Industry News – Page 261
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Mercy Ships' Ball
Mercy Ships, the international charity that provides free medical and humanitarian services in the world' s poorest countries, will hold a celebratory ball in January marking the end of its 30th anniversary year. The event is on 31 January 2009 at London' s Landmark Hotel. If interested in attending, becoming ...
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ERB sales soar
Wales based Avon Inflatables has seen a 45% increase over the past year in the number of UK fire and rescue authorities using specialist Emergency Rescue Boats (ERBs) designed for first responder incidents and heavy duty workboats for ongoing flood situations. Highly portable ERBs with small outboard engines are intended ...
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Texans get Lamor
Finland based oil spill response specialist Lamor and Canadian marine protection solutions manufacturer and supplier Pol-E-Mar have formed a joint venture company in Houston USA. Lamor PEM, which will represent Lamor oil recovery solutions in the American market, began operating last month. Pol-E-Mar has served as Lamor' s agent in ...
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Survival in Southampton
Safety and survival equipment specialist Seaweather Marine Services has opened a new equipment centre close to the docks in Southampton UK' s West Quay Industrial Estate. The new depot promises faster response times for the sale or hire of a wide range of marine survival equipment while the refurbished and ...
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Dales hails record
Dales Marine Services continues a record breaking year by completing its first contract for James Fisher Tankships. The £ 300,000 project involved repair and maintenance work to 4,842 ton tanker ' Chartsman' in the Dales dry dock facility at Aberdeen Harbour UK. Over a three week period Dales painted the ...
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IALA VTS Manual out now
The 2008 edition of the IALA VTS Manual, prepared by the IALA VTS Committee, is now available. It updates the guidance and advice provided in previous editions to assist authorities considering the implementation of a new Vessel Traffic Service or the upgrading of an existing one. The 194 page A4 ...
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NewsLondon meeting today aims to make offshore wind turbines economical
Energy companies, civil engineers, shipbuilders and regional development agencies meet in London today to discuss the feasibility of building clean energy wind farms in deep waters offshore of the UK.
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NewsCurrach conference next week in Irelands
The first ever conference on traditional boats and currachs in Ireland will take place in Ennis, County Clare on Saturday, 6 December 2008.
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NewsNew control centre boosts Humber safety
Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, opened the Port of Immingham’ s new Marine Control Centre on Monday, which was built following an investment of £ 750,000 by Associated British Ports (ABP), the owner and operator of the port.
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NewsBig boxster breaks Southampton record
The arrival of the CMA CGM Vela on Tuesday set a new terminal record for the largest declared containership to call at DP World Southampton.
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NewsQE2 grounds before final voyage
It seemed for a moment early on Tuesday morning that the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth 2 was putting off leaving its native land for retirement in Dubai.
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NewsQM2 completes Queens' busy week
It has been an eventful week for Cunard Line' s classic Queens QE2 and QM2. First the QE2 ran aground approaching the UK Port of Southampton early on Tuesday morning and today its big sister QM2 sails for Southampton after a major refit in Hamburg.
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NewsTimely conference adds value to Intermodal 2008
An ever stronger imperative is growing for environmentally sound and cost effective transport of goods to and from ports.
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NewsUK marine economy contributes £50bn to annual GDP
The Crown Estate in the UK, which manages the hereditary possessions of the Sovereign and delivered £ 211.4m of revenue directly to the Exchequer in the last tax year, has published its report titled Socio-economic indicators of marine-related activities in the UK economy.
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NewsPlea today for Scotland's marine energy
Scotland risks losing its position as the global leader in wave and tidal power unless rapid steps are taken to put in place vital infrastructure, the head of a green energy trade body have warned at a major conference today.
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NewsGlobal reach for Dutch dredging components
Netherlands based dredging and offshore vessel builder IHC Merwede have opened a new factory in China for heavy industrial components. The facility in Guangdong Province will serve both the Chinese and global markets.
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NewsAppledore strikers look for support
Following workers' strike action on Fridays and Mondays at Babcock Group' s Appledore Shipbuilders in the UK, Unite and GMB union delegates are looking for ' leverage' by getting the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions on their side.
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Woolwich Ferry transfer
London' s Woolwich Ferry, a free service carrying road vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists across the River Thames, sees its operation transferred from the London Borough of Greenwich to international services company Serco from the first of this month.
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Ports on YouTube
PD Ports group development director, Martyn Pellew, discusses the development of northern England through the UK' s port and rail infrastructure in videos which have been posted on YouTube.
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ETA meeting set
The European Tugowners' Association (ETA) 46th Annual Meeting is to be held in Lisbon in May of next year. The meeting, scheduled for 13-15 May, is to be hosted by the Svitzer Group.
