Industry News – Page 221
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NewsUK Budget promises £60m for ports
UK chancellor Alistair Darling announced Government funding of up to £60m for the development of port sites to meet the needs of offshore wind turbine manufacturers looking to locate new facilities in the UK.
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NewsTsunami early warning system for Cyprus
A new offshore sensor system to help detect and provide early warnings of tsunamis in the eastern Mediterranean Sea is being developed.
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NewsUK Marine Industries Strategic Framework launched
Ian Lucas, the UK’s Minister for Business issued a call to action to the nation’s marine industries last month to collaborate on their common goal of strengthening this sector’s global market position over the next 10 years.
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NewsEvolutionary concept for Hamburg terminal
Hamburg Port Authority jury has just awarded Royal Haskoning first place in a competition to create a concept for the potential development of the port’s Steinwerder terminal.
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NewsEmergency logistics save insurers millions
Critical marine salvage operations have been able to proceed on schedule due to emergency logistics support from Evolution Time Critical, avoiding the risk of an oil spill at sea and saving insurers millions in damage repairs.
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NewsWhy should marine embrace green technology?
The maritime industry is under increasing pressure to improve its green credentials. With shipping C02 emissions equal to 3.3% of the global C02 emissions from fossil fuel, it rivals aviation in terms of significant pollution.
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NewsNew updated anti-piracy training package
With Somali pirates continuing to attack shipping and a number of nasty incidents occurring elsewhere, such as off the coast of West Africa, Videotel’s launch of a revised version of its Piracy & Armed Robbery training package is particularly timely.
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NewsUS Navy extends swimmer detection security system
Sonardyne International has sold and delivered additional Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar Systems for the US Navy. They will be used for the Integrated Swimmer Detection Program managed by the Naval Underwater Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport RI.
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NewsChanges to UK SAR helicopter coverage
Changes to the UK’s search and rescue helicopter services are on the cards following the selection of the Soteria consortium as preferred bidder for a £6bn 25 year contract.
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NewsFast emerging wind industry blows into Poland
The annual European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition (EWEC 2010) takes place this year in Warsaw, Poland, on 20 to 23 April.
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Ports of Scotland 2010
Published by Maritime Publications Ltd Paperback, 260 pages Price £17.00
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Camera on the Clyde
By Ann Glen and Bruce Peter Published by Ferry Publications Email: sales@gazellebooks.co.uk Hardback, 120 paqes Price: £18.00
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Valeport down under
UK hydrographic and oceanographic instrumentation manufacturer Valeport has signed a new distributor agreement with Swathe Services Australia.
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Training academy sponsored
Wilhelmsen Ships Service is supporting the work of the Nautical Technical Training Academy (NTTA) by providing a range of the company’s Unitor branded safety equipment, including a brand new liferaft which will be used in the academy’s crew training facility to teach the Basic Safety course.
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Year of the Seafarer
International maritime welfare charity the Sailors’ Society is backing the IMO Year of the Seafarer campaign with a new fundraising drive which is asking for just £1 for every one of the 375,000 seafarer the charity aims to support in 2010.
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Research institute grows
The UK’s National Subsea Research Institute (NSRI) has added two new member companies. Kongsberg Maritime, which is headquartered in Aberdeen and Newcastle based Wellstream International bring NSRI’s industry membership to 17 in less than a year since its launch.
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Maritime toy story
London’s National Maritime Museum will launch a free admission ‘Toy Boats’ exhibition on 1 May, featuring miniature ocean liners, toy paddle steamers, tin battleships and clockwork submarines alongside games, catalogues and photographs all produced in Europe between 1850 and 1950.
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Cherbourg in the loop
The Chanel Islands company Huelin-Renouf Shipping adds the Normandy Port of Cherbourg this month to the lifeline freight link it operates between the Channel Islands and the UK, with a weekly visit to Cherbourg en route for Southampton.
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Jaguar goes to sea
Vehicle logistics services provider Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has renewed a contract with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to ship its vehicles from the United Kingdom to North America and Oceania.
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Baltic bounces back
With container traffic to and from Russia via Hamburg picking up again, growing demand for feeder transport capacity has prompted the launch of an additional service between the Ports of Hamburg and St Petersburg.
