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Deck Equipment & Lifting Gear

  • Night Time Lift Spectacle Illuminates Central London

    01 Feb 2002

    The 400 tonnes lifting capacity Smit sheerlegs Taklift 5 has recently paid a visit up the River Thames to central London to erect steelwork for a Millennium Commission project at Hungerford Bridge, near the Houses of Parliament. 

  • Research for Stronger Ropes

    01 Feb 2002

    Rope testing being conducted this year for the Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) by Dutch rope specialists Lankhorst Touwfabrieken BV will lead to further advances in high strength fibre ropes for deepwater applications. 

  • Catchbolt Shines Light on Work of the RNLI

    01 Feb 2002

    Two Protex Catchbolts in stainless steel are specified by the RNLI to secure two folding deck worklights fitted to the forward end of the wheelhouse top on the RNLI Mersey and Tyne class all-weather lifeboats. 

  • Get Decked Out at a Megastore Near You

    01 Feb 2002

    Deck equipment in abundance comprises only a portion of the 14,000 products listed in a new 630 page mail order catalogue launched last month by Scotland's Gael Force Marine. 

  • Cranes Pack Power as Holyhead Gets Tough

    01 Feb 2002

    Effer cranes are to be fitted to two tugs belonging to Holyhead Towing, one a newbuilding currently under construction at the Hepworth Shipyard on Humberside, the other a refit of an existing boat to follow at the same shipyard. 

  • MET Meets Marine Crane Design Challenge

    01 Feb 2002

    MET Marine of Chesterfield UK has supplied a purpose-built 45 tonne/metre Heila HLRM.452S crane with special computer designed features to shipwrights George Prior Engineering Limited in Great Yarmouth for installation on a cruiseship for Hebridean Island Cruises Limited. 

  • Cargo Handling Simulator for Maine Maritime

    01 Feb 2002

    KMSS has won a contract to supply eight workstation based Cargo Handling Simulators to the Maine Maritime Academy in the USA. The system is being delivered in the spring and will consist of both the VLCC and Product Carrier Cargo Handling Models. 

  • Bobcat Bulks Up at Port of Hull

    01 Feb 2002

    The UK's first Bobcat T40170 17m telehandler has been purchased for material handling applications and routine maintenance work on dockside cranes at the Port of Hull. 

  • Hook Marine Unloads Calmac's Worries

    01 Feb 2002

    Marine crane specialist Hook Marine has helped Scottish ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne (Calmac) ensure the efficient operation of its Fast Rescue Boat Launch and Recovery System. 

Hydrographic Survey by David Goodfellow

  • Italian-German Electronic Chart Agreement

    01 Feb 2002

    Italian electronic chart company Navionics and its German technology counterpart in Hamburg, SevenCs, are to collaborate in production and distribution of electronic charts for commercial shipping markets. 

  • Valeport Tide Gauges for Navy

    01 Feb 2002

    Dartmouth-based Valeport has received an order from the Royal Navy for 23 of its Series 740 portable tide gauge/water level recorders which will be used in support of hydrographic survey activities worldwide. 

  • Busy 2002 Conference Agenda

    01 Feb 2002

    This year's meetings calendar features at least five major conferences demanding the presence of the hydrographic surveying community, beginning with Oceanology International at London's ExCel Centre from 5-8 March. 

  • Advanced Survey Kit for Irish Research Vessel

    01 Feb 2002

    €Kongsberg Simrad has secured a contract valued at more than €1 million with the Irish Marine Institute to supply positioning, navigation and acoustic systems for its new research vessel Celtic Explorer. 

Marine Civils by David Foxwell

  • UK-based Fender Manufacturer in Parallel Motion

    01 Feb 2002

    Fentek, the UK-based manufacturer of fenders for ports and harbours, says the popularity of its Parallel Motion fender system continues to grow. Recent installations and orders have put the total number of Parallel Motion Fenders commissioned or under construction to over 160 systems since the first units were installed in May 1997. 

  • ABP Acquires Ailsa-Troon Shipyard

    01 Feb 2002

    Associated British Ports (ABP) has acquired the former Ailsa-Troon shipyard at ABP's Port of Troon under a 50-year lease. The 5.5ha site - which contains two dry docks, a pier, two warehouses and 14,600sqm of land available for development - has not been used since December 2000. 

News

  • Jotron Emergency Light in UK

    01 Feb 2002

    A new Multi-Purpose Personal Strobe Light, the Jotron AQ5, is now distributed in the UK by Southampton-based Ocean Safety Ltd on behalf of its Norwegian manufacturer Jotron. 

  • Successful Launch for New Lifeboat

    01 Feb 2002

    Danish shipbuilder Mulder & Rijke has received orders for 70 of its recently introduced partially enclosed PELB 95/150 lifeboats. Six of the 9.5m long, 150 passenger lifeboats have already been delivered to the Italian ferry operator Tirrenia for its recently launched Bithia ferry, which now operates on the Sicily - Sardinia - Tunisia routes. 

  • New Website for PLA

    01 Feb 2002

     

  • Cool Reception for the 'Ice Challenger' at MI6

    01 Feb 2002

    When a material failure halted a demonstration run of adventurer Steve Brooks' Ice Challenger 2002 vehicle Snowbird 6 on London's River Thames last month, the distressed 'craft' drifted to shore at a slipway adjoining the M16 spy headquarters. 

  • Coastal Futures 2002 Conference Thinks Globally

    01 Feb 2002

    Globalisation of the world economy cannot safely continue without a concurrent globalisation of response to environmental concerns and, in particular, sustainable development and management of the marine environment. 

  • Personal Location Debut at SASMEX

    01 Feb 2002

    McMurdo Pains Wessex will use the occasion of the SASMEX exhibition in Amsterdam in April to show a variety of new marine safety equipment. 

  • IMO Recommends Moratorium on STCW Deadline

    01 Feb 2002

    The IMO issued a communication just days before the scheduled 1 February implementation of STCW 95 recommending a six month period of grace for seafarers to update their qualifications. 

  • Wartsila Corporation Pays for Lips Service

    01 Feb 2002

    The Wartsila Corporation has purchased marine propulsion systems supplier John Crane-Lips from its UK-based parent Smiths Group for ?350 million. Wartsila entered into a strategic agreement with John Crane-Lips in October 2000 and now sees integrated engine/propulsion systems accounting for up to 40% of its engine sales. 

  • Rolls Royce Power Package for Wind Energy Vessel

    01 Feb 2002

    Rolls Royce Marine has won the contract to supply an integrated power and propulsion package for the first of Mayflower Energy's innovative Wind Turbine Installation Vessels being built at a shipyard in China. 

  • Damen Offer New ASD Tug Designs

    01 Feb 2002

    Damen Shipyards, based at Gorinchem in Holland, have added two further Azimuthing Stern Drive (ASD) tugs to their already successful range of powerful ship-handling vessels. 

  • Spanish Group Looks Set to Purchase HBG

    01 Feb 2002

    A surprise ?756m cash offer from Spanish construction firm Grupo Dragados looks set to win control of Holland's Hollandsche Beton Groep (HBG) and with it the recently merged Ballast HAM Dredging. 

  • Major Works at Renewed Lisnave

    01 Feb 2002

    Portugal's Lisnave shiprepairers continue to make good use of new facilities at the Mitrena Yard, 50km south of Lisbon in Setubal, undertaking extensive refurbishment and conversion work on 39,655dwt FPSO Jamestown. 

  • News Rugged Bearings for Trimaran Concept Ship

    01 Feb 2002

    Orkot TLM Marine Bearings were specified for rudder and stern shaft bearings on the RV Triton, a 90m long test vessel built in the UK to prove the trimaran concept on a full size ship. 

Oceanology International Exhibition

  • Oceanology Debut for VideoRay 2002

    01 Feb 2002

    Atlantas Marine Ltd have taken delivery of the first new VideoRay 2002 and will be showing it on stand 6/21 at Oceanology International. 

Pat M Vessel Launch

  • Self-propelled Backhoe Dredger

    01 Feb 2002

    Humber Work Boats has come a long way in the 30 years since John and Pat Morton began operations with a single small tug. Operating today from a purpose built waterside facility on the south bank of the River Humber, Humber Work Boats maintain a versatile fleet of multi-purposes vessels engaged in specialist marine and dredging contracting throughout Britain and Europe. 

Pollution Control

  • Skipa's Workboat Cleans Up

    01 Feb 2002

    Since their launch at seawork2001 in Southampton, Skipa Marine's multi-purpose workboats have been impressing those looking for a cost-effective solution to the problems of maintaining marinas, harbours and waterways. 

  • Oil Pollution 2002 Conference

    01 Feb 2002

    The Oil Pollution 2002: Claims Handling and Clean-up Response Conference takes place at London's De Vere Cavendish St James Hotel on the 22 and 23 April. 

Port, Harbour & Marine Construction

  • Versatile Plastic Pilings Are On The Up Down Under

    01 Feb 2002

    Plastic Pilings Inc, the American manufacturer of marine piles and timber made of recycled plastic, has had a significant entry to the UK market via the Portsmouth Naval Base, where fender piles, wales and vertical fender planking have been selected by the Royal Navy to replace damaged hardwood fenders. 

  • High-Point in Complex Port Design

    01 Feb 2002

    Consulting engineers HighPoint Rendel are providing verification of difficult designs for a £250 million deepwater port with a container terminal and free trade zone to be built in the Dominican Republic. 

  • Multidisciplinary Site Investigation Close to Shipping Lanes

    01 Feb 2002

    A multidisciplinary investigation has been completed by Foundation and Exploration Services Ltd (FES) at Harwich UK, where both land and marine drilling were required. 

  • Trinity Set for Inquiry Quartet

    01 Feb 2002

    The precarious nature of obtaining planning consent for UK container terminals has been highlighted at Felixstowe, where the objections of a single individual look set to precipitate a public inquiry. 

  • Walcon Rides High on Marina Mania

    01 Feb 2002

    Hampshire UK- based Walcon Marine enters 2002 with a healthy order book of marina construction projects maintaining the momentum of a successful 2001. 

  • Challenge at Rumble Rock

    01 Feb 2002

    The Northern Lighthouse Board is responsible for over 350 lights, buoys and navigation beacons in the north of the UK, stretching from Chicken Rock on the Isle of Man to Muckle Flugga in Northern Ireland. 

Safety, Survival & Training

  • DFDS Cruise to Safety at Tyneside

    01 Feb 2002

    South Tyneside College's Marine Safety Training has established a unique training relationship with DFDS Seaways. The Danish cruise ferry operator, which operates a regular service from the Tyne, approached the College (STC) last October regarding fire fighting training. Crew members were required to undertake breathing apparatus exercises in a smoke and fire environment. 

  • 10 Year Cover for EPIRBs

    01 Feb 2002

    Surrey UK-based Sartech Engineering, specialists in the supply of EPIRBs and other emergency equipment, make the tempting offer of extending the warranty up to 10 years for equipment supplied directly by themselves. 

  • Seaweather Marine Services Acquires Strentex

    01 Feb 2002

    Seaweather Marine Services Ltd has expanded its UK based safety and survival equipment operation with the acquisition of Strentex Immersion Suits from Vernon Carus Ltd. 

  • CO2 Monitor Designed to Save Lives

    01 Feb 2002

    The potentially lethal consequences of a leak from CO2 bottle stores has been identified by ship owners and regulatory bodies as a major cause for concern. As well as CO2 bottle stores, a new danger has been identified with dry ice systems used in theatrical productions on board cruise ships. 

Towlines

  • Towlines

    01 Feb 2002

    Maritime Craft Services (Clyde) Ltd have continued with their fleet modernisation plans, taking advantage of favourable foreign exchange rates and low rates of interest. The recently acquired tug MCS Alix has been sold on to a buyer in Trinidad, and two further vessels purchased. 

Tugs, Towing & Salvage by Jack Gaston

  • Commercial Development for 'Kursk' Cutting System

    01 Feb 2002

    Finland's 'piping without welding' specialists GS-Hydro played a key role in the recent salvage of the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk . 

  • New Crowley Escort Tug Due in May

    01 Feb 2002

    The first of a new design of escort tractor tug will be delivered to Seattle based Crowley Maritime within the next few months by the local Marco Shipyard. Known as the Crowley Protector II class, the first tug built to this new design is due for completion at Marco's Seattle shipyard in May of this year. The new tug will be used to escort and assist oil tankers in Puget Sound, WA USA and carry the following ABS classification: +A1 Towing service, +AMS, +A1 firefighting vessel Class 1. 

  • Drinking Water Transportation Contract Completed

    01 Feb 2002

    British based consultants King Marine have successfully completed a contract with the Norwegian company Nordic Water Supply ASA in the Mediterranean. 

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