Industry News – Page 173
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NewsDamen vessel for Amsterdam Canals
Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld-Giessendam has delivered a hybrid patrol vessel for use on Amsterdam’s complex waterways.
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LNG delivery dip dents MHPA profits
Changes in worldwide LNG flows saw the UK Port of Milford Haven handle significantly fewer LNG carrying ships in 2012, resulting in a concurrent dip in profits.
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Ship to shore power
The new High Voltage Shore Connection (HVSC) at Sweden’s Port of Ystad is creating significant interest in shipping circles.
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NewsNo place for ostriches
“Don''t play the ostrich in a crisis,” says Ben Pinnington of Polaris Media: “Any business can fall foul of bad news. What is essential is that you handle bad news well.”
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NewsBridging the gap in workboat funding
If you think you’ve spotted Peter Curtis of DS Marine Finance surrounded by a small crowd of people who seem unaccustomed to the workboat environment, you may well be right.
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NewsBMT acquires Verweij & Hoebee
The UK based international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, BMT Group, is acquiring Dutch marine survey expert, Verweij & Hoebee, to strengthen its position in blue water surveys.
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Dutch success
The Dutch shipbuilding industry had a successful 2012, with some 95 seagoing vessels delivered and an order book representing a value of more than €2bn.
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NewsIMO safety review
The IMO Symposium on the ‘Future of Ship Safety’ has recommended that the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) carries out a full review of the existing safety regulatory framework in order to meet future needs and expectations.
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EC proposal points to ports ‘red tape’
The European Commission’s proposal to appoint an independent supervisor for ports in every Member State will lead to a lot of unnecessary bureaucracy, says the Port of Rotterdam Authority.
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NewsCable joint venture
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. and Royal Volker Wessels Stevin N.V. (VolkerWessels) have signed a Letter of Intent to set up a joint venture combining their forces in the field of cable installation.
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NewsPiriou moves into marine renewables
French shipbuilder, Piriou, is moving into the offshore windfarm support market and has entered into a contract with naval architect, BMT Nigel Gee to build offshore windfarm support vessels (WFSVs).
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Hamburg hopeful
The Port of Hamburg saw slight growth of seaborne cargo handling in the first quarter of 2013.
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Smart Rivers
The 2013 edition of the ''Strategic Maritime Asset Research and Transformation Rivers Conference for 21st Century Rivers Systems'', in short, SMART Rivers Conference, will take place from 23 - 27 September 2013 in two neighbouring cities; Liège in Belgium and Maastricht in the Netherlands.
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Raahe terminal
The Raahe Container Terminal has been commissioned in the Finnish Port of Raahe.
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NewsUmoe Schat-Harding and Noreq acquired
Norwegian private equity fund Herkules has acquired Umoe Schat-Harding AS and Noreq AS, creating a major global supplier of maritime life saving equipment.
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NewsJaya tug for Atlantic Towing
Jaya Holdings Limited is set to deliver a second state of the art anchor handling tug supply vessel to Canada’s Atlantic Towing Limited by the end of 2013.
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PPG to Poland
PPG Industries has started manufacturing protective and marine coatings (PMC) at the company’s facility in Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland.
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Dutch cooperation
Netherlands Seacontractors and Marine Projects Rotterdam (MPR) are cooperating in the commercial management of MPR’s fleet of Eurocarriers.
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Green Antwerp
The Port of Antwerp has won an award in recognition of its efforts to grow into a sustainable port where economic activities and nature development go hand in hand.
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Environmental costs to shipping
At Nor-Shipping 2013, delegates heard that impending new legislation to protect the environment will present an industry wide cost of more than half a trillion US dollars between 2015 and 2025.
