Interviews – Page 14
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NewsDeep water for managers
Since the recent Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act became law this April in the UK, a significant responsibility has been placed on managers of almost all organisations to ensure that the most effective life saving equipment is on hand.
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NewsMarine Bill, streamlined planning or not?
The UK' s draft Marine Bill, published for consultation on 3 April, provides key proposals to amend the marine planning system and strengthen marine conservation powers. These proposals aim to give a strategic framework for policy in the marine area, with a streamlined licensing process applying to most developments.
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NewsCheap and cheerful runs risks in recession
North east UK law firm Mace & Jones has warned that increased use of ‘ cheaper’ marine contractors risks more accidents. Employers and employees are being warned about the increased danger of accidents for people working as contractors.
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Sea Defence Projects Awarded to CLI
Concrete Layer Innovations (CLI) in France reports that so far this year a total of seven new projects have been specified with ACCROPODE or CORE-LOC armoured units ordered from CLI’ s assigned areas for projects in Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean and South America.
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Call for Change in Coastal Management
Professor Kees d’ Angremond, a leading consultant on coastal engineering, has called for major change in the way countries and corporations plan, execute and manage coastal development.
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New Wave Overtopping Calculation Tools Launched
Projected sea level increases, more intense rainfall and stronger wind speeds are expected to increase flood risk in the future, and understanding the level of risk from waves overtopping seawalls or other structures is a key requirement for effective management of coastal flood defences.
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NewsWarning on Heavy Weather Personal Injuries
The London P& I Club has reported that recent personal injury cases which it has handled have included accidents in which the ship’ s motion in heavy weather has been a causative factor.
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Everard Celebrate 20 Years of Marine Insurance
Kent based Everard Insurance Brokers Ltd are celebrating 20 years over which they have kept well abreast of progressive changes in the London marine insurance market.
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How Finance Has Helped to Change the Marine Market
Due to the ever increasing costs of raw materials, commercial vessel prices continue to rise well ahead of inflation and vessel acquisitions often require additional funding from banks and financial institutions.
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NewsShip Finance Forum Debates Boom or Bust
After several years of mainly rich pickings, the shipping industry’ s eternal boom and bust cycle provided the inevitable focus of attention at the 20th annual Lloyd’ s Shipping Economist ship finance and investment conference in London last month.
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NewsPlanning Support for UK Marine Businesses
Marine South East, the regional marine initiative of the South East of England Development Agency (SEEDA), has recently expressed support for plans to include specific reference to waterfront sites in the development of a regional spatial strategy, the South East Plan.
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NewsEnd of Season Insurance Advice
With the season drawing to a close, the many commercial marine operators who are also leisure boat owners are likely to be planning where and when they are going to lay up their boats to carry out winter maintenance or simply remove from moorings. UK leisure boat insurers Navigators & ...
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NewsCombined Commercial Marine Insurance Launched
Commercial marine insurance providers Navigators & General (N& G), members of the British Marine Federation (BMF), have launched a new Commercial Marine Combined insurance product offering a tailored one stop solution for the specialist UK leisure and small commercial marine industry.
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EU Waterways Directive Sparks Dutch Debate
A legislative proposal before the Lower House of Parliament in the Netherlands would revise the national Shipping Act to bring legislation into line with the EU Inland Waterways Directive (2005/44/EC).
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NewsShippers saving billions on freight spend
Outsourcing to a freight audit company seems to be a solution to the problem of increased obscurity in financial control.
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NewsNew Funding for Tidal Turbines
The ethical savings and investment bank Triodos is making its first ever investment in marine renewable energy as a contributor towards £ 7.5m of new funding for Marine Current Turbines Ltd (MCT), the developer of the world’ s first commercial scale sub-sea turbine.
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NewsMarine Money Available at Seawork 2007
Bank of Scotland Marine Finance is a familiar name in the leisure marine market and an active player in the global shipping market for many years.
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NewsUK Budget Keeps Shipping on Even Keel
Recently presenting the UK Budget, Chancellor of the Exchequer (and soon to be Prime Minister) Gordon Brown said that his budget was fiscally neutral and was designed to meet three key objectives; ensuring long term investment and environmental sustainability, encouraging work and savings, and supporting families.
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NewsTime is Wright for Workboat Funding
Wright International Marine Finance Ltd (WIMF) and Merchant House Finance Ltd have signed a joint venture agreement.
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NewsShipping Loss Total Tumbles
There has been a dramatic reduction in the number of total losses of merchant ships since the year 2000.
