Industry News – Page 266
-
News
Coastwatch website launch
The Tamar is faster than its predecessor, and is the most technologically advanced lifeboat ever to be produced by the RNLI.The National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) has launched a new website (see www.nci.org.uk) incorporating the domain sites and details for every NCI watch station operating around the UK coastline. Of the ...
-
News
Quayside cable factory
The Tamar is faster than its predecessor, and is the most technologically advanced lifeboat ever to be produced by the RNLI.Teesport UK based PD Ports has signed a 15 year lease with subsea cable manufacturer JDR Cables Ltd which will provide JDR with a 100,000 sq/ft factory on the deepwater ...
-
News
Risk sharing loan funds Estonia ferry
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is stepping up its support in Estonia by providing ¢ 25m in support of investment in maritime transport. A finance contract with AS Tallink Grupp was signed in Tallinn.
-
NewsMAIB addresses dangers of enclosed space working
The UK''s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has addressed long standing concern regarding the risks to seafarers working in enclosed or confined spaces on board ships.
-
NewsBreakdown assistance extended to workboats
UK specialist marine warranty company ShoreGuard has introduced its marine warranty and breakdown assistance service to commercial vessel owners operating within the EU.
-
NewsA yacht in the new 400 ton travel hoist of Pendennis in Cornwall.
An asset finance deal has enabled Cornwall UK based super-yacht builders Pendennis to acquired a new travel hoist capable of carrying vessels of up to 400 tons.
-
NewsMarine industry and environmentalists unite
Associated British Ports'' (ABP) sustainable manager Peter Barham, in his capacity as Chairman of the Seabed User and Developer Group (SUDG), has welcomed SUDG and the Wildlife and Countryside Link''s (Link) joint statement on the draft Marine Bill, citing it as an excellent example of industry and environmentalists working together ...
-
News
Dynamic half century
The increase in dynamic positioning (DP) vessels has driven demand for certified DP operators.
-
News
Earthrace breaks record
The Tamar is faster than its predecessor, and is the most technologically advanced lifeboat ever to be produced by the RNLI.The futuristic bio-fuel powered 'eco-boat' Earthrace has smashed the world speed record for a powerboat to circumnavigate the globe by nearly 14 days. The vessel completed its 24,000 km voyage ...
-
NewsResults of Marine Aggregate Research Published
The Marine Environment Protection Fund in the UK has published the findings of over £ 9m of research related to marine aggregate dredging.
-
NewsX-Ray Specs Enhance Port Security
The requirement for rapidly deployable and portable x-ray systems that can be used in public places such ports, airports, railways and underground stations has grown substantially in the last year.
-
NewsMCA Approves Marine Security Training
Securewest International, which has specialised in maritime security for more than 20 years, has received official approval of its security training operations from both the UK''s Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) and the classification society Det Norsk Veritas (DNV).
-
NewsBiodiesel Attempt at Circumnavigation Record
Boaters around the world are following the record setting effort of Peter Bethune aboard his futuristic ''Earthrace'' powerboat as his team attempts to break the world circumnavigation record of 75 days in a vessel fueled 100 by biodiesel.
-
NewsWärtsilä gets BigLift with propulsion package order
Finnish ship power system integrator Wä rtsilä has been awarded two large orders this year from the Amsterdam headquartered Spliethoff Group.
-
NewsBritNed cable project moves forward
Offshore cable laying for the UK end of the BritNed electricity link is the latest stage of the € 600m project. It involves the first ever power supply connection between Great Britain and the Netherlands, with cable testing underway in 2010 and full commercial operations planned for 2011.
-
NewsTonnage Tax Withdrawn But EU Flagging Rules Apply
THE UK government has announced that the package of changes to tonnage tax published in January for implementation through the 2008 Finance Bill, will not take place this year pending further developments in Brussels.
-
News
Port security consultation
HMS Severn is 79.75loa and utilises a double chine hull form which will provide an improved seakeeping performance compared with the curent Island Class ships as well as superior accommodation. The flexible and efficient design is providing VT with export opportunities, including New Zealand where the design has been short ...
-
News
Shipping soared in 2008
British shipping turnover grew from £ 9.5bn in 2007 to £ 11.9bn in 2008, an increase of over 25%, according to new figures produced for the UK Chamber of Shipping by the Office for National Statistics. Sea transport has thus taken third place in the services sector behind financial services ...
-
NewsMaster Plan Progress for Bremore Ireland Port
Bremore Ireland Port Ltd, the joint venture between Drogheda Port Company and Castle Market Holdings Ltd, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a wholly owned subsidiary of Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) to develop a Port Master Plan for the new € 300 million deepwater port at Bremore in north ...
-
NewsFunding Innovation for 'ss Great Britain'
Work has started in Bristol UK on the redevelopment of land alongside the Great Western Dockyard which will create a £ 3.5m endowment style fund for the future conservation and maintenance of Brunel''s iconic iron hulled steamship ''ss Great Britain''.
