Industry News – Page 229

  • The Rena clean up operation continues Photo: Maritime New Zealand
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    NZ oilspill update

    2011-10-27T12:14:00Z

    The Port of Tauranga’s annual general meeting, which took place earlier today, was somewhat taken over by an update on the Rena oil spill incident.

  • Transas has developed a new anti-piracy solution
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    Transas anti-piracy solution

    2011-10-26T17:13:00Z

    Transas Marine has been working on a new anti-piracy solution in response to the ongoing threat in Somalia.

  • With the flooding of the newly excavated lock lanes on the Pacific Side of the Panama Canal, a new milestone has been reached
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    Milestone at Panama Canal reached

    2011-10-25T16:50:00Z

    The first milestone in the construction of the new locks at the Panama Canal has been reached, thanks to the Jan De Nul Group.

  • The Marin Evo 150 STE mass-flow excavator being deployed with customised jetting tool from the AOS Constructor.
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    Subsea team secures crucial pipelines

    2011-10-24T10:00:00Z

    Subsea excavation specialists Marin Group recently played a key role in clearing unexploded ordnance from the route of three new pipelines crucial to Iraq''s future oil exports.

  • Celebrities go underwater for charity
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    Celebrities go underwater for charity

    2011-10-20T12:47:00Z

    Celebrities are demonstrating their underwater skills for charity in a new underwater photography exhibition that opens today in Brighton.

  • Delegates from Spain, Italy, Slovenia and Greece gathered for the Motorways of the Sea Information Days in the Port of Valencia.
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    EU celebrates Motorways of the Sea progress

    2011-10-20T12:21:00Z

    The Port of Valencia recently hosted Information Days on the master plan of the European project Monitoring and Operation Services for Motorways of the Sea (MOS4MOS).

  • The Ribcraft RIB involved in the Cardiff Bay collision. Photo courtesy of MAIB.
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    RIB collision lessons learned

    2011-10-20T12:20:00Z

    Safety issues and recommendations have emerged, following a report from the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), into a collision between two RIBs that resulted in injuries to a number of children.

  • Mike Robinson, UKHO chief executive, is moving onto pastures new
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    UKHO chief executive steps down

    2011-10-19T16:27:00Z

    The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has announced that chief executive Mike Robinson is stepping down following five successful years at the head of the organisation.

  • Clyde & Co marine partner, Ben Knowles
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    Clyde & Co law merger

    2011-10-18T12:19:00Z

    UK law firms Clyde & Co and Barlow Lyde & Gilbert are to merge next month bringing together their legal expertise in the marine, aviation and energy sectors.

  • The new UK Renewables Training Network aims to help bridge a skills gap in the industry.
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    UK tackles renewable skills shortage

    2011-10-17T14:04:00Z

    A new £1.2 million training initiative has been set up by the UK renewable industry and the British government to help tackle the skills shortage in the sector.

  • Salerno Port in Italy is benefitting from Trelleborg’s expertise in fenders and bollards.
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    Trelleborg secures new contract with Salerno Port

    2011-10-17T13:34:00Z

    Trelleborg Marine Systems has secured a new contract to supply Super Cone Fenders and Tee Head bollards to Salerno Port in Italy.

  • Rena losing containers as heavy swells wash her deck on the starboard side. Image: Mark Alen.
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    NZ oil spill:The latest

    2011-10-13T15:30:00Z

    The Master of the oil spill vessel Rena has been arrested and charged by Maritime New Zealand "for operating a vessel in a manner causing unnecessary danger or risk".

  • Maritime UK is concerned that the “net environmental benefits” of sulphur reduction will be lost under current proposals
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    Emission law will force freight onto roads

    2011-10-13T15:29:00Z

    Sulphur Emission Control Area (ECA) regulations may increase bunker fuel costs by 87%, forcing as much as half of the present freight that transits through these areas onto the roads.

  • Jan Kromhout is a partner at AKD in Rotterdam, a firm whose transport law division provides a full range of legal services to the maritime and transport industries.
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    Dutch doubts over private armed guards

    2011-10-11T15:00:00Z

    An independent report has recommended the Netherlands government to provide Dutch shipowners with better levels of protection against piracy, including the hiring of armed guards.

  • Swedish researchers have developed a new barnacle repellent that is an alternative to toxic anti-fouling coatings. Photo: Mats Hulander
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    New hull coating which repels barnacles

    2011-10-10T17:48:00Z

    The University of Gothenburg in Sweden has developed a new non-toxic alternative to traditional anti-fouling coatings which can prevent barnacle colonisation on boat hulls.

  • PLA Marine surveyors are now authorised to carry out safety surveys on seagoing vessels.
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    PLA gains MCA survey approval

    2011-10-10T09:49:00Z

    The Port of London Authority (PLA) has been licensed by the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) to carry out necessary safety surveys and issue certification on seagoing vessels.

  • The port city of Rotterdam provides a perfect setting for Europort 2011.
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    Technology tops the bill at Europort 2011

    2011-10-06T10:55:00Z

    Europort returns to the Ahoy in the port city of Rotterdam from 8 through 11 November 2011.

  • An artist’s impression of the Nor Lines Environship, which will enter service along the Norwegian coast in late 2013.
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    First order for gas fuelled Environship

    2011-10-06T10:43:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has received its first order for vessels based on the Group’s award winning, highly efficient, Environship concept.

  • Andrew Forsyth is an Associate in the Shipping and Transport team of Brodies LLP, a leading Scots law firm with offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
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    Operators and employers in for a bumpy ride

    2011-09-29T16:11:00Z

    A flyer issued by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) earlier this year may have consequences for insurers and employers who own, operate, or have employees travel on RIBs, writes Andrew Forsyth, an Associate at Brodies LLP.

  • If increasing numbers of ships decide to divert around the Cape of Good Hope, this will almost certainly have a major impact on inventories and costs throughout the whole supply chain.
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    Piracy theme for IMO World Maritime Day

    2011-09-29T12:13:00Z

    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) marked Thursday’s occasion of IMO World Maritime Day by addressing the piracy crisis in the Indian Ocean, this year’s chosen IMO theme.