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NewsEmergency Teams in Thames Training Exercise
A simulated explosion in ship’ s engine room put crews from the Port of London Authority, emergency services and Royal National Lifeboat Institution to the test during an exercise on the River Thames last month.
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RESON Med Buy-Out
Mr Pietro Basciano acquired all the shares of RESON Mediterranean in Bologna, Italy last month and changed the company''s name to REMED sri. The subsidiary of global hydrographic survey equipment supplier RESON A/S was established four years ago, with Mr Basciano as the local director. REMED sri will continue to ...
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NewsNew Shipbreaking Regulations in Pipeline
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is taking action to address the unacceptable working conditions and poor environmental standards at many shipbreaking yards around the world. A new convention is currently being drafted to regulate the breaking up of old ships.
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NewsNew Harbour Master for Lower Thames
The Port of London Authority (PLA) has appointed Roy Stanbrook harbour master for the Lower Thames District, which stretches along the Kent and Essex coasts from Crossness to the sea. He joined the PLA as deputy harbour master six years ago and has a wideranging maritime background.
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BP's Rotterdam Re-Focus
BP Marine is restructuring its ports portfolio to take greater advantage of the strategic location of Rotterdam. The restructure will involve its Dover - Calais contract business being serviced via Rotterdam barges.
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Cummins Has Edge
Cummins UK is the East Midlands regional winner of the Edge Awards 2007, taking a £ 10,000 prize for further investment into training and development of young people. The diesel engine firm won the medium to large business category and goes through to the national finals in November.
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Thames Lock Signs
The UK Environment Agency has introduced new signs on the River Thames to tell boaters whether or not a lock keeper is at the lock. The signs will be introduced at all 44 locks on the River by Christmas. A white board will be displayed when a lock keeper is ...
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Ferry Travel Surges
The trend for ferry travel among holiday makers continued to strengthen this summer as customers sought to avoid chaos at UK airports. The Ferrystat figures for the crucial month of August showed car carryings from the UK to the Continent were up by 4.6%, with car journeys on shortsea routes ...
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Hamburg Boxes Up
The Port of Hamburg has reported impressive first half figures showing container handling up by 14.3% to 4.8m TEU and the total volume of cargo handled up by 5% at 69.5m tons. Container handling at the Port has more than doubled since the most recent fairway deepening in the Lower ...
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Bunkers Switch Warning
The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) heard at its annual convention in Montreal last month that it would cost an estimated $67bn over the next five years to implement a wholesale switch from traditional bunker fuels to distillates only for the world merchant fleet. The IBIA was also told that ...
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IMCA Hits 400
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) hit another milestone last month with the announcement that their membership had reached 400 companies in 47 countries. The rate of growth has been significant, as the 300 member milestone was reached only 17 months ago.
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US/Sweden Energy Initiative
The US ambassador to Sweden, Michael Wood, spoke on energy and the environment at Interferry''s 32nd annual conference in Stockholm last month. The US and Sweden signed an implementation agreement this summer on renewable energy cooperation which aims to make it easier to develop alternative fuels such as cellulosic ethanol ...
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Kalmar Acquires ACT
Cargo handling equipment supplier Kalmar has acquired Netherlands based Advanced Cargo Transhipment BV (ACT). The former business unit of Frog Navigation will assist Kalmar in its strategy to shape the future of automated port terminals by increasing its resources in automated horizontal transportation R& D and delivery projects.
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Gulf Spill Contract
Clean Globe Gulf (CGG), part of Finland''s Clean Globe International environmental service centre network and the region''s largest environmental service provider, has been awarded a five year oil spill response contract with Shell Oman Marketing. The scope of the contract will cover Shell''s operations onshore, offshore and in several oil ...
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It's Close Up North
Detailed research carried out independent supply chain consultants Logistics Support Services has dispelled the myth that Northern UK ports are disadvantaged geographically. The research highlights that northern ports are not too far away from the main population centres to compete with southern ports. PD Ports'' unopposed successful planning application to ...
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NewsISU Pursues Environmental Salvage Awards
The Lloyd''s Salvage Group''s newly formed Subcommittee on Environmental Salvage met for the first time this summer, providing the International Salvage Union delegation with their first opportunity to put forward a detailed case for acceptance of the ISU proposals for Environmental Salvage Awards.
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NewsTragic 'Jack-up' Incident at Milford Haven
An investigation was initiated in west Wales after one person died and seven others were rescued when the jack-up barge ''JB 104'' partially collapsed at Milford Haven on Saturday 6 October.
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NewsEU Integrated Maritime Policy Launched
The European Commission adopted an Integrated Maritime Policy this month for the European Union, which aims to provide a strategic approach to decision making in maritime affairs.
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Big Ferries Prompt Kiel Terminal Revamp
The Port of Kiel''s answer to expected higher demand following the introduction of some of the world''s biggest cruise ferries has been the extension of its inner city Norwegenkai to serve Norway''s Color Line.
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MCA's New SAR Chopper Flies
The first of four brand-new Sikorsky S92 helicopters, configured entirely for search and rescue (SAR), completed its maiden mission this month for Stornoway Coastguard. The helicopter airlifted a 77 year old woman from Kinlochbervie, who had been suffering with chest pains, and took her to Raigmore Hospital at Inverness. The ...
