Cat Provides Lifting Fit For A Queen

01 Jun 2004

Finning (UK) has secured a deal to provide a Cat TH560B Telehandler to Cruise and Passenger Services Ltd forhandling work with the new luxury liner Queen Mary 2 . 

Sheerlegs Teamwork Combine on Precision Lift Operation

01 Jun 2004

Smit Heavy Lift has undertaken a series of lifts in the Port of Rotterdam discharging the Chinese cargo barge Sainty 1 , which was laden with 18 inland vessels and barges. This was the fourth such discharge of its type, performed on behalf of Chinese shipbuilders STIG . 

Theme Park Boat Lift Beats Clock

01 Jun 2004

Birmingham based nationwide lifting equipment specialist Lloyds British Testing has beaten the clock to get two 40 tonne pleasure boats back in the water in time for the busy season at the Thorpe Park theme attraction. 

Cranes Get A Lift In Tilbury

01 Jun 2004

One of the most challenging aspects of a massive logistics exercise currently underway at the UK Port of Tilbury was carried out late last month with the barge transport of three large ship to shore container cranes. 

MSS To Occupy Minimal Space at seawork

01 Jun 2004

First time seawork exhibitor Mobile Shelter Systems (MSS) will be showing an innovative Storage and Transport Frame initially developed for the military market to provide a flexible modular load system interoperable with all modes of transportation including ISO containers and aircraft cargo pallets. 

MARCO Blows Its Horn

01 Jun 2004

Travelling all the way from Italy to make its first appearance at seawork is Marco Sistema Mare , the marine division of MARCO S. p.A. 

seawork Debut for Cooney Marine

01 Jun 2004

Kettering UK based Cooney Marine may be new to seawork but certainly not to the RNLI , to whom they have sold some 25 marine cranes. The company invests heavily in the latest production facilities and its highly specialist workforce manufactures stainless steel products without compromise whether for OEM or retrofit. 

Safe Switches for Ministry of Defence Lift Systems

01 Jun 2004

Man-machine safety systems specialist Schmersal UK Ltd has won an order to supply a total of 150 of its AZM415 double solenoid locking switches to Industrial & Marine Lift Services (IMLS) for the refurbishment of double gated lifting systems for two UK Ministry of Defence supply ships. The order is to be completed in four stages, the first of which has already seen Schmersal supply 36 units. 

MET Meets Challenge

01 Jun 2004

British tanker operators RixShipping of Hull has turned to the expertise of Sheffield's MET Marine for a lightweight hydraulic marine crane to meet requirements on board the tanker Rix Condor . 

Automated Stackers Lift ECT's Ambitions

01 Jun 2004

Rotterdam's European Container Terminal (ECT) is continuing the expansion of its Delta Container Terminal with fully automated stacking equipment developed together with Kalmar . An agreement was signed recently for the turnkey supply of six automated stacking cranes (ASCs), with an option to increase the order to a total of 18 cranes.