DSB Acquires Yarmouth Shipping

01 Aug 2006

International shipbrokers DSB Offshore have acquired the business of specialist tug broker Yarmouth Shipping Company Limited, which recently completed the sale of two 50 ton bollard pull tugs from BHP Billiton in Western Australia to Italian interests. 

Renewables Nuked in UK Energy Review

01 Aug 2006

In announcing its long awaited Energy Review last month, the British Government committed to extending the Renewables Obligation (RO) from 15% to 20% for green energy sources including wave, tidal and offshore wind power. 

Marine Society's 250th

01 Aug 2006

Her Majesty The Queen was the principal guest last month when The Marine Society & Sea Cadets celebrated the 250th anniversary of the UK's most enduring maritime charity. Speaking at the reception in Greenwich on board the Royal Navy's amphibious assault ship HMS Albion, Vice Admiral Sir Tom Blackburn KCVO CB, chairman of the charity, announced a £2.5m fundraising appeal to build a new power-training ship for the Sea Cadets. To lend support, visit: 

Multidocker Will Boost Throughput at Ridham Dock

01 Aug 2006

The recent arrival of a new high-tech multi-purpose cargo handling crane promises to speed up throughput at the busy Kentish port of Ridham Dock in the UK. Purchased by Ridham Sea Terminals Ltd (RST) the new machine, a Swedish built Multidocker CH65C, started work at one of the three berths operated by the company on the 10 July. 

VTMS Wins Waterford Contract

01 Aug 2006

Leicestershire based Vessel Traffic Management Systems (VTMS) is establishing an Irish base at Waterford Container Terminal in Belview after being awarded a maintenance contract by Port of Waterford. 

GLAs Make 'The Case for eLoran'

01 Aug 2006

Continuing the theme of operational efficiency in our coverage of the Trinity House Technical Open Day in Harwich last month, the General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs) of the UK and Ireland have released The Case for eLoran. 

Boskalis Buys Cofra

01 Aug 2006

Dutch dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster has boosted its 51% holding in geosynthetics for civil engineering specialist Cofra to full ownership. The acquisition strengthens Boskalis' position in the global market for specialist soil improvement techniques. Cofra has concentrated on methods of soil improvement for the construction of infrastructure projects and the use of liners for the isolation of existing and newly constructed landfills. The expertise will be especially valuable with regard to the large scale land reclamation projects filling the Boskalis order book. 

SASMEX Sails Home

01 Aug 2006

Environmental Offset at New Ro-Ro Terminal

01 Aug 2006

The DFDS Nordic Terminal Riverside, the new £35m development at Associated British Ports' Port of Immingham was opened last month on the day which marked the 100th anniversary of the start of the construction of the Immingham Dock. 

'Personal Everest' of Seawork Sibling

01 Aug 2006

Visitors to the Ohmex Ltd stand at Seawork 2006 may have found more on display than just the portable hydrographic survey instruments which drew them there. Ohmex man Ted Read was also drawing attention to the efforts of his brother, disabled yachtsman Geoff Holt, to mount the Round Britain Challenge 2007 in which the wheelchair bound sailor plans to sail single-handed around the UK coast next summer. 

'Nomadic' Returns to Belfast Birthplace

01 Aug 2006

History was made on the 15th of last month when the White Star Line tender Nomadic returned to Belfast 95 years after leaving the Harland & Wolff shipyard where it was built. 

Rising Seas Predicted

01 Aug 2006

A report published by UK Environment Secretary David Milliband concludes that climate change poses an immediate threat to the European Union target of halting biodiversity loss by 2010. 

EWEA

01 Aug 2006

ABP EGM Votes 'Sell'

01 Aug 2006

The sale of Associated British Ports Holdings PLC to the American led international consortium Admiral Acquisitions UK Limited was approved by 98.75% of the shares voted at an Extraordinary General Meeting last month. It was expected that dealings in ABPH shares on the London Stock Exchange would be suspended on the 7th of this month and that ABPH shares would cease to be listed on the Official List on the 16th of this month.