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Dutch double offshore airport concepts
02 Oct 2008
Offshore airport proposals for overcrowded northern Europe are suddenly very much in the news. London Mayor Boris Johnson's proposal last month for an alternative to Heathrow on reclaimed land in the Thames Estuary has been matched by an even more striking concept from the Netherlands.
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Denmark moves on fixed link to Germany
02 Oct 2008
A company owned by the Danish Government is expected to be created soon to plan and construct the controversial EUR 5.8bn Fehmarn Belt fixed link between Germany and Denmark, which has finally been agreed.
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MAIB report on 'Sava Lake' deaths
02 Oct 2008
A report published jointly by the UKs Marine Accident Investigation Branch and the Maritime Administration of Latvia has found that the deaths earlier this year of two seafarers on board a Latvian registered cargo vessel was almost certainly due to oxygen depletion in the compartment they had entered.
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Van Oord's €1bn build programme continues
02 Oct 2008
Dutch dredging major Van Oord has commissioned a new self-propelled cutter suction dredger which will be one of the largest of its type in the world.
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Safety pays in Jervoise Bay
09 Oct 2008
Flanders Dredging Corporation (FDC), a fully owned subsidiary of Belgium's Jan De Nul Group, has transformed praise from a strict Australian client into victory when its project at the Australian Marine Complex located in Jervoise Bay, Western Australia was awarded this year's IADC Safety Award.
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MAIB report on the tragic 'Flying Phantom' sinking
09 Oct 2008
The UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report on its investigation into the loss of the tug Flying Phantom while towing the 76,596dwt bulk carrier Red Jasmine on the River Clyde on 19 December 2007, resulting in the loss of three of its crew, was published on 30 September.
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UN Security Council backs force against pirates
09 Oct 2008
The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Tuesday urging states to commit naval and air forces to the fight against piracy off the coast of Somalia.
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Call for renewables priority grid access
09 Oct 2008
In view of the upcoming EU Energy Council meeting tomorrow, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has sent an open letter to French Energy Minister Borloo.
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IADC Seminar spotlights Emirates dredging
09 Sep 2008
For decision makers and their advisors in governments, port and harbour authorities, offshore companies and other organisations that have to execute dredging projects, the International Association of Dredging Companies has organised the 31st International Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation.
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Rain in Spain mainly adds to claims
16 Oct 2008
Last weekend's storms around Spain created a nightmare for not one, but two Liberian flagged ships. First the bulk carrier Tawe ran aground in Algeciras on Friday night.
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Pelamis plugs Portugal into wave power
16 Oct 2008
So many mariners, pounded by the merciless power of the sea, must have wondered what it would take to get this huge force on our side.
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UK Treasury reviews rocketing port tax bills
16 Oct 2008
A critical stage in the battle being waged by businesses based at British docks against the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) took place yesterday when the VOA appeared before the Treasury Committee to explain why it has issued massive, unexpected rates demands, backdated to 2005, which could have a crippling effect on port based businesses and the UK economy as a whole.
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Former Halmatic site redevelopment event
16 Oct 2008
Always a highly topical and relevant subject, Strategic Waterfront Sites will be the topic for the November MareNet event which is being partnered by SEEDA and will take place at the former VT Halmatic site at Porchester.
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VOA admits failure of port rates revaluation
23 Oct 2008
The UK campaign for a fair evaluation of taxes for businesses operating in UK ports got a boost recently when the agency involved admitted it had failed to complete its revaluation process before putting the new rates into effect.
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'Marco Polo' plan pursued in Shetland
23 Oct 2008
The planned 'Motorway of the Sea' linking Kristiansund in Norway, Rosyth in the UK and Zeebrugge in Belgium has unexpectedly run into a snag. While not grounded completely, the plan has certainly been hit by a delay.
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Norwegian shortsea line under threat
23 Oct 2008
A Norwegian coastal shipping line has 'unexpectedly' mothballed another vessel as it struggles with mounting financial problems.
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Abu Dhabi buys into London Array
23 Oct 2008
What is expected to become the world's largest offshore wind farm got back on track recently when the Masdar Initiative, the Abu Dhabi government's multi-billion dollar investment in renewable energy, took a 20% stake in the London Array project in the Thames Estuary.
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Low wash fleet of PLA patrol boats
30 Oct 2008
The Port of London Authority has placed an order with Northumberland UK based boat builder Alnmaritec Ltd for a fleet of five 13.5m low wash patrol boats which will operate on the tidal reaches of the River Thames.
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Rapid rescue for grounded Scheldt boxship
30 Oct 2008
Netherlands based towage and salvage specialist Multraship and Belgian salvage operator URS Salvage & Maritime Contracting refloated the 39,900 gt, Singapore flag containership Kota Lagu last week after it had grounded in the River Scheldt with hazardous cargo on board.
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Thirsty volunteers for Sailors' Society cycle ride
30 Oct 2008
A lively group of ladies from Hampshire Womens Institute (WI) in Winchester UK and local branches at Shirley, Romsey, Stockbridge and Otterbourne, are volunteering their time to man a number of water stops for thirsty cyclists during the Deloitte and Sailors Society Cycle 2009.
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WOAC issues piracy recommendations
30 Oct 2008
The United Kingdom Warlike Operations Area Committee (WOAC) responded on Tuesday to the extraordinary security situation in the Gulf of Aden; the establishment of the Maritime Security Patrol Area defined by the Commander of CTF 150 and the adoption of resolutions concerning Somalia by the UN Security Council.
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