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Classic motor yacht Malahne relaunched by Pendennis

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The 165ft / 50m classic motor yacht Malahne was re-launched on March 14th at Pendennis Shipyard
The 165ft / 50m classic motor yacht Malahne was re-launched on March 14th at Pendennis Shipyard

The 165ft / 50m classic motor yacht Malahne was re-launched on March 14th at Pendennis Shipyard, Falmouth, after a substantial 30 month restoration, during which time the project details have been shrouded in secrecy. Designed by Charles E Nicholson and built by Camper & Nicholsons in 1937, Malahne is one of a very small number of pre-war motor yachts to have survived until the 21st Century. Having now undergone one of the most ambitious restorations of all time, her original elegance has been reinstated, whilst being modernised to be fully classed by Lloyd’s Register complying with the MCA Large Yacht Code (LY3).

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Join over 5,000 visitors at Ocean Business 2015

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Ocean Business 2015 takes place from 14 - 16 April 2015 at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton
Ocean Business 2015 takes place from 14 – 16 April 2015 at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton

Ocean Business 2015 will take place from 14 – 16 April 2015 at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK. Taking place every two years, Ocean Business is widely recognised as one of the most important events in the ocean technology calendar – and this year will see its biggest show yet. The exhibition and demos are FREE to attend and is expected to attract more than 5,000 visitors from over 50 countries.

Meet face to face with exhibitors from across the globe
At the very heart of Ocean Business is an exhibition of over 300 companies, bringing together the world’s leading manufacturers and service providers in the industry. The purpose built exhibition centre is located directly on the waterfront at the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, UK and provides the visitor with the opportunity to see companies displaying the very latest in the industry all under one roof. For a full list of exhibitors, please visit www.oceanbusiness.com/exhibition

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IIMS North American Conference April 2015

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The IIMS North American Conference April 2015 is set to take place at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum, Baltimore, USA
The IIMS North American Conference April 2015 is set to take place at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum, Baltimore, USA

The IIMS in-country representative for America, James Renn, has organised and provided details of an important forthcoming Conference themed “Available Tools and Technologies’ which is open to IIMS members (and non members alike).

The International Institute of Marine Surveying is pleased to announce that this two day Conference for its North American members which will be held on 10-11 April at the Maritime Institute of Technology & Graduate Studies in Linthicum, Baltimore, Maryland.

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New P&O cruise ship BRITANNIA makes her debut

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P&O's new and largest cruise ship, BRITANNIA, has announced her presence on the world stage. © P&O Cruises
P&O’s new and largest cruise ship, BRITANNIA, has announced her presence on the world stage. © P&O Cruises

The new monster 143,000 ton P&O cruise ship, BRITANNIA, was ordered in 2011 and her keel was laid down on 15 May 2013. The ship was constructed at a cost of £473 million by the Fincantieri yard in Italy. The ceremonial launch and float out took place on the afternoon of 14 February 2014.

In early March 2015, BRITANNIA made her way to her home port of Southampton, bucking the modern day trend by not opting to fly an overseas flag, where she was officially christened on Tuesday 10 March by Queen Elizabeth II.

Speaking on board BRITANNIA before she departed on her first voyage to the Mediterranean, Captain Amir Esmiley, area operations manager for Southampton based Maritime and Coastguard Agency congratulated P&O Cruises on choosing to register the ship in the city.

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Early bird bookings close soon for Quaynote Palma Superyacht Conferences

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Early bird bookings for the Quaynote Palma Superyacht Conferences close on 31 March
Early bird bookings for the Quaynote Palma Superyacht Conferences close on 31 March

Early bird bookings close soon for Quaynote Palma Superyacht ConferencesEarly Bird bookings for the Quaynote Superyacht Conference and Business Networking Events taking place in Palma de Mallorca at the end of April are still available until March 31st.

Running alongside the 3rd annual Palma Superyacht Show and the 32nd Boatshow Palma, the Quaynote Palma Superyacht Conferences are no stranger to the island of Mallorca having run their popular ‘Future of Superyachts’ forums there over many years from 2007 onwards.

The organisers have announced a full and varied agenda for this edition, with a high level of support from many well known speakers, technical panel members and supporting sponsors from the global superyacht industry.

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Plans for a Gibraltar superyacht marina take shape

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Capt E S Geary has been appointed as consultant and technical advisor for the proposed Gibraltar superyacht marina
Capt E S Geary has been appointed as consultant and technical advisor for the proposed Gibraltar superyacht marina

Ocean Village, the developers behind the proposed development of the new Gibraltar superyacht marina, has confirmed it has appointed Capt E S Geary as a consultant and technical advisor for this ambitious project.

In a statement, Ocean Village said that Gibraltar is ideally located to attract and provide services to this ever increasing market. The number of large yachts under construction in Gibraltar has more than tripled over the last 10 years. Ocean Village says that if the proposed new Gibraltar superyacht marina in Marina Bay was only 60% full, it could bring £75m into the local Gibraltar economy.

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Proposed French yacht tax labelled a disaster by ECPY

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ECPY calls on the French government to reject the proposed new yacht tax in French waters
ECPY calls on the French government to reject the proposed new yacht tax in French waters

The European Committee for Professional Yachting (ECPY) has likened the proposed tax on yachts in French waters to what happened in Sardinia between 2006 and 2009. According to ECPY, this legislation, if passed, would have a profound and potentially catastrophic effect.

In January, the French Senate introduced a bill to tax yachts that were cruising in any of the 322 French managed marine areas, representing almost a quarter of the country’s territorial waters. But the bill was kicked out by the National Assembly as they realised the damaging effect it could have on what is a lucrative industry and popular leisure pastime.

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Boatbuilding Live! destined for Southampton

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Boatbuilding Live! takes place in Southampton on 22-23 April.
Boatbuilding Live! takes place in Southampton on 22-23 April.

A new event, Boatbuilding Live!, supported by the American Professional Boatbuilder Magazine and the British Marine Federation, has been announced.

The series of specialist seminars will take place on 22-23 April 2015 at Southampton Solent University Conference Centre, Sir James Matthews Building, 157-187 Above Bar Street, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 7NN.

Boatbuilding Live! is a two day trade event for professional boat designers, builders, repairers, surveyors, and systems technicians. It is fully immersed in the boatbuilding industry, with 18 seminars, a keynote presentation and networking opportunities. Each technical seminar is led by one or more seasoned industry veterans who will share their ideas about best practices, or emerging technologies in the boatbuilding industry.

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NZ Maritime Union calls for inquiry into port safety

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The Maritime Union of New Zealand is calling for an inquiry to be set up into the number of accidents affecting seafarers and port workers
The Maritime Union of New Zealand is calling for an inquiry to be set up into the number of accidents affecting seafarers and port workers

A Port of Lyttelton worker suffered a broken arm on Tuesday 3 March 2015 after a fall aboard a vessel. Two C3 employees in the Port of Timaru were taken to hospital after an incident aboard a container vessel on the early morning of Wednesday 4 March 2015. One of the workers was transferred to Christchurch hospital with serious back injuries.

Maritime Union National Secretary Joe Fleetwood says the ongoing and regular accidents in the port sector showed there were “systemic and deep rooted problems” that needed to be brought into the open.

Mr Fleetwood says he was concerned other incidents were happening in ports but had gone under a “cone of silence.”

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Environmental concerns of the Nicaragua Canal raised

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Environmental scientists have questioned the effects of the Nicaragua Canal. Image courtesy of South China Morning Post
Environmental scientists have questioned the effects of the Nicaragua Canal. Image courtesy of South China Morning Post

A consortium of environmental scientists has expressed strong concern about the impact of the controversial Central American Nicaragua Canal. The path of the Nicaragua Canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans will cut through Lake Cocibolca (aka Lake Nicaragua), Central America’s main freshwater reservoir and the largest tropical freshwater lake of the Americas; this plan will force the relocation of indigenous populations and impact a fragile ecosystem, including species at risk of extinction, according to Rice University environmental engineer Pedro Alvarez and other members of the consortium.

Alvarez is co-corresponding author of an article that includes 21 co-authors from 18 institutions in the United States and Central and South America who gathered at a multidisciplinary international workshop in Managua, Nicaragua, last November to discuss the project. The paper, titled “Scientists Raise Alarms About Fast Tracking of Transoceanic Canal Through Nicaragua,” has been published by the American Chemical Society journal Environmental Science and Technology.

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Port Whangarei Marine Centre shipyard makes improvements

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Oceania Marine has announced major improvements for its Port Whangarei Marine Centre
Oceania Marine has announced major improvements for its Port Whangarei Marine Centre

As part of it’s new development plan, Oceania Marine has announced the order of the first of two travel lift machines for its Port Whangarei Marine Centre (PWMC) at South Shipyard in Port Whangarei, New Zealand.

The project, which is expected to take approximately six months to complete, has commenced at South Shipyard with the introduction of the new travel lift haulout service. The development will begin with the installation of the smaller of the two proposed lifts, a 100 Cimolai mobile boat hauler (MBH 100), utilising the extensive sealed hardstand, refit sheds and amenities that are already in place at the shipyard.

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BIMCO launches maritime environmental and efficiency management guide

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BIMCO has developed a maritime environmental and efficiency management guide
BIMCO has developed a maritime environmental and efficiency management guide

BIMCO has launched a new, multi-part guidance resource to support ship owners and operators in improving their environmental performance and the efficiency of their ships.

The BIMCO Guide to Maritime Environmental & Efficiency Management, developed in partnership with maritime efficiency specialists Fathom, and supported by ClassNK, provides a resource to facilitate compliance with environmental regulations and assist owners and operators in the development of an environmental and efficiency management system. This first-of-a-kind, comprehensive resource allows ship owners and operators to develop an all-encompassing environmental and efficiency management system.

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