All News articles – Page 924
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NewsA busy first quarter for A&P
For the A& P Group, 2009 has already been a busy year, with plenty of activity ongoing in the ship conversion department at their various locations.
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NewsAlewijnse refits Rotterdam port patrol vessels
Alewijnse Marine Systems recently received a double order by De Haas Yards in Maassluis, the Netherlands, for a complete refit of two patrol vessels for the Port of Rotterdam.
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NewsASRY/Wartsila in repair services agreement
The Bahrain based Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Yard (ASRY) has further strengthened its specialist machinery repair and service operations by entering into a technical service agreement with propulsion specialist Wä rtsilä .
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NewsUK port rates on Parliamentary tightrope
British ports were dealt a blow last month as the House of Commons objected to the amendment of the Business Rates Supplement Bill. But the Lower House may still have a fight on its hands if the House of Lords remains firm.
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NewsTreasure ruling stirs up muddy waters
Ocean treasure hunting is going to be less a childhood dream and more of a problem for its practitioners as of last month.
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NewsNew research vessel handover at Seawork
A search which began three years ago culminated in the handover of a new research vessel on the floating pontoon at Seawork 2009 in Southampton last month. The Aluminium Boatbuilding Company of nearby Hayling Island officially turned the 14m LOA, 6m beam catamaran ‘ RV Marisa’ over to Professor Stephen ...
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NewsReborn Vosper site gets a lift
For those who miss the old days of Vosper Thornycroft and Halmatic at Portchester, there is a definite whiff of nostalgia about bringing back into use the yard’ s 1,000 ton ship lift.
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IAC roadshow demonstrates pollution control craft
Following a successful Seawork last month, Industrial Apparatus Consultants Ltd (IAC) have demonstrated one of their Ecoceane pollution control vessels at ports around the UK, in Falmouth, Ipswich and Teesport.
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NewsRNLI checking the Chinese
A technical team from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in Poole have recently returned from a trip to China where they reported on the condition of the fleet of ex-RNLI lifeboats now operating in the country.
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NewsSouthampton's new patrol boat at Seawork
Ireland’ s Safehaven Marine has just delivered ’ Spitfire’ , the first of two Interceptor 55 (16.5m) Pilot/Patrol boats ordered by VT Critical Services, which will be leasing the vessels to the ABP Port of Southampton.
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NewsBig take-up for wave and tidal leases in Pentland Firth
The Crown Estate, which manages a property portfolio owned by the Crown in the UK, is seeking leases for wave and tidal energy projects in the Pentland Firth strategic area. It has received multiple bids for each of the lease types and all capacities made available for the world’ s ...
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NewsWorld's first Onshore Power Supply automatically in Antwerp
The world' s first Onshore Power Supply (OPS) facility with automatic synchronisation and 50/60 Hz conversion has been formally activated by Flemish Minister-President Kris Peeters in the presence of leading government and Port of Antwerp officials.
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NewsShipping's dark mood after light dues rise
There was considerable consternation in the UK last month after the Government’ s new Shipping Minister, Paul Clark, announced the new rates for light dues for the next two years.
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NewsUS report highlights importance of coastal activity
European governments and maritime interests will find relevance in an American report released last month which shows that ocean resources and coastal communities are vital to the overall economy, yet climate change poses a major threat.
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NewsUK port rates on Parliamentary tightrope
British ports were dealt a blow last week as the House of Commons objected to the amendment of the Business Rates Supplement Bill. But the Lower House may still have a fight on its hands if the House of Lords remains firm.
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News'New Flame' stern section lifted
Titan Salvage successfully cut the stern section and engine room from the No. 5 cargo hold of the sunken freighter New Flame last week, then lifted the 3,000 ton section from the seabed off Europa Point and transported it to the Port of Gibraltar, marking a major milestone in what ...
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Innovation Award winner doubles production
The prestigious Spirit of Innovation Award at Seawork 2009 went to KPM Marine D.E. Ltd last week for its versatile KPM Run Dry Pumping System.
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NewsTugs refloat grounded tanker from Vlissingen beach
Netherlands based salvage specialist Multraship Salvage and Belgian salvage specialist URS Salvage & Maritime Contracting successfully refloated the 25,654 gt oil tanker Akti N last week after the Liberian flag vessel ran aground off the Dutch coast, close to Vlissingen Boulevard, a popular Dutch tourist attraction.
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NewsHope Refugee Award goes to heroic captain and owner
On Saturday, World Refugee Day will see the official recognition of Aþ ý k Tuygun, the captain of the Panamanian flagged Turkish ship MV Pý nar which in April saved the lives 142 African migrants in the Mediterranean. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Ankara is ...
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NewsUS report highlights importance of coastal activity
European governments and maritime interests will find relevance in an American report released last week which shows that ocean resources and coastal communities are vital to the overall economy, yet climate change poses a major threat.
