Industry News – Page 239
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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.
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NewsStena’s latest superferry goes top by 6cm
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.
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NewsVattenfall cancels Thanet windfarm extension
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.
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NewsInsurers use marine GIS to mitigate risk
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.
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NewsWave Hub plugged in and open for business
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.
