News 2-10 – Page 213
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NewsDutch wind farm support cats under build
BMT Nigel Gee Ltd has signed a contract for the construction of an initial batch of four Wind Farm Support Catamarans to be built by VeKa Shipbuilding BV at their Jongert yard in the Netherlands.
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NewsMarine Renewables now an MJ ‘regular’
Maritime Journal is increasing its coverage of Marine Renewable Energy, with the topic becoming a ‘regular’ editorial category in every issue of the magazine.
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NewsHamble Harbour Master gets new Cheetah for Christmas
Cheetah Marine has delivered the first of two new 6.9m Cheetah Harbour Patrol vessels to the Harbour Office at Warsash on the river Hamble.
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NewsUK coastguard stations to be cut by more than half
Coastguard service providers have been shocked by the UK Government’s decision to slash the country’s coastguard stations from 18 to just three operational full time.
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NewsSouthampton plans a fifth cruise terminal
The ABP Port of Southampton in the UK announced last month that it expects to start work next year on a new cruise terminal, the city’s fifth such facility, which will become operational in 2013.
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NewsNew pilot boat for Danish Port of Roenne
Ireland’s Safehaven Marine has launched Ursula, an Interceptor 42 pilot boat for the Port of Roenne in Denmark.
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NewsPort State Control changes imminent
Changes to the Paris Memorandum of Understanding Port State Control arrangements, described by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) as having ‘considerable consequences’ for ship operators and owners, come into force on 1 January 2011.
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NewsMulti-technology Protector deters pirates
The increasing threat to vessels from piracy attacks has lead Vector Developments to apply its experience of marine and military level mission critical systems to design an anti-piracy device.
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NewsUK renewable progress ‘unacceptably slow’
A recent report in the UK has said that the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) will miss its target to supply 10% of electricity from renewable energy sources by the end of 2012.
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NewsSnow news is good news on Tyne
The Port of Tyne in the UK is operating as usual this week, with passenger, cargo and container ships arriving safely and on time despite unusually early snowfalls affecting the region.
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NewsSea Cobra takes a Quantum leap
UK based electro-optical systems manufacturer Chess Dynamics Ltd has announced a new agreement with Quantum Marine Marketing Ltd which will see their range of CCTV and thermal imaging camera systems launched into the commercial marine market for the first time.
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NewsEuropean energy leaders call for urgent grid investment
There is a need to acknowledge the urgency and importance of major grid investments, according to a joint statement released by European energy leaders recently.
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NewsP&O Maritime Services enters cable installation market
P&O Maritime Services, owner and operator of specialist science and cargo vessels, has entered the power cable installation market with its vessel CS European Supporter.
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NewsBelgian-Dutch maritime services venture established
Three well known companies from the Low Countries have established a common venture for providing maritime services.
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NewsEngland’s first Marine Plan areas announced
In consultation with partners and stakeholders, the UK’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has selected the sea areas off the coast which will be the first two English marine plan areas developed from April 2011.
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NewsUnited Nations pledges to tackle piracy
In a response to the 13 organisations who jointly presented an almost million strong petition demanding action on piracy recently, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has promised that the UN and its partners will ''spare no effort to address the challenges arising from the issue of piracy''.
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NewsAustralian orders for the new Damen ASD Tug 3212
Damen Shipyards has secured an order for two shiphandling tugs of a brand new design from Australia’s major mining group BMA (Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance).
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NewsDover board scorns ‘People’s Port’ proposal
Dover Harbour Board in the UK has this week replied to the recent People’s Port Proposal by saying it is ‘just not credible’ and would not deliver the promised benefits.
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NewsCompetition to improve access to wind turbines
A global competition has been launched by UK’s The Carbon Trust to find solutions to the problem of transferring engineers and equipment safely to offshore wind turbines.
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NewsNCI initiates textbook rescue at Gosport
The UK''s National Coastwatch Institution’s Gosport Lookout Station recently observed the yacht ''First Fancy'' in collision with the Ballast Pile, an important navigation mark near the entrance to Portsmouth Harbour.
