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Batman Boat to Save the Planet
06 Sep 2007
The revolutionary New Zealand biodiesel powerboat Earthrace arrived in Amsterdam last week as part of its European promotional tour sponsored by Deutsche-Med of Rostock, Germany.
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Most Powerful Engines in Shipping History
31 Aug 2007
APL, the global container transportation company, has ordered eight MAN B&W 14K98ME-C7 engines, each generating a massive 84,280 kW or 115,000 BHP at 104 rpm, to power eight 10,000 TEU containerships from Korean builders.
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St Petersburg Hosts Ports and Shipbuilding Conference
06 Sep 2007
Neva 2007, the 9th International Shipping, Shipbuilding, Ports and Offshore Energy Exhibition takes place on the 24th- through 27th of September at the Lenexpo Exhibition Complex in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Nicola Turns Port Waters Green
05 Sep 2007
The Port of London Authority's (PLA) Nicola Jenkins has scooped an international award for showing European ports how to "up" their environmental game.
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Wounded Warriors Sail the Channel
01 Sep 2007
At noon on 11 September, ten members of the British Limbless Ex-Service Men’s Association (BLESMA) and two participants from its American counterparts The Wounded Warrior Disabled Sports Project (WWDSP) embarked upon a nine day sailing trip across the English Channel.
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MJ Sponsors International Conference on Coastal Management
01 Sep 2007
Maritime Journal joins the UK Environment Agency, Birse Coastal, and SCOPAC (Standing Conference On Problems Associated with the Coastline) in sponsoring the International Conference on Coastal Management, which will be held at the Mercure Holland House Hotel and Spa in Cardiff UK on 31 October and 1 November, with an optional Technical Visit on 2 November.
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Britain's Best Maritime Technology Student
01 Sep 2007
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) will take an active role in finding Britain’s Best Maritime Technology Student when it hosts the judging of this category in the annual SET awards (Science, Engineering & Technology Student of the Year) on 20 September.
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Flag States Crucial to Marine Safety
01 Sep 2007
The role of a flag state in assisting ship owners to achieve safe and efficient operation of ships cannot be understated, according to John Ramage, managing director of International Registries (U.K.) Limited, which administers the Marshall Islands Registry. Speaking at the The Motor Ship Propulsion Conference in Hamburg this week, Mr. Ramage said that the shaping of new maritime regulations, in depth investigations into vessel incidents and accurate round the clock technical support all come under a flag state’s responsibility and are essential to promoting safety at sea.
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Cardiff Celebrates Centenary of QA Dock
23 Sep 2007
Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Cardiff celebrated the centenary of Queen Alexandra Dock with an official tree planting ceremony last week and the opening of a special photographic exhibition featuring images from the past 100 years of port operations.
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Graham Gulf Commissions a Special Boat
25 Sep 2007
As Graham Gulf’s newest crew boat leaves the C&G Boat Works and goes into service this month it will mark a special memorial.
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Port-Net Partners Meet in Hamburg
26 Sep 2007
After more than two years of workshops, conferences, best practice tours and several papers and studies being published considering the common challenges faced by ports across Europe, the EU’s Port-Net project holds its closing conference and general assembly in Hamburg this week. Delegates will be focusing on EU Port Policy at this final event, presenting a series of high profile speakers.
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UKHMA Autumn Seminar Programme Finalised
27 Sep 2007
The UK Harbour Masters' Association Autumn Seminar will take place at the IMarEST Conference Centre in London on 17 October. The programme has proved a challenge to finalise but the result offers one of the most interesting ranges of topics in recent years. The line up of speakers includes the new UK Shipping Minister, and the new MCA Ports Liaison Manager.
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Important Wind Farm Hurdle Overcome
30 Jul 2008
A potential threat to what is described as the world’s largest wind farm off the north Kent Coast has been lifted following a Government ruling on the siting of the onshore substation. London Array Ltd, a company comprising Shell WindEnergy, E.ON and DONG Energy, is proposing to install up to 270 wind turbines in the Thames Estuary 12 miles off the Kent and Essex coasts. Once completed and fully operational it is expected that up to 1,000 MW of electricity will be produced, enough to satisfy the needs of all the homes in Kent and East Sussex.
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Olympics Anticipated at Port of Tilbury
30 Jul 2008
The Port of Tilbury UK is providing an ideal stopping off point for two river buses travelling from Brisbane, Australia, to their final destination on the River Thames.The vessels, built for the Thames Clippers fleet, arrived at Tilbury on board the Edmongracht, and were unloaded in a carefully planned tandem lift operation, from ship to quay, then quay to water.
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New Look Cat in Med Service
30 Jul 2008
The high speed passenger ferry catamaran Tanger Jet 11 has gone into service between ports in Spain and Morocco for German shipowner Förde Reederei Seetouristik, FRS, after conversion at the BREDO Shipyard in Bremerhaven.
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Swansea Handling Gets Amazon Online
30 Jul 2008
The ABP Port of Swansea is serving as the handling facility for thousands of tons of concrete components for a new distribution centre being built by the online retailing giant Amazon on Swansea Bay.
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Geoff Holt Conquers ‘Personal Everest’
30 Jul 2008
Quadriplegic sailor Geoff Holt successfully completed his ‘Personal Everest’ quest to become the first disable person to sail around Great Britain on 5 September when his trimaran passed the South Cardinal buoy in Southampton Water 109 days after setting off. He had sailed 1,455 miles, stopped at 51 ports, and spent 58 days weather bound during one of the worst summers for weather in British history. He was accompanied throughout the journey by a fully crewed support RIB and additional team members following in three road vehicles, including his wife and five year old son.
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P&O Ferries Boosts Freight Capacity
30 Jul 2008
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.The company will take delivery of the ‘El Greco’, currently operated by the Spanish shipping line Trasmediterranea, during September and will deploy the vessel on its Dover-Calais service to offer additional peak time and refit season capacity in a growing market. The ship will also be used as a refit relief vessel in P&O's Irish Sea and North Sea operations.
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Funding Innovation for ‘ss Great Britain’
30 Jul 2008
Work has started 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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