Industry News – Page 153
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ECDIS Singapore
UK based Marine training firm ECDIS Ltd aspires to open a new office in Singapore, some three months after visiting the country on a UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) trade mission.
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Coastal management
Representatives of local authorities and NGOs from Greece and Turkey have called for cross-border cooperation on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) and other urban and environmental issues common to both sides.
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Antwerp - Cuba
The new dynamic in relations between the European Union and Cuba has opened the door to port related training for Cuba too.
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Security guidance
Guidance on training and certification requirements for ship security officers and seafarers with designated security duties has been agreed by IMO.
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Stricken cargo ship towed to safety
The UK’s Falmouth Coastguard assisted a cargo vessel which began sinking 12 miles east of the Lizard coast in Cornwall this week.
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Liner service
The French shipping company CMA CGM is expanding its range of liner services from Hamburg and including Black Sea ports in its schedule for the first time.
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Aqua-Guard contract with Damen
Canada’s Aqua-Guard Solutions has signed a contract with Damen Shipyards Gorinchem to supply two large URO 300Z1 offshore oil skimming systems for two newbuilds.
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Funding for marine renewables
The Scottish government’s Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) Array Technology Innovation Programme has awarded funding to a team of marine experts to carry out research on Turbulence in Marine Environments (TIME).
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NewsMustang Marine goes into administration
Workboat builder Mustang Marine (Wales) Ltd has gone into receivership with the loss of 66 jobs and reported debts in January of more than £1.5m.
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NewsGondan newbuild oceanographic vessel
Spain’s Gondan Shipyard has been commissioned to build a new oceanographic vessel for the Marine Research Institute of Norway – the contract is due to be finalised on 14 March.
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News'Record' nominations for Fugro
Dutch technical consultancy company, Fugro, is among the shortlisted for this year’s Ground Engineering (GE) Awards, with a “record number of shortlisted nominations” in three categories.
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NewsNew Acta Marine vessel gets first deployment
Dutch workboat operator Acta Marine’s newly launched multi-purpose support vessel has been deployed on its first geotechnical project in France.
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NewsVysotsk port reconstruction complete
Infrastructure at the Russian seaport of Vysotsk has undergone reconstruction and has been commissioned in a bid to increase the overload capacity of the coal terminal at the port.
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NewsMayor hails foreign direct investment
The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Fiona Woolf, welcomed the foreign direct investment by Dubai’s DP World into London Gateway, while visiting the recently opened deepsea container port and Europe’s largest logistics park.
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Able Marine Energy Park compromise
The UK’s Associated British Ports (ABP) is working with Able UK to find a way to enable the Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) and Immingham Western Deepwater Jetty (IWDJ) projects to move ahead alongside each other without damaging job creation opportunities for the Humber region.
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NewsDocking Solutions wins pontoon contract
UK-based Docking Solutions is to design, supply and install 33m of pontoons, a bridge system and bank seat for Looe Harbour Commissioners.
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Iberdrola spends €159m on R&D
Spanish multinational electric utility company, Iberdrola, allocated €159m to R&D in 2013, up 10% on the previous year, and a large chunk was allocated towards the development of renewable energy.
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NewsGothenburg campaigns to save emissions
Sweden’s Port of Gothenburg’s campaign to save sulphur emissions is making progress. During 2013, 49 vessels took part resulting in a saving of 120 tonnes of sulphur emissions.
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NewsShip Finance Forum at SMM
At the SMM Ship Finance Forum, just ahead of the SMM trade fair in Hamburg in September, experts will discuss the potential and prospects for new ship financing models.
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Renewable energy law module offered
The University of Dundee is to offer students experience of one of the fastest growing and most important sectors of the economy thanks to a new partnership with MacRoberts, one of Scotland''s most eminent law firms.
