Industry News – Page 240
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NewsRecession triples marine recruitment event turnout
A recruitment campaign to encourage more people to choose a marine career has been hailed a resounding success.
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NewsWorld marine market valued at £2 trillion
A research report released this week by Marine South East, the regional marine initiative of the South East of England Development Agency (SEEDA), has valued the total world marine market at £ 2 trillion.
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NewsWreck of the 'Newcastle City' identified
The wreck of the 19th century British steamship Newcastle City has been located in the Atlantic Ocean and positively identified by an exploration team from Quest Marine Services led by Captain Eric Takakjian.
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NewsOdyssey finds wreck of HMS Victory
Florida based shipwreck recovery specialist Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc announced this week that it has found Admiral Balchin''s HMS Victory. The ship was lost without a trace in 1744 en route from Lisbon back to her home port in England, laden with gold and silver which could be worth more ...
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NewsRNLI takes over lifeboat hull construction
A new subsidiary company has been formed by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to take over the lifeboat hull construction and composite repair capability of UK based boat builder Green Marine Ltd.
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NewsGannet's retirement makes Irish Lights history
A long and proud history of Irish lightships will be concluded at the end of this month when the last vessel in service, the Gannet, is retired from its duties, where it marks the South Rock, on the coast of Co Down. The Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL) will replace ...
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NewsEC presents strategic goals for maritime transport policy
The European Commission presented a comprehensive ten year strategy plan last month to promote safe, secure, clean and efficient shipping.
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NewsDEME joins the jumbo dredger club
The Belgian contractor DEME (Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering NV), which includes Dredging International, has joined the jumbo trailing suction hopper dredger operators club by placing an order with IHC Merwede for a 30,000 m³ capacity vessel.
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News: UK ports rates rage hits Parliament
You are a struggling port business manager who gets a bill for three and a half years of backdated unpaid rates. Not only this, the rates you think you have paid as part of a bill to the port owner, have been paid after all.
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NewsTurkish delights at Europort Istanbul
There is so much interest in participating in Europort Istanbul 2009 that an extra hall has to be added to the exhibition area. The event from 25 to 28 March in the Istanbul Expo Centre is organised by Ahoy Rotterdam and NTSR International Exhibition and Congress Organisation in exclusive cooperation ...
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Boskalis' bigger bite
Dutch dredging major Royal Boskalis Westminster has revealed a continuing interest in Smit Internationale by upping its stake in the harbour towage, salvage and terminals group from 20% to 25.1%.
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'Motorways' money at last
The European Commission is set to release funding for the EU''s long delayed Motorways of the Sea project.
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Power packed consumables
With the aim of providing a one stop shop for as many customers as possible, engine manufacturer Scania has launched a new range of products called Scania Consumables.
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Marine licensing changes
The British Government''s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has launched a booklet to help companies dealing with marine licensing changes.
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Scotland gets shipshape
Scottish Enterprise, Scotland''s main enterprise, innovation and investment agency, has launched a three year campaign to boost the number of new recruits entering the shipbuilding and engineering industry in Scotland.
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Satellites save lives
Satellites operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) were key factors in the rescue of 283 people in the USA and its surrounding waters last year.
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Wartsila's Global glory
Finland based marine engine manufacturer Wartsila was included on the list of the Global100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World, published at the recent World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland.
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French turn the tide
Electricite de France (EDF) has chosen Irish renewable engineering company OpenHydro to develop the first tidal current demonstration farm to be connected to the French electricity grid.
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NewsStepping lightly through conflicting demands
Concerns over ports'' energy outputs are rising. It isn''t just the price that is giving port authorities pause for thought, there are two other sets of clashing public and political demands. One of them is improved security and the other is for greener practices. They are not the most natural ...
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NewsRunaway lorry leaves Stranraer ferry passengers stranded.
A lorry broke free of its lashings and crashed through the stern door of the ferry Stena Voyager last night as it was leaving the Scottish Port of Stranraer on passage to Belfast.
