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PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Moroccan authorities definitely met the deadlines on TangerMed port project,as APM Terminals Tangier, a subsidiary of AP-Moller Maersk, inaugurated the firstcontainer terminal of the huge complex on 27th July, the concessionof which…

30th July 2008

Boxport Building at Global Trade Crossroads

30th July 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Two new expansion projects, one completedand one still to come, will further increase container handling in Germanysbiggest seaport Hamburg.

30th July 2008

New Projects Boost Hamburg Port Capacity

30th July 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Maritime Journal joins the UK Environment Agency, Birse Coastal,and SCOPAC (Standing Conference On Problems Associated with the Coastline) insponsoring the International Conference on Coastal Management, which will beheld at the Mercure Holland…

30th July 2008

MJ Sponsors International Conference on Coastal Management

30th July 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The Antwerp based shipping company EXMAR NV has applied tothe Zeebrugge Port Authority (MBZ) fora domain concession for the construction of a discharging and ship to shiptransfer installation for LNG and high…

30th July 2008

New LNG Infrastructure for Zeebrugge

30th July 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A metocean design has been completed for the proposed Round2 Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm, planned for the southern North Sea offthe UKs North Norfolk coast, just inside the 12 mile territorial…

30th July 2008

Extensive Design Study Prefaces Wind Farm

30th July 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

The Marine Environment Protection Fund in the UK has published the findings of over £ 9m of research related to marine aggregate dredging.

30th July 2008

Results of Marine Aggregate Research Published

30th July 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

A risk assessment framework for marine aggregate extraction has been developed by HR Wallingford in association with Royal Haskoning and the University of Newcastle.

30th July 2008

Assessing the Risks Posed by Marine Aggregate Extraction

30th July 2008

SECURITY

SECURITY

The requirement for rapidly deployable and portable x-ray systems that can be used in public places such ports, airports, railways and underground stations has grown substantially in the last year.

30th July 2008

X-Ray Specs Enhance Port Security

30th July 2008

SECURITY

SECURITY

Securewest International, which has specialised in maritimesecurity for more than 20 years, has received official approval of its securitytraining operations from both the UKs Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) and theclassification society Det…

30th July 2008

MCA Approves Marine Security Training

30th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Ocean Safety won the Safety & Sea Survival category in the Spirit of Innovation Awards at Seawork 2008 with an ingenious waistcoat style lifejacket.

30th July 2008

Flair in the air and Seawork award

30th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new lifejacket has been launched by International SafetyProducts Ltd (ISP) of Merseyside UK to meet the needs of the Spanish fishingindustry. Developed in conjunction with Aeromarine, the distributor of ISPproducts in…

30th July 2008

New Lifejacket Moves Safety Standards Forward

30th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Norwegian marine equipment manufacturer Noreq AS has built and delivered 19 lifeboats to Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) for use on their semi-submersible crane vessels Thialf and Hermod.

30th July 2008

Lifeboats Delivery Surge in Norway

30th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Transas won the Training Category Award at a ceremony whichwas part of the revived Safety at Sea and Marine Equipment exhibition (SASMEX)in Brighton UK. The SAMEX Award was presented for the first…

30th July 2008

Transas Scoops SASMEX Training Award

30th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

With SOLAS amendments dictating that EPIRBs must undergoshore based maintenance at least every five years, the onus is on servicecompanies and organisations to ensure that they have the correct equipment toundertake these…

30th July 2008

Screened Testing Ends EPIRB False Alarms

30th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A 17 year old from Sea Cadetand pupil at Nonsuch High School for Girls in Sutton UK was presented with twoBTEC First Diplomas by local Member of Parliament, Siobhain McDonagh.

30th July 2008

Sea Cadets Double Diploma Distinction

30th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new marine fire fightingsystem designed by Anglesey based company Marinex, has won a five figure dealto supply high speed military patrol boats in Turkey.

30th July 2008

Marine Firefighting for Turkey and Egypt

30th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

International classification society RINA hasinvested in crew training in a bid to help owners overcome the major challengeof manning their growing fleets. 

30th July 2008

RINA Invests in Crew Training

30th July 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The 12.8m buoy tender Seiont IV has been delivered to its owner, Caernarfon Harbour Trust, after completing successful trials off Macduff in Scotland and sailing through the Caledonian canal and down the…

30th July 2008

New Buoy Tender for Caernarfon Harbour Trust

30th July 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

For over fifteen years Maritime Journal has reported on new vesselsentering service with the Holyhead Towing Company Ltd and the work that theydo. Over that period we have seen a range of…

30th July 2008

Afon Cadnant – The Most Impressive Tug Yet for Holyhead Towing

30th July 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Blockages in seawater engine cooling systems caused by bio-fouling continue to create problems for operators in terms of increased fuel usage, crew attention and premature pipework renewal. As a result, Cathelco Ltd…

30th July 2008

Retrofit Anti-Fouling Keeps Tugs Working

30th July 2008