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Deck Equipment & Lifting Gear

  • Alfred Cheyne Finds Overseas Projects for New Winch Designs

    01 May 2002

    Scottish winch manufacturer Alfred Cheyne Engineering (ACE) has reacted to a downturn in its traditional fishing industry market by investing in new design and quality systems which have allowed the company to target larger and more specialist marine winching projects and customers overseas. 

  • MP Spotlights Anti-Glare Success

    01 May 2002

    Solar Solve, the South Shields UK-based manufacturer of anti-glare roller screens for navigation and control room windows, has been so successful in penetrating foreign markets that its Member of Parliament, David Milliband, came to see the company at work. 

  • Hazard-Free Retractable Chocks

    01 May 2002

    With all of the hardware needed on a vessel, it is difficult to keep the deck clutter free. 

  • Heila Knows Where Dock's Hose Goes

    01 May 2002

    Simon Storage Ltd has taken delivery of its third Heila marine crane, supplied and installed at the company's terminal at Northumberland Dock, North Shields UK by MET Marine of Chesterfield. The 450º slew Heila HLRM.25-5S marine crane has a specially constructed base plate designed to suit fitment on an existing jetty surface. 

  • Oslo Opts for Quiet, Clean Cranes

    01 May 2002

    The Port of Oslo is undergoing development to increase its capacity and specifically requested electrically powered rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) rather than diesel powered because it is located in the heart of the city close to residential and leisure areas and it wanted to keep the environmental impacts (noise and pollution) of the new machines to a bare minimum. 

Hydrography

  • New IHO Officials Elected

    01 May 2002

    Rear Admiral Alexandros Maratos, Director of the Greek Navy's Hydrographic Services, has been elected President of the International Hydrographic Organization's Bureau Directing Committee which will oversee the Monaco-based inter-governmental body's work for the next five years. 

  • METOCUKHO Licensing Agreement

    01 May 2002

    Metoc of Liphook, Hampshire has signed a licensing agreement with the UK Hydrographic Officer under which it will supply Admiralty charts in a geographical information system (GIS)-compatible vector format. 

  • UKHO Contract for Gardline

    01 May 2002

    Gardline Surveys of Great Yarmouth has been awarded a further two-year contract by the Ministry of Defence for surveys in support of updating UK nautical charts on behalf of the UK Hydrographic Office. 

  • New Klein Advanced All-digital Sonar

    01 May 2002

    US sidescan sonar specialist Klein has launched a new advanced all-digital Model 3000 system featuring improved transducers, circuitry and designs adapted from its Model 5000 multibeam-focused sonar equipment. 

  • Win a Portable Echosounder

    01 May 2002

    Southampton-based environmental equipment specialists, Ohmex, is sponsoring a free photographic competition, Extreme Hydrography, for which camera enthusiasts are invited to submit a picture illustrating any taxing hydrographic operation typically in cold climates, shallow waters or at high altitudes. 

  • Imtech Systems for Dutch Vessels

    01 May 2002

    Two new survey vessels being built at the Royal Schelde yard in Flushing for delivery to the Royal Netherlands Navy in 2004 are to be equipped with integrated bridge systems designed by Imtech Marine & Offshore of Rotterdam. 

  • EU Go-ahead for Galileo

    01 May 2002

    European Union Transport Ministers meeting in Brussels have given an official go-ahead for continued development of the Galileo satellite positioning system which will provide an alternative to the comparable GPS network operated by the US Department of Defense. 

Marine Civils by David Foxwell

  • Seacore Installs Scilly Isles Navigation Day Mark

    01 May 2002

    Specialist marine civil engineering and geotechnical drilling contractors Seacore has completed the design and installation of a navigation transit day mark on the Tins Walbert rock outcrop on the northwestern extremity of St Agnes in the Isles of Scilly. 

  • Jan de Nul Busy in Caribbean

    01 May 2002

    Jan de Nul has provided an update on its recent activities in the Caribbean region. 

  • Royal Boskalis Orders in Nigeria and Singapore

    01 May 2002

    Royal Boskalis Westminster, the Dutch dredging company, has acquired a substantial order in Singapore for the construction of a large outfall in the Changi area. 

  • De-watering Rig Bound for Singapore

    01 May 2002

    Ballast Ham Dredging says it will be shipping the largest vertical drainage rig in the world to a project in Singapore later this year. The jumbo rig can sink vertical drains to a depth of 60m. The equipment will be put through its paces on a construction site in the Netherlands during the next few months. 

  • BHD Wins Contract in Tanzania

    01 May 2002

    Tanzania Harbours Authority has awarded a contract for improvements to the entrance channel to the Port of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to Ballast Ham Dredging (BHD). 

  • Vandalism Delays Boatlift Inauguration

    01 May 2002

    The public opening of The Falkirk Wheel in the UK, which was scheduled for 1 May, is now unlikely to take place until June at the earliest because of damage caused by vandalism. 

Monitoring & Control

  • RCS Takes Control of RNLI Lifeboats

    01 May 2002

    The Radamec Group's increased operating profit for 2001 owed much to the target-exceeding performance of Radamec Control Systems' marine control business. The company supplied 46 electronic bridge control systems to the RNLI which were retrofitted to ocean going Trent and Severn class lifeboats. 

  • Electronic Control Enhances New Marine Transmissions

    01 May 2002

    To enhance its recently introduced QuickShift MGX series marine transmissions, Twin Disc is offering further component options including the Express electronic control upgrade which gives precise and instant control while docking and performing other low speed manoeuvres. 

  • Bay Watch Controls Cardiff Barrage

    01 May 2002

    ABB Utilities Automation has completed a major upgrade for the Cardiff Barrage control system to provide fully automatic control of the five sluice gates, which now open and close in response to the estuary tides and the water level in the bay behind the barrage. It also provides control of the locks which allow boats to navigate between the Bristol Channel and Cardiff Bay. 

News

  • New Dutch Dredging Industry Dispute Flares

    01 May 2002

    News The Dutch dredging industry has been rocked again by a battle for control of the recently formed Ballast HAM Dredging joint venture. 

  • PLA's Gravesend Jetty Works Underway

    01 May 2002

    The contract to demolish the existing riverside facility and rebuild a new jetty at Denton Wharf, Gravesend, has been awarded to Mowlem Marine, a division on John Mowlem and Company, by the Port of London Authority. 

  • Temperature Monitor Warns of Variance in Boatbuild Composites

    01 May 2002

    A new product from Letchworth UK-based dataTaker Ltd can be used in the marine industries to monitor the temperature of composites during construction. 

  • Challenging Repower for Savannah Pilots

    01 May 2002

    The Savannah Pilots Association in Georgia USA have been operating their 57' aluminium pilot boat since 1984. Built at Louisiana's Breaux Bay Craft, the boat has served them well. When a repower was recently necessary, the Association chose a pair of Cummins KTA19 M4 engines producing 700hp each at 2,100rpm in a medium continuous duty rating. 

  • Germans ready First of Three Enviro-boats

    01 May 2002

    Lemwerder, Lower Saxony, workboat specialist Abeking & Rasmussen is on target to complete the first of a trio of state-of-the-art environmental protection patrol boats this Autumn for the German Coast Guard. 

  • Norwegian seismic ship leader changes hands

    01 May 2002

    Norwegian shipyard Mjellem & Karlsen Verft in Bergen, a world leader in the design and supply of seismic and research vessels, has changed hands. 

  • EEBD Meets New SOLAS Requirements

    01 May 2002

    From 1 July of this year, ships are required to carry emergency escape breathing devices (EEBDs) in accordance with amendments to IMO SOLAS legislation. 

  • CEDA Dredging Days Goes to Casablanca

    01 May 2002

    The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has celebrated the creation this month of a North African Section with the announcement that CEDA Dredging Days will be held for the first time in its history outside Europe at Casablanca in Morocco. The event is scheduled for the 22 to 24 October 2002 with the theme 'Dredging Without Boundaries'. 

Port, Harbour & Marine

  • Self-Closing Quayside Flood Barrier

    01 May 2002

    Working in collaboration with a consortium of companies, Holland's Van den Noort Innovations has designed a self-closing flood barrier, the Self-Closing Waterdam (SCW). 

Port, Harbour & Marine Construction

  • Tie Rod Protection for Scottish Ferry Berth

    01 May 2002

    Mowlem Marine is constructing a new berth for Scrabster Harbour Trust, Thurso Bay, for ferries to Stromness in the Orkney Islands. Consulting engineers are the Babtie Group. 

  • Dredging Works Make a HIT on Humberside

    01 May 2002

    In August of last year construction work began on the latest Associated British Ports (ABP) development at Humber International Terminal Phase II, more simply known as HIT 2. 

  • 21st Century Restoration of 19th Century Boatlift

    01 May 2002

    One of Britain's most magnificent examples of Victorian engineering, the Anderton Boat Lift in Cheshire has been formally reopened following restoration which features a modern electrohydraulic system designed and installed by Bosch Rexroth. 

  • Integrated Survey for Subsea Pipeline

    01 May 2002

    Fugro Survey (Middle East) Ltd of Abu Dhabi has been awarded a $5 million contract by Dolphin Energy Ltd to conduct onshore and offshore surveys and environmental impact assessments. 

Roro 2002

  • RORO Industry Meets in Go-Go Mood

    01 May 2002

    The growth outlook for Ro-Ro shipping is reflected in the theme of this month's RORO 2002 conference in Lubeck, Germany - 'a new era of opportunity'. Combined with a major exhibition, the 16th biennial event takes place at a time when Ro-Ro prospects have been boosted by advances in ship, terminal and equipment design, demand for door to door services and political initiatives to shift goods transport off congested roads to sea and rail based alternatives. 

  • North Sea Short Sea Shake-Up Underway

    01 May 2002

    P&O and Stena Line have announced a memorandum of understanding that will lead to a consolidation of P&O's short sea ferry interests and a possible rationalisation of ferry services on the North Sea. 

  • Spain Flags Largest Ever Ropax Ferry

    01 May 2002

    The largest ropax ferry ever to sail under the Spanish flag has been delivered by IZAR's Seville yard to owner Trasmediterranea. The 180m long Murillo was delivered almost two months early and has accommodation for 396 passengers in cabins and 150 in seats while also boasting 1,900 lane metres for trucks and 400 for cars on four decks. 

Safety, Survival & Training

  • New UK Navigation Training Centre Opens

    01 May 2002

    Sperry Marine opened a new training centre last month in New Malden UK which is designed to provide realistic, practical training for ships' navigation officers in safe and proper operation of modern navigation systems. 

  • Virtual Reality Training for Port Operatives

    01 May 2002

    Virtual reality is the key to a port operative's training course at South Tyneside College, where maritime simulation systems are being integrated to generate true-life scenarios. 

  • Fire Suppression System for German Coast Guard

    01 May 2002

    With the impending phasing out of Halon 1301 fire extinguishing systems by the end of this year, the German Coast Guard has started replacing its halon systems with Sea-Fire Marine's H-Series engineered FM-200 fire suppression systems. 

  • Safety Kit on Show at Posidonia

    01 May 2002

    With universal automatic identification systems (UAIS) becoming a new requirement from 1 July 2002, McMurdo has collaborated with their Portsmouth UK neighbours, Transas, to jointly develop the MT1 UAIS system. 

Towlines

  • Towlines

    01 May 2002

    Tugs from Adsteam Towage (London) Ltd and towmaster Capt Eric Johnson from United Salvage Ltd safely delivered the 106 suite floating hotel Sunborn to its berth alongside the Excel Events Centre in London's Royal Docks in mid-April. The liner-like engineless vessel was towed though the locks and cuttings of the enclosed docks system in the early hours of the morning to avoid disruption of traffic at London Docklands Airport. To access the vessels berth in the old Victoria Dock it was necessary to pass through a narrow cutting at the end of the runway. Sunborn was constructed in Finland and towed to the Thames estuary by tugs of Transport and Service of Bremerhaven. 

Tugs & Towing by Jack Gaston

  • GII/150 Voith Propulsion Units Used in Unique Barge Thruster

    01 May 2002

    A joint venture with Rivertech Systems and Edison Chouest Offshore of the USA, Kongsberg Simrad of Norway and Voith Schiffstechnik Gmbh of Heidenheim, has resulted in a unique new vessel to assist with push towing. 

  • 'Herman' is Handed Over at Hardinxveld

    01 May 2002

    On 8 May Herman a new Shoalbuster 2280 for Scheepvaartbedrif HermanSr, BV was formally christened and handed over by Damen Shipyards at Hardinxveld. 

  • J P Knight Extend ISM Accreditation

    01 May 2002

    In the same year that they celebrate their 110 years in the towage business, Medway based J P Knight Ltd have announced further International Safety Management (ISM) accreditation within the group. 

  • Cory Environmental River Fleet Prepare for New Contract

    01 May 2002

    Cory Environmental, Lighterage Division, is preparing the way to meet the requirements of a new long term contract to operate waste transfer stations in Greater London and carry away compacted refuse using their well established fleet of tugs and barges on the river Thames. 

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