Industry News – Page 234
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NewsReborn Vosper site gets a lift
For those who miss the old days of Vosper Thornycroft and Halmatic at Portchester, there is a definite whiff of nostalgia about bringing back into use the yard’ s 1,000 ton ship lift.
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NewsShipping's dark mood after light dues rise
There was considerable consternation in the UK last month after the Government’ s new Shipping Minister, Paul Clark, announced the new rates for light dues for the next two years.
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IAC roadshow demonstrates pollution control craft
Following a successful Seawork last month, Industrial Apparatus Consultants Ltd (IAC) have demonstrated one of their Ecoceane pollution control vessels at ports around the UK, in Falmouth, Ipswich and Teesport.
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News'New Flame' stern section lifted
Titan Salvage successfully cut the stern section and engine room from the No. 5 cargo hold of the sunken freighter New Flame last week, then lifted the 3,000 ton section from the seabed off Europa Point and transported it to the Port of Gibraltar, marking a major milestone in what ...
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NewsUK port rates on Parliamentary tightrope
British ports were dealt a blow last week as the House of Commons objected to the amendment of the Business Rates Supplement Bill. But the Lower House may still have a fight on its hands if the House of Lords remains firm.
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NewsUS report highlights importance of coastal activity
European governments and maritime interests will find relevance in an American report released last week which shows that ocean resources and coastal communities are vital to the overall economy, yet climate change poses a major threat.
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NewsTugs refloat grounded tanker from Vlissingen beach
Netherlands based salvage specialist Multraship Salvage and Belgian salvage specialist URS Salvage & Maritime Contracting successfully refloated the 25,654 gt oil tanker Akti N last week after the Liberian flag vessel ran aground off the Dutch coast, close to Vlissingen Boulevard, a popular Dutch tourist attraction.
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NewsHope Refugee Award goes to heroic captain and owner
On Saturday, World Refugee Day will see the official recognition of Aþ ý k Tuygun, the captain of the Panamanian flagged Turkish ship MV Pý nar which in April saved the lives 142 African migrants in the Mediterranean. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Ankara is ...
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NewsProgress in UK on port rates and light dues
Progress has been made in the UK this week with regard to one of the two hugely contentious issues of importance facing port operations and at least some clarification has arrived for the other.
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Quantum leaps into marine security at Seawork
CCTV and access control system manufacturer CDA Solutions Ltd will be launching its innovative PC based security and surveillance systems into the commercial marine sector on Stand 89 at Seawork 2009 courtesy of a new marketing deal with Quantum Marine Marketing Ltd.
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NewsTest lift this week for 'Napoli' wreck removal
The operation to finally remove the remaining section of the MSC Napoli is now underway, with a test lift scheduled for this week off the coast of Devon UK.
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NewsMega-Voice loud and clear at Seawork
Visitors to previous Seawork exhibitions have occasionally missed announcements of upcoming events and demonstrations, especially out on the quayside or on the floating pontoon, where winds and/or the sheer vastness of space would dilute and dissipate the effective transmission of sound.
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Aberdeen's good health
Following a year of record vessel tonnage and healthy cargo throughput, Aberdeen Harbour has announced strong financial figures for 2008. With total vessel tonnage increasing to 24.17m tons and cargo throughput remaining above 5m tons for the third successive year, annual turnover rose by more than 5%. The Board is ...
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Pipe bending guidance
Designers of seawater systems looking for materials offering resistance to seawater corrosion, high inherent resistance to biofouling and good fabricability should consider specifying copper-nickels that offer all of the above. A new section on www.coppernickel.org, the global site for copper-nickel information, provides in depth information on tube and pipe bending. ...
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New Cosalt website
Marine safety equipment supplier Cosalt has launched a new website to give its customers quick and easy access to information about the company and its expanding range of products and services for the marine, industrial and offshore markets. The new website can be found at www.cosalt.com. Cosalt recently divided its ...
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Emu goes supersize
The marine company Emu Ltd doubling the size of its Durley headquarters near Southampton. The company has acquired an adjacent site, adding some 3,000 sq/ft to its HQ to accommodate its expanding business and increasing workforce. Emu also operates from two other locations, both on Hayling Island, where its marine ...
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Maritime testing facility
Magnetic compass manufacturer Lilley & Gillie has invested almost £ 250,000 in constructing a dedicated maritime testing facility on the outskirts of Birmingham in the heart of the UK’ s West Midlands. As well as taking new products to prototype stage, the Technical Centre can undertake equipment proving tests to ...
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MCA safety podcasts
Double Olympic sailing gold medallist Shirley Robertson is helping the UK’ s Maritime and Coastguard Agency to save lives this summer by presenting two new sailing safety video podcasts for their website. The new films cover essential topics including preparing the boat before you go, safety afloat, lifejackets, navigation, communications ...
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Liferaft service station
Wilhelmsen Ships Service’ liferaft service station in Germany is now fully operational. It is conveniently situated between the ports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven at the Wilhelmsen Ships Service premises in Sittensen. The station is certified to service all Unitor branded rafts and is also fully stocked to deliver and exchange ...
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NewsAntwerp sends a Jumbo lift to Texas
Jumbo’ s Shipping’ s 2008 built heavy lift vessel MV Fairplayer successfully loaded several major heavy lifts in Belgium’ s Port of Antwerp last month.
