Industry News – Page 182
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NewsPressure for green ship recycling in Europe
Ship recyclers based in the EU are concerned that the future European regulation on ship recycling will divert even more end of life vessels to Asia.
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NewsRole of Port Community Systems highlighted
“Let’s not re-invent the wheel”. This was the key message to come out of the European Commission’s e-Maritime conference in Brussels this week.
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NewsDredged mine safely detonated off Kent
British Royal Navy bomb disposal experts detonated a large German mine off the Kent coast on Tuesday after a delicate operation to remove it from a dredger.
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NewsISP launches new Hydrostatic Release Unit
The UK’s International Safety Products (ISP) has launched a new disposable Hydrostatic Release Unit (HRU), the SeaMate HRU VE-1.
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NewsVan Oord awarded Perkpolder development contract
Dutch dredging contractor, Van Oord, has been awarded the contract for the Perkpolder area development project in the Netherlands.
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NewsBelgian funding for Vietnamese dredging project
The Soai Rap River dredging project officially started in Vietnam this week – it aims to bring customers faster to market, lower costs and provide easier transportation.
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NewsBoskalis seeks majority stake in Dockwise
Dutch marine contractor, Royal Boskalis Westminster NV, has proposed a cash offer for all issued and outstanding shares of Dutch maritime solutions provider, Dockwise Ltd, to accelerate its growth in the offshore energy market.
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Wreck removal website
Costa Cruises, in partnership with Titan/Micoperi, has launched a website that provides a wealth of information and images relating to the Costa Concordia wreck removal project at www.theparbucklingproject.com.
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No Limit crewtender for Jan de Nul
Belgium''s Jan de Nul Dredging has opted for a Netherland''s No Limit Shipyards 1640 crewtender for various projects in European waters - it will be constructed in such a way that it can easily be converted into a survey vessel in future.
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NewsDamen opens new Norwegian office
Damen Shipyards recently opened a new office in Stavanger, Norway – an advanced base for its new sales manager, Remko Hottentot.
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Port opportunities
UK based ports sector companies are invited to attend a Trade Mission to Brazil from 10-14 December 2012, organised by UK Trade & Investment in collaboration with Port Finance International.
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Busy agenda for IMO MSC
The IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) faces a busy agenda this month with discussions including passenger ship safety, SOLAS amendments and piracy and armed robbery against ships, while continuing work on goal based standards.
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NewsNOV 2012 Front Cover Story
Irish boatbuilder, Safehaven Marine’s new Interceptor 38 Pilot/S.A.R. vessel is pictured taking on a huge sea when winds reached force 9 with 10m waves off the coast of Ireland during seakeeping trials.
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NewsMaintain security despite piracy drop
Following the report from the International Maritime Bureau announcing a drop in global piracy during the first half of 2012 there have been calls for shipping operators to avoid any temptation to relax their vigilance against the threat.
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NewsExpensive equipment not the solution
It’s a controversial stance, but Nigel Adams of the UK based Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) points out that lifeboat accidents have caused a “significant” number of deaths “with not enough balancing payoff in lives saved by these systems.”
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NewsLegal settlement of patrol craft dispute
The win of the Trinidad & Tobago administration over a BAE Systems contract for three patrol craft shows the world that the country is no “banana republic”, said attorney general Anand Ramlogan.
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Record breaking order book for Boskalis
A high workload and good profits are anticipated on a number of dredging projects by Netherlands based specialist Royal Boskalis Westminster.
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Goodchild Marine specialist dredger nears completion
A specialist dredger which has been designed and built by the UK’s Goodchild Marine in collaboration with Italy''s Italdraghe, for Yachthavens Ltd, is nearing completion.
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NewsMCS invests in European windfarm opportunities
Scotland’s Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd is expanding its operations in Europe, with the purchase of three new vessels to service German windfarms at a cost of £8.9m.
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NewsSouth African vessel to support Antarctic research
Shipbuilder STX Finland has built a state of the art polar research vessel for the South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) for use in the Antarctic.
