Industry News – Page 250
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NewsMarine industry and environmentalists unite
Associated British Ports'' (ABP) sustainable manager Peter Barham, in his capacity as Chairman of the Seabed User and Developer Group (SUDG), has welcomed SUDG and the Wildlife and Countryside Link''s (Link) joint statement on the draft Marine Bill, citing it as an excellent example of industry and environmentalists working together ...
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Port security consultation
HMS Severn is 79.75loa and utilises a double chine hull form which will provide an improved seakeeping performance compared with the curent Island Class ships as well as superior accommodation. The flexible and efficient design is providing VT with export opportunities, including New Zealand where the design has been short ...
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Shipping soared in 2008
British shipping turnover grew from £ 9.5bn in 2007 to £ 11.9bn in 2008, an increase of over 25%, according to new figures produced for the UK Chamber of Shipping by the Office for National Statistics. Sea transport has thus taken third place in the services sector behind financial services ...
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NewsMaster Plan Progress for Bremore Ireland Port
Bremore Ireland Port Ltd, the joint venture between Drogheda Port Company and Castle Market Holdings Ltd, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a wholly owned subsidiary of Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) to develop a Port Master Plan for the new € 300 million deepwater port at Bremore in north ...
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NewsFunding Innovation for 'ss Great Britain'
Work has started in Bristol UK on the redevelopment of land alongside the Great Western Dockyard which will create a £ 3.5m endowment style fund for the future conservation and maintenance of Brunel''s iconic iron hulled steamship ''ss Great Britain''.
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NewsP&O Ferries Boosts Freight Capacity
P& O Ferries has agreed to purchase a dedicated freight ferry in order to meet the growing demand for space from haulage customers throughout its operations.The company will take delivery of the ''El Greco'', currently operated by the Spanish shipping line Trasmediterranea, during September and will deploy the vessel on ...
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NewsGeoff Holt Conquers 'Personal Everest'
Quadriplegic sailor Geoff Holt successfully completed his ''Personal Everest'' quest to become the first disable person to sail around Great Britain on 5 September when his trimaran passed the South Cardinal buoy in Southampton Water 109 days after setting off. He had sailed 1,455 miles, stopped at 51 ports, and ...
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NewsSwansea Handling Gets Amazon Online
The ABP Port of Swansea is serving as the handling facility for thousands of tons of concrete components for a new distribution centre being built by the online retailing giant Amazon on Swansea Bay.
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NewsNew Look Cat in Med Service
The high speed passenger ferry catamaran Tanger Jet 11 has gone into service between ports in Spain and Morocco for German shipowner Förde Reederei Seetouristik, FRS, after conversion at the BREDO Shipyard in Bremerhaven.
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NewsOlympics Anticipated at Port of Tilbury
The Port of Tilbury UK is providing an ideal stopping off point for two river buses travelling from Brisbane, Australia, to their final destination on the River Thames.The vessels, built for the Thames Clippers fleet, arrived at Tilbury on board the Edmongracht, and were unloaded in a carefully planned tandem ...
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NewsImportant Wind Farm Hurdle Overcome
A potential threat to what is described as the world''s largest wind farm off the north Kent Coast has been lifted following a Government ruling on the siting of the onshore substation. London Array Ltd, a company comprising Shell WindEnergy, E.ON and DONG Energy, is proposing to install up to ...
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NewsClimate Change Business Impacts Workshop
All businesses are vulnerable to risks associated with adverse weather and climate. An enhanced understanding of the oceans improves weather and climate prediction, enabling better informed business decisions.
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NewsMarine Scientific Industries Boost to Renewables
Members of the London based Association of Marine Scientific Industries (AMSI) recently examined the business opportunities available in the expanding renewable sector at the first of their new style networking meetings.
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NewsConditional Support for Severn Tidal Barrage
A report published in October by the UK' s Sustainable Development Commission sets tough conditions which a Severn barrage would have to meet in order to be considered sustainable. These include public leadership and ownership of the project, and full compliance with environmental legislation protecting the estuary.
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News: IMarEST dinner date with low wash future
The first of a class of 13.5m catamaran patrol launches to be operated by the Port of London Authority is under construction, ready for trials and introduction into service in Spring 2009.
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NewsPLA's Ecocats Win Innovative Design Award
The Port of London Authority (PLA), Southampton University and Seawork 2007 exhibitor Ecocats Limited have won a special prize from the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) and Lloyd''s Register of Shipping, for the innovative design of the latest river patrol launches.
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News'Voe Jarl' Ready to Catch the Wind
Based in Lerwick on Shetland, Delta Marine Ltd is well placed to participate in an anticipated expansion of marine renewable energy activity which would reflect both the expressed commitment of incoming British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the concurrent easing of the consent process for essential infrastructure.
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Diving and Handling
The Professional Diving Academy has incorporated the RYA Level 2 Powerboat handling course into their complete commercial air diving courses.
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Marine Radar at 60
Another major milestone in the history of Kelvin Hughes Ltd. was achieved recently when the company celebrated the sixtieth anniversary of the installation of its first marine radar.
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Partners Rewarded
Marinecall, the seafarers'' dedicated weather service, which provides UK Met Office data by phone, fax and internet, has started an Affiliate Partner scheme which is available to harbour authorities and any other organisation whose members or customers require sound met advice.
