Industry News – Page 210
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RIBs for Malta
Finland’s Boomeranger Boats has won a European tender to deliver three high speed RIB’s to Malta armed forces.
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Balast water approval
The Maritime Environmental Protection Committee of the United Nations'' International Maritime Organization (IMO) has granted Siemens Final Approval for its Sicure ballast water management system.
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Chinese ferry for Damen
Damen Shipyards Gorinchem and Afai Southern Shipyard in China have been contracted to build a 35 m ferry for Liuzhou Yinliu Hotel Management.
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Rena report reveals short cut
An interim report on the Rena cargo ship grounding has revealed that the crew may have been taking a short cut which caused the incident.
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NewsDelta power Irish Coastguard
The UK’s Delta Power Group is delivering its second batch of RIBs to the Irish Coastguard shortly as part of a total fleet upgrade.
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GIS cuts cost
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has completed a GIS-based data study for the first stage of Forewind’s planned Round 3 Dogger Bank offshore wind farm development.
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DHV and Haskoning merge
Netherlands based engineering consultancies DHV and Royal Haskoning have announce their intention to merge.
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SafeMed software tool
The development of a new software tool to help in the fight against substandard shipping has begun under the auspices of the SafeMed II Project.
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NewsPort rates fiasco finally brought to an end
Port based businesses in the UK facing unfair and unexpected backdated business rates bills can breathe a sigh of relief, Local Government Minister Bob Neill said last month.
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NewsRoyal launch for Macduff’s new design office
HRH The Princess Royal officially opened Macduff Ship Design’s new office in Scotland last week.
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Apprenticeship scheme
More than a dozen marine businesses in Cornwall UK have boosted their workforce through Cornwall Marine Network’s unique Apprenticeship Scheme.
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NewsFirst quaywall revealed at London Gateway
DP World chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem visited London Gateway late last month, the UK’s new deepwater container port and what will become Europe’s largest logistics park.
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Dredging training course
The training course Environmental Aspects of Dredging will next be presented in Delft, The Netherlands on 19 and 20 April 2012, organised by the Postgraduate Academic Programme of the Delft University of Technology.
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€90m dredging deal
Compañía Sudamericana de Dragados S.A., a subsidiary of Belgium’s Jan De Nul Group, has been awarded a contract for capital and maintenance dredging in the port of Bahia Blanca, Argentina.
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Drives/batteries cooperation
The global AC drives manufacturer Vacon Plc and European Batteries Oy, a Finland-based lithium-ion-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery systems manufacturer, have agreed on cooperation in the field of technology that combines the use of battery systems and AC drives in the same electrical system.
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Mandatory cruise muster
In the wake of the Costa Concordia incident, the global cruise industry has announced a new emergency drill policy requiring mandatory muster for embarking passengers prior to departure from port.
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Ferry good numbers
Ferry operator Stena Line bucked industry trends in 2011 by carrying 4.4% more cars on its Harwich-Hook of Holland route than during the previous year.
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SAR helicopter deal
The UK Department for Transport has awarded Bristow Helicopters Ltd the contract to provide Search and Rescue (SAR) services in the North of Scotland.
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Scots ferry fares
Scotland’s Transport Minister, Keith Brown, has announced extra financial help for all hauliers and businesses using ferry routes to the Western Isles, Coll and Tiree.
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NewsNeptune delivers Eurocarrier for GSS BV
Neptune Shipyards in the Netherlands delivered a new Eurocarrier 2395 named Sandy M to GSS BV last month.
