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The Lloyds Salvage Groups newly formed Subcommittee on Environmental Salvage met for the first time this summer, providing the International Salvage Union delegation with their first opportunity to put forward a detailed…

An investigation was initiated in west Wales after oneperson died and seven others were rescued when the jack-up barge JB 104partially collapsed at Milford Haven on Saturday 6 October. 

The European Commission adopted an Integrated Maritime Policythis month for the European Union, which aims to provide a strategic approachto decision making in maritime affairs.

It took East German shipyardBolle just 21 weeks to build and deliver Poseidon, described as one of the mosttechnically advanced and attractive passenger ships on the German capitalswaterways.

Following the success of the Contract Management Days for Dredging and Maritime Construction in 2006, the Central Dredging Association (CEDA) and the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC), in association with CIRIA…

Tidal energy, is more predictable than wind or solar and canproduce 20% of the UKs current energy needs. Capturing four times more energythan anything air based, tidal energy has real potential.

Since it was opened in June 2000, Associated British PortsHumber International Terminal (HIT) has exceeded all throughput expectations,having recently handled its 50 millionth ton of cargo.

After more than two years of workshops,conferences, best practice tours and several papers and studies being publishedconsidering the common challenges faced by ports across Europe, the EUsPort-Net project held its closing conference…

The first phase of astudy is underway into the thousands of planes which have crashed into the seaaround Britain, many during WWII, and how they relate to the activities of themarine aggregates…

The UK Harbour Masters Association Autumn Seminar will take place at the IMarEST Conference Centre in London on 17 October. The programme has proved a challenge to finalise but the result offers…

Associated British Ports (ABP) Port of Cardiff celebrated the centenary of Queen Alexandra Dock with an official tree planting ceremony last week and the opening of a special photographic exhibition featuring images…

At the beginning of September the new flagship of the Chinese shipping company COSCO Container Lines Ltd docked at the Port of Hamburg for the first time. The Cosco Asia, with its…