Industry News – Page 249
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Birthday bonus for RNLI
A fundraising concert put on by the Port of London Authority has raised over £ 12,000 to help fund the RNLI’ s essential life saving operation on the River Thames. Celebrities from the world of classical music and members of the Royal Family backed the event, which marked the PLA’ ...
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Export is golden
UK marine noise and vibration reduction specialist Halyard Marine Ltd has defied the economic downturn, increasing its exports by 34% from July 2008 through June 2009. The export drive started in July 2007 with the appointment of two senior project sales managers to oversee leisure and commercial boat builders in ...
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Bailey buys out A&P
The Cardiff based Bailey Group has taken full control UK ship repair and marine services business, the A& P Group, for an undisclosed sum. Property developer and entrepreneur Paul Bailey took a 50% stake in the Group in 2006 and has now purchased the remaining 50% held by A& P ...
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Shore supply standards
Genoa based classification society RINA has introduced new voluntary standards which will allow ships to connect to shore based electricity while in port, reducing air pollution. The new notation High Voltage Shore Connection (HVSC) sets standards to design into a newbuilding or modify an existing ship so that electricity can ...
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NewsCrane search follows Southampton collapse
The UK’ s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is investigating the collapse of a container crane at DP World Southampton on Monday which has left its operator in serious condition with crushed legs.
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NewsCommissioning cargo arrives at Dragon LNG
The first vessel carrying cargo for the new Dragon LNG liquefied natural gas importing and storage facility at Milford Haven UK was discharging successfully on Tuesday.
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NewsBelgians order SWATH pilot boats from A&R
Schelde Estuary authorities in Belgium have placed a big contract for four new SWATH pilot boats from Abeking & Rasmussen in Germany for service in Belgian seaports from 2011.
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Zero Carbon Caravan
UK based climate change campaigners planning to attend UN talks in Copenhagen are looking to get there without using fossil fuels. Setting off by bicycle from Wales in mid-August, they are hoping to hitch a ride on a sailboat across the North Sea in late September. Anyone willing to provide ...
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Clarification
The story on page 59 of the June issue made reference to German media reports that an Irish company went bankrupt before taking delivery of the tug eventually named ‘ Jade-Service 1’ . MJ would like to make clear that company is not Island Shipping. Island Shipping is in very ...
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Gold Bowl for Williams
The top prize Gold Roman Bowl in the JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island race last month went to Williams Shipping director Philip Williams in the 25 foot Nordic Folkboat ‘ Tattarat’ . Some 1,566 boats completed the race around the Isle of Wight, raising £ 74,907 (and counting) for ...
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NewsGerman yard to build Greenpeace flagship
Environmental campaign group Greenpeace has signed a € 23m contract with Germany’ s Fassmer Shipyard to build the 57.9m Rainbow Warrior 111, the group’ s most advanced ship to date and its first newbuilding.
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NewsWorld's first Onshore Power Supply automatically in Antwerp
The world' s first Onshore Power Supply (OPS) facility with automatic synchronisation and 50/60 Hz conversion has been formally activated by Flemish Minister-President Kris Peeters in the presence of leading government and Port of Antwerp officials.
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NewsTreasure ruling stirs up muddy waters
Ocean treasure hunting is going to be less a childhood dream and more of a problem for its practitioners as of last month.
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NewsBig take-up for wave and tidal leases in Pentland Firth
The Crown Estate, which manages a property portfolio owned by the Crown in the UK, is seeking leases for wave and tidal energy projects in the Pentland Firth strategic area. It has received multiple bids for each of the lease types and all capacities made available for the world’ s ...
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NewsUK port rates on Parliamentary tightrope
British ports were dealt a blow last month as the House of Commons objected to the amendment of the Business Rates Supplement Bill. But the Lower House may still have a fight on its hands if the House of Lords remains firm.
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NewsUS report highlights importance of coastal activity
European governments and maritime interests will find relevance in an American report released last month which shows that ocean resources and coastal communities are vital to the overall economy, yet climate change poses a major threat.
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NewsRNLI checking the Chinese
A technical team from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in Poole have recently returned from a trip to China where they reported on the condition of the fleet of ex-RNLI lifeboats now operating in the country.
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NewsReborn Vosper site gets a lift
For those who miss the old days of Vosper Thornycroft and Halmatic at Portchester, there is a definite whiff of nostalgia about bringing back into use the yard’ s 1,000 ton ship lift.
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NewsShipping's dark mood after light dues rise
There was considerable consternation in the UK last month after the Government’ s new Shipping Minister, Paul Clark, announced the new rates for light dues for the next two years.
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IAC roadshow demonstrates pollution control craft
Following a successful Seawork last month, Industrial Apparatus Consultants Ltd (IAC) have demonstrated one of their Ecoceane pollution control vessels at ports around the UK, in Falmouth, Ipswich and Teesport.
