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Timber Contract Lifts King’s Lynn
26 Jul 2007
Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of King’s Lynn has been handling substantial volumes of forest products following the signing of a one year term agreement with Swedish timber company Vida Wood AB to handle approximately 50,000m3 of carcassing timber a year from Halmstad in Sweden.
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Young Engineers Sight Marine Careers
26 Jul 2007
The UK independent educational charity The Smallpiece Trust is working with the Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust to provide 140 teenagers in Southampton and Strathclyde with a valuable introduction to the marine industry and into the rewarding, well paid careers it can offer.
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UKHMA Autumn Seminar
01 Aug 2007
Preparations for the UKHMA Autumn Seminar in London on 17 October are progressing well. The new Shipping Minister, Jim Fitzpatrick, has accepted an invitation to attend the Seminar and, although not expected to speak at length, he may give a brief introduction to his department's policy for the ports sector.
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Orders Up for Anti-Pollution Boats
02 Aug 2007
A number of coastal authorities are specifying Rolls-Royce ship designs and equipment for coastguard and anti-pollution vessels. The latest contract to be signed covers the design and equipment for a vessel ordered for the Icelandic coastguard, Landhelgisgæsla Islands.
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UK Maintains Market-Led Ports Policy
03 Aug 2007
The UK ports industry has broadly welcomed the Government’s Interim Ports Policy Review paper, which commits to a market-led ‘light touch approach’ rather than the adoption of a national ports strategy which many had feared.
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Marseille Makes Big Box Plans
23 Aug 2007
The Port of Marseille Authority (PMA) is planning to develop two more new container terminals at Fos, its base for east-west trades, with a combined capacity of two million teu per year. The PMA’s recent board meeting approved the launch of technical and financial feasibility studies, which are due to be presented in October.
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Shortsea Solution for Tour de France
17 Aug 2007
The ill fated Tour de France kicked off in London this year, with time trials in the city centre and the first stage then proceeding from London to Canterbury.
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SCOPIC Rates Increase for Salvors
10 Aug 2007
Marine salvors have welcomed the introduction of increased tariff rates under the SCOPIC (Special Compensation P&I Club) Clause system of remuneration for salvage services.
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‘Personal Everest’ Sailing South
13 Aug 2007
Geoff Holt, the quadriplegic sailor undertaking his ‘Personal Everest’ challenge to sail around Great Britain solo in a small trimaran, is nearing the point at which he can turn south and head towards home in a voyage much delayed by the UK’s worst ever summer weather.
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Grub’s Up the Upper Thames
17 Aug 2007
The major UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has collaborated with the Port of London Authority to trial the delivery of food to its stores by barge along the River Thames.
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Ice-Breaking Workboat Nears Completion in Germany
08 Aug 2007
A new workboat with novel ice-breaking capability is due for completion this year for north German canal and waterway authorities.
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P&O Ferries Boosts Freight Capacity
01 Aug 2007
P&O Ferries has agreed to purchase a dedicated freight ferry in order to meet the growing demand for space from haulage customers throughout its operations
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Pedal Powered ‘SeaBomb’ Crosses the Ocean
01 Aug 2007
Inspired by penguins' swimming technique, University of Bath students have created a submarine called the 'SeaBomb', powered by a 'pilot' who pedals on a machine similar to an exercise bike.
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Funding Innovation for ‘ss Great Britain’
01 Aug 2007
Work started last month in Bristol UK on the redevelopment of land alongside the Great Western Dockyard which will create a £3.5m endowment style fund for the future conservation and maintenance of Brunel’s iconic iron hulled steamship ‘ss Great Britain’.
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A Hard Act to Follow
22 Aug 2007
The UK Department for Transport and Maritime and Coastguard Agency are now advertising to recruit a successor to Robin Middleton, who is about to retire from the position of Secretary of State’s Representative (SOSREP) which he has held for eight years.
First Stage of ‘Napoli’ Wreck Removal Completed
01 Aug 2007
Following the decision to remove the wreck of the ‘MSC Napoli’ from the Devon coast in two parts (Maritime Journal July 2007), the bow and stern sections were finally separated by means of explosive charges on 18 July.
