Industry News – Page 218
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NewsMP calls for towing gear training
Northern Isles MP Alistair Carmichael is calling for mandatory training for ships’ crews in the use of emergency towing gear fitted on all large tankers for the past 15 years.
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NewsPort security an issue on 9/11 anniversary
Port and industry leaders across the Western Hemisphere paused on Sunday 11 September to remember those tragically lost in the terrorist attacks in America 10 years ago.
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NewsBullet cameras seal security at Bradwell
Bradwell Marina is one of the largest boating sites in Essex UK, holding millions of pounds worth of boating equipment.
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NewsSecurity software soothes suspicious minds
Netherlands based virtual training and simulation developer VSTEP was proud to have its Port Security Awareness (PSA) software shortlisted in the Security category for the recent Safety at Sea International Awards 2011 in London.
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NewsHumber ports address climate change
Lord Henley, the British Government’s Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, visited the ABP Humber ports of Hull and Immingham last week.
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NewsMerchant Navy Day to lift career awareness
A group of veteran seafarers encouraged youngsters to consider what has become an important but ‘forgotten profession’ as the UK prepared to celebrate Merchant Navy Day earlier this month.
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NewsMalta Pilots receive a second Interceptor
The Malta Maritime Pilots have taken delivery of a second Interceptor pilot vessel two years after taking delivery of Echo 1, their first Interceptor 42 pilot boat built by Ireland’s Safehaven Marine.
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NewsControlled explosion clears wind farm site
The explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) specialist Ramora UK has safely disposed of an unexploded World War II mine at one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms.
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NewsHumber region wins ‘Enterprise Zone’ status
The UK’s Humber region was awarded ‘enterprise zone’ status on Wednesday, creating significant financial incentives for new renewable energy businesses.
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NewsFirst QE Class newbuild block under tow
The huge midsection of the UK’s first Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier has left BAE Systems’ shipyard at Govan for Rosyth, where the aircraft carrier will be assembled.
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NewsFrench complete fast tender for Germans
The first of four novel 19.6m monohull pilot tenders, which officials have said are particularly suited for local conditions, is now in test service in the Ems, Elbe and North Sea.
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NewsSouth Boats purchases Lyme Boats assets
South Boats Special Projects Ltd has reached agreement with the administrators of Lyme Boats Ltd to purchase the assets of the former boat building company.
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NewsDanish boat tackles RMD Canal work
German waterway authorities in Nuremberg have taken the new Danish built multi-purpose workboat Hecht into service for a wide range of water works on the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal.
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NewsEU offshore wind continues to grow
Offshore wind farms are currently the largest construction projects in Europe according to the European Wind Energy Association in its offshore wind energy statistics for the first half year of 2011.
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NewsIADC Dredging and Reclamation Seminar
The International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) has announced the 37th International Seminar on Dredging and Reclamation will take place on 24 - 28 October 2011 in Singapore.
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NewsGLAs launch strategy ‘2025 and Beyond’
The General Lighthouse Authorities for the UK and Ireland unveiled the marine Aids to Navigation (AtoN) strategy, ‘2025 and Beyond’ in a presentation at Trinity House in London on Monday.
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NewsMarine accident reports published
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) have, separately, each published their review of maritime accidents in 2010.
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NewsClose call on mega-dredger’s first job
DEME’s brand new ''mega dredger'' Congo River was named at Zeebrugge on July 8 by the Belgian tennis champion Justine Henin and was working on its first job only six days later when it pulled up a 2,000 pound WWII mine.
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NewsDiesel fuel guidance from IMarEST
The introduction of both the EU Directive and subsequent UK legislation on sulphur reduction and the concomitant increase in biofuel content resulted in a challenge for commercial and leisure vessels in coastal and inland waters.
