Industry News – Page 325
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NewsFriction Stir Welding Workshop Will Benefit Shipbuilding
A workshop on the benefits of using the friction stir welding process in industrial applications such as shipbuilding is to be held at TWI Ltd in Cambridge UK on 16 July 2002.
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BMT Continues American Expansion
British Maritime Technology acquired the American engineering firm Syntek Technologies last month, making it the fourth BMT operating company in North America. Syntek specialises in naval engineering, product development and counter intelligence.
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Desmi Acquires K&R Pompen
Danish pump manufacturer A/S De Smithske, also known as Desmi, acquired the Dutch company K&R Pompen BV last month, which has distributed Desmi products in the Netherlands for more than 40 years.
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NewsSpain Flags Largest Ever Ropax Ferry
The largest ropax ferry ever to sail under the Spanish flag has been delivered by IZAR''s Seville yard to owner Trasmediterranea. The 180m long Murillo was delivered almost two months early and has accommodation for 396 passengers in cabins and 150 in seats while also boasting 1,900 lane metres for ...
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North Sea Short Sea Shake-Up Underway
P& O and Stena Line have announced a memorandum of understanding that will lead to a consolidation of P& O''s short sea ferry interests and a possible rationalisation of ferry services on the North Sea.
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RORO Industry Meets in Go-Go Mood
The growth outlook for Ro-Ro shipping is reflected in the theme of this month''s RORO 2002 conference in Lubeck, Germany - ''a new era of opportunity''. Combined with a major exhibition, the 16th biennial event takes place at a time when Ro-Ro prospects have been boosted by advances in ship, ...
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CEDA Dredging Days Goes to Casablanca
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has celebrated the creation this month of a North African Section with the announcement that CEDA Dredging Days will be held for the first time in its history outside Europe at Casablanca in Morocco. The event is scheduled for the 22 to 24 October 2002 ...
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NewsNorwegian seismic ship leader changes hands
Norwegian shipyard Mjellem & Karlsen Verft in Bergen, a world leader in the design and supply of seismic and research vessels, has changed hands.
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NewsEEBD Meets New SOLAS Requirements
From 1 July of this year, ships are required to carry emergency escape breathing devices (EEBDs) in accordance with amendments to IMO SOLAS legislation.
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NewsGermans ready First of Three Enviro-boats
Lemwerder, Lower Saxony, workboat specialist Abeking & Rasmussen is on target to complete the first of a trio of state-of-the-art environmental protection patrol boats this Autumn for the German Coast Guard.
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NewsChallenging Repower for Savannah Pilots
The Savannah Pilots Association in Georgia USA have been operating their 57'' aluminium pilot boat since 1984. Built at Louisiana''s Breaux Bay Craft, the boat has served them well. When a repower was recently necessary, the Association chose a pair of Cummins KTA19 M4 engines producing 700hp each at 2,100rpm ...
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New Dutch Dredging Industry Dispute Flares
News The Dutch dredging industry has been rocked again by a battle for control of the recently formed Ballast HAM Dredging joint venture.
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NewsPLA's Gravesend Jetty Works Underway
The contract to demolish the existing riverside facility and rebuild a new jetty at Denton Wharf, Gravesend, has been awarded to Mowlem Marine, a division on John Mowlem and Company, by the Port of London Authority.
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NewsTemperature Monitor Warns of Variance in Boatbuild Composites
A new product from Letchworth UK-based dataTaker Ltd can be used in the marine industries to monitor the temperature of composites during construction.
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seawork2002 Update
10:30: Chairman''s Introduction and Outline of ICE Maritime Board/PIANC/CEDA Activities 10:40: Impact of the Water Framework Directive on Commercial Port Activities.
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£34m Long Term Development Aid Boost for Humberside
The newly formed Humber Trade Zone Initiative (HTZI) is set to benefit from over £ 34m of regional aid to boost the long term development of an area which boasts the UK' s busiest commercial estuary, yet continues to underperform economically.
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V.Ships Goes Offshore
The Monaco-headquartered V.Ships Group has formed a new company to further develop its involvement in the offshore industry. V.Ships Offshore has established an office in Aberdeen, Scotland.
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America Opens Door to Foreign Suppliers
A new report by the Society of Maritime Industries (SMI) has warned the UK maritime supply industries to prepare to bid over the next few months for major American contracts.
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NewsNew CLEAN Supply Vessel
The new supply vessel North Mariner, named in a ceremony last month, is the first British ordered vessel to be built to DNV''s new environmental class.
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Nuttall Lands Scarborough Coastal Protection Project
Edmund Nuttall Ltd has secured a contract valued at nearly £ 26 million to undertake coastal protection works for Scarborough Borough Council.
