Industry News – Page 308
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EU Bans Single Hull Tankers
The EU has officially adopted its unilateral plan for the accelerated phasing out of single hull tankers. The regulation places a ban on the the transportation of heavy oils in single hull tankers of 5,000dwt or above sailing to or from EU ports. It also accelerates the phasing out of ...
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Funding For Riverbus Service
The first financial package to secure the future of passenger transport services on London’ s River Thames was announced last month.
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NewsGermans Unveil Wind Park Maintenance Ship
The Abeking & Rasmussen Shipyard in Lemwerder and offshore specialist T&S Transport & Service in Bremerhaven have announced the joint design and construction of a unique SWATH windpark maintenance vessel.
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Coastal Study Wins ICE Student of the Year Award
Twelve of Britain''s most inventive and technologically brilliant first degree university students were honoured in London recently at the Science, Engineering and Technology Student of the Year Awards . The multi-disciplinary awards, organised by the London based World Leadership Forum , are backed by many of the country''s leading scientific ...
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Dometic Acquires TME
Swedish refrigeration specialist, Dometic, has acquired the US-based Taylor Made Environmental, including the European manufacturing, sales and marketing operation. A new division called Dometic Marine Systems has been set up to market the marine products into Europe and the Middle East. ''I have been appointed managing director of this new ...
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OCS Goes Boom
Oil Control Systems of the Netherlands has received an order from SMIT Salvage for the delivery of 400m of Ro-Boom 1100 Oilboom . The order contains four hydraulic operated reels, each including a 100m oilboom, fitted in special fabricated galvanised frames which can be stowed in planes and/or on deck. ...
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Marco Polo Funding Slashed
The European Commission hasslashed funding for its Marco Polo Programme , designed to take freight transport off congested roads and put it onto rail, short sea shipping and inland waterways. A final budget of only ? 75m over five years represents a compromise between the original plan calling for ? ...
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Practical AIS
Euronav Ltd have launched an AIS module for their seaPro ECS software that can be run on any PC or laptop. When connected to any AIS transponder via the ECDIS or pilot port, seaPro will visualise target data over electronic charts to give an ''at a glance'' situational awareness. Euronav ...
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Transas Pops Over to Cork
Marine information technology specialist Transas has moved its international headquarters from Portsmouth UK to Cork in Ireland, citing the advantage of being located within the Euro zone and Ireland''s beneficial development conditions for IT businesses as factors behind the move. The existing Transas office in Portsmouth will host the growing ...
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NewsInnovative Finance Funds Unique Newbuild
Wirral UK based seabed mapping and marine survey specialists Osiris Projects hascommissioned a new coastal survey vessel and is set to double its workforce with the help of a £ 650,000 financial package from Bank of Scotland Business Banking .
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NewsNew Guidelines for Hydraulic Design of Exposed Jetties
HR Wallingford in the UK has recently completed a research project to provide new guidance for the hydraulic design of jetties in exposed locations, the project being funded by UK government under the DTI Partners in Innovation programme.
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The Anatomy of Canals - Decline & Renewal
This is the third and final volume in the series ''The Anatomy of Canals'' by the same author/ photographer team.
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Ensigns and Echoes
Professional seaman Steve Nicholas has spent 26 years at sea, which has given him a wealth of sights, sounds and experiences to draw upon.
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Oakley Lifeboats
Since its founding in 1824, the UK''s RNLI has strived to find the best design of lifeboat for its crews.
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NewsGlobal Maritime Industries Sail for Europort
The Amsterdam RAI will once again be given over to the theme of the global maritime industry from 18-22 November when both Europort 2003 and the Marine Equipment Trade Show 2003 (METS) are held simultaneously within the same vast exhibition complex.
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NewsNew Portsmouth Yard Boosts British Shipbuilding
The first new shipbuilding yard in Britain for many years was opened last month in ceremonies at Portsmouth Naval Base presided over by the Secretary of State for Defence, Geoff Hoon MP. The new £ 50 million facility for the VT Group features a high degree of automation in the ...
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Controversy Haunts 'Ghost Ships' Scrapping
Following discussions with authorities in Ireland, France, and Belgium, Robin Middleton, the UK Secretary of State''s Representative in Marine Salvage and Intervention (SOSREP), has cleared the way with the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) for Able UK and its contractors to begin the trans-Atlantic tow of the first four so-called ...
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NewsWorkboat Show Returns to Irresistible New Orleans
The International Workboat Show celebrates its 25th anniversary when it returns to the Morial Convention Centre in New Orleans USA on 3-5 December.
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Orkney Wave Energy Study
A study to establish performance assessment criteria that will assist developers of wave devices to harness the power of wave energy has conducted detailed testing for the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) on Orkney.
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NewsBoatbuilder Artist Inspired by Ship Shapes
A contemporary marine artist who helped to build clinker workboats as an apprentice shipwright in his youth has a feature exhibition of his works opening at London''s National Maritime Museum next month.
