Industry News – Page 180
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NewsGardline and OceanPact joint venture
Independently owned survey group, Gardline Marine Sciences, and Brazilian oil spill response company, OceanPact, have formed a joint venture to expand their presence in Brazil.
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NewsPort of Genoa crash
The Italian press has reported four dead and several people missing after a container ship crashed into the control tower at the Port of Genoa late last night.
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NewsNew HHLA container hub
Rail operator, Metrans, a subsidiary of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), has opened a modern container hub terminal in Ceská Trebová in the Czech Republic.
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NewsNew MTU R&D test facility
MTU Friedrichshafen, subsidiary of German diesel engine supplier, Tognum, has started construction of a new R&D test facility at Plant 1 in Friedrichshafen.
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FoundOcean flourishing
Scottish-based dedicated offshore construction grouting company FoundOcean has announced its 2012 year-end results, which saw turnover hitting £17.9 million, up 51% on the previous year.
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NewsGardline to survey E.ON windfarm
The UK’s Gardline Marine Sciences Limited’s (GMSL) wildlife department has been contracted by energy group, E.ON, to carry out construction phase environmental surveys for the Humber Gateway offshore windfarm off the East Yorkshire coast.
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Port life publication
The second edition of Harwich Ahoy!, an occasional publication on behalf of the Harwich Lifeboat station and crew, has just been published, with a web version available online at www.harwich-ahoy.co.uk
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NewsSolace Global supports UK changes
The UK''s private maritime securty company (PMSC), Solace Global Mariitme, is supporting the UK’s input for changes to the international management standards, BS EN ISO9001.
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NewsBMT restructures marine survey businesses
BMT Group Ltd (BMT) has announced that marine surveying companies BMT De Beer and BMT Techmar became BMT Surveys on the 1 May.
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NewsTriplex contract with BOA Offshore
Norwegian marine equipment provider, Triplex AS, has secured an order from BOA Offshore for its Multi Deck Handling (MDH) 42.
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Fuels foil Fos
Despite growth in deepsea containers and other key trades, total cargo throughput at the French port Marseilles Fos fell 9% to 20m tonnes to the end of March, a 2MT drop on the first quarter last year.
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SP Gears acquired
The Virginia USA based PT Group has acquired SP Gears, a British specialist gear manufacturer based in Orpington, Kent.
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NewsNew Incat Crowther ferry
Australian naval architect, Incat Crowther, has designed a new 24m catamaran passenger ferry currently under construction for Sydney Harbour’s Sealink.
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NewsAlu Marine completes survey vessels
French shipbuilder, Alu Marine, has completed the construction of two 7.80m aluminium survey vessels for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Italy propels Russia
Eliche Radice S.p.A. became the first Italian company certified by the Russian River Register last month.
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Tonnage fall
The port of Antwerp handled 46,997,502 tonnes of freight in the first three months of this year, an increase of 1.4% compared with the same period in 2012.
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NewsBuzz Marine expands range
The UK’s broadband solutions company, Buzz Marine, has added a new internal unit to its range, the free standing Hubba, designed for portable onboard 3G broadband reception.
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NewsJust don’t mention retirement
“If you had to come down to one point that makes the biggest difference in this industry I''d say it''s the relationships,” says Harry Wilson of UK Docks Marine Services.
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NewsErika trial sparks European debate
The Conference Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) is calling on the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the European Union to improve maritime safety following a debate in the European Parliament last week about the 1999 ‘Erika’ shipwreck.
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NewsCostly wreck removals
In a new report, international insurer Lloyd’s of London reveals that the increasing size of vessels is causing the costs of the removal of wrecked ships to rise.
