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NewsMost Powerful Engines in Shipping History
APL, the global container transportation company, has ordered eight MAN B& W 14K98ME-C7 engines, each generating a massive 84,280 kW or 115,000 BHP at 104 rpm, to power eight 10,000 TEU containerships from Korean builders.
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NewsMarseille Makes Big Box Plans
The Port of Marseille Authority (PMA) is planning to develop two more new container terminals at Fos, its base for east-west trades, with a combined capacity of two million teu per year. The PMA’ s recent board meeting approved the launch of technical and financial feasibility studies, which are due ...
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NewsA Hard Act to Follow
The UK Department for Transport and Maritime and Coastguard Agency are now advertising to recruit a successor to Robin Middleton, who is about to retire from the position of Secretary of State’ s Representative (SOSREP) which he has held for eight years.
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NewsShortsea Solution for Tour de France
The ill fated Tour de France kicked off in London this year, with time trials in the city centre and the first stage then proceeding from London to Canterbury.
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NewsGrub's Up the Upper Thames
The major UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’ s has collaborated with the Port of London Authority to trial the delivery of food to its stores by barge along the River Thames.
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News'Personal Everest' Sailing South
Geoff Holt, the quadriplegic sailor undertaking his ‘ Personal Everest’ challenge to sail around Great Britain solo in a small trimaran, is nearing the point at which he can turn south and head towards home in a voyage much delayed by the UK’ s worst ever summer weather.
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NewsSCOPIC Rates Increase for Salvors
Marine salvors have welcomed the introduction of increased tariff rates under the SCOPIC (Special Compensation P& I Club) Clause system of remuneration for salvage services.
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NewsIce-Breaking Workboat Nears Completion in Germany
A new workboat with novel ice-breaking capability is due for completion this year for north German canal and waterway authorities.
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NewsUK Maintains Market-Led Ports Policy
The UK ports industry has broadly welcomed the Government’ s Interim Ports Policy Review paper, which commits to a market-led ‘ light touch approach’ rather than the adoption of a national ports strategy which many had feared.
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NewsUKHMA Autumn Seminar
Preparations for the UKHMA Autumn Seminar in London on 17 October are progressing well. The new Shipping Minister, Jim Fitzpatrick, has accepted an invitation to attend the Seminar and, although not expected to speak at length, he may give a brief introduction to his department' s policy for the ports ...
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NewsFirst Stage of 'Napoli' Wreck Removal Completed
Following the decision to remove the wreck of the ‘ MSC Napoli’ from the Devon coast in two parts (Maritime Journal July 2007), the bow and stern sections were finally separated by means of explosive charges on 18 July.
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NewsPedal Powered 'SeaBomb' Crosses the Ocean
Inspired by penguins' swimming technique, University of Bath students have created a submarine called the ' SeaBomb' , powered by a ' pilot' who pedals on a machine similar to an exercise bike.
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Offshore Europe 2007 the Biggest Yet
In the current climate of increased activity in the offshore sector, the Offshore Europe 2007 exhibition and conference next month in Aberdeen looks set to be the largest event in the series, with more than 30,000 visitors expected from more than 100 countries.
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NewsSimek A/S Delivers 100th UT 755
Simek A/S delivered a newbuild platform supply vessel last month to Myklebusthaug Offshore AS, also of Norway, which is the 100th vessel to be built to the Rolls-Royce marine UT 755 design.
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NewsCombined Commercial Marine Insurance Launched
Commercial marine insurance providers Navigators & General (N& G), members of the British Marine Federation (BMF), have launched a new Commercial Marine Combined insurance product offering a tailored one stop solution for the specialist UK leisure and small commercial marine industry.
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EU Waterways Directive Sparks Dutch Debate
A legislative proposal before the Lower House of Parliament in the Netherlands would revise the national Shipping Act to bring legislation into line with the EU Inland Waterways Directive (2005/44/EC).
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NewsShippers saving billions on freight spend
Outsourcing to a freight audit company seems to be a solution to the problem of increased obscurity in financial control.
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NewsNew Funding for Tidal Turbines
The ethical savings and investment bank Triodos is making its first ever investment in marine renewable energy as a contributor towards £ 7.5m of new funding for Marine Current Turbines Ltd (MCT), the developer of the world’ s first commercial scale sub-sea turbine.
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News'MSC Napoli' is Refloated & Re-Beached
The ongoing saga of the ill fated ‘ MSC Napoli’ took another significant turn on the 9th of July when the 53,409gt vessel was refloated.
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NewsTimber Contract Lifts King's Lynn
Associated British Ports'' (ABP) Port of King''s Lynn has been handling substantial volumes of forest products following the signing of a one year term agreement with Swedish timber company Vida Wood AB to handle approximately 50,000m3 of carcassing timber a year from Halmstad in Sweden.
