Industry News – Page 209

  • Justine Heeley wants to help maximise support for the marine industry from the government
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    Chemring roadmaps the industry

    2011-11-02T13:00:00Z

    Chemring Marine is lending its support to a new study to better improve support for the UK marine industry.

  • NOAA has predicted possible trajectories for the debris field using OSCURS (Ocean Surface Current Simulator) Year 1 = red; Year 2 = orange; Year 3 = yellow; Year 4 = light blue; Year 5 = violet Photo: Courtesy of J. Churnside, NOAA; created using Google.
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    Tsunami debris set to hit the US

    2011-11-01T11:00:00Z

    A 25 million tonne marine debris field created by the Japanese tsunami back in March currently afloat in the North Pacific is set to reach Hawaii by this winter, according to experts.

  • The Rena clean up operation continues Photo: Maritime New Zealand
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    NZ oilspill update

    2011-10-27T12:14:00Z

    The Port of Tauranga’s annual general meeting, which took place earlier today, was somewhat taken over by an update on the Rena oil spill incident.

  • Transas has developed a new anti-piracy solution
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    Transas anti-piracy solution

    2011-10-26T17:13:00Z

    Transas Marine has been working on a new anti-piracy solution in response to the ongoing threat in Somalia.

  • With the flooding of the newly excavated lock lanes on the Pacific Side of the Panama Canal, a new milestone has been reached
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    Milestone at Panama Canal reached

    2011-10-25T16:50:00Z

    The first milestone in the construction of the new locks at the Panama Canal has been reached, thanks to the Jan De Nul Group.

  • The Marin Evo 150 STE mass-flow excavator being deployed with customised jetting tool from the AOS Constructor.
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    Subsea team secures crucial pipelines

    2011-10-24T10:00:00Z

    Subsea excavation specialists Marin Group recently played a key role in clearing unexploded ordnance from the route of three new pipelines crucial to Iraq''s future oil exports.

  • Celebrities go underwater for charity
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    Celebrities go underwater for charity

    2011-10-20T12:47:00Z

    Celebrities are demonstrating their underwater skills for charity in a new underwater photography exhibition that opens today in Brighton.

  • Delegates from Spain, Italy, Slovenia and Greece gathered for the Motorways of the Sea Information Days in the Port of Valencia.
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    EU celebrates Motorways of the Sea progress

    2011-10-20T12:21:00Z

    The Port of Valencia recently hosted Information Days on the master plan of the European project Monitoring and Operation Services for Motorways of the Sea (MOS4MOS).

  • The Ribcraft RIB involved in the Cardiff Bay collision. Photo courtesy of MAIB.
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    RIB collision lessons learned

    2011-10-20T12:20:00Z

    Safety issues and recommendations have emerged, following a report from the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), into a collision between two RIBs that resulted in injuries to a number of children.

  • Mike Robinson, UKHO chief executive, is moving onto pastures new
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    UKHO chief executive steps down

    2011-10-19T16:27:00Z

    The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced that chief executive Mike Robinson is stepping down following five successful years at the head of the organisation.

  • Clyde & Co marine partner, Ben Knowles
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    Clyde & Co law merger

    2011-10-18T12:19:00Z

    UK law firms Clyde & Co and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert are to merge next month bringing together their legal expertise in the marine, aviation and energy sectors.

  • The new UK Renewables Training Network aims to help bridge a skills gap in the industry.
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    UK tackles renewable skills shortage

    2011-10-17T14:04:00Z

    A new £1.2 million training initiative has been set up by the UK renewable industry and the British government to help tackle the skills shortage in the sector.

  • Salerno Port in Italy is benefitting from Trelleborg’s expertise in fenders and bollards.
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    Trelleborg secures new contract with Salerno Port

    2011-10-17T13:34:00Z

    Trelleborg Marine Systems has secured a new contract to supply Super Cone Fenders and Tee Head bollards to Salerno Port in Italy.

  • Rena losing containers as heavy swells wash her deck on the starboard side. Image: Mark Alen.
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    NZ oil spill:The latest

    2011-10-13T15:30:00Z

    The Master of the oil spill vessel Rena has been arrested and charged by Maritime New Zealand "for operating a vessel in a manner causing unnecessary danger or risk".

  • Maritime UK is concerned that the “net environmental benefits” of sulphur reduction will be lost under current proposals
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    Emission law will force freight onto roads

    2011-10-13T15:29:00Z

    Sulphur Emission Control Area (ECA) regulations may increase bunker fuel costs by 87%, forcing as much as half of the present freight that transits through these areas onto the roads.

  • Jan Kromhout is a partner at AKD in Rotterdam, a firm whose transport law division provides a full range of legal services to the maritime and transport industries.
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    Dutch doubts over private armed guards

    2011-10-11T15:00:00Z

    An independent report has recommended the Netherlands government to provide Dutch shipowners with better levels of protection against piracy, including the hiring of armed guards.

  • Swedish researchers have developed a new barnacle repellent that is an alternative to toxic anti-fouling coatings. Photo: Mats Hulander
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    New hull coating which repels barnacles

    2011-10-10T17:48:00Z

    The University of Gothenburg in Sweden has developed a new non-toxic alternative to traditional anti-fouling coatings which can prevent barnacle colonisation on boat hulls.

  • PLA Marine surveyors are now authorised to carry out safety surveys on seagoing vessels.
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    PLA gains MCA survey approval

    2011-10-10T09:49:00Z

    The Port of London Authority (PLA) has been licensed by the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to carry out necessary safety surveys and issue certification on seagoing vessels.

  • The port city of Rotterdam provides a perfect setting for Europort 2011.
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    Technology tops the bill at Europort 2011

    2011-10-06T10:55:00Z

    Europort returns to the Ahoy in the port city of Rotterdam from 8 through 11 November 2011.

  • An artist’s impression of the Nor Lines Environship, which will enter service along the Norwegian coast in late 2013.
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    First order for gas fuelled Environship

    2011-10-06T10:43:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has received its first order for vessels based on the Group’s award winning, highly efficient, Environship concept.