Industry News – Page 251
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'Passenger Pollution'
''Passenger Pollution'' at some European destinations has led cruise ship operators to look for relatively ''unknown'' ports where their vessels can call. Delegates to a cruise workshop held by the EU ports network project Port-Net were told of the opportunities for ports to exploit the burgeoning market, with Europe the ...
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Along Dubai for QE2
Dubai World, which owns Dubai Ports World, which purchased P& O''s global ports operations last year, has now acquired the iconic ocean liner ''Queen Elizabeth 2'' for $100m. The 40 year old, 70,000 ton cruise ship will be turned into a floating hotel alongside a pier at the Palm Jumeirah ...
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Wartsila Propped Up
Finland based marine engine manufacturers Wartsila has acquired UK propeller repair company McCall Propellers Ltd, which employs 33 people and had a turnover of £ 6.4m last year.
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Ports Policy Due
Following the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) conference in Spain recently, the UK''s Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called on the EU to focus its ports policy on the key issues for shippers of port congestion and transportation links.
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NewsChinese take away RNLI boats and expertise
Since 2005 an arrangement involving the UK' s Royal National Lifeboat Institution providing a package of ex-RNLI lifeboats, together with specialist crew training, to the fledgling lifeboat service in China has resulted in a special relationship between these two organisations on opposite sides of the world.
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PLA Centenary Exhibition
The Museum of London Docklands will help the Port of London Authority to celebrate its centenary year in 2009 by hosting an exhibition titled ‘ A Century of Service’ between 30 March and 19 April.
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Ship Ahoy Doha
Ahoy Rotterdam, organiser of the recent Europort Maritime exhibition, has entered into a partnership with Dubai based Al Fajer Information & Services to host the third edition of a renamed Ship & Port + Europort Maritime shipbuilding, port and marine technology exhibition.
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FleetBroadband Launches
Global satcomms provider Inmarsat has launched FleetBroadband, its new commercial service delivering voice and high speed data services for maritime users.
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Dynamic half century
The increase in dynamic positioning (DP) vessels has driven demand for certified DP operators.
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Earthrace breaks record
The Tamar is faster than its predecessor, and is the most technologically advanced lifeboat ever to be produced by the RNLI.The futuristic bio-fuel powered 'eco-boat' Earthrace has smashed the world speed record for a powerboat to circumnavigate the globe by nearly 14 days. The vessel completed its 24,000 km voyage ...
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NewsResults of Marine Aggregate Research Published
The Marine Environment Protection Fund in the UK has published the findings of over £ 9m of research related to marine aggregate dredging.
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NewsX-Ray Specs Enhance Port Security
The requirement for rapidly deployable and portable x-ray systems that can be used in public places such ports, airports, railways and underground stations has grown substantially in the last year.
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NewsMCA Approves Marine Security Training
Securewest International, which has specialised in maritime security for more than 20 years, has received official approval of its security training operations from both the UK''s Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) and the classification society Det Norsk Veritas (DNV).
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NewsTonnage Tax Withdrawn But EU Flagging Rules Apply
THE UK government has announced that the package of changes to tonnage tax published in January for implementation through the 2008 Finance Bill, will not take place this year pending further developments in Brussels.
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NewsBiodiesel Attempt at Circumnavigation Record
Boaters around the world are following the record setting effort of Peter Bethune aboard his futuristic ''Earthrace'' powerboat as his team attempts to break the world circumnavigation record of 75 days in a vessel fueled 100 by biodiesel.
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NewsWärtsilä gets BigLift with propulsion package order
Finnish ship power system integrator Wä rtsilä has been awarded two large orders this year from the Amsterdam headquartered Spliethoff Group.
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NewsBritNed cable project moves forward
Offshore cable laying for the UK end of the BritNed electricity link is the latest stage of the € 600m project. It involves the first ever power supply connection between Great Britain and the Netherlands, with cable testing underway in 2010 and full commercial operations planned for 2011.
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NewsUKHMA responds to Draft Marine Navigation Bill
The UK Harbour Masters' Association (UKHMA) welcomed the publication this week of the Report on the Draft Marine Navigation Bill issued by the Transport Committee.
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NewsCEDA sets dredging conference schedule
The Netherlands based Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has revealed a full autumn programme of events, with CEDA Dredging Days 2008 taking place in Antwerp on 1-3 October.
