Industry News – Page 295
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Rising Seas Predicted
A report published by UK Environment Secretary David Milliband concludes that climate change poses an immediate threat to the European Union target of halting biodiversity loss by 2010.
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EWEA
Nomadic served as tender to its ill-fated big sister Titanic when the latter ship made its first and only call at Cherbourg on 10 April 1912. Nomadic ferried 172 first and second class passengers out of Cherbourg harbour to board Titanic, including John Jacob Astor, Benjamin Guggenheim and Margaret 'Unsinkable ...
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ABP EGM Votes 'Sell'
The sale of Associated British Ports Holdings PLC to the American led international consortium Admiral Acquisitions UK Limited was approved by 98.75% of the shares voted at an Extraordinary General Meeting last month. It was expected that dealings in ABPH shares on the London Stock Exchange would be suspended on ...
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LLPs Boost Partners' Incomes
Until recently, UK businesses had only two basic choices of structure. They could be limited companies or they could be partnerships. A new hybrid structure, the Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) offers many benefits for businesses owned by their proprietors, as is often the case in the maritime community.
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News'Unsafe Berths and Ports
As MJ was going to press, LA Marine, the specialist marine law team of Lester Aldridge Solicitors, was giving a presentation at their London office on the theme Unsafe Berths and Ports. The focus was to be on the legal elements of proving an unsafe berth or port claim and ...
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Warning to Shipowners, Cut the 'Wriggle Room' to the Minimum
London law firm Lawrence Graham LLP says owners contracting for new ships should be extra careful about communication with the yard to ensure that they do actually get the ship they want, when they want it.
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NewsMarine Claims Agents Simulate Life at Sea
London based P& I insurance clubs have broadened their knowledge of claims after attending a five day course in simulation at South Tyneside College. On the course were two representatives from the Britannia Steamship Insurance Association and two members of Thomas Miller & Co''s London branch.
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NewsUK Consultation Paper on Dredging Regulations
The Department for Communities and Local Government in the UK has issued a Consultation Paper on Draft Marine Minerals Dredging Regulations and Procedural Guidance. The document is aimed at the marine dredging industry, organisations who advise on dredging proposals, environmental groups and those who comment on individual dredging applications.
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Aker/Damen Joint Venture
Aker Yards and the Damen Shipyards Group are planning to establish a joint venture owning the Damen Shipyards Okean yard at Mykolayiv in the Ukraine.
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News£2.8bn Bid for ABP
Associated British Ports looks set to be taken over by a consortium led by American investment bank Goldman Sachs after that group' s improved bid, valuing ABP at £ 2.79bn, forced a rival Australian led group to pull out.
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Coast Map News Online
The UK Government agency CEFAS (Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science), wishing to reach more people and increase the level of dialogue on coastal mapping issues, has relaunched its newsletter, Coast Map, as a monthly in an electronic rather than paper format. Containing news and articles about marine and ...
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Free PLA Handbook
The Port of London Authority has launched a new free publication to promote the range of terminals and facilities within its jurisdiction. The full colour A4 size ''Port of London Handbook'' runs to 132 pages and will be a useful tool for people in logistics, transport, shipping, freight, import/export, and ...
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NewsBremerhaven's CT4 Heads for First Berth Completion
The first of four more berths on the Bremerhaven Container Terminal''s (BCT) new 500m CT 4 expansion site is due for completion in Autumn with work reported largely on target.
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NewsLong Launch for Naval Base Newbuild
The first complete ship to be built in Portsmouth Naval Base for nearly 40 years was loaded out from the VT Shipbuilding assembly hall last month. The 80m Offshore Patrol Vessel Helicopter (OPVH) HMS Clyde marked the renaissance of shipbuilding in the Base.
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HATLAPA Wind Break
HATLAPA has taken over the former ship technology and cargo handling division of KGW Schweriner Maschinenbau GmbH and integrated it into a newly founded company, KGW Marine GmbH, located at Schwerin in Germany.
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Papers On the Wind
Technology has moved on since the Leander Class frigate HMS Andromeda entered the water in May 1967, not least with regard to launch technique.To a burgeoning list of events for wind energy professionals can be added the European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition (EWEC 2007), to be held at the ...
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NewsCEDA Launches Best Paper Award
The first ever Central Dredging Association (CEDA) Environmental Steering Committee (ESC) Best Paper Award was presented at the 31st PIANC Congress, held recently at Estoril in Portugal, by Neville Burt, chairman of CEDA''s ESC.
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NewsICE Plans Marine Renewables Conference for September
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has teamed with the International Association of Hydraulic Engineers to plan a Marine Renewable Energy Conference which will take place on 21 September at the London Stock Exchange. The event will bring together experts in the field to review the latest developments and consider ...
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NewsHRH The Princess Royal Opens Humber International Terminal 2
Associated British Ports opened the Port of Immingham''s new £ 59.5m dedicated coal handling facility, Humber International Terminal 2, with a ceremony presided over by HRH The Princess Royal. During her visit, HRH was taken on a guided tour of HIT 2 by ABP group chief executive Bo Lerenius and ...
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Sea Lord Leaps into Education
A milestone in the history of one of the UK''s newest universities occurred late last month when Sir Alan West, former First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, was installed as the first Chancellor of Southampton Solent University. Sir Alan West''s appointment reflects the strength of the University''s maritime ...
