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Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, opened the Port of Immingham’ s new Marine Control Centre on Monday, which was built following an investment of £ 750,000 by…

20th November 2008

New control centre boosts Humber safety

20th November 2008

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The arrival of the CMA CGM Vela on Tuesday set a new terminal record for the largest declared containership to call at DP World Southampton.

20th November 2008

Big boxster breaks Southampton record

20th November 2008

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It seemed for a moment early on Tuesday morning that the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth 2 was putting off leaving its native land for retirement in Dubai.

13th November 2008

QE2 grounds before final voyage

13th November 2008

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It has been an eventful week for Cunard Line' s classic Queens QE2 and QM2. First the QE2 ran aground approaching the UK Port of Southampton early on Tuesday morning and today…

13th November 2008

QM2 completes Queens busy week

13th November 2008

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An ever stronger imperative is growing for environmentally sound and cost effective transport of goods to and from ports.

13th November 2008

Timely conference adds value to Intermodal 2008

13th November 2008

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The Crown Estate in the UK, which manages the hereditary possessions of the Sovereign and delivered £ 211.4m of revenue directly to the Exchequer in the last tax year, has published its…

6th November 2008

UK marine economy contributes £50bn to annual GDP

6th November 2008

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Scotland risks losing its position as the global leader in wave and tidal power unless rapid steps are taken to put in place vital infrastructure, the head of a green energy trade…

6th November 2008

Plea today for Scotlands marine energy

6th November 2008

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Netherlands based dredging and offshore vessel builder IHC Merwede have opened a new factory in China for heavy industrial components. The facility in Guangdong Province will serve both the Chinese and global…

6th November 2008

Global reach for Dutch dredging components

6th November 2008

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Following workers' strike action on Fridays and Mondays at Babcock Group' s Appledore Shipbuilders in the UK, Unite and GMB union delegates are looking for ' leverage' by getting the Confederation of…

6th November 2008

Appledore strikers look for support

6th November 2008

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Workboat operators considering newbuilds or refits will be interested in the new Kinetik propulsion control system which has been launched by Surrey UK based RCS.

1st November 2008

Kinetic moves propulsion control forward

1st November 2008

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

A hot topic around ports these days is the vulnerability of ships alongside to a total loss of the alarm system fed by DC power if, for example, a worker from shore…

1st November 2008

Guards monitor and protect DC systems

1st November 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

BMT Transport Solutions has won a contract to work on the Port Development Strategy for the Port of Riga, which is a vital part of the broader Riga Development Plan, emphasising that…

1st November 2008

Economic ramifications of Riga port development

1st November 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

It was anything but plain sailing for the Erika III, a set of seven legislative proposals presented by the European Parliament intended to strengthen maritime safety and anti-pollution measures in European waters.

1st November 2008

Erika III pulls through stormy waters

1st November 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

A study by accountant and business consultant Moore Stephens suggests that while some progress has clearly been made in the effort to meet the FSA' s Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) deadline, there…

1st November 2008

UK insurers behind on treating customers fairly?

1st November 2008

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The UK Hydrographic Office has signed major partnering agreements with Kelvin Hughes and Transas under which the two manufacturing companies are to pre-load its Admiralty Vector Chart Service (AVCS) facilities on their…

1st November 2008

UKHO AVCS partnering agreements

1st November 2008

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Sonardyne of Yateley UK reports strong sales of its Scout USBL (Ultra-Short Baseline) series of acoustic positioning systems, with over 20 units ordered over the last few months. Comprising a range of…

1st November 2008

Buoyant Sonardyne Scout Sales

1st November 2008

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Fugro, the Dutch survey conglomerate operating worldwide in over 50 countries, has launched an internet based remote access service, Fugro' s Advanced Navigation System (FANS). It enables remote connections to offshore survey…

1st November 2008

Internet based survey service

1st November 2008

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The Port of London Authority, which is responsible for navigational safety and related issues on 150km of the tidal Thames from the sea to Teddington, has commissioned Galloper, a new £ 115,000…

1st November 2008

New survey craft for PLA

1st November 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Delta Marine Consultants (DMC) in The Netherlands has opened a 2-D wave flume facility equipped with a wave generator to assist with ongoing research work on the Xbloc, its popular armoured coastal…

1st November 2008

Research facility will add to Xbloc effectiveness

1st November 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

On 3 October, the Dutch State Secretary for Transport and Water Management and the Queens Commissioner for the Province of Limburg presided over the official launch of the Border Meuse project, which…

1st November 2008

Van Oord wins work flood defence project

1st November 2008