Industry News – Page 235
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NewsDredging underway for Tyne's second tunnel
Work to dredge a channel across the UK’ s River Tyne to make way for the second vehicle tunnel started last weekend.
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NewsNew framework for UK port development
Ports around England and Wales will have a new planning framework to work in when considering development, following the launch of the Government' s new National Policy Statement (NPS) for the sector on Monday.
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NewsBoskalis and Smit announce merger
Dutch companies Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) and Smit Internationale N.V. (Smit) surprised the maritime world this morning with the announcement that they have in principle reached agreement on a full merger of the two companies. All the activities of Smit will be continued in the combined company.
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NewsMajor test of Channel rescue services
A major international exercise has been held to test the UK and French maritime rescue services plans to cope with a major maritime disaster in the Dover Strait. Manchex 2009 was the latest in the biennial series of exercises aimed at testing the coordination and response to such an event ...
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NewsBusy Schleswig-Holstein adds Staberhuk to new police fleet
The third of a planned four new coastal patrol boats for service in the Baltic and North Sea has gone into operation for German river and coastal waterway authorities in Schleswig Holstein.
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NewsUK Government to tighten up port safety
Thousands of workers at UK ports are set to benefit from higher safety standards following the recent launch of an updated Port Marine Safety Code by Transport Minister Paul Clark.
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Correction: Mooney Boats
The headline of our ‘ Ocean Cat’ Vessel Launch coverage in the last (October) issue of Maritime Journal incorrectly stated that the new catamaran workboat for Sinbad Marine Services had been built by Macduff Shipyards. As was correct in the body of the story, ‘ Ocean Cat’ was built by ...
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A Chance to Play
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics contributed last month to the delivery of 2,000 soccer kits from Germany to a programme for disadvantaged children in South Africa. The equipment travelled 9,800km from Volkswagen Group headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany to Volkswagen of South Africa’ s ‘ A Chance to Play’ programme via German transport ...
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New National Hydrographer
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced the appointment of Commodore Nick Lambert RN as the next UK National Hydrographer, Deputy Chief Executive (Hydrography), based at Taunton in Somerset. He has been promoted to Rear Admiral and takes over from Rear Admiral Ian Moncrieff. He will play a key ...
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Wartsila in Murmansk
Finnish marine power supplier Wartsila has opened a service centre at Murmansk in Russia to service the rapidly growing number of vessels in the Barents Sea region. To emphasise the importance of cooperation, the Governor of the Murmansk Oblast region jointly signed a document of goodwill with Wartsila’ s President ...
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Crown for King's Lynn
The UK Department for Transport has published new statistics which identify the ABP Port of King’ s Lynn as Britain’ s fastest growing port. Trade through the East Anglian inland port increased last year by a whopping 33% at a time when many of the major ports saw a drop. ...
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Marine radar milestone
Sperry Marine is marking a milestone in marine radar technology by celebrating the 60th anniversary of the launch of its first commercial marine radar product, the Type 159, which was introduced by the UK based Decca Marine Group in August 1949. The company has subsequently sold more than 150,000 marine ...
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River Service Guaranteed
A £ 269,000 deal between Transport for London (TfL), Greenwich Council, and Thames Clippers guarantees a continuing passenger service on the River Thames between the O2 arena in Greenwich and Woolwich Arsenal until 2013. The subsidy, jointly funded by TfL and Greenwich Council, mean that current levels of service between ...
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Dutch-Turkish agreement
The Turkish Association of Ship Industrialists (GESAD) has signed a letter of intent with Dutch specialist shipbuilding kit supplier IHC Metalix which will see both parties start a feasibility study for a Turkish pre-processing plant for the steel and aluminium parts needed for the shipbuilding, offshore and construction industry. IHC ...
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Counter-piracy for free
The Merchant Maritime Warfare Centre (MMWC), a UK based, non-profit counter-piracy organisation is now offering its Ship Support Service to vessels free of charge. This is the first time that such an extensive counter-piracy consultation service has been available without cost to vessels and operators, and marks the beginning of ...
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Dynamic Positioning e-journal
The International Dynamic Positioning Operators Association (IDPOA) has launched the first dedicated journal focusing on Dynamic Positioning (DP). ‘ 6degrees&rsquo
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Harsh Environment Technology
ABS will create the ABS Harsh Environment Technology Center on the campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN). The Center will support the development of technologies for ships and offshore structures operating in harsh environments, particularly the Arctic. Applied research will be conducted to study vessels and units operating in ...
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General Manager for ISU
The International Salvage Union (ISU) has created a General Manager position, appointing its development adviser, John Noble, with immediate effect. The President of the ISU will continue to be a senior figure from one of the ISU’ s member companies. The General Manager will focus on supporting the President and ...
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Launch of 'Spill Alert'
The UK Spill Association, representing the UK oil spill industry, has launched its new, quarterly, specialist newsletter to keep the wider world informed about key issues related to oil spills, both at sea and on land. The content covers spill industry leaders' opinions, governmental agencies input, industry developments and activities. ...
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Ferry under build
The first of two huge new ships being built for P& O Ferries passed a major construction milestone with its recent keel laying in Rauma, Finland. At 49,000grt, and measuring 212m LOA, the new ships are by far the largest ferries ever designed for the Dover - Calais route. The ...
