Marine News
SMM 2010 – AMI Marine (UK) Ltd Attending
Friday, August 27th, 2010
AMI Marine (UK) Limited are pleased to announce that we will be attending the forthcoming SMM exhibition in Hamburg from 7th -10th September.
Our popular KW810 ”Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System” (BNWAS) will be available for demonstrations on Stand B6/140 by kind permission of Telemar or on Stand B6/122 by courtesy of...
Collision Closes India’s Biggest Container Port
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT), India’s largest port, was closed (at the time of publishing) following a collision between a cargo vessel and a container ship.
The vessels involved, according to officials, were the Panamanian flagged MSC Chitra and cargo ship Khalijia III. The vessels collided approx 8km off the Mumbai shore...
Illegal Immigrants Prevented From Entering The UK
Friday, August 6th, 2010
Five men, from Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq, have been prevented from entering Somerset, England, after they were found by the UK Border Agency hidden in a lorry carrying grapefruit.
The would-be illegal immigrants were first detected in Dunkirk, France by a sniffer dog while the lorry was preparing to board a...
Deepwater Horizon gas detection alarm switched off to “help workers sleep”!
Monday, July 26th, 2010
A federal investigation has discovered that vital warning systems on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig were switched off during the build up to the explosion, which saw 11 people lose their lives, to ensure workers were not woken up by false alarms!
This horrifying revelation came in a testimony given by...
China winning shipbuilding race with South Korea
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
For the first time South Korea have been overtaken by China as the world’s largest shipbuilder.
Chinese yards are shown to be ahead of their South Korean rivals on all key measures such as ship deliveries, deadweight and gross tonnage, according to figures for the first half of the year.
Clarksons report...
Yemeni Fishermen Released – Filipino Sailors Hijacked
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Five Yemeni fishermen, held in custody for 90 days at Somali Qarad area, have been freed by their Somali pirate captors, according to the Interior Ministry.
The fishermen explained to the authorities after their arrival in Mukalla City, Hadramout, the Somali pirates attacked their ship during a voyage between MuKalla and...
SeaWork Success!
Friday, June 18th, 2010
AMI Marine (UK) Ltd would like to thank all those of you who visited our stand at SeaWork 2010 in Southampton earlier this week.
Despite the World Cup being on we had a great turn out and made a number of new contacts, as well as having the opportunity to catch...
SeaWork 2010 – UK launch of BNWAS (KW810)
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
As reported earlier this year AMI Marine (UK) Ltd will be exhibiting at SeaWork 2010 International.
The exhibition will run from 15th – 17th June 2010
During the exhibition we will be launching our BNWAS – Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System – to the UK market.
The system has already proved to be a hit...
Russia forced to release ten captured Somali pirates!
Friday, May 7th, 2010
A group of Somali pirates, captured in the Gulf of Aden, was forced to be released by Russia naval forces because of “imperfections in international law”.
A daring operation was launched by commandos to rescue the seized Russian oil tanker.
One pirate was killed in the 22-minute firefight and 10 were arrested, several of them injured, in...
NOAA Official: Gulf Coast Oil Spill a “Grave Concern”
Friday, April 30th, 2010
A top NOAA official says the Gulf Coast oil spill is a major blow to the U.S. economy and the environment. David Kennedy is the acting administrator for the National Ocean Service, a branch of NOAA that manages coastal and marine resources. (AssociatedPress —April...
