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  • The Penny Drops for Marine Energy R&D

    01 Oct 2006

    The Carbon Trust in the UK launched the Marine Energy Accelerator (MEA) this month, a new initiative to support the development of marine renewable energy. The project aims to accelerate progress in reducing the costs of wave and tidal stream energy technologies and bring forward the time when marine energy becomes cost competitive.  

  • Guinness Brewery Tanks Take to the Thames

    01 Oct 2006

    The small riverside wharf on the Thames at Isleworth to the west of London has been brought back into commercial use to transfer abnormal heavy loads from the roads to the water.  

  • Dutch Maritime Awards Gala Due

    01 Oct 2006

    Anticipation will be running high when the Holland Marine Equipment Association (HME) presents the fifth annual Marine Innovation Award at the Maritime Awards Gala on 9 November.   

  • ISU Supports EU Pollution Directive Challenge

    01 Oct 2006

    Marine salvors have welcomed the recent London High Court decision to refer a legal challenge to the EU’s Ship Source Pollution Directive to the European Court of Justice. The legal challenge was mounted by an industry coalition led by INTERTANKO.  

  • Yard Readies Third Cat to Support Sisters

    01 Oct 2006

    Being readied for delivery in December is a tough passenger catamaran, designed to ease pressure on two sister ships which racked up 5,000 crossings on the Lake of Constance in just seven months last year.  

  • Williams' 25th Breakfast Club Meeting

    01 Oct 2006

    Established for over 100 years and headquartered in Southampton UK, Williams Shipping Group celebrated their 25th Breakfast Club meeting recently.  

  • Scania Rejects MAN Takeover Bid

    01 Oct 2006

    The board of Swedish truck and engines manufacturer Scania unanimously rejected a €9.6bn takeover bid from German rival MAN last month. MAN is currently the third largest truck maker in Europe, while Scania is fourth.   

  • Participation Urged in South Coast Planning

    01 Oct 2006

    Marine South East, the regional marine initiative of the South East of England Development Agency (SEEDA), hosted the region’s first Open Forum last month to discuss the Waterfront Strategy or the country’s South East region. The forum brought together businesses, planning officers and regional organisations to raise the profile of issues involving the waterfront.  

  • DP World Safe

    01 Oct 2006

    Lloyds Register Quality Assurance ,(LRQA) has issued its first ISO/PAS 28000 certificate for international supply chain security to global container port terminal operators DP (Dubai Ports) World.  

  • Offshore Merger

    01 Oct 2006

    Scan Tech UK and Monyana Engineering Services joined forces last month to become Fisher Offshore following the acquisition of Monyana by James Fisher Plc last year.  

  • Coastal Papers

    01 Oct 2006

    The UK Environment Agency is inviting the submission of synopses of papers for potential presentation in the 2007 Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Conference, which will be held at the University of York from 3 to 5 July next year.  

  • L-3 Buys SAM

    01 Oct 2006

    Following its acquisition by L-3 Communications of New York, SAM Electronics is now a member of L-3's Power and Control Systems Group, comprising 10 companies primarily involved in the marketing of complementary ship electronics, power conversion, automation and ship installation, supported by subsidiary and associated companies in China, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Norway and the UK.  

  • Ship of the Year

    01 Oct 2006

    Bourbon Orca, the first ship to be built to the backwards sloping X-Bow design, won the Norwegian Ship of the Year award at SMM in Hamburg last month.  

  • Certex Lifts GDP

    01 Oct 2006

    Lifting gear distributor Certex UK has purchased Plymouth based Global Defence Procurement Ltd (GDP), which provides sales and servicing of a wide range of marine and industrial equipment.  

  • Renewables Online

    01 Oct 2006

    With the UK Government aiming to generate 20% of the national energy requirement from renewable sources by 2020, it has now launched a website through which the progress of development can be tracked.  

  • McMurdo Gold Again

    01 Oct 2006

    Electronic safety equipment manufacturer McMurdo has won a second RoSPA Gold Award from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents in recognition of the company's continuing efforts to improve and maintain health and safety management practices.  

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