Interviews – Page 11
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NewsThe importance of communication
Mal Stein of UK based marine electrical engineering specialists SeaKing knows the importance of communications.
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NewsMeeting the changing times
Andreas Tsavliris, head of Greek firm Tsavliris Salvage and president of the International Salvage Union says being close to shipping issues isn’t just useful, “It’s vital for the survival of business”.
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NewsMichiel Wijsmuller of OSD, the resilient entrepreneur
After studying naval architecture and shipping management, Michiel Wijsmuller didn’t simply settle into the family business even though it was the great Dutch towing and salvage firm developed by his grandfather, Jan Wijsmuller.
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News“Something you have to learn to live with”
“I am a medical doctor by profession, but being an inventor is more of a condition, something you have to learn to live with if you can’t beat it”, says Johan Ullman of Ullman Dynamics.
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NewsSqueezing a quart into a pint pot
“I tend to get the projects that other people have said ‘no’ to,” says naval architect Ian Darley, who has developed a reputation for taking on difficult design briefs since starting out in 1974.
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NewsBringing different worlds together
“Regulation is a difficult issue,” says Len Roueche, CEO of Interferry, adding that it’s not made any easier by the fact that the regulators and businesses sometimes “seem to live in two different worlds”.
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ROV support market to double
Strong growth in demand for ROV support of offshore operations, driven by a significant rise in offshore exploration and subsea field development activity, is anticipated over a period up to 2015, say research specialists Douglas-Westwood (UK) in a new report.
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Dutch ruling on inland barge liability limitation
Netherlands law firm AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen says a recent decision of the Court of Appeal in The Hague in relation to limitation of liability on inland waterways will be of interest in maritime jurisdictions throughout Europe, where there is a dearth of case law on the point at issue.
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London’s Waterways
By Derek Pratt Published by Adlard Coles Nautical ISBN : 978 1 408 11074 4 Hardback, 160 pages Price £19.99
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NewsWorking at saying ‘yes’
“The job of being a Harbour Master could, if you wanted it to, be really easy," said Captain Bob Baker, the new president of the UK Harbour Masters Association.
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NewsSino-Scots partnership to harness wave power
Experts from Scotland’s wave and tidal testing hub the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) are to collaborate with their marine energy counterparts from the Ocean University of China (OUC) in Shandong Province.
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NewsBiodiversity and coastal engineering research
Marine consultancy and survey specialists EMU Limited is to collaborate with engineering consultancy Arup and the Russell Group, University of Southampton.
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NewsNuke-free Germany gears up for offshore wind
As Germany prepares for a major expansion of offshore wind to replace nuclear power, companies like French giant Areva and US based General Electric (GE) have flocked to the German coastlines.
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NewsCamarc man believes in being there
Alastair Cameron, the man behind Shoreham UK based small craft design firm Camarc told MJ, “It’s still very important to go and see what the local conditions are, and by this I mean for both operation and build.”
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News“Delaying” tactics accusation refuted
The UK Chamber of Shipping has rebuffed the idea that the shipping industry is trying employ “delaying tactics” with regard to emission regulation, a subject that impacts European short sea disproportionately.
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NewsGas powered ferries look to the future
A new, LNG powered ferry has started services in Western Norway – and the both the builders and designers believe that these ferries are “the future”.
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NewsWorld diving personnel statistics published
Figures published by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) reveal that globally there was a reduction in offshore diving work in 2010, compared with 2009, possibly due to the economic environment.
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NewsDifficult questions for private security firms
The implementation of a much needed private security firm accreditation process, is underway but there are still worrying gaps on particular aspects of the carrying of arms on commercial craft.
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NewsIllegal fishing damage to conservation site
The UK’s National Marine Aquarium has confirmed that the Scylla Reef, an artificial reef close to Whitsand Bay in Cornwall, has suffered significant damage following what could be an illegal fishing net caught upon it.
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NewsRenewables policy saves EU €6bn a year
Stepping up to a next phase in policy support for renewable energy could save the EU €4bn of policy costs a year.
