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UK fast track for offshore wind
26 Jun 2008
The Crown Estate, which manages the coastal zones around the UK, identified an initial 11 zones last month as the best sites for a Round 3 next generation of offshore wind farms.
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MCA assesses VHFO pollution risks
03 Jul 2008
The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency has conducted an assessment of the risk and the ability to respond to a spill in UK waters of Very Heavy Fuel Oil (VHFO) in the form of either cargo or bunkers.
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Futuristic ferry pushes the limits
03 Jul 2008
The biggest and possibly the most sophisticated luxury ship ever to sail on the Lake of Constance is nearing completion for Swiss owners at Germany’s Bodan Shipyard in Kressbronn.
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Spare cash, please, for charity RIB
03 Jul 2008
Two mothers with seven children between them became the first ever all female crew to participate in the Round Britain Offshore Power Boat Race, which was still underway as MJ closed for press late last month.
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Dover Strait U-Boat wreck being relocated
03 Jul 2008
The delicate operation to relocate the wreck of a WW1 German submarine began mid-June in the Dover Strait, the world’s busiest shipping lane.
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Marine sites on 'Heritage At Risk' list
03 Jul 2008
Maritime shipwrecks will be on a register of the country's neglected or decaying historic treasures when English Heritage launches its Heritage At Risk project this month.
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Tidal turbine moves towards grid
03 Jul 2008
Tidal stream technology pioneer Marine Current Turbines Ltd has consolidated the successful installation of its 1.2MW SeaGen tidal energy system in Strangford Narrows in Northern Ireland (see MJ May) and is undertaking a 12 week period of commissioning and testing before it starts regularly feeding power into the Northern Ireland grid.
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'Portcentric' vision for Teesports' planning
03 Jul 2008
Following government approval for the Northern Gateway Container Terminal (NGCT) at Teesport in North East England and before construction work has started, shippers and retailers are already anticipating the benefits of direct supply chain services between northern England and the Far East.
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