Industry News – Page 283
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NewsTrials Success for Container Tracking Technology
Successful trials of the latest satellite based container tracking technology, SECURED by CargoTrax, have been announced.
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NewsMarine Money Available at Seawork 2007
Bank of Scotland Marine Finance is a familiar name in the leisure marine market and an active player in the global shipping market for many years.
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NewsUK Budget Keeps Shipping on Even Keel
Recently presenting the UK Budget, Chancellor of the Exchequer (and soon to be Prime Minister) Gordon Brown said that his budget was fiscally neutral and was designed to meet three key objectives; ensuring long term investment and environmental sustainability, encouraging work and savings, and supporting families.
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NewsTime is Wright for Workboat Funding
Wright International Marine Finance Ltd (WIMF) and Merchant House Finance Ltd have signed a joint venture agreement.
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Wells-next-the-Sea Lifeboats
The lifeboat station at Wells-next-the Sea is an integral part of the town and locality. The lifeboat crew, all volunteers with the exception of the Coxswain/mechanic, devotes much of its time to the station and maintains a tradition of life-saving that dates back to the early nineteenth century.
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Lloyds Maritime Directory 2007
The Lloyds Maritime Directory 2007 is the most up-to-date comprehensive shipping reference directory which covers the entire shipping industry.
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NewsAfter Five Years, London Gateway Gets Go-Ahead
The British Government has finally granted planning permission for the most significant development in the Port of London for over a century.
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'WD Fairway' is a Total Constructive Loss
''WD Fairway'', currently the world''s largest trailing suction hopper dredger, has been declared a total constructive loss following a collision with the containership ''MSC Joanna'' whilst dredging fairways in China in March.
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News'Personal Everest' Has Set Sail
Quadriplegic sailor Geoff Holt has resumed his ''Personal Everest'' challenge to be the first disabled person to sail around Great Britain after his 15ft Challenger trimaran ''Freethinker'' was made to broach by the wash of well-wishing spectator vessels minutes after his initial departure.
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NewsNor-Shipping 2007 Breaks all the Records
This year''s Nor-Shipping 2007 exhibition, the 21st since 1967, promises to be bigger than ever before.
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NewsMarine Softwre Solutions at NorShipping
At Nor-Shipping 2007 marine transportation software solutions provider Transas will present the full scope of its solutions for navigation, maritime training and vessel traffic services.
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NewsThreat Detection Becomes More Affordable
As with most new technologies, thermal imaging cameras for maritime safety and port security applications have seen a price drop recently.
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Marine Workers' Support
The Hampshire UK based Marine, Engineering and Manufacturing Skills (MEMS) Partnership has launched a programme to support employees whose jobs are at risk or whoface being made redundant within these industries.
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'WD Fairway' Refloated
Salvage operations in China refloated the world''s largest trailing suction hopper dredger last month after it had grounded in mud following collision with the 9,200 TEU containership ''MSC Joanna'' in March. Boskalis'' jumbo dredger ''WD Fairway'' had been dredging a new navigation fairway for the Port of Tianjin when the ...
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Brokers Acquired
Liverpool''s oldest ship brokers, SC Chambers & Co Ltd, has been acquired by Sanderson Maritime Ltd with backing from Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF), Lloyds TSB and the company''s own investment.
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ComNav in Sweden
British Columbia, Canada based autopilot manufacturer ComNav Marine Ltd has further expanded into the Scandinavian market by appointing Stockholm based True Heading as its distributor in Sweden.
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Scientist Heads IMarEST
The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) has appointed the first scientist to ever serve as President.
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Kalmar's American Expansion
Scandinavian based cargo handling equipment supplier Kalmar Industries has acquired the assets and business of America''s Virginia based Port Equipment Service Inc (PES).
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Vetus Auctioned
Dutch marine equipment manufacturer and supplier Vetus Den Ouden has been acquired by ABN AMRO Capital, the private equity business of ABN AMRO, in a competitive auction.
