All News articles – Page 941
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NewsMuseum celebrates PLA's 'Century of Service'.
The Port of London Authority (PLA) is celebrating a century of responsibility for the tidal Thames this year and the Museum of London Docklands is supporting its centenary with an exhibition titled ''Port of London Authority: A Century of Service''.
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NewsBright light for Chichester Harbour entrance
Chichester Harbour Conservancy in West Sussex has installed a new Vega VLB-44 solar powered flashing LED light supplied by Hydrosphere UK Ltd.
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NewsSisters fill Dover - Boulogne gap
A new ferry and freight service has taken over the Dover-Boulogne route six months earlier than planned.
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NewsRange of new boat types for German owners
Specialist German newbuilds are in the news this month with one due for delivery, another launched and a third awaiting official approval.
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NewsNew buoy on duty in Swansea Bay
The Port of Neath has chosen Tideland''s newly launched SB-2200 polyethylene buoy to replace a broken GRP buoy marking the port side of the channel for ships entering the tidal estuary of the River Neath in Swansea Bay.
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The United Kingdom Harbour Masters' Association (UKHMA) has relocated the venue for its popular Spring and Autumn Seminars to the Victory Services Club, a short walk from Marble Arch in London.
Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam (DSR) is the first yard in the world to receive the ISO 9001:2008 certificate, successor to the ISO 9001:2000.
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Alphatron approved and expanded
Rotterdam based Alphatron Marine has been appointed ''Officially Approved LRIT Test Centre'' by the Dutch Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management (IVW).
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Marine power agreement
Metoc plc, which provides environmental design and risk management services for infrastructure assets, and consulting engineers Parsons Brinckerhoff have signed a non-exclusive alliance agreement to provide new services to the offshore renewable energy and marine power cable sectors.
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NewsSharpEye keeps a lookout for pirates
Piracy is a major concern for many vessel operators at present, following a number of high profile incidents. The logical response is to ensure vessels have an adequate anti-piracy plan in place to manage and respond to these incidents.
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NewsNautical Institute launches ECDIS guidance
The Nautical Institute professional body for qualified mariners has launched guidance to the industry on the transition from navigating with paper charts to navigating with ECDIS to help navigating officers meet the challenges of the change.
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NewsNautical Institute launches ECDIS guidance
The Nautical Institute professional body for qualified mariners has launched guidance to the industry on the transition from navigating with paper charts to navigating with ECDIS to help navigating officers meet the challenges of the change.
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Partners sought for Irish ROV development
Prospective partners are sought for continuing refinement and development of Rovlatis, a new generation ''smart'' ROV constructed for international marine applications by the University of Limerick''s Mobile & Marine Robotics Research Centre (MMRC).
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NewsDedication day for Falmouth's new tug
A& P Falmouth honoured the patron saint of Cornwall last week by naming and dedicating their newest tug St Piran.
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NewsTritech launches low cost sonar
A plug and play hull mounted towfish sidescan sonar less than 15 inches in length and costing just £ 1,699 has been launched by Tritech International of Aberdeen UK.
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NewsCooperation to promote port equipment safety
The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) was established to provide a forum and public voice for the global port equipment sector, reflecting the industry''s critical role in enabling safe, secure, sustainable and productive ports and thereby supporting world maritime trade.
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News'Napoli' Inquiry report commands respect
Charles Hattersley, marine law expert and partner at the Plymouth UK office of Ashfords Solicitors, gave invaluable evidence to the inquiry into the grounding of the containership ''MSCNapoli'' off Devon in January 2007 after severe storms in the English Channel had damaged its hull. What follows is an edited version ...
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News'Inis Cealtra' to help shape the Shannon
Mooney Boats has completed a new 22m Inland Waterways Support Vessel for Waterways Ireland, the body which has responsibility for the management, maintenance, development and restoration of the country''s inland navigable waterways.
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NewsGIS solutions for Marine Bill requirements
Marine geographic information solutions provider SeaZone is offering a ready made information solution to help organisations affected by the UK government''s Marine and Coastal Access Bill.
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NewsDigital mapping for Marine Protected Area planning
ABP Marine Environmental Research (ABPmer) has been awarded a major contract to develop digital mapping / spatial information layers that will help identify Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) in UK waters.
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Damen Dredging - Trimble OEM agreement
Damen Dredging Equipment of Nijkerk in the Netherlands and Trimble Europe have signed an OEM agreement under which the Dutch company will fit Trimble positioning systems to its standard range of cutter suction dredgers and associated instrumentation and automation products.
