Key Deals – Page 158

  • Use will be restricted to an area offshore where all the UK regulators of oil spill treatment products are satisfied they would not impact on shorelines.
    News

    Approval changes for UK oil spill products

    2011-12-22T15:23:00Z

    The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has announced changes to the approval scheme for UK oil spill treatments, following a review earlier this year.

  • Happy Christmas!
    News

    Wishing you a Happy Christmas

    2011-12-22T15:18:00Z

    The team at Maritime Journal wishes you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

  • E.ON is getting even greener with wind energy Photo: E.ON
    News

    E.ON makes multi-billion energy investment

    2011-12-21T11:44:00Z

    E.ON is making another huge leap into green energy with a multi-billion investment of EUR7 billion for three new wind farms in the North and Baltic Seas.

  • Jan De Nul is moving into the renewables industry
    News

    Jan De Nul moves into renewables

    2011-12-20T17:12:00Z

    The Jan De Nul Group has been awarded a project for the design, construction and installation of 16 concrete foundations for an E.ON offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea.

  • There are more troubled waters ahead for the shipping industry
    News

    More troubled waters ahead for shipping

    2011-12-19T14:35:00Z

    It’s more doom and gloom from the forecasters when it comes to the state of the shipping industry as we near the end of 2011 - but there may just be a glimmer of hope too.

  • The Schlesweg-Holstein is seen in the harbour at Kiel.
    News

    Pre-Christmas service for new German ferry

    2011-12-15T15:27:00Z

    The new double-ended ferry Schlesweg-Holstein has completed its transfer journey from the shipyard in Rostock where it was built to its future home port Wyk on the island of Föhr (Wyk auf Föhr).

  • Plans for the new development at Green Port Hull
    News

    Green Port Hull plans submitted

    2011-12-14T11:50:00Z

    There’s good news today for the UK'' s city of Hull – multi million pound plans have been submitted by Siemens and Associated British Ports (ABP) for a wind turbine factory at the proposed Green Port Hull facility.

  • Alvaro de Ornelas tackles challenging seas during trials.
    News

    Alvaro de Ornelas delivered for Azores

    2011-12-14T09:00:00Z

    Ireland’s Safehaven Marine has supplied a second of its new Interceptor 38/11.5m pilot vessel to the Islands of the Azores, situated some 1,000 miles out into the Atlantic between Europe and America.

  • Last year's Propulsion & Emissions Conference
    News

    Propulsions & Emissions Conference 2012 - Call for papers

    2011-12-13T18:19:00Z

    The 2012 Motorship Propulsions & Emissions Conference, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, has opened its call for papers today.

  • The Blohm + Voss sale to the UK runs contrary to other trends in the Eurozone
    News

    Blohm+Voss sold to UK investment company

    2011-12-12T17:50:00Z

    ThyssenKrupp of Germany has announced that on 11 December it concluded a purchase and sale agreement for its civil shipbuilding activities, with UK-based investment company Star Capital Partners.

  • RenewableUK says that the report published today is skewed because it is written by anti-renewables
    News

    UK anti-wind energy report slammed

    2011-12-12T12:47:00Z

    The trade association RenewableUK has slammed the anti-wind energy report published today for failing to recognise the significant role that wind energy plays in creating clean energy for the UK.

  • Fleeing pirates stopped and were apprehended after a Lynx helicopter fired warning shots.
    News

    NATO warship stops pirate attack group

    2011-12-08T16:02:00Z

    The British Royal Navy vessel RFA Fort Victoria intravened to stop a Spanish fishing vessel operating coming under attack from a group of pirate vessels recently.

  • ABB’s shore to ship (STS) electrical connection technology
    News

    ABB to promote ‘cold ironing’ in UK

    2011-12-07T11:21:00Z

    ABB Marine and Cranes is working to promote the environmental and commercial benefits of the use of shore-to-ship high voltage electrical connection technology to the UK.

  • The UK Government has issued new guidance on employing armed guards
    News

    New UK anti-piracy armed guard guidance

    2011-12-07T10:32:00Z

    Following the news that British merchant ships will be able to arm themselves against piracy – new guidance has been released by the UK Government.

  • The Guan Xiao Er Hao in action
    News

    New fireboat for China

    2011-12-06T08:50:00Z

    The latest in the RAnger 4600 series of Canadian designed Robert Allan fireboats has just been delivered to the Dongguan Fire Services Department in China.

  • The futuristic passenger transport vessel is inspired by rail
    News

    Inland waterway innovative newbuild

    2011-12-05T16:03:00Z

    France''s Alu Marine Shipyard has successfully won a bid to build an innovative inland waterways passenger transport vessel for the city of Calais.

  • Prince William was co-pilot of the RAF search and rescue helicopter which rescued two crewmen from the Swanland late last month.
    News

    SAR privatisation announced as Swanland sinks

    2011-12-01T12:15:00Z

    The 81m cargo ship Swanland sank in heavy seas off the north coast of Wales late last month with the apparent loss of six Russian crew members.

  • Mercator Search will deliver faster, more accurate results across the company’s range of marine magazine and events websites.
    News

    Funnelback transforms MJ search function

    2011-12-01T11:59:00Z

    The parent company of Maritime Journal, Mercator Media, has today launched new and improved ‘search’ functionality for its websites that will provide users with more relevant results faster.

  • Cosalt is struggling to stay afloat
    News

    Cosalt struggles to stay afloat

    2011-12-01T10:09:00Z

    UK based marine safety company Cosalt is in financial trouble and seeking funds to be able to continue trading - but it appears that there may be a glimmer of hope after a crisis meeting held yesteday.

  • Interferry has said that the 2015 deadline for SOx reductions is mission impossible
    News

    Low sulphur timetable impossible?

    2011-11-30T10:06:00Z

    Trade association Interferry says that ferry operators in northern Europe face a near impossible choice in trying to meet the 2015 deadline for ultra low sulphur emissions from bunker fuel.