Industry News – Page 246
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NewsGeoff Holt takes on his Personal Atlantic
Personal Everest yachtsman Geoff Holt is planning to take on the Personal Atlantic challenge next winter in which he will sail across the Atlantic Ocean, becoming the first quadriplegic sailor to do so. The 3,000 mile voyage, in which he will be unassisted in every aspect of sailing, will raise ...
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NewsEurope's IAPH Conference arrives in Genoa
Under the highly topical banner of ‘ Oriented to the market, Open to the future’ , the 26th International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) World Port Conference will focus on understanding how the challenges of global climate change will affect the port industry. Taking place in Genoa, Italy, from ...
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NewsFree Nautical Almanac about to go live
The Wiley Nautical Almanac is now available for viewing as a demonstration video. Log onto wileyalmanac.com to see the video demonstration of Wiley Nautical’ s new digital almanac, which has been in development for 15 months. The Wiley Nautical Almanac will be available to all as a free download from ...
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NewsPort of Kiel begins box handling
Regular container handling began in the German Port of Kiel last month with the arrival in the port’ s Ostuferhafen of the first one hundred 20ft containers from Riga on board the MS “ Vera Rambow” .
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NewsMCA Scotland grounds SAR helicopters
The UK’ s Maritime & Coastguard Agency was advised last Friday by its helicopter contractor CHC that all four Coastguard S92 helicopters operating out of Stornoway and Shetland have been grounded pending further advice from the relevant safety authorities.
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NewsPort of Hamburg boosts inland waterway box transport
The German Port of Hamburg achieved record results last year for internal waterway shipping, with container transport by environmentally friendly inland vessels growing by a dramatic 29%.
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NewsArabian Gulf gets its Work Boat show
With a high percentage of the world''s dredging fleet and ancillary workboats filling the region in recent years it is surprising that the Arabian Gulf has not had its own dedicated workboat exhibition and conference. The unlikely void has now been filled by Baird Publications, which launches Work Boat Gulf ...
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NewsOcean Business back with a bang
Ocean Business 2009 brings the ocean technology industry back to the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton UK for an event which has doubled in size compared to its last staging in 2007.
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Experts meet to discuss aggregates challenges
The European Marine Sand and Gravel Group (EMSAGG) is hosting what it describes as ''an exceptional conference in Rome, Italy on 7 and 8 May 2009.
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NewsGermans launch first of two SWATH ships for Customs
Germany''s Nordseewerke (NSW) Shipyard has launched Helgoland, the first of two unique 50m SWATH offshore patrol vessels for international Customs service in the German Bight and North Sea.
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NewsMuseum celebrates PLA's 'Century of Service'.
The Port of London Authority (PLA) is celebrating a century of responsibility for the tidal Thames this year and the Museum of London Docklands is supporting its centenary with an exhibition titled ''Port of London Authority: A Century of Service''.
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NewsMore wind for joint venture partners
The Fluor Corporation''s UK division, Fluor Limited, and Airtricity, the renewable energy division of Scottish and Southern Energy, have been granted an exclusivity award by The Crown Estate to develop an offshore wind farm at Bell Rock off Scotland''s Angus coastline.
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NewsRange of new boat types for German owners
Specialist German newbuilds are in the news this month with one due for delivery, another launched and a third awaiting official approval.
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NewsLargest export hovercraft on trials
The latest addition to the Canadian Coast Guard''s hovercraft fleet is undergoing trials off the Isle of Wight. ''Mamilossa'', Abenakis Indian for ''he who goes from water to the land'', was built at St Helens on the Island by hovercraft manufacturer Hoverwork Limited and will be the largest hovercraft ever ...
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Wartsila pezzi del motore
Finland based marine engine manufacturer Wartsila has boosted its range of engineering services available in Italy by opening a new workshop in Taranto, an important commercial hub in the Puglia region of Southern Italy.
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The United Kingdom Harbour Masters' Association (UKHMA) has relocated the venue for its popular Spring and Autumn Seminars to the Victory Services Club, a short walk from Marble Arch in London.
Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam (DSR) is the first yard in the world to receive the ISO 9001:2008 certificate, successor to the ISO 9001:2000.
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Site purchase for SAR HQ
Agreement has been reached on the purchase of a suitable site for the proposed new Doolin Search and Rescue Headquarters in Ireland.
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Marine podcasts for free
The Tamar is faster than its predecessor, and is the most technologically advanced lifeboat ever to be produced by the RNLI.The new site offers podcasts on a range of topics, including marine insurance, ports and terminals. Coracle provides the audio files for free via the site and via iTunes, supported ...
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Marine power agreement
Metoc plc, which provides environmental design and risk management services for infrastructure assets, and consulting engineers Parsons Brinckerhoff have signed a non-exclusive alliance agreement to provide new services to the offshore renewable energy and marine power cable sectors.
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Maersk Line moves
Maritime expansion goes forward in Liverpool as international shippers Maersk Line UK & Ireland, part of the vast A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, establishes a headquarters in the port city.
