Industry News – Page 227

  • Edinburgh based Pelamis Wave Power (formerly Ocean Power Delivery) had three of its wave energy converters feeding power into the Portuguese national grid until earlier this year.
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    UK renewable progress ‘unacceptably slow’

    2010-12-02T12:30:00Z

    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.

  • The cruise ship Norröna, brought 1,000 people from the Faroe Islands on a Christmas shopping trip to the region on Tuesday.
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    Snow news is good news on Tyne

    2010-12-02T12:27:00Z

    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.

  • By integrating CCTV cameras and other electro-optical sensors such as thermal imagers into the Sea Cobra platform, the system can be tailored for a range of uses on fixed and floating platforms.
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    Sea Cobra takes a Quantum leap

    2010-11-29T15:12:00Z

    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.

  • Last week the European Commission proposed a blueprint for an integrated European energy network which will now be considered by the Member States and the European Parliament.
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    European energy leaders call for urgent grid investment

    2010-11-25T11:09:00Z

    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.

  • The European Supporter will enter service in March 2011 following major conversion works.
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    P&O Maritime Services enters cable installation market

    2010-11-24T16:32:00Z

    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.

  • It is CTOW’s intention to go well beyond the mere provision of towage services.
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    Belgian-Dutch maritime services venture established

    2010-11-18T11:36:00Z

    Three well known companies from the Low Countries have established a common venture for providing maritime services.

  • Trimley Marsh Nature Reserve at the UK Port of Felixstowe. Photo courtesy of Port of Felixstowe.
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    England’s first Marine Plan areas announced

    2010-11-18T11:33:00Z

    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.

  • A coalition of organisations representing the majority of the world’s ships and ships’ crews delivered 930, 406 signatures to the International Maritime Organisation in London as part of an ongoing world campaign against piracy.
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    United Nations pledges to tackle piracy

    2010-11-17T12:10:00Z

    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''.

  • The Damen ASD Tug 3212 is a new design derived from the SAFETUG project.
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    Australian orders for the new Damen ASD Tug 3212

    2010-11-17T11:31:00Z

    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).

  • Development debt will not be serviceable, says Dover’s board.
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    Dover board scorns ‘People’s Port’ proposal

    2010-11-12T00:16:00Z

    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.

  • Future Round 3 wind farms will see large scale developments up to 300km offshore, with operators facing the problem of personnel transfer in more hostile conditions. Photo by Peter Barker
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    Competition to improve access to wind turbines

    2010-11-12T00:16:00Z

    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.

  • The yacht is rescued very quickly following its collision with the navigation mark. Photo by Graham Dubber
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    NCI initiates textbook rescue at Gosport

    2010-11-12T00:16:00Z

    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.

  • 'Stena Britannica' is seen alongside at Harwich.
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    Stena’s latest superferry goes top by 6cm

    2010-11-05T16:35:00Z

    Stena Line’s latest addition to its fleet of superferries was named Stena Britannica in a ceremony at Harwich last month performed by Mrs Susan Hammond, wife of Philip Hammond, the UK Secretary of State for Transport.

  • The 100 turbine 300MW Thanet Wind Farm off North Foreland was opened in September and currently holds the title of the world’s largest operational offshore wind farm. Photo by Peter Barker
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    Vattenfall cancels Thanet windfarm extension

    2010-11-05T11:15:00Z

    Swedish energy company Vattenfall has decided not to proceed further with its proposed plans to extend the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm but will carry on with plans to extend the nearby Kentish Flats windfarm.

  • This scenario shows an oil spill of 2.500 tons from a cruise ship over the course of 120 hours.  A full interactive version of the model including further information and source information is available at www.wwfrsapartners.com.
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    Insurers use marine GIS to mitigate risk

    2010-11-04T16:19:00Z

    In an exercise undertaken with the World Wildlife Fund, insurer RSA has used the latest Geographic Information Systems to show how technology could help predict the spread of an oil spill – helping both the marine industry and environmentalists predict, and minimise, the damage a spill could cause.

  • Wave Hub is seen being deployed from the vessel Nordic off the coast of Cornwall.
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    Wave Hub plugged in and open for business

    2010-11-04T11:16:00Z

    The pioneering Wave Hub marine energy project has been ‘plugged in’ for the first time since its installation over the summer and is officially open for business.

  • Amongst other things, EU proposals would clarify that the Standby Oil Spill Response Vessels under contract by EMSA can intervene also in case of oil pollution caused by offshore installations.
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    EU proposal to update EMSA’s mandate

    2010-11-04T11:15:00Z

    The European Commission adopted a proposal last week modifying the mandate of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to enable it to deal with new challenges in an ever changing world.

  • Anglian Princess is one of the four threatened ETVs currently deployed in UK coastal waters. Photo: Hans Hoffmann.
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    HMS Astute torpedoes ETV cuts plan

    2010-10-28T11:07:00Z

    Coastal authorities across Europe have expressed astonishment at the British Government’s decision to withdraw funding for the nation’s Emergency Towing Vessel (ETV) service.

  • The bulker Fortune Plum was the millionth vessel to transit the Panama Canal since it opened in 1914.
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    Millionth vessel transits Panama Canal

    2010-10-28T11:06:00Z

    History was made recently when the dry bulk carrier Fortune Plum was the 1,000,000th vessel to transit through the Panama Canal since it opened in 1914.

  • Thames workboat owners will be sighing with relief. Photo: C Rutter
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    Non-biofuel diesel supply secured for UK

    2010-10-28T11:06:00Z

    Fuel suppliers now seem willing to promise a non-bio element supply following expressions of concern from the UK’s maritime sector.