Stories of general maritime & marine interest from around the world. http://bymnews.com/news/newsList.php?cat=3 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:38:28 +0100 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:38:28 +0100 http://www.bymnews.com/rss_banner.gif http://bymnews.com/news/newsList.php?cat=3 144 42 Ardnacrusha Headrace Cloonlara BridgeMarine Notice no.130 of 2011 refers.Waterways Ireland has been further advised by ESB Generation that the works being carried out at Cloonlara bridge will continue until the end of Feb 2012.Further information may be had from the ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98283 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:16:31 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98283 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President: Koichi Muto) today announced that the MOL-operated containership MOL Summer rescued 116 survivors from the ferry Rabaul Queen, which sank about 17 km east of Papua New Guinea. According to local reports, the Rabaul Queen ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98281 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:10:56 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98281 The U.S. Coast Guard is issuing a warning Thursday that the unusually warm temperatures observed this year have greatly increased the possibility of weakened ice."Due to the unseasonably warm temperatures, the ice conditions on Lake Superior are deteriorating quickly and ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98275 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:28:46 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98275 The Defense’s Day In CourtThe trial of Erwin Vermeulen continued February 1, 2012 in Wakayama, Japan, marking his 48th day of imprisonment. The defense presented their case before the judge. Erwin was led into the courtroom shackled by a rope ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98273 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:24:42 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98273 A new charity to look after England and Wales’ network of 200-year old canals and rivers will be given over £1 billion of Government help to give it the best possible start, Environment Minister Richard Benyon, announced today.This unprecedented funding ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98268 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:57:57 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98268 Seadrill's Chief Financial Officer, Esa Ikäheimonen has decided to leave the Company during the second half of 2012 to pursue other career opportunities. In this context Seadrill has restructured its finance organization dividing the CFO role into two and creating ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98265 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:44:52 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98265 As the Baltic Dry Index plumbs all-time depths, those with long memories are recalling the dark days of the 1980s for the shipping markets.  However, steel traders can look forward to a bumper year of supply of vessels for recycling ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98261 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:33:13 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98261 Singapore-based DeepBlue Pte Ltd (DeepBlue) has become an Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) Marine Affiliate able to draw on the numerous advantages of corporate partnership with IMarEST, the leading professional body for the global marine community.DeepBlue was ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98250 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:09:01 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98250 The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) must judge all designs for U.S.-flagged LNG-fueled ships. Vessel owners are increasingly considering LNG as a replacement fuel to marine diesel and heavy fuel oil, also called bunker fuel. Emissions regulations that take effect in ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98248 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:02:01 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98248 An interactive workshop to identify innovation opportunities with leading-edge marine science and technology.Marine South East and its international partners are holding this event, 13th March 2012, within Oceanology International 2012, to highlight state-of-the-art technologies and roadmap the next breakthroughs in ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98237 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:07:20 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98237 Ports and shipping businesses and suppliers are invited to meet on board the latest P&O ferry "Spirit of France" as she sails between Calais and Dover on Thursday 9 February 2012.The European Interreg IV 2 Seas programme project PATCH (Ports ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98236 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:02:34 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98236 Waterways Ireland wishes to advise masters that the hazard to navigation i.e a transit van, which existed downstream of the town bridge at Carrick-on-Shannon as per Marine Notice 133 of 2011, has been removed and the Marine Notice is now ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98229 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:19:46 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98229 Energy Minister Charles Hendry today announced new opportunities for UK oil and gas exploration with the launch of the 27th offshore licensing round.2,800 blocks are being offered as the Government ensures the UK gets maximum benefit from our resources.This offer ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98197 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:06:21 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98197 Salvage : Two 40-foot containers were also removed from the wreck – they were cut into pieces first. One 20-foot container was also removed.Salvors also undertook manual discharge of containers containing leather skins. The focus for salvors today is ongoing ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98188 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:20:54 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98188 An East Liverpool, Ohio, native and two others were recognized as the Coast Guard's "Shipmates of the Week" on Friday for helping rescue five fishermen off the southern coast of Jamaica earlier this month.The three men are only recent graduates ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98186 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:09:57 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98186 Braemar (incorporating The Salvage Association) is delighted to announce the appointment of Richard Gayton to the key role of Regional Director, Americas. He will take responsibility for strengthening and growing Braemar’s surveyor presence in this important region and for engaging ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98172 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:30:42 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98172   Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), one of the world's largest global multimodal transportation companies, is pleased to announce the appointment of a new shipping agent in Turkey.As of 1 February, Ocean Maritime Services Shipping Agency Tourism and Trading (OMS) will manage ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98162 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:21:09 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98162 Braemar Technical Services (BTS), the marine and offshore technical services arm of the Braemar Shipping Services Group, is pleased to announce a name rebranding of its business units with effect from the end of January.The move, which involves the Braemar ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98161 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:19:20 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98161 Due to the success of the VENUS Coastal Network, originally built and deployed in 2006 and 2007, VENUS at Ocean Networks Canada with the support of the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s Leading Edge Fund has entered into a contract with ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98152 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:29:31 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98152 To better serve customers shipping to Puerto Rico from the U.S. Gulf, Crowley Maritime Corp. will launch a new weekly express less-than-containerload (LCL) service from Houston in early February that will get shippers’ cargo to Puerto Rico in only 11 ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98149 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:15:49 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98149