Interviews – Page 13
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NewsInvestment guidance for green recycling yards
Increasing thought is going into the optimization of what happens to today’s gleaming newbuilds at the other end of their lifecycle.
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NewsSpecialist renewables law unit at Seawork
A Hull UK based law firm whose long involvement with the local maritime industry has evolved to now include services for the offshore wind farm industry is exhibiting at Seawork 2011.
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NewsRisk management crippling port operations
The port sector is being crippled by the burden of managing operational risk, according to an industry wide survey.
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NewsGetting rid of the paper log jams
In the past, marine licenses were often delayed by the necessity for the physical receipt and passing on of a number of pieces of paper, which often created log-jams in a complex system.
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NewsMarine Renewable Energy
Marine renewable energy activity in European waters is expanding rapidly
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NewsInsurers use marine GIS to mitigate risk
In an exercise undertaken with the World Wildlife Fund, insurer RSA has used the latest Geographic Information Systems to show how technology could help predict the spread of an oil spill – helping both the marine industry and environmentalists predict, and minimise, the damage a spill could cause.
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NewsFinancial partnership enables Beluga expansion
Bremen based Beluga Shipping GmbH is planning to make further investments in the super heavy lift market.
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NewsMarine renewables: the importance of understanding risk
Parallels are drawn between the infrastructure required in the oil and gas sector and that required by the marine renewables sector, both in terms of deployment and ongoing operation and maintenance, writes Duncan MacLean a partner in the marine team and a member of the renewable energy group at Scotland ...
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NewsOil disaster rig owner tries to escape liability
Gulf of Mexico disaster oil rig owner Transocean''s ploy to limit liability will be fought, according to law firms representing Deepwater Horizon workers.
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NewsArctic is suffering from ‘governance gaps’
The legal instruments relevant to protecting the Arctic’s marine environment are numerous, yet also incoherent and incomplete say the World Wildlife Fund.
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NewsMarine surveyors look to a global presence
John Lawrence of the International Institute of Marine Surveyors (IIMS) says that local difficulties need local input, and no end of good ideas from outside the area will substitute for asking people with knowledge of regional laws and regulations.
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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 ...
