Industry News – Page 267
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NewsIntroduction to SMM 08
The world''s largest maritime industry trade fair just keeps on getting bigger, as SMM 2008 extends into new exhibition halls which will allow more than 1,800 exhibitors from 55 countries to fill a whopping 87,000 sq/m of display space with the latest in cutting edge technology, alongside a host of ...
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NewsMarine Bill MMO could revive Dibden Bay
The Port City Futures conference in Southampton heard last week that the Dibden Bay Container Terminal plan could be revived by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), which will be set up by the current Draft Marine Bill.
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NewsRNLI takes over lifeboat operations at Cowes
The UK''s Royal National Lifeboat Institution has recently taken over the operation of the lifeboat at Cowes on the Isle of Wight. The service was previously operated by the independent Cowes Inshore Lifeboat service.
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NewsMHPA to host BPA annual conference
The British Ports Association will hold its annual conference in Milford Haven on 8-9 October in an event hosted by the Milford Haven Port Authority. Non-BPA members are welcome to book for the open sessions and a trade exhibition will be held in conjunction with the conference.
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NewsBodan Shipyard makes it an even dozen
The Bodan Shipyard in Kressbronn has won a Europe wide tender worth ¢ 11m to build its twelfth ferry for service with operators Stadtwerke Konstanz on Lake Constance from Spring 2010.
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NewsNew cargo vessel for River Thames
A newly introduced cargo vessel has appeared on the Thames serving a wharf upriver of the Barrier.
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NewsNorth Pole could be Danish
Martin Pratt, of Durham University''s International Boundary Research Unit, (IBRU) said last month that ''if pushed'' he would come down on the side of a Danish claim to the North Pole.
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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 ...
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NewsStrategic windfarm siting study underway
ABP Marine Environmental Research (ABPmer) has been awarded a contract to develop spatial information layers on the location and economic value of commercial fishing and shellfishing activities in UK waters.
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NewsMichigan modelling sends storm warning
The theoretical link between storms and climate change has been bolstered with a new mathematical model from the University of Michigan that shows atmospheric phenomena like water spouts, tornadoes, hurricanes and cyclones develop from warmer and moister air.
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Integrated Bridge Systems Vol 1 - Radar and AIS
As from 2008, all new marine radars must be able to display AIS data and plenty of work has been done to help ensure that the information is consistent, uniform symbols are used and there are protocols to provide a standard resolution of AIS, radar and chart images.
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Coasters of Cornwall
Coasters of Cornwall is the sixth book in the popular Coasters series by Bernard McCall.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Oceans
Whether you''re an experienced sailor or learning the ropes, The Hitchhiker''s Guide to the Oceans is full of practical information on everything from how to find a crew position through to sailing as a profession.
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NewsIce Chasers return
The ''Ice Chaser'' survey team on board the James Clark Ross returned last week from its exploration of the Arctic''s sea ice with news on the environment, a hot topic since some forecasts have predicted an ice free Arctic summer within the next ten years.
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NewsTurkish ro-ro sinks in Marmara Sea
At least one person drowned and four are still missing after a ro-ro ferry carrying about 150 people and 75 vehicles sank late on Sunday night in the Marmara Sea.
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NewsCeasefire 'removes' threat to ships in Georgian waters
The Joint Negotiating Group (JNG) has rejected a demand from the International Transport Workers'' Federation (ITF), made this week, that the ports and Black Sea coastal waters of Georgia should be declared an area of warlike operations under Article 17 of the International Bargaining Forum (IBF) Framework Agreement.
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NewsSinking Ice Maiden leaves gap
A& P Tyne is out hunting for a ''substantial'' piece of work to fill the gap left by the sinking of Scottish C& M Group, and with it the Ice Maiden I contract.
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NewsShort sea offered 'a break with tradition'
An ''invitation to break with maritime tradition'' is being offered in the form of a pilot study by Dutch firms Wagenborg Shipping, Flinter Management and Amasus Shipping.
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NewsLatvian SWATHs get engine change
The new SWATH patrol boats being built by Germany''s Abeking & Rasmussen for the Latvian Coast Guard will boast MAN propulsion rather than the MTU engine technology of earlier 25m vessels.
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NewsUnderwater noise is news in Southampton
The marine environment is subject to both natural ambient noise and man made noise from sources such as shipping, offshore oil and gas platforms, renewable energy generators, seismic surveys, piling, sonar, fisheries and marine aggregate extraction.
