Industry News – Page 240
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NewsGeoff Holt conquers ‘Personal Atlantic’
Geoff Holt completed his ‘Personal Atlantic’ challenge this month, becoming the first quadriplegic sailor to complete an unaided transatlantic crossing.
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NewsGreen generator turns tide for former shipyards
A new chapter looks set to unfold in one of North East England''s former thriving shipyards as the first of a new generation of tide driven energy generators was completed just before Christmas.
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NewsNew Hamburg sounding boat boosts port safety
Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has taken the new state of the art €700,000 sounding boat Deepenschriewer 1V into service for hydrographic sounding and measurement work within the Elbe River seaport.
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NewsRound 3 heralds major offshore wind farm expansion
The future of offshore wind energy development in the UK is set to take a significant step forward following the announcement this week by The Crown Estate of the successful bidders for the nine exclusive Zone Development Agreements to develop wind farms under the Round 3 licensing arrangements.
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NewsJumbo breaks record with tanker barges
Jumbo Shipping’s HLV Fairpartner successfully discharged the longest load in the Rotterdam based company’s 41 year history of heavy lift shipping last month.
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News‘Orange Day’ for Independent Lifeboat Crews
For one day only the Independent Lifeboat Crews of the United Kingdom will be joining forces on Friday 26 February to raise awareness for the lifeboat stations that operate outside the auspices of the RNLI.
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NewsMajor contracts awarded for London Array wind farm
The huge London Array offshore wind farm planned for the Thames Estuary has moved a step closer with the awarding of contracts covering design, supply, installation and maintenance of the first phase of the project, due for completion in 2012.
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NewsUK Government celebrates London Gateway survival
The UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson visited London Gateway’s port construction site earlier this week to mark the start of work on one of the nation’s largest infrastructure projects.
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SES acquires Humber Telecom
Marine electronic service and dealership Ships Electronic Services Ltd (SES) has acquired the assets and goodwill of Humber Telecommunications Ltd (Humber Telecom), which will now continue trading as Ships Electronic Services – Humber. Alan Somerscales, former owner of Humber Telecoms, will remain with the company for another year to oversee ...
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NewsDutch consultants land €100m Mekong project
Netherlands based engineering consultancy DHV is going to improve the navigability on 250km of the Mekong River in Vietnam.
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NewsDonation gets piracy guidance to front line
Too many ships today are still unprepared for transit through pirates waters, came the worrying verdict from the IQPC Counter-Piracy and Ship Security conference held in Dubai last week.
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NewsMajor port security upgrade at Invergordon
Following a successful launch into the marine market at Seawork 2009, CDA Solutions Ltd has been successful in winning a major contract in Scotlandin the form of a large integrated CCTV and Access Control System for Cromarty Firth Port Authority’ s impressive facility at Invergordon.
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NewsCanadian Coast Guard likes Rough Water
The Canadian Coast Guard’ s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (CCG / DFO) is continuing the upgrade of their small boat fleet, with 16 new Rough Water RIBs built by Halifax (Canada) based Rosborough Boats.
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An Illuminating Experience
By Gordon Medlicott Published by Whittles Publishing ISBN 978-1-904445-64-7 Paperback, 131 pages Price £ 14.99
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Sailing Barge Master
By Capt. George Winn, Edited by Richard Walsh Published by Chaffcutter Books ISBN 978-0-9560596-0-4 Paperback, 168 pages Price £ 12.95
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Good Beer Guide 2010
Edited by Roger Protz Published by CAMRA books ISBN 978-1-85249-266-3 Paperback, 888 pages Price £ 15.99
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NewsUK Marine and Coastal Access Act becomes law
The UK Marine and Coastal Access Act became law last month, committing the UK to an ambitious new project to help manage the marine environment and protect it from horrors such as sewage, rubbish, overfishing, bottom trawling, and others.
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New PLA Chairman
The UK Secretary of State for Transport, Lord Adonis, has appointed Helen Alexander, CBE, as Chairman of the Board of the Port of London Authority (PLA), with effect from 1 January 2010. She will succeed Simon Sherrard, who has been PLA Chairman since 2001. Helen Alexander is president of the ...
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NewsHamburg port alliance plans for growth
The Port of Hamburg is lowering its fees in an effort to secure future growth. In intensive talks with the port and shipping industry and upon the initiative of Senator Axel Gedaschko at the State Ministry of Economic and Labour Affairs, incentives have been developed to route additional shipping traffic ...
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Cammell Laird clarity
The progress and growth of the separate companies Cammell Laird (Gibraltar) and Cammell Laird Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders Ltd in the UK brought an urgent need for clarification of the relationship between the two. Thus an agreement has been reached. With immediate effect, Cammell Laird (Gibraltar) changes its name to Gibdock. ...
