Industry News – Page 217
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NewsSOLFIRE exercise highlights rescue organisation cooperation
The annual SOLFIRE Search and Rescue Exercise took place in the UK’s Eastern Solent late last month and was successful for testing the contingency plans of the various emergency services which would be involved should a major marine accident occur within the area.
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NewsCasting a light on lifeboat injuries
‘There’s a mission here. To help keep seafarers alive’, Bob Couttie of Maritime Accident Casebook told Maritime Journal regarding the launch of the latest round of the Lifeboat Safety Survey.
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NewsChanges planned for Ramsgate Harbour
Plans to redevelop part of Ramsgate Harbour in Kent UK have highlighted the dilemma local authority planners face juggling the interests of a small commercial working harbour.
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NewsPolicy probed as Thanet wind farm opens
Stockholm based energy company Vattenfall AB celebrated the commissioning last week, on time and on budget, of the 300MW Thanet Offshore Windfarm to an invited audience of VIPs and the world’s media.
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NewsCall to cut shipping emissions at IMO demo
The shipping industry can do more to tackle climate change and raise billions of dollars to help poor countries cope with its devastating impact said international agency Oxfam.
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NewsWind farm cables to get new owners
UK energy regulator OFGEM has announced the preferred and reserve bidders selected to own and operate seven offshore wind farm transmission links making them regulated assets.
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NewsBear Grylls' RIB completes North West Passage
A six man team led by adventurer Bear Grylls completed a successful transit through Canada’s notorious North West Passage earlier this month.
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NewsUK urged to invest in ports
RenewableUK, the country’s leading renewable energy trade association, launched a national campaign on Tuesday to highlight the importance of investing in improvements to the UK’s port facilities.
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NewsDredger crew kidnapped in Cameroon
Two crew members of the trailing suction hopper dredger Amerigo Vespucci were kidnapped by an armed gang as the vessel worked in the Cameroon port of Douala on Sunday night.
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NewsShort notice seminar on new fuel regs
A seminar on The Introduction of Ultra-low Sulphur Biofuels to Estuarial and Inland Waterway Vessels will be held at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich UK on Wednesday 20 October.
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NewsDamen moves into offshore wind farm sector
The Netherlands’ Damen Shipyards Group has announced the sale of its first ever Twin Axe Catamaran, the Damen High Speed Support Vessel (HSSV) 2610, which is particularly suited for the offshore wind industry.
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NewsHistoric light vessel finds a home – ‘probably’
After many months of party political bickering a berth has been established for the UK’s last remaining manned light vessel at Harwich UK, the town renowned as the home port of these distinctive vessels.
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NewsDNV confirm’s Seagen’s performance
Norway based Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has certified that the performance of the world’s largest tidal turbine, the 1.2MW SeaGen, has been correctly evaluated according to the Edinburgh Protocol.
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NewsMAIB Annual Report 2009 released
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch’s Annual Report for 2009 reveals that 1,663 marine accidents and incidents were reported to the MAIB during the year.
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NewsShip designer goes with Neptune’s flow
IJmuiden based Offshore Ship Designer''s first project in the marine renewable energy field will shortly be commencing on site trials in the UK''s Humber estuary.
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NewsHovercraft makes offshore wind farm viable
A hovercraft is making it possible for works to proceed on an offshore wind farm project in the Greater Wash off the UK’s east coast.
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NewsWave power begins test preparation
The snake-like Pelamis P2 wave power device has arrived in Orkney, in readiness for its connection to the European Marine Test Centre (EMEC) site at Billia Croo.
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NewsNew offshore wind demo sites announced
The Crown Estate has awarded four companies with leases and exclusivity agreements in England and Scotland respectively to test new wind turbine technology in the marine environment.
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NewsGerman police patrol boat quartet completed
German police have taken delivery of the last in a series of four powerful new patrol boats adding a new dimension to supervision of extended coastal waters in an increasingly busy sector of the Baltic.
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NewsTwo million kWh milestone for tidal turbine
Marine Current Turbines’ SeaGen in Northern Ireland, the world’s first and only commercial scale tidal stream energy turbine, has delivered its two millionth unit of electricity into the UK electricity grid.
