Industry News – Page 201
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ACE hat trick
(UK) At the 8th Institute of Directors (IoD) Scotland Director of the Year Awards, Alfie Cheyne, CEO of ACE Winches, was announced as the Aberdeen and Grampian Regional Director winner.
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New BPA chairman
(UK) Colin Parker, chief executive of Aberdeen Harbour Board, has been elected chairman of the British Ports Association for the next two years at its AGM in London late last month.
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Climate Change Risk
(UK) The UK’s first Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) project, funded by Defra and the Devolved Governments, has won the Climate Week Award for ‘Best Initiative by a Government or Statutory Body’.
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NewsLincs links logistics to Port of Hull
Lincs Wind Farm Ltd has chosen Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Hull as one of its logistics bases for its Lincs Offshore Wind Farm.
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NewsRegister now to visit Seawork
Seawork, the commercial marine industry exhibition and conference, will take place in just six weeks'' time, on Tuesday 22 May at the Canary Islands Fruit Terminal in the UK''s ABP Port of Southampton.
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NewsSecond WFSV for Tidal Transit
The second of Tidal Transit Ltd''s windfarm service vessels (WFSV), Eden Rose, has just been launched by Spanish shipbuilder Mercurio Plastics – and it will be on display at Seawork International next month.
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NewsA keen eye for hull form design
Whilst studying in Southampton, John Bonafoux of BMT Nigel Gee found himself in a roomful of people wanting to design racing yachts. So he looked to sharpen his talents elsewhere, finding a focus on high speed craft.
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NewsGrounded 'Carrier' a Constructive Total Loss
The cargo ship, Carrier, which ran aground off the coast of north Wales earlier this month, has been declared a Constructive Total Loss
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NewsScottish engineers win important accolade
A young Scottish engineering company has won an important business accolade at the Edinburgh Chamber Business Awards as the most promising new business.
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NewsPropulsion & Emissions Conference 2012
The 34th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference will take place in Hamburg, Germany on 23-24 May 2012 - it aims to give all ship operators, owners and managers the perfect platform to discuss plans for upcoming sulphur emission targets.
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NewsStemat over the moon with Neptune newbuild
Neptune Shipyards BV delivered the Lydia D to Stemat BV last September.
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GLAs welcome UrsaNav
The General Lighthouse Authorities of the UK and Ireland (GLA) have welcomed the announcement of the Cooperative Research and Development Agreement between the United States Coast Guard and UrsaNav Inc.
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ECDIS training
Furuno has made agreements with the Turkish company Özsay, who is the national distributor of Furuno in Turkey, and the Greek training centre GMC to cooperate with Furuno in the provision of Furuno type specific ECDIS training.
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Ocean energy connection
Expro Connectors & Measurements’ new renewable division has been awarded an important order by Alstom.
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NewsMJMAR12 Front Cover Story
The South Boats 17m WFSV is a new model designed to maximise deck area and sea-keeping, but with specific overall dimensions to ensure that the vessels are capable of working through the locks at Grimsby.
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NewsForeign tidal harbour development in NZ
New Zealand has historically struggled to get home grown support for tidal energy – now some energy companies are beginning to change tact and act as ‘hosts’ for foreign developers to help drive the market forward.
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NewsAward winning Ro-Ros for Irish Sea routes
Seatruck Precision, the final vessel in Seatruck’s series of four new ro-ro freight vessels, was launched at FSG Flensburg Yard in Germany on 23 March.
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NewsEscola Europea teaches short sea shipping
Between 24 and 27 of March 2012 the Escola Europea de Short Sea Shipping organised and presented a Motorways of the Sea Training course for students of the University of Barcelona.
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News‘Hands off UNCLOS’, Ocean Summit told
A debate on ‘Who Should Rule The Waves’ has underlined the problems with revising “the delicate balance” that the United Nations Convention on the Law Of the Sea (UNCLOS) has achieved.
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NewsDutch open unique marine research facility
The Maritime Research Institute Netherlands’ (MARIN) Depressurised Wave Basin (DWB) has been officially inaugurated by the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation.
