA Sammi Galwan, Monika Maluskova in Sales Support, and Software Project Manager Robin Richards. Market-leading marine electronics company Actisense is adding to the talents of its expanding team with three new employees. Office PA and Administrator Sammi brings a wealth of HR experience to her new role, which involves, among other things, ensuring that all the Actisense team are well looked after at home and away. And as the Mental He

We are now entering the depths of winter in the Northern Hemisphere at a time when the world is experiencing diverse and more extreme weather patterns. Marine businesses are frequently suffering damage from what used to be the 1 in 25 year storm often now occurring several times in one winter. This can range from a roof being taken off of a building, wave impact damaging quays and equipment on the waterfront to customer’s vessels being blown over. The costs of labour, materia

The first hopper dredger entirely built at a Portuguese yard for a Portuguese contractor Recently the Jose Duarte started its first mining job in Lisbon. The trailing suction hopper dredger has been built in Portugal for a Portuguese dredging company, to a Spanish design and using Dutch dredging equipment. The European cooperation has resulted in a customised dredger performing above expectations on her first job. Portugal has a long coastline and a number of busy navigable r

Zwanny Ltd was contacted by a large port in Belgium who needed a permanent boom. The boom had to be used at several locations in the port and a number of different lengths. From the Zwanny range they supplied the Lamor MK8 permanent boom, that can be easily assembled and cut to any size that is required. The Mk8 boom is a heavy-duty solid float boom that has got strength, high freeboard and reserve buoyancy floatation, which makes the MK8 boom very effective under harsh condi

Brimmond Group is pleased to announce that it will be supporting Charlie House charity with a range of fundraising activities planned throughout the coming year. Charlie House was established to help make life better for babies, children and young people who have complex disabilities and life limiting conditions, and to support their parents, brothers and sisters, and all those who love them. The company welcomed the charity to their Kintore facilities, to meet staff and shar

The SMS Group has partnered with Kent-based M&E experts Mechanica Utilities to provide tailored diving services to the utilities sector. SMS, the South’s leading ship repairer and marine engineering services provider, and Mechanica Utilities will provide diving services and sub-surface engineering support to Tier One and Tier Two utilities companies and their sub-contractors. SMS has an enviable reputation as specialists in ship repair, marine engineering and major fabricatio

Jenkins Marine are thrilled to confirm that they have been asked by Cowes Harbour Commission to begin dredging a new Eastern Channel in to Cowes Harbour. The new Eastern Channel will provide a minimum of 2.25m (below chart datum) channel, and a more direct route to the Solent than the current Small Craft Channel, allowing smaller vessels safe access to and egress from the harbour, minimising potential conflict with the larger ferry and commercial traffic movements. The dredgi

Reach and Rescue are the forerunners in water rescue innovation – the unique and versatile long reach telescopic rescue pole system - and it has been a testament to the success of this lifesaving innovation by winning a range of awards throughout 2018. From Innovation of the year and overall product winner at Venturefest Northwest, Highly Commended for Technical Innovation at Seatrade Maritime Awards in MENA and India, through to Exporter of the year at the UK Business Awards