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Wartsila powers into ship design
17 Jul 2008
Finnish propulsion systems specialist Wartsila has acquired the global ship design group Vik-Sandvik, an independent group providing design and engineering services to ship owners and the ship building industry worldwide.
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Spanish giant for JDN
17 Jul 2008
Belgian dredging leviathan Jan De Nul celebrated the 4th of July by launching what is by far the world's largest trailing suction hopper dredger at the Shipyard La Naval in Sestao, Spain.
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Reefs under threat
16 Jul 2008
Shipping activities are partly to blame for the endangered state of the world's shallow coral reefs, according to a report published in Science this week.
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Be part of the vision
16 Jul 2008
The Maritime Navigation Information Services (MarNIS) visionary project to bring vessel traffic management, search and rescue and environmental protection under one (virtual or physical) roof is going to be aired this autumn - in front of a critical audience.
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Science relies on buoys with bounce
18 Jul 2008
Elastic wins the day for two customised data buoys that are being deployed in the English Channel off Plymouth this week. The pair of bright yellow, seven metre buoys, bristling with sensitive instruments are part of the £100m national marine science programme Oceans 2025, funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
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CEDA sets dredging conference schedule
24 Jul 2008
The Netherlands based Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has revealed a full autumn programme of events, with CEDA Dredging Days 2008 taking place in Antwerp on 1-3 October.
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South Boats wins £22m order book
01 Aug 2008
Isle of Wight based boatbuilder South Boats Special Projects won contracts for four more boats from the June Seawork event, a sales surge which operations director Ben Coleman said was worth 'in the region of £22m'.
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UKHMA responds to Draft Marine Navigation Bill
24 Jul 2008
The UK Harbour Masters' Association (UKHMA) welcomed the publication this week of the Report on the Draft Marine Navigation Bill issued by the Transport Committee.
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First lives saved by RNLI’s MOB Guardian
18 Jul 2008
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s satellite based MOB Guardian sea safety system has recently played an important part in saving the lives of three fishermen after their vessel sank off the Channel Islands.
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Marine industry and environmentalists unite
31 Jul 2008
Associated British Ports’ (ABP) sustainable manager Peter Barham, in his capacity as Chairman of the Seabed User and Developer Group (SUDG), has welcomed SUDG and the Wildlife and Countryside Link’s (Link) joint statement on the draft Marine Bill, citing it as an excellent example of industry and environmentalists working together to ensure the sustainable development of the marine environment.
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IMarEST dinner date with low wash future
30 Jul 2008
The first of a class of 13.5m catamaran patrol launches to be operated by the Port of London Authority is under construction, ready for trials and introduction into service in Spring 2009.
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MHPA to host BPA annual conference
30 Jul 2008
The British Ports Association will hold its annual conference in Milford Haven on 8-9 October in an event hosted by the Milford Haven Port Authority. Non-BPA members are welcome to book for the open sessions and a trade exhibition will be held in conjunction with the conference.
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World’s first ‘Zemship’ goes into service
31 Jul 2008
The world’s first fuel cell powered, zero emission passenger ship, tagged Zemship by its German developers, goes into service somewhat belatedly late this month in Hamburg after completion at the local SSB Oortkaten Shipyard.
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