Industry News – Page 288
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News'Arrow' Flies to Falmouth
The second VT Halmatic 16m pilot boat was named ''Arrow'' and entered service in ceremonies conducted at the Port of Falmouth last month. Arrow is the second of two new Camarc designed boats ordered by Falmouth Harbour Commissioners and PD Ports. Sister ship Greatham entered service recently at Teesport (see ...
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Hazardous Waste Website
With the current regulatory climate creating a financial and manpower burden to UK businesses, a new website launched this month aims to help small and medium sized businesses comply with waste legislation. The website, www.BeCompliant.co.uk, provides applications and tools to help producers of hazardous waste meet compliance criteria, save money ...
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RENK to Buy MAAG
Germany''s RENK AG has indicated its intention to take over MAAG Gear AG of Winterthur in Switzerland. MAAG makes turbo and marine gears.
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NewsConservancy Fights 'Flawed' Coastal Strategy
The Chichester Harbour Conservancy, statutory harbour authority for Chichester Harbour in the UK, has expressed disappointment at the draft Coastal Defence Strategy drawn up by the UK Environment Agency. It will determine how East Head, the sand dunes at the Harbour Entrance, will be managed in the future.
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NewsWharf Comes Back to Life
The 'Wiebke D' collects the first cargo to leave Alexander Wharf in over a decade.The ship arrived at the wharf to collect about 1,000 tons of stainless steel scrap metal for recycling. This high value metal cargo will now be sailed out of the Thames directly to a major stainless ...
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NewsStrategy Defined for Sustainable Aggregates Industry
The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA), which represents over 90% of the marine aggregates industry, has released a sustainable development strategy for the sector. As a constituent member of the Quarry Products Association (QPA), and following on from last year''s overarching QPA document, BMAPA has created the strategy to ...
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NewsWorld's 'Greenest' Catamaran Ordered in Norway
Construction of what is being billed as the ''greenest'' boat ever built'' has begun at Norway''s Fjellstrand Shipyard for the environmental organisation Green Warriors of Norway (GW) in Bergen.
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New AMOT Distibutor
AMOT has established a new authorised distributor partner in Germany, Lehmann & Michels, for its XTS-W bearing condition monitoring system.
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Global Marine Jobshop
The Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology (IMarEST) has launched a new marine proffesional employment service for its 15,000 members in over 100 countries. The service is open to marine companies looking for qualified and skilled professionals and for IMarEST members looking for a change of career ...
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EMEC Backs Harmonisation
The European Marine Equipment Council (EMEC), which represents some 1,250 companies across Europe, has welcomed the Draft EP TRAN Committee Report''s amendments to the European Commission''s Draft Classification Societies'' Directive.
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GL Workers Reject BV Bid
Bureau veritas'' latest takeover bid for rival classification society Germanischer Lloyd has been rejected as hostile by the GL Works Council, which has three representatives on the seven member board which will shape the German group''s response to the French bid.
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News25.4m German Police Fleet Renewal
Schleswig Holstein''s State Waterways Police (WSP) has completed a Europe-wide tender process by awarding orders for four patrol boats to home shipyard Fassmer as part of a ¢ 25.4m fleet renewal programme.
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Fos 2XL Go-Ahead
Container throughput at the French port of Marseilles-Fos rose by 4% for the ten months to the end of October, including a 7% increase to 542,000 TEU on east-west trades through Fos,where construction of the Fos 2XL extension is set to start following ratification of the concession agreement between the ...
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All-Woman Tall Ship
The Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST) of the UK unveiled plans last month at Sail Training International''s annual conference in Poland to compete in the Tall Ships Race 2008 with the competition''s first all female crew.
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NewsA Load Off the Road at Lowestoft
The ABP Port of Lowestoft has played an important role in relieving road traffic pollution by handling brewery plant equipment for local company Adnams. Nine stainless steel brewery tanks built in Germany and valued at some £ 1.5m were manufactured in Germany and shipped to Lowestoft on board ''RMS Scanlark'' ...
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News'World's Largest Ferries' for Stena
Aker Yards has signed a contract with Stena Rederi AB of Sweden to deliver two innovative super ferries in the first and third quarters of 2010. The ¢ 400m contract includes options for two further vessels and demonstrates Aker''s ability to operate effectively across borders, with the basic design of ...
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NewsDutch Courts Put Heat on Ports
Following a reorganisation of the Justice Department in the Netherlands last year, and as a result of an ongoing restructuring of the Coast Guard, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of criminal prosecutions being pursued against the shipping industry and against maritime personnel.
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NewsEPS Thruster Grabs Dutch Innovation Award
The prestigious 2006 Dutch Maritime Innovation Award went to Van der Velden Marine Systems in presentations at Groenekan near Utrecht last month. The prize completes a successful year for the company''s EPS Thruster, which had also won the DAME Award at METS 2005.
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Wizards of Oz
Dover UK based Burgess Marine, which supports Incat fast ferries across the globe, sent a dedicated team of employees to Incat Tasmania''s Hobart shipyard in Australia for a specially developed ''in-house'' training course.
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Online Licensing for Ships
UK communications regulator Ofcom has launched an online lifetime licensing service for ships'' and amateur radio.
