Editorial: Shipping gains on EU enlargement
The fact that Jaques Barrot is from France, one of the heavyweight states in the Union, and that Barroso also made Barrot one of five vice presidents, implies that transport has gained importance in the new commission.

Comment: A chance to whip Statoil into shape With any luck Statoil’s new President and CEO, Mr Helge Lund, who took charge in mid August, should whip the company into shape and rid it of a considerable amount of dead wood.

Finland and Åland: Investments in
new tonnage needed Most of the Finnish and Åland owners are very pleased with the government’s shipping policy regarding manning costs. However, Finland will not be equal to the main seafaring nations in the EU as long as there is no practicable system for investing in new tonnage.

Sweeping changes in Vestfold shipping. Lack of a coherent, Norwegian shipping policy and deteriorating operating conditions will initiate sweeping changes to the Vestfold shipping community.

Tallinn – from Hanseatic port
to cruising and oil port. With the transformation from an old Hanseatic port to a port hosting cruise ships and oil transit, Tallinn is home to a third of Estonia’s population and 14 ports.

At the left, “Romantika” by the medieval Mechant’s Bridge. To the right, “Meloodia” and “Regina Baltica” by former cargo berths, which was rebuilt to suit passenger vessels during the 1990s.
PHOTO: MADLI VITISMANN

Estonian waters covered by own charts in only ten years. The Republic of Estonia, a state that restored her independence in 1991 and acceded to the European Union in May 2004, is a country by the Baltic Sea whose economy is largely based on marine activity. The coastline of Estonia is almost 3‚800 km long – it is relatively long thanks to the many curves and numerous islands and islets found in plentiful supply especially on the West Estonian archipelago.

Strong growth forces Hamburg to rethink development In May 1189, Emperor Friedrich 1 Barbarossa granted the people of Hamburg exemption from customs duties for ships on the Elbe between the town and the North Sea. He would groan if he could see the revenue his magnaminity would cost him today.

Strong Scandinavian show at SMM There is a powerful Scandinavian presence among the more than 1,400 firms from over 50 countries on show at SMM in Hamburg 28 September–2 October.

Many students make personal sacrifices for the opportunity to study at the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden.

Unique maritime education in Malmö. The World Maritime University (WMU) was established in 1983 by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The WMU’s mission is to serve the global maritime community as a centre of excellence and to be IMO’s apex institution for high-level maritime education and research.

IT and Communications.
To find the giant waves.
Finding the giant, rogue wave at sea is difficult, let alone trying to forecast when and where the next one will occur. For many years experts denied that such waves existed. But they do.

Surge in contracts for MultiPlus.
MultiPlus – formerly Lindhard – which delivers the ERP solution MultiPlus and adjacent consultant services to well known names in the maritime industry like Frank Mohn, Ulstein Verft, Rolls-Royce and Color Line has signed a number of new contracts and continues to upgrade existing software to long-standing customers.

Floating “black box”
A very cost effective floating “black box”, the Tron VDR Capsule will soon be introduced to the market.

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