Interviews – Page 12
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NewsEnd in sight for backdated UK port rates bills
‘The end game is very near’ for the backdated rates bills at ports says Andrew Finfer, the solicitor advising the dock rating groups that has been spearheading the attack on the UK Valuation Agency Office’s incompetent handling of the issue.
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NewsIADC addresses Confined Disposal Facilities
Facts About Confined Disposal Facilities was issued last month by the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC). The four page booklet, available free of charge online and in print, is the latest in the IADC series of concise, easy to read ‘management summaries’, which give overviews of essential information on ...
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NewsEmergency logistics save insurers millions
Critical marine salvage operations have been able to proceed on schedule due to emergency logistics support from Evolution Time Critical, avoiding the risk of an oil spill at sea and saving insurers millions in damage repairs.
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NewsWhy should marine embrace green technology?
The maritime industry is under increasing pressure to improve its green credentials. With shipping C02 emissions equal to 3.3% of the global C02 emissions from fossil fuel, it rivals aviation in terms of significant pollution.
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Ports of Scotland 2010
Published by Maritime Publications Ltd Paperback, 260 pages Price £17.00
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Camera on the Clyde
By Ann Glen and Bruce Peter Published by Ferry Publications Email: sales@gazellebooks.co.uk Hardback, 120 paqes Price: £18.00
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NewsCarbon monoxide poisoning awareness urged
UK gas safety charity, The CORGI Trust, and The Port of Liverpool Police force were recently urging foreign vessel crew members arriving into UK ports, and all personnel working on vessels, to be aware of the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning.
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NewsCEDA Dredging Days focus on technological innovation
Under the theme ‘Dredging Tools for the Future’, the Central Dredging Association (CEDA) put on its popular Dredging Days alongside the recent Europort exhibition in Rotterdam. The event focused on the role of technological innovation in responding to the challenges the industry is facing.
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NewsTwo new reports issued by BMAPA
In March 1999, the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) and The Crown Estate made a public statement of intent which committed both parties to reviewing all dredging licences over a rolling five year period, surrendering areas no longer containing economic resources of marine sand and gravel, and publishing an ...
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NewsUK Government celebrates London Gateway survival
The UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson visited London Gateway’s port construction site earlier this week to mark the start of work on one of the nation’s largest infrastructure projects.
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An Illuminating Experience
By Gordon Medlicott Published by Whittles Publishing ISBN 978-1-904445-64-7 Paperback, 131 pages Price £ 14.99
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Sailing Barge Master
By Capt. George Winn, Edited by Richard Walsh Published by Chaffcutter Books ISBN 978-0-9560596-0-4 Paperback, 168 pages Price £ 12.95
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Good Beer Guide 2010
Edited by Roger Protz Published by CAMRA books ISBN 978-1-85249-266-3 Paperback, 888 pages Price £ 15.99
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NewsIBIA warns of forthcoming ECA conflicts for passenger ships
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has warned that from July next year passenger ships operating in European territorial waters could, during the course of one single voyage, be subject to three different limits regulating the amount of sulphur content in the fuels they consume.
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NewsInterferry forum demonstrates industry's fighting spirit
Delegates at trade association Interferry’ s 34th annual conference in Istanbul have been warned that the ferry sector is under particular threat from financial and environmental pressures on the shipping industry.
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News£10m boost for marine energy research
South West England’ s ambition to be a global centre for harnessing energy from the sea received a major boost last month with the announcement of a £ 10.3 million investment in marine energy research.
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NewsRepair yard a Beacon for economic growth
A& P Falmouth in the UK has joined an elite group of just 23 companies in Cornwall to gain membership of Beacon South West, an initiative which encourages companies with a proven track record of success to work together to spearhead economic growth in the region.
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NewsTug winch failure required full protection
In these difficult financial times, it is worth remembering that full insurance cover is essential if liability for these risks is to be properly covered, writes John Sharp, partner at Browne Jacobson LLP.
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Business direction delivered at Marine East
UK industry support group Marine East has made excellent progress in the last few months since having a full time resource in place to assist marine businesses across the East of England.
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NewsTop turnover in tough times at Tyne
At the Port of Tyne’ s annual review last month, Andrew Moffat, CEO of the port, reported an excellent 2008 trading performance, but added a cautionary note that 2009 will be a more difficult trading period and that the port was ready for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
