Easy Berth With New Mooring System

01 Jun 2003

Load measurement and stress analysis specialists Strainstall have recently completed a major contract to supply integrated jetty mooring systems for the new VLCC Oil Import Terminal at Jurong in Singapore. The primary functions of the system are to accurately monitor a vessel's speed and angle of approach and then, once the ship is safely berthed, provide constant monitoring of the mooring lines to ensure that their tension remains within pre-defined parameters. 

Hagglunds Pulling Power On Board at seawork2003

01 Jun 2003

The Macduff Shipyards newbuild research vessel Aora , which will participate in the floating exhibition component of seawork2003 , features drive motors for its on board deck machinery supplied by Hagglunds . Macduff has been using Hagglunds motors for years to drive the trawl winches, net winches and cargo anchor windlasses supplied with their vessels. 

Fixed Cost Machine Rental Lifts DFDS

01 Jun 2003

DFDS Tor Line , which operates daily ro-ro traffic across the North and Baltic Seas, has expanded its rental and maintenance agreement with Kalmar Industries to cover the DFDS terminal in Rotterdam's Maasvlakte and the North Sea Terminal in Norway. 

Jotun Decks the Halls (and the Floors) at seawork2003

01 Jun 2003

A range of new concrete coatings will be introduced at seawork 2003 by Jotun Paints (Europe) Ltd . Offering port and harbour masters protection for warehouse and other floors subject to heavy wear, the Jotafloor range provides the four layer Jotafloor Traffic Deck System . 

Tysons On the Ropes at seawork

01 Jun 2003

Tysons (Ship Riggers) Ltd travel to seawork from Grimsby with their range of Gold Strand products which have been well received in many sectors of the marine industries. 

Tow Rope Protectors for Powerful Tugs

01 Jun 2003

The Extra Heavy Duty (EHD+) range of Tow Rope Protectors has been introduced by Hallam Polymer to combat the extraordinary forces being applied by today's powerful tugs during ocean going salvage operations. Specially designed to give maximum protection to the tow rope/wire/ cable by preventing abrasion and chafe against bulwarks, rails and fairleads, the EHD+ range are flexible, tough and hard wearing. 

Decking to Save the Rainforest

01 Jun 2003

A Dufor 35 yacht has been totally re-decked with Tek-Dek , a recently available alternative to teak laid decking from the Hampshire UK based company of the same name. 

High-Tech Mooring Ropes are a Success Story for Marlow

01 Jun 2003

Marlow Ropes Ltd , one of Europe's leading fibre ropemakers, has seen significant success of its extensive range of Steelite light weight mooring ropes principally utilising the UHMPE High Modulus Polyethylene [UHMPE] fibres.