Industry News – Page 272
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NewsNew MCA Helicopters for UK South Coast
In a change to the previous arrangement, Canadian operator CHC Helicopter Corporation now operate rescue helicopters for the MCA at four UK bases.
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NewsPressure Builds for Mandatory Emissions Rules
More than 190 participants at the 5th annual Green Ship Technology conference in Rotterdam last month explored the latest tide of ‘ stick and carrot’ options for making shipping environmentally sustainable. Eco-friendly solutions aired at the forum ranged from legislative compulsion to commercially beneficial inducements.
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NewsBright Future for 'Wight Light' Route
Ferry operator Wightlink has launched the first of three new ferries at the Brodogradiliste Kraljevica yard in Croatia, where all three of the vessels are being built.
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NewsPirates SeizeYacht
Pirates took the crew of a luxury French yacht hostage on Friday 4 April. The 850-ton three-mast yacht the Ponant (operated by Marseille-based CMA-CGM) had 30 crew but no passengers when it was boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, between Somalia and Yemen.
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Sea Defence Projects Awarded to CLI
Concrete Layer Innovations (CLI) in France reports that so far this year a total of seven new projects have been specified with ACCROPODE or CORE-LOC armoured units ordered from CLI’ s assigned areas for projects in Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean and South America.
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Climate Change Conference
The 2008 CIWEM Climate Change Conference takes place on 7 May at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in Central London.
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MCA Training Gatwick
Oil pollution response specialists DV Howells Ltd will be running full MCA 4p and 5p courses at their Gatwick facility in Crawley, West Sussex next month.
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UKHO Launches AVCS
The UK Hydrographic Office launched its new Admiralty Vector Chart Service (AVCS) at events in Singapore and London earlier this month.
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DP Training in Croatia
The AdriaMare Maritime Training Centre in Split, Croatia has responded to customer demand by opening the first Dynamic Positioning Centre in that country.
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Diving Danger Seminar
A diving seminar which addresses marine pollution control and the salvage of environmentally hazardous objects is taking place in May.
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Diving Deals Done
Aberdeen UK based Hydro Group plc has secured major contracts with international diving technology company Divex.
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Hydro Equipment Contract
Havant UK based Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has won a contract to service. repair and calibrate oceanographic equipment used by the Royal Naval Hydrographic Service.
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Rolls Into Vietnam
Marine power systems and services provider Rolls-Royce has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin) in Hanoi.
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Sailor's Society Celebrates
The Southampton UK based charity, the Sailor' s Society, celebrated its 190th Anniversary last month with a service.
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Baltic Goods Growth
Denmark' s Scandlines reports a successful 2007 during which freight traffic across its 13 routes grew by 10%.
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News42nd Marine Measurement Forum
The 42nd Marine Measurement Forum will be hosted by Sonardyne International Ltd on Tuesday 15 April 2008 at the DeVere Warbrook House and Grange in Eversley, Hook, Hampshire UK.
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NewsEuropean Maritime Education & Training Conference
The European Maritime Education & Training conference is being held in the historic port city of Kirkwall, capital of the Orkney Isles, on Friday 30 May, 2008.
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NewsMaritime Training Addresses Skills Shortage
Nautical – the Next Step, a maritime training initiative including a Deck Cadet training course offered by Banff and Buchan College in Scotland, has been launched to tackle industry skills shortages.
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Call for Change in Coastal Management
Professor Kees d’ Angremond, a leading consultant on coastal engineering, has called for major change in the way countries and corporations plan, execute and manage coastal development.
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New Wave Overtopping Calculation Tools Launched
Projected sea level increases, more intense rainfall and stronger wind speeds are expected to increase flood risk in the future, and understanding the level of risk from waves overtopping seawalls or other structures is a key requirement for effective management of coastal flood defences.
