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Diesel Power & Propulsion

  • Futureproof Outboards for MCA 'Sea Rover' Workboat

    01 Apr 2002

    A new Sea Rover workboat powered by twin Suzuki 50hp EFI 4-stroke outboards has entered service with the Counter Pollution Branch of the UK's Maritime & Coastguard Agency. The RIB has been fully tested and fitted out to MCA approval standards. 

  • Propulsion Research Rolls Into Gothenburg

    01 Apr 2002

    Rolls Royce plc has opened its first University Technology Centre (UTC) outside the UK at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. Scandinavia is the headquarters of the Commercial Marine division of Rolls Royce and the new facility will be devoted to research into hydrodynamics. 

  • Daewoo Starts the Year with Sales Boom

    01 Apr 2002

    Exhibiting Daewoo marine engines at the Fishing 2002 event in Glasgow this month WaterMota Ltd, accompanied their main Scottish dealer, Morrison Engineering of Skye, and also Marine Mechanical Services of Co Down in Northern Ireland. 

  • New Tug and Workboat Range from MAN B&W

    01 Apr 2002

    MAN B&W has followed up last year's introduction of the L21/31 series of genset engines with a new marine propulsion generation of the medium speed engines in power outputs ranging from 1,200 to 1,900kW. The propulsion engine is largely based on the same engine components but with a different power layout and a propulsion optimised front end and aft end design. 

  • Poole Pleasure Cruisers Get Perkins Repower for the Summer Season

    01 Apr 2002

    The Poole UK-based pleasure cruise operator Croson's has repowered its fleet of three vessels with twin Perkins Sabre M215C engines. 

  • Scania Gensets Light Up 'St Clare'

    01 Apr 2002

    Four Scania engines are supplying all on-board power for the 'St Clare', the newest ferry to join WIGHTlink's fleet of vessels plying the Portsmouth to Fishbourne route. 

  • MTU Motors Ahead

    01 Apr 2002

    For the eighth year in a row, marine engine manufacturer MTU Friedrichshafen has seen an increase in turnover led by advances in its most important individual market, the maritime sector. 

Diving & Underwater Services

  • New Diving Operations Vessel Honours Lost Colleague

    01 Apr 2002

    A new, extended version of the Portland 10 Workboat developed specifically to be a diving boat went into service last month with Dorset UK based 2good2btrue Charters. 

  • Divers in Epic Emergency Repair Journey

    01 Apr 2002

    Divers and underwater welders from UMC's Rotterdam office made a flying start to 2002 with a gruelling 36 hour journey to the southern tip of Argentina where a ship owner faced the problem of a small corrosion hole compromising the watertight integrity of the hull plating. 

Dredging

  • New Dredger Orders for De Groot Nijkerk

    01 Apr 2002

    Dutch dredging equipment manufacturer De Groot Nijkerk has landed orders for three of their popular stationary dredgers. Two of type CZ150 are a repeat order of package deliveries to a satisfied customer in the Ukraine while the DPZ180 is a complete sand winning dredger for a customer in West Africa. 

  • Dredger Protection Prioritised

    01 Apr 2002

    Dredgers are hardworking vessels, prone to extreme mechanical wear and tear inherent to the nature of their enterprise. However, dredger operators are keen that their vessels should appear in first class condition at all times. 

Hydrographic Survey by David Goodfellow

  • OI 2002 A Predictable Success

    01 Apr 2002

    Oceanology International 2002 at London's ExCel Centre at the beginning of March predictably lived up to expectations as the world's foremost marine science conference and exhibition forum, attracting a near-record attendance of 6,118 visitors from 60 countries. 

  • International Events Generates New Contracts

    01 Apr 2002

    No OI event would be complete without its customary spate of contract announcements and this year's round of awards proved no exception. 

Marine Civils by David Foxwell

  • Public inquiry Over UK Port Plans

    01 Apr 2002

    The Port of Harwich in the UK has confirmed that the proposed £300m development of new facilities at Bathside Bay will be delayed by an as yet unknown period after the UK government ordered a public inquiry into the plan. 

  • Gwadar Port Work gets Underway

    01 Apr 2002

    The first consignment of equipment for the construction of the new deep water port at Gwadar arrived in Pakistan in early March. 

  • Development Proposed at Gloucester Quays

    01 Apr 2002

    At the beginning of April, British Waterways (BW) and Peel Developments announced plans for a major waterfront regeneration project in Gloucester in the UK. The project has the backing of the South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA), and could cost in the order of £200m to bring to completion. 

  • UK's Largest Ever Waterways Investment

    01 Apr 2002

    Details of the largest ever programme of waterway restoration and construction undertaken in the UK - valued at more than over £500m, has been unveiled by British Waterways. 

  • Good year from Van Oord ACZ

    01 Apr 2002

    Van Oord Group, the Dutch dredging and marine construction firm, says it has 'a well filled order book', and what it calls 'good prospects for profit in 2002'. 

  • Dredging Project is Precursor to New Facilities in Galway

    01 Apr 2002

    The Department of the Marine and Natural Resources in Dublin, Ireland, has issued a tender for a major capital dredging project that will be carried out in, and adjacent to, the existing port at IRL-Rossaveel, Cashla Bay, on the north shore of Galway Bay. 

News

  • £1.35 Million London Pier Contract

    01 Apr 2002

    London Mayor Ken Livingstone has awarded a £1.35 million contract to John Mowlem and Company Ltd for a new passenger pier at Millbank on the River Thames which will create a direct transport link between the Tate Modern and Tate Britain art galleries. 

  • Counter-Pollution Company Launches in Aberdeen

    01 Apr 2002

    Leading experts have joined forces to form a major new counter-pollution company which will work for the prevention and control of oil and chemical spills worldwide. 

  • Briggs Environmental Services Expansion

    01 Apr 2002

    Counter-pollution specialists Briggs Environmental Services have completed a major recruitment drive in a move aimed at adding fresh momentum to its ongoing global expansion plans. 

  • New Generation Survey Vessel Named

    01 Apr 2002

    HMS Echo, the first of two new oceanographic and hydrographic survey ships for the British Royal Navy has been floated out from Appledore Shipbuilders in Devon and had its naming ceremony. 

  • Marine Seals for Smaller Craft

    01 Apr 2002

    The presence of an estimated 150,000 small craft operating in British waters has inspired UK seal manufacturer Economos to enter the market for marine seals for such smaller vessels. 

  • Guide to Good Practice Boosts Safety Code

    01 Apr 2002

    A new benchmark for measuring safety in harbours was announced last month by the British Government's DTLR. 

  • Rembrandt Gives ABP a Portrait of Southampton

    01 Apr 2002

    The ABP Port of Southampton has become the first port authority to deploy the PC Rembrandt ship handling training simulator developed by British Maritime Technology's subsidiary BMT SeaTech. 

  • Transas Group Turns Ten

    01 Apr 2002

    The Transas Group celebrated 10 years as an international supplier of marine software and systems last month with events at its world headquarters in Portsmouth UK. 

  • Hamburg Terminal Adds dimension to Lubeck

    01 Apr 2002

    The new Container Terminal Lubeck, opening in April, is a Hamburg operation from start to finish, but it will also add a serious box handling dimension to the increasingly intermodal Baltic port of Lubeck-Travemunde. 

  • America Opens Door to Foreign Suppliers

    01 Apr 2002

    A new report by the Society of Maritime Industries (SMI) has warned the UK maritime supply industries to prepare to bid over the next few months for major American contracts. 

  • V.Ships Goes Offshore

    01 Apr 2002

    The Monaco-headquartered V.Ships Group has formed a new company to further develop its involvement in the offshore industry. V.Ships Offshore has established an office in Aberdeen, Scotland. 

  • New CLEAN Supply Vessel

    01 Apr 2002

    The new supply vessel North Mariner, named in a ceremony last month, is the first British ordered vessel to be built to DNV's new environmental class. 

  • Nuttall Lands Scarborough Coastal Protection Project

    01 Apr 2002

    Edmund Nuttall Ltd has secured a contract valued at nearly £26 million to undertake coastal protection works for Scarborough Borough Council. 

  • Halyard and Sabre Join Forces

    01 Apr 2002

    Two UK south coast marine manufacturers who have been working closely together for seven years have joined forces, with exhaust systems specialists Halyard purchasing Sabre Fabrications. Sabre, to be renamed Halyard Fabrications Ltd, produces the stainless steel exhaust components used in Halyard systems. 

  • Japanese Coast Guard Orders Fastank

    01 Apr 2002

    County Antrim-based Fast Engineering has secured a contract which makes the Japanese Coast Guard the first overseas customer for its new Fastank Bund Secondary Containment System (FBSCS). 

  • £34m Long Term Development Aid Boost for Humberside

    01 Apr 2002

    The newly formed Humber Trade Zone Initiative (HTZI) is set to benefit from over £34m of regional aid to boost the long term development of an area which boasts the UK's busiest commercial estuary, yet continues to underperform economically. 

Pumps & Compressors

  • Compressor Power for Offshore Clean-up

    01 Apr 2002

    The UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency has purchased a new skid-mounted Ingersoll-Rand 7/31 Platinum Series portable air compressor to power emergency response equipment used to clean up offshore oil and chemical spills and salvage work on ships in distress. Fitted with a spark arrestor and Chalwyn valve, the new IR compressor is part of the only UK Government owned fleet of cargo transfer and salvage equipment, stored, maintained and deployed by Milford Haven based DV Howells, a spill response, training and consultancy company contracted to the MCA. 

  • Intelligent Pump Tunes Water Flow

    01 Apr 2002

    On board water pressure systems have relied on powerful constant velocity pumps to ensure adequate flows when multiple outlets are in use. 

  • V-Line Compressors for Japanese Newbuilds

    01 Apr 2002

    Hamworthy KSE has secured an order for its V-Line starting air compressors from the prolific Japanese shipbuilder Oshima. 

Seawork2002 Update

  • 'Maid of the Harbour' is Halmatic's seawork Flagship

    01 Apr 2002

    Portchester UK-based Halmatic Limited have always had a significant presence at seawork and the 2002 Exhibition will be no exception. 

  • seawork2002 Update

    01 Apr 2002

    10:30: Chairman's Introduction and Outline of ICE Maritime Board/PIANC/CEDA Activities 10:40: Impact of the Water Framework Directive on Commercial Port Activities. 

  • Marine Construction Builds Presence at seawork2002

    01 Apr 2002

    seawork2002 will see a substantial presence of exhibitors from the marine civils sector and the concurrent Forum will feature papers discussing environmental constraints on the industry. 

  • Debut for Eco-Friendly Workboat

    01 Apr 2002

    With the environmental impact of commercial port operations the major theme of this year's seawork Forum, it is timely that one of the seawork Exhibition's new participants will be showing a new eco-friendly workboat and also offering diesel-electric propulsion systems. 

Towlines

  • Towlines

    01 Apr 2002

    A new tug fleet has been formed by Soc De Rem L Thomas of Rouen to serve the port of Bordeaux. The four-tug fleet has been assembled by purchasing secondhand tonnage from elsewhere in Europe. 

Tugs & Towing by Jack Gaston

  • Volvo Penta Supply Engines for New Russian Tugs

    01 Apr 2002

    Volvo Penta has signed an important order to supply engines for a series of new tugs for the Ukraine, in a deal involving the delivery of 15 diesel engines for three sister vessels to be built in 2002. 

  • 'Supertug' for Charter

    01 Apr 2002

    The 40,000ihp 'Supertug' Fotiy Krylov has been offered for charter. Brokers Marcon International, Inc of Coupeville, WA, USA have been authorised by the Russian Navy to offer for long-term commercial bareboat charter the twin screw, ocean fire fighting salvage tugs Fotiy Krylov and the smaller SB-408. 

  • International Tug and Salvage Event Set to Break Records

    01 Apr 2002

    ITS 2002, the seventeenth International Tug & Salvage Convention and Exhibition, takes place in Bilbao, Spain from 13-17th May - a natural location bearing in mind the current strength of the host country's tug building market. 

  • New Voith Tractors for the French Navy

    01 Apr 2002

    The first of two powerful Voith Schneider propelled tractor tugs is currently nearing completion for the French Navy at the Socarenam shipyard in Boulogne. Esterel, and sistership Luberon, are due for delivery later in the year and will be used to handle the aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle at the Toulon naval base. 

Vessel Launch Afon Cefni

  • 'Afon Cefni' - Custom Built for Holyhead Towing

    01 Apr 2002

    The new Afon Cefni is one of the very few tugs to be built for a British owner this year and may be the only small tug to be constructed by a yard in the UK. This latest addition to the fleet of the Holyhead Towing Company Ltd is the second multi-purpose tug to be constructed by Hepworth Shipyard Ltd at Paull on Humberside. 

Vessel Repair & Maintenance

  • Fast Start to New Year for A&P

    01 Apr 2002

    The A&P Shipcare Group has made a flying start to 2002, having already completed a number of major contracts. 

  • Superstructures Added as 'Mistral' Heads for Completion

    01 Apr 2002

    The last 125 ton superstructure section was lifted onto the French seismic research vessel Mistral late March as German repair and conversion specialist MWB worked through Easter to get the ship ready for scheduled re-delivery late May. 

  • Vosper Thornycroft in Mediterranean Repair Agreement

    01 Apr 2002

    Vosper Thornycroft Marine Products Ltd and Astilleros de Mallorca have signed a service agreement to cover the overhaul and repair of all VT equipment at Astilleros de Mallorca's facility in Palma. 

  • Bent Shaft Trucked for Repair

    01 Apr 2002

    The MAN B&W Service Center in Denmark has carried out a shaft straightening to the damaged propeller tailshaft of the German container feeder vessel Adele J. 

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