Industry News – Page 227
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NewsSister ship conversion highlights rules variations
Following the launch of the 17.8m passenger catamaran Rathlin Express at Arklow Marine Services in July this year, its sister ship, Lady Iona, also designed by Marine Design International (MDI) is currently undergoing conversion on behalf of Gordon Grant Marine at Mooney Boats in Donegal.
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NewsIBIA warns of forthcoming ECA conflicts for passenger ships
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has warned that from July next year passenger ships operating in European territorial waters could, during the course of one single voyage, be subject to three different limits regulating the amount of sulphur content in the fuels they consume.
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NewsCommerce and all that jazz at International WorkBoat Show
The International WorkBoat Show, presented by America' s WorkBoat magazine, returns to the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans USA on 2-4 December.
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NewsLucky 7th sailing for Gulf Maritime
Gulf Maritime sails into its seventh edition on the success of previous shows that have established its reputation as the region’ s most comprehensive maritime event.
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The Sea - An anthology of Maritime Photography since 1843
By Pierre Borhan Published by Flammarion ISBN: 978-2-08-030063-8 Hardback with slipcase, 300 pages Price £ 40.00
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Mooring and Anchoring Volumes 1 and 2
By I.C. Clark BSc, MSc, Master Mariner, MNI and W.Vervloesem AMNI Published by The Nautical Institute ISBN: Volume 1: 978-1-906915-93-4 Volume 2: 978-1-870077-941 Hardbacks, 270 pages Price £ 75.00
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Sea Survival Handbook - The RYA's complete guide to survival at sea
By Keith Colwell Published by The Royal Yachting Association ISBN: 978-1-905104-31-4 Paperback, 160 pages Price £ 10.99
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NewsDredging underway for Tyne's second tunnel
Work to dredge a channel across the UK’ s River Tyne to make way for the second vehicle tunnel started last weekend.
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NewsNew framework for UK port development
Ports around England and Wales will have a new planning framework to work in when considering development, following the launch of the Government' s new National Policy Statement (NPS) for the sector on Monday.
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NewsBoskalis and Smit announce merger
Dutch companies Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) and Smit Internationale N.V. (Smit) surprised the maritime world this morning with the announcement that they have in principle reached agreement on a full merger of the two companies. All the activities of Smit will be continued in the combined company.
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NewsMajor test of Channel rescue services
A major international exercise has been held to test the UK and French maritime rescue services plans to cope with a major maritime disaster in the Dover Strait. Manchex 2009 was the latest in the biennial series of exercises aimed at testing the coordination and response to such an event ...
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NewsBusy Schleswig-Holstein adds Staberhuk to new police fleet
The third of a planned four new coastal patrol boats for service in the Baltic and North Sea has gone into operation for German river and coastal waterway authorities in Schleswig Holstein.
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NewsUK Government to tighten up port safety
Thousands of workers at UK ports are set to benefit from higher safety standards following the recent launch of an updated Port Marine Safety Code by Transport Minister Paul Clark.
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Correction: Mooney Boats
The headline of our ‘ Ocean Cat’ Vessel Launch coverage in the last (October) issue of Maritime Journal incorrectly stated that the new catamaran workboat for Sinbad Marine Services had been built by Macduff Shipyards. As was correct in the body of the story, ‘ Ocean Cat’ was built by ...
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A Chance to Play
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics contributed last month to the delivery of 2,000 soccer kits from Germany to a programme for disadvantaged children in South Africa. The equipment travelled 9,800km from Volkswagen Group headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany to Volkswagen of South Africa’ s ‘ A Chance to Play’ programme via German transport ...
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New National Hydrographer
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced the appointment of Commodore Nick Lambert RN as the next UK National Hydrographer, Deputy Chief Executive (Hydrography), based at Taunton in Somerset. He has been promoted to Rear Admiral and takes over from Rear Admiral Ian Moncrieff. He will play a key ...
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Wartsila in Murmansk
Finnish marine power supplier Wartsila has opened a service centre at Murmansk in Russia to service the rapidly growing number of vessels in the Barents Sea region. To emphasise the importance of cooperation, the Governor of the Murmansk Oblast region jointly signed a document of goodwill with Wartsila’ s President ...
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Crown for King's Lynn
The UK Department for Transport has published new statistics which identify the ABP Port of King’ s Lynn as Britain’ s fastest growing port. Trade through the East Anglian inland port increased last year by a whopping 33% at a time when many of the major ports saw a drop. ...
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Marine radar milestone
Sperry Marine is marking a milestone in marine radar technology by celebrating the 60th anniversary of the launch of its first commercial marine radar product, the Type 159, which was introduced by the UK based Decca Marine Group in August 1949. The company has subsequently sold more than 150,000 marine ...
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River Service Guaranteed
A £ 269,000 deal between Transport for London (TfL), Greenwich Council, and Thames Clippers guarantees a continuing passenger service on the River Thames between the O2 arena in Greenwich and Woolwich Arsenal until 2013. The subsidy, jointly funded by TfL and Greenwich Council, mean that current levels of service between ...
