Industry News – Page 309
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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.
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NewsCamarc/ Kvichak for Savannah Pilots
The Savannah Pilots of Savannah, Georgia USA have ordered a new 78ft pilot boat designed by the UK''s Camarc Ltd which will be built at Kvichak Marine Industries of Seattle USA. The all aluminium craft''s broad beam of 21ft 5in is expected to provide fine sea keeping and manoeuvrability characteristics, ...
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Engine Rooms Protected at Europort
Alfa Laval Marine & Diesel''s engine room systems will be on show at Europort in two locations, at Alpha Laval''s Stand 01.1167 in the Europahal and Kormarine''s Stand U82.
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Suffolk Shipping
Just published by Tempus is this third volume by Mike Stammers, following his earlier efforts on Liverpool Docks (1999) and Norfolk Shipping (2002).
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The Handbook of Maritime Economics and Business
This hefty volume contains a number of papers which, despite a somewhat academic slant, could be of relevance to Maritime Journal readers within the port authorities as they collectively provide a comprehensively global view of major maritime economic issues.
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Marine Inboard Engines
This digital reprint of an existing title from the Motorboats Monthly series remains of value to novice boaters and experienced professionals alike.
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Reed's Sextant Simplified: 7th Edition
The sextant is the treasured navigational device of generations of seamen and airmen. It enables position to be determined with good accuracy for ocean navigation and it was the combination of sextant and chronometer that allowed safe navigation of the oceans.
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Rolls-Royce Acquires VT Controls
The VT Group has sold the marine division of Portsmouth UK based VT Controls Ltd to Rolls-Royce for £ 11m cash.
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Thames Craft Correction
The deal does not include the aerospace or oil and gas divisions of VT Controls .The Front Cover Story for the August 2003 issue of Maritime Journal contained a measurement inaccuracy of significance for potential users of Thames Craft Dry Docking Services Ltd 's new floating drydock. The new facility ...
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Wind Blows Briggs' Way
Briggs Marine has signed a contract with Vestas - Celtic Wind Technology for part of the work installing one of the UK''s first offshore wind farms. The turbine manufacturer, in consortium with Mayflower Energy Ltd , has secured a £ 74m wind farm contract from National Wind Power to install ...
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Early Warning Saves Bear Necessities
Bear Grylls and his crew, who last month crossed the North Atlantic via the Arctic Circle in an 11m Ocean Dynamics open RIB, had a potential power failure averted by their remote monitoring and tracking service.
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Boom boxes at Hamburg
The Port of Hamburg achieved a 14.9% increase in container handling over the first half of 2003, with a record 2.9 million teu handled at the Hamburg Container Terminal . It is the fifth consecutive year that Hamburg can claim double-figure growth in box turnover. The Port also saw a ...
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NewsGermany's Biggest SWATH Ship Takes Shape
The biggest SWATH ship ever built in Germany has been named and launched for the Bundesmarine at the North Sea shipyard Nordseewerke NSW , in Emden.
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NewsWorks in Progress
The small family firm of David Ferran & Sons of Belfast recently had the distinction of taking delivery of the first steel tug/workboat to be completed by Hampshire boat builders VT Halmatic .
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NewsSuccess for Atlantic Crossing
Bear Grylls and his team have succeeded in a record setting effort to make the first ever unassisted crossing of the North Atlantic just south of the Arctic Circle in an open 11m RIB.
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NewsSilent Running 'Celtic Explorer' Garners Praise
Ireland''s first deep-sea research vessel, the Irish Marine Institute ''s new RV Celtic Explorer , appears to have drawn nothing but praise since she was commissioned in April after completion at Damen/Royal Schelde .
