Industry News – Page 295
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ABP Takeover Bid
Following the announcement on 29 March 2006 that Associated British Ports Holdings PLC (ABPH) had received a non-binding proposal from a consortium comprising Borealis Infrastructure Management Inc. an investment vehicle directed by GIC Special Investments Pte Ltd and Goldman Sachs International (the ''Consortium''), ABPH has now announced that it has ...
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NewsBTA Award for Maritime Journal Correspondent Jack Gaston
The Executive Committee of the British Tugowners Association has unanimously selected MJ''s Tugs & Towage correspondent, Jack Gaston, as the first ever recipient of the British Towing Industry Award for an outstanding contribution to the British towing industry.
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NewsContainer Terminal Competitors Share Best Practice
Sharing experience and best practice among European ports can extend even to the largest container terminals.
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News'Cutty Sark' Conservation Works Imminent
The famous clipper ship Cutty Sark, which has been a maritime landmark and tourist attraction ever since HRH The Duke of Edinburgh formed the Cutty Sark Society and moved the vessel into a specially constructed dry berth at Greenwich UK in 1954, will close to the public later this year ...
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MPs' Praise for Seafarers
As the Mission to Seafarers was celebrating its 150th Anniversary at a service in Westminster Abbey, an all-party group of MPs, led by Shadow Minister for Shipping Julian Brazier, praised the work of the Mission. Tabling an Early Day Motion, Brazier said, ''This charity, and its Catholic sister the Apostleship ...
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NewsUK Government Launches Ports Policy Review
UK Shipping Minister Stephen Ladyman launched the British Government''s long anticipated Ports Policy Review last month and invited responses on a range of broad strategic issues. He also announced the outcome of a review of the management of ports in local authority ownership in England and Wales.
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NewsConstruction Start This Year for Deepwater Port?
Authorities in Wilhelmshaven are hoping that construction can begin this year on the planned deep water JadeWeser Port (JWP) Container Terminal, Germany''s 1,000m answer to main rival Rotterdam.
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Fos Fast Starts 2006
With strong growth in almost all trade sectors, cargo throughput at the Port of Marseilles-Fos totalled 16.42m tons to the end of February, marking a 12.4% increase on the first two months of last year.
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PLA Quality Awards
The Port of London Authority (PLA) has received two certifications from Lloyds Register Quality Assurance.
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NewsTanya Takes USCG Water Safety Award
The current holder of the title Young Engineer for Britain has won the United States Coast Guard Award for Boating and Water Safety at the International Science and Engineering Fair held at Indianapolis USA last month.
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Ports Insurance Responds to Hectic Hurricane Season
Following losses from the 2005 hurricane season, property premiums have increased on average by 40% for global ports and terminals, particularly those operating in catastrophe prone areas, according to a new report by Aon Marine.
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NewsInvestment Programme for Wightlink Ferry Operations
Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries is poised to embark on an investment programme that will see the company ordering new ships, replacing its operating systems, enhancing its corporate image and, in the shorter term, making changes to the structure of its senior management.
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NewsMCT Moves for Money Men
With Marine Current Turbine''s 1MW SeaGen tidal device set to be installed in Northern Ireland''s Strangford Lough later this year, and preliminary work underway to develop a commercial tidal farm in UK waters within the next three to five years, MCT has appointed KPMG as financial advisers to review all ...
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NewsShore-Side Electricity in Ports Recommended
The European Commission has published a Recommendation in its Official Journal (OJ) which could lead to the development and installation of much new marine infrastructure in the form of shore-side electricity for the use of ships at berth in Community ports.
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NewsWind Farm Sector Guidance on Underwater Cabling
One of the issues raised by the growing UK investment in offshore wind farms is that of the cabling that connects turbines to the mainland.
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HIT Bulks Up
A new long term agreement between Associated British Ports and Arkady Feed (UK) Ltd will boost agribulks throughput at the Port of Immingham''s Humber International Terminal by an estimated 100,000 tons per year.
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DNV Makes It Official
Radio Holland Group is the first company to receive worldwide recognition by Det Norsk Veritas for servicing and testing radio communication equipment and annul certification of Voyage Data Recorders. Global recognition follows many years during which the experienced staff at some 51 Radio Holland Group subsidiary branches along the major ...
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NewsFirst of Three 'Heavies' for Hamburg Police
Now in service in Germany is the first in a series of three 17.56m long heavy harbour patrol boats for the Hamburg Wasserschutzpolizei, which is responsible for law and order on the City''s rivers and estuary waters.
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Holyhead Freight Boom
Stena Line is to increase freight capacity on its Holyhead to Dublin route with the introduction of an additional vessel. The company will redeploy current ferry Stena Seatrader from its North Sea fleet, commencing operations on the Central Corridor in July.
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News'HMS Daring' Foremast Delivered
VT Shipbuilding has completed its construction work on the Royal Navy''s first of class Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring with delivery of the foremast to BAE Systems Naval Ships in Glasgow.
