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The UK Environment Agency has introduced new signs on theRiver Thames to tell boaters whether or not a lock keeper is at the lock. Thesigns will be introduced at all 44 locks…

The trend for ferry travel among holiday makers continued tostrengthen this summer as customers sought to avoid chaos at UK airports. TheFerrystat figures for the crucial month of August showed car carryings…

The Port of Hamburg has reported impressive first halffigures showing container handling up by 14.3% to 4.8m TEU and the total volumeof cargo handled up by 5% at 69.5m tons. Container handling…

Mr Pietro Basciano acquired all the shares of RESONMediterranean in Bologna, Italy last month and changed the companys name toREMED sri. The subsidiary of global hydrographic survey equipment supplier RESONA/S was established…

The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) heard at its annual convention in Montreal last month that it would cost an estimated $67bn over the next five years to implement a wholesale switch…

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) hitanother milestone last month with the announcement that their membership hadreached 400 companies in 47 countries. The rate of growth has been significant,as the 300 member…