Industry News – Page 239
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NewsUK SAR privatisation in disarray
The British Government’s controversial privatisation of the country’s search and rescue helicopter service fell into disarray this month when irregularities in the bidding process surfaced.
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NewsCall for single EU electricity market
Two days before the first ever EU summit on energy commences this Friday, twenty European companies and associations called on EU Heads of State to create a single market for electricity by 2015.
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NewsCongo River launch continues tradition
The launch ceremony for the 30,000m³ trailing suction hopper dredger ''Congo River'' took place at the IHC Merwede shipyard in Krimpen aan den Ijssel in the Netherlands.
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NewsMarine Renewable Energy
Marine renewable energy activity in European waters is expanding rapidly
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NewsJoint venture for university research vessel
P&O Maritime Services has acquired a 50% shareholding in a UK incorporated joint venture with the School of Ocean Sciences at Bangor University.
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NewsNew markets with marine crane acquisition
Noreq AS is spreading its wings into production of ship and offshore cranes with the acquisition of Danish company Acta AS.
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NewsMaritime bonanza as Brunel Institute opens
A world class library, archive and education centre known as the Brunel Institute officially opened its doors in the UK Port of Bristol just in time for the recent holiday season.
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NewsEU on target for 2020 renewable energy contribution
The EU 27 will exceed its target of meeting 20 % of its gross final energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020 according to the European Wind Energy Association, which has published its analysis of the 27 National Renewable Energy Action Plans submitted by the EU Member States to ...
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NewsItalian built dredger fleet grows in Nigeria
Dredger builder Italdraghe SpA has just supplied the latest of a long line of dredgers to Nigeria. The new SGT 600D CSD is already at work on sand winning projects in the Lagoon of Lagos.
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NewsAppeal launched to save historic steamship
One of the UK’s most important historic steamships launched an appeal for survival this month, amid ongoing concerns that Britain’s maritime heritage is in decline.
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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.
