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  • ISSA Joins ISMA

    01 Oct 2005

    The International Ship Suppliers Association (ISSA) has strengthened its relationship with the global ship management sector by becoming an associate member of ISMA. With global membership approaching 1,600 companies, ISSA currently represents over 70% of the world's ship supply sector. 

  • Wartsila/Mitsubishi Alliance

    01 Oct 2005

    Wartsila Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd have signed an agreement for a strategic alliance in the field of two-stroke diesel engines. 

  • New Thames Safety Guide

    01 Oct 2005

    A new guide, The Tidal Thames - a guide for users of recreational craft , is available free from the Port of London Authority . The 30 page booklet explains the key rules that apply on the tidal Thames and outlines basic safety procedures. The guide covers the entire tidal Thames, some 93 miles from the estuary to Teddington. 

  • UKHO Owns SeaZone

    01 Oct 2005

    Environmental engineering consultancy Metoc plc has agreed to sell its majority shareholding in SeaZone Solutions Ltd to the UK Hydrographic Office . Metoc will continue to work from time to time with SeaZone, which delivers UKHO hydrospatial and other UK and overseas agencies' data to the worldwide geographical information market. 

  • First Car Carrier Arrives on Humber

    01 Oct 2005

    The ever expanding Humber Sea Terminal (HST) has added a car carrier to its list of clients with the arrival of a vessel operated by Eukor Car Carriers transporting some 2,500 cars from a major producer in the Far East. 

  • Wind of Change Sweeps Highlands Port

    01 Oct 2005

    The Cromarty Firth is becoming a key staging post for the delivery of components to wind farm developments in the Highlands and the north east of Scotland. Danish logistics company Deugro Danmark A/S has begun a series of 15 shipments through the Port of Invergordon of components for wind farm projects at Pauls Hill near Rothes and Farr near Inverness. 

  • Call for UK Maritime Lobby

    01 Oct 2005

    The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Michael Savory, believes that the UK's diverse maritime industry needs to create a UK-wide council to ensure that the sector is taken seriously by Government. 

  • 'Pamela' Points Towards Port Expansion

    01 Oct 2005

    The UK Port of Felixstowe has received calls from the world's largest and longest containerships recently. 

  • Primar ENC Pilot Service

    01 Oct 2005

    Primar Stavanger , operated by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service , has established a new service under which it will support more than 280 national coastal pilots with remote ENC access. 

  • Swift Selling Safety

    01 Oct 2005

    Aberdeen based Swift Industrial Supplies Ltd , which supplies ships chandlery and marine safety equipment, has been awarded the sales distributorship for Draeger Safety . Draeger Safety specialises in gas measuring technology and supplies fixed and portable warning systems which measure for gas continuously and sound an alarm if elevated concentrations occur. Personal alarms are also supplied. 

  • Delayed Research Ship Heads for Handover

    01 Oct 2005

    Due for handover this month, nine months later than scheduled, is the new German polar research ship Maria S Merian , being described as the most modern ship of her type in Europe. 

  • First S-VDR Type Approval

    01 Oct 2005

    Norwegian marine electronic safety equipment manufacturer Jotron Electronics AS hasclaimed an industry first by gaining Type Approval for their new TRON S-VDR (Simplified Voyage Data Recorder) capsule. Jotron's latest product has been tested and approved by DNV in accordance with IMO Res.<$>MSC.163 (78). 

  • Irish-Norwegian Accord

    01 Oct 2005

    The Marine Institute of Ireland in Galway and the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (IMR) in Bergen have signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering collaboration and co-operation for seabed surveys and underwater robotics as well as fisheries science, farming and health. 

  • New Pollution Ship Heads for Completion

    01 Oct 2005

    The former Eckelmann cleaning and oil disposal tanker Marcus is now in Bremerhaven for final fitting out and completion as Germany's latest oil pollution combat ship Luneplate after conversion in Brake. 

  • New Pompey-Le Havre Service

    01 Oct 2005

    Paris based shipping company LD Lines started operations between Portsmouth UK and Le Havre in France earlier this month. The 1992 built Norman Spirit , with a capacity for 120 trucks and 1,850 passengers, will operate the new service daily. Traffic forecast is for 600,000 passengers and 50,000 trucks per year. 

  • Picture Perfect ABP

    01 Oct 2005

    Associated British Ports ' latest annual report has won a special award for 'Best Packaging, Visuals & Communication'. 

  • Trees for Trafalgar

    01 Oct 2005

    One of many events commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar this month is an ambitious tree planting project organised by the Woodlands Trust in the UK. 'Tree for All' invites anyone to dedicate a tree in the Trust's new Victory Wood at a site overlooking the sea in Medway, Kent. The Wood is near Chatham Docks, where HMS Victory and several other Trafalgar fleet ships were built. 

  • Hypo Hoists Young Engineer Award

    01 Oct 2005

     Britain's most talented young engineers converged on the Old Royal Navy College in Greenwich last month to participate in the 2005 Annual Celebration of Engineering .Taking the top award, Young Engineer for Britain 2005 , and a £2,500 prize was 18 year old Tanya Budd of Waingels College in Reading. 

  • New UK/Holland Freight Service

    01 Oct 2005

    Harwich International Port haswelcomed the first call of a new Nedlines BV ro-pax service. The service between the Essex UK port and IJmuiden in the Netherlands is operated by the MS Envoy and is chartered by Finnlines. It focuses on driver accompanied freight traffic and offers a daily overnight sailing. 

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