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  • First Xblocs for Africa

    01 Apr 2006

    Delta Marine Consultants (DMC) in the Netherlands has granted Hitech Construction Company Ltd a licence for the application of Xbloc armour units for the construction of a shore protection at Bar Beach, Lagos, Nigeria. Bar Beach will be the first application of Xbloc in Africa. 

  • British Government Cuts UK Light Dues

    01 Apr 2006

    The British Government has reduced the light dues paid by merchant ships for aids to navigation in UK waters from 39 pence to 35 pence per ton in 2006/07. The tonnage cap will remain at the same 35,000 tons, making the maximum charge for light dues £12,250 per voyage. 

  • V.Ships Buys UMC

    01 Apr 2006

    Southampton UK based underwater engineering company UMC International has been purchased by marine services provider V.Ships. UMC has diving teams servicing both the commercial marine and military sectors out of bases in Plymouth, Rotterdam, Dubai and Fujairah. UMC will retain its name and existing management. The new owners expect their existing client base to fuel UMC's expansion as well as synergies with other units of V.Ships' marine services division. 

  • Marine Renewable Opportunities

    01 Apr 2006

    A new report prepared for the Scottish Enterprise Energy Team by industry consultants OTM says a diverse range of Scottish sectors are well placed to capture work in marine renewables projects. 

  • Hutton's Lucky Seven

    01 Apr 2006

    Hutton & Co (Ship's Chandlers) Ltd has expanded its UK national presence by adding a new office in Aberdeen to the six it already operates in Hull, Immingham, Southampton, Middlesbrough - Tees, Edinburgh - Leith, and Grangemouth. The new facility at Aberdeen includes a 4,000ft 2warehouse containing full frozen, chilled and dry stores ready for dispatch to the local shipping industry, Scandinavian based customers, and offshore oil and gas operations. 

  • NOCS/Swire in Climate Change Study

    01 Apr 2006

    Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) in the UK are to work with the Swire Group on crucial research into the oceans' ability to slow the build up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. 

  • Norwegians Produce Patrol Boats in China

    01 Apr 2006

    The first of a new type of high speed patrol boat has been delivered to port authorities in China after being designed and built at the Norwegian owned Qingdao production subsidiary of Umoe Schat Harding. 

  • Maltese Cat Has Sextuplets

    01 Apr 2006

    The 68m jumbo catamaran ferry Maria Dolores is going into service with Malta based Virtu Ferries on the company's established Malta - Italy propelled by six Kamewa waterjets, three in each hull. 

  • Final Approval for Bathside Bay

    01 Apr 2006

    The British Government has given final approval for Hutchison Port's proposal to build a new £300m container terminal on a greenfield site at Bathside Bay, Harwich. The development, which will be known as the Harwich International Container Port, will have a capacity of 1.7m TEU per annum, 1,400m of quayside, and will be capable of handling four large container ships. 

  • Milford Haven Sells DV Howells

    01 Apr 2006

    Milford Haven Port Authority in Wales has sold its wholly owned pollution response subsidiary DV Howells to the London based ship broking and consultancy services provider Braemar Seascope. DV Howells' 30 employees will transfer with the business. 

  • MAN B&W Doubles Profit

    01 Apr 2006

    The MAN B&W Diesel Group more than doubled its operating profit last year, leaping to 117m from 55m in 2004. Incoming orders were up by 18% to 2,203m and turnover was up by 17% to 1,666m. 

  • General Offshore Returns to Shallow Water

    01 Apr 2006

    The successful completion of a contract in support of a major telecoms system supplier heralds the return of General Offshore. London based shallow water cable and pipeline installation and maintenance contractor General Offshore Ltd has been re-formed by senior personnel from the original General Offshore (UK) Ltd, which was amalgamated into the Cable and Wireless Marine organisation in the mind-1990s. 

  • Entrants Required for Dutch Innovation Award

    01 Apr 2006

    Holland Marine Equipment has issued a Call for Entries to win the Maritime Innovation Award 2006, which will be presented at a gala event on 9 November. The Award provides the maritime supplier, shipyard or ship owner with an opportunity to demonstrate competitive strength to maritime decision makers whilst helping the Dutch maritime industries to expand their quality image. 

  • Dutch Spill Response Group Founded

    01 Apr 2006

    Fifteen companies, organisations and institutes all active in combating oil and chemical spills on or next to the water have united in the Spill Response Group Holland (SRGH), whose purpose is to promote awareness of the knowledge, products and services available in the Netherlands. 

  • Sea City Website

    01 Apr 2006

    MJ readers along the UK South Coast will benefit from a new website which will keep you informed of sea related leisure and recreational activities in the area. 

  • Wartsila/BLRT Joint Venture

    01 Apr 2006

    The Wartsila Corporation and the BLRT Group of Estonia are setting up a second joint venture to service ships in the Baltic area. To be owned 51% by Wartsila and 49% by BLRT, the new company will be called Wartsila BLRT Services Klaipeda UAB and will provide a single source of marine service covering all aspects of ship repair, including the servicing of engines, gearboxes, propellers and other ship equipment. 

  • Seaeye in Control

    01 Apr 2006

    The directors of the Fareham UK based manufacturer of electric powered ROVs, Seaeye Marine, have taken full control of the company after buying the remaining 40% shareholding of private equity and venture capital group 3i Group PLC. 

  • IMCA Call for Papers

    01 Apr 2006

    The International Marine Contractors Association has issued a Call for Papers for the 14th IMCA Annual Seminar, which will be held this year in Copenhagen on September 19 and 20. The theme for this year is 'Diversity in Marine Contracting Operations' for an IMCA division-wide seminar with both plenary sessions and separate marine and diving sessions. 

  • Sands of Time Shifting

    01 Apr 2006

    Dutch dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster says reports emanating from the Singapore and Malaysian press mention a breakthrough in discussions between the two countries which could result in the resumption of sand supply from Malaysian waters to Singapore land reclamation projects in the short term. Massive land reclamation works in Singapore, which were suspended in mid-2002 due to controversy over sand winning rights, represent a value of ?317m in the Boskalis order book. 

  • ABP Rejects Takeover Bid

    01 Apr 2006

    Associated British Ports (ABP) has rejected as 'wholly inadequate' a £2.2bn takeover bid from an investment consortium which includes the Government Investment Corporation (GIC) of Singapore. 

  • Kalmar American Expansion

    01 Apr 2006

    Container handling equipment provider Kalmar, whose machines handle every fourth container or trailer transfer at terminals around the world, has boosted its presence in the American market with the acquisition of East Coast Cranes and Electrical Contracting Incorporated (ECC). ECC has over 100 employees working in ports predominantly on the US East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico but is also carrying out projects on the West Coast, in the Caribbean and in Latin America. 

  • Rapid Rescue Rewarded

    01 Apr 2006

    A SeaFrance Dover to Calais ferry crew was awarded their country's National Sea Rescue Society (SNSM) medal last month for the courageous rescue at sea of a passenger last November. The passenger fell overboard into very cold water from another company's ship. An alarm was raised and SeaFrance Rodin diverted its route, located the passenger, launched a high speed lifeboat and saved the person's life with a rapid response rescue. 

  • Economic Change Slow for Environmental Salvage

    01 Apr 2006

    The debate on compensation for salvage operations which prevent damage to the environment, initiated by the International Salvage Union (ISU), is a good thing, International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds director Mans Jacobsson told delegates to the ISU Conference in London last month. 

  • Imtech Buys Radio Holland

    01 Apr 2006

    Imtech NV is to acquire the Radio Holland Group BV in a move that will almost double the revenues of its maritime markets to some ?350m while increasing staff to 1,700 people. The acquisition will be formalised after the expected approval of Dutch and German regulatory authorities. Imtech technology is on board an ever growing number of ships but has not had a global service network, a shortcoming that Radio Holland Group's extensive network will remedy. 

  • Yellow Jet Taxi Launches at Seawork

    01 Apr 2006

    One of the many interesting new exhibitors at Seawork this year will be the Cornwall UK based water taxi transportation manufacturer Yellow Jet Taxi, which will launch its new vessel of the same name at Stand Q12 on the Seawork Quayside. 

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