Latest News – Page 843
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NewsA&P Tyne wins wind power work
A&P Tyne in the UK has won a contract with an important new client, P&O Maritime Services, carrying out conversion work on the company’s European Supporter cable laying vessel.
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NewsLegislation to cancel English port taxes
The UK Government has laid draft regulations to cancel the unfair backdated business rate bills faced by many port based businesses across England.
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NewsGLA Coastal Beacon monitoring
Zeework Ltd, the Trimble Marine dealer for UK and Ireland, has been awarded the contract to supply GNSS receivers to the General Lighthouse Authorities of the UK and Ireland.
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NewsEPCSA launches with an ‘Added Dimension’
Europe is home to the most efficient Port Community Systems in the world and will play a vital role in the EC’s aspirations for trade facilitation through a ‘Single Window’, say new organisation the EPCSA.
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NewsMPs reject plans for Coastguard’s future
The British Government should withdraw its controversial proposals to modernise the Coastguard Service, said Members of Parliament on the influential cross-party Transport Committee.
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NewsMake or break time for offshore wind
An industry wide survey into the offshore wind industry describes the coming few years as a ‘make or break’ time.
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NewsAlsterwasser gets a second chance
The world’s first hybrid fuel cell propulsion passenger ship, Alsterwasser, is back in service on Hamburg’s rivers after being out of action for more than a year because of a fire.
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NewsSafe transfers for people and goods
Voith Turbo Marine Engineering has developed the Voith Offshore Shuttle for wind farms with a special feature, the Momac Offshore Transport System installed at the bow.
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NewsBreughel the newbuild has colourful launch
The naming and launch ceremony for the 11,650m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, Breughel, has taken place at the IHC Merwede shipyard in Krimpen aan den Ijssel in the Netherlands.
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NewsReflex enjoys reaction to crew transfer demand
An increasing awareness of greater safety in marine personnel transfer has led to record demand for the FROG and TORO crew transfer devices from Reflex Marine.
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NewsGas detector for Swedish hovercraft
The Swedish Coastguard service has selected a Crowcon gas detector for one of its newly constructed hovercraft.
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NewsStaff involvement will optimize modernisation
The UK Government is currently consulting on the future of the Marine & Coastguard Agency, (MCA), the government department responsible for UK maritime policy and the coastguard system.
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NewsSeaEnergy moves over to maintenance
SeaEnergy, faced with the steep bills for wind farm projects, is selling its renewables construction stake and is moving its focus to the maintenance side of the business.
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NewsFurther support needed to save SS Shieldhall
SS Shieldhall, the largest remaining seagoing steamship operated by volunteers in the UK, and both a feature attraction and event venue at the last month’s Seawork exhibition, continues to struggle for survival.
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NewsEasy way to see Admiralty updates
There’s another simple way to view navigational chart data from the UK Hydrographic Office, as an optional overlay has been added to the SevenCs ORCA Master Electronic Chart System (ECS).
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NewsTugnology 11, well attended, interesting and enjoyable
Tugnology 11, the third two day conference to be organised by the ABR Company exclusively for the towage industry, was remarkably successful.
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NewsDESMI sends boat to ‘Ro-Clean’ Angola
In the northern part of Angola, just south of the Congo River, a new terminal is rapidly being built and one of the popular DESMI Ro-Clean anti-pollution vessels will be stationed there in case emergency clean-ups are required.
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NewsEmersion simulation for load optimisation
The marine simulation department of South Tyneside College in the UK has been working with Targe Towing Limited on a research project to identify the effect of propeller emersion and ballast loads on the handling of bulk carriers.
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NewsCanny Scots crabber opts for economy
Scrabster based Boy Alan, a new shellfish catcher built by the Seaway Group in Macduff, Scotland, typifies the latest generation of under-10m, purpose built, static-gear boats.
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NewsFive year refit deal for Testabank
A Southampton UKbased ship repairer has begun work on a five year maintenance contract with the Isle of Wight ferry operator Wightlink.
