Industry News – Page 253
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Ports on YouTube
PD Ports group development director, Martyn Pellew, discusses the development of northern England through the UK' s port and rail infrastructure in videos which have been posted on YouTube.
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ETA meeting set
The European Tugowners' Association (ETA) 46th Annual Meeting is to be held in Lisbon in May of next year. The meeting, scheduled for 13-15 May, is to be hosted by the Svitzer Group.
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Marine noise news
' Ocean Noise: Turn it Down' , a report published last month by IFAW, says that noise pollution of the world' s oceans poses a serious threat to marine animals and that urgent international action should be taken to counter it.
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Marine group launches
The Imtech Marine Group was officially launched at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg.
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Distress demos online
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BMT raises its Hi-Q
The UK' s BMT Group, whose companies have wide and varied involvement in the maritime industries, has acquired Basingstoke based procurement and business change specialist Hi-Q Systems.
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PEMA expands
The Port Equipment Manufacturers' Association (PEMA) has expanded its membership with the addition of four specialist manufacturing and consulting companies from Europe and the USA.
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Scour protection guide to be published
Scour, the erosion of sediment at the base of a structure, is a serious engineering issue, and understanding, designing for and managing toe scour and beach lowering at coastal structures is a key issue for coastal managers, designers and engineers.
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Green Party to challenge new East Anglian aggregates dredging
The Green Party in the UK is to challenge proposed aggregates dredging off the East Anglian coast. Councillor Rupert Read of Norwich, the Green Party lead candidate for Eastern Region in the 2009 Euro-elections, has announced that the Green Party will be challenging the new aggregate dredging licences being sought ...
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NewsEconomic ramifications of Riga port development
BMT Transport Solutions has won a contract to work on the Port Development Strategy for the Port of Riga, which is a vital part of the broader Riga Development Plan, emphasising that economically successful ports lead to successful seaside cities.
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NewsErika III pulls through stormy waters
It was anything but plain sailing for the Erika III, a set of seven legislative proposals presented by the European Parliament intended to strengthen maritime safety and anti-pollution measures in European waters.
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UK insurers behind on treating customers fairly?
A study by accountant and business consultant Moore Stephens suggests that while some progress has clearly been made in the effort to meet the FSA' s Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) deadline, there remain serious doubts about whether the UK insurance industry will be able to put in place the necessary ...
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NewsRapid rescue for grounded Scheldt boxship
Netherlands based towage and salvage specialist Multraship and Belgian salvage operator URS Salvage & Maritime Contracting refloated the 39,900 gt, Singapore flag containership Kota Lagu last week after it had grounded in the River Scheldt with hazardous cargo on board.
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NewsThirsty volunteers for Sailors' Society cycle ride
A lively group of ladies from Hampshire Womens Institute (WI) in Winchester UK and local branches at Shirley, Romsey, Stockbridge and Otterbourne, are volunteering their time to man a number of water stops for thirsty cyclists during the Deloitte and Sailors Society Cycle 2009.
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NewsWOAC issues piracy recommendations
The United Kingdom Warlike Operations Area Committee (WOAC) responded on Tuesday to the extraordinary security situation in the Gulf of Aden; the establishment of the Maritime Security Patrol Area defined by the Commander of CTF 150 and the adoption of resolutions concerning Somalia by the UN Security Council.
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NewsSalvage awards and the 'disparity principle'
In a recent salvage award case involving the Vessel Voutakos versus Tsavliris Salvage (International) Ltd in the English High Court, the Admiralty Judge had a rare opportunity to consider an appeal from a Lloyd' s Open Form arbitration award.
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NewsFreight by Water sets 'Agenda for Change'
The UK Minister for Shipping, Paul Clark MP will be sharing the Government’ s views on modal shift and the importance of water freight with delegates at a seminal event hosted by Freight by Water, to highlight the increasing need for waterborne transportation to combat environmental impact and rising costs.
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NewsAbu Dhabi buys into London Array
What is expected to become the world' s largest offshore wind farm got back on track recently when the Masdar Initiative, the Abu Dhabi government' s multi-billion dollar investment in renewable energy, took a 20% stake in the London Array project in the Thames Estuary.
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NewsVOA admits failure of port rates revaluation
The UK campaign for a fair evaluation of taxes for businesses operating in UK ports got a boost recently when the agency involved admitted it had failed to complete its revaluation process before putting the new rates into effect.
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NewsNorwegian shortsea line under threat
A Norwegian coastal shipping line has ' unexpectedly' mothballed another vessel as it struggles with mounting financial problems.
