BMT acquires JFA Consultants

The controversial US$50B Nicaragua landbridge project has taken a step forward with the appointment of BMT Asia Pacific and BMT ARGOSS to undertake various technical assessments for China’s Hong Kong Nicaragua Canal Development Group

BMT Reliability Consultants (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has been awarded a one year contract extension by the UK Department for Transport (DfT) which will see it continue to provide maritime statistics support as part of the statutory legislative requirements set out in the Maritime Statistics Directive.

A new three year European research project, partly funded by the EU, has been launched to help increase efficiencies in regulation compliance and enforcement in the maritime sector.

BMT Group Ltd has acquired Baxter Eadie Ltd, the ports, shipping and land transport consultancy, to enhance its international ports and logistics expertise.

A number of high profile incidents this year have put fully-automatic twistlocks under the spotlight.

The first installation of a new cargo arrangement planning system, called Platform Supply Vessel – Cargo Arrangement Planning System (PSV-CAPS), has been announced by UK-based BMTFluid Mechanics Ltd (BMT).