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Deck Equipment & Lifting Gear

  • ECS Returns with CranePower

    01 Oct 2004

    Kent UK based European Crane Services (ECS) resurfaced at the SMM Exhibition in Hamburg last month with the exclusive rights to sell Crane Power cranes in excess of 35 countries. 

  • Lifeboat Builder's Eastern Promise

    01 Oct 2004

    Norwegian lifeboat and davit specialist Schat-Harding hasadvanced its strategy to expand market share with cargo ships built at Asian yards by taking over the lifeboat manufacturing plant and product range of China's Beiyang Boatbuilding Co . The lifeboat factory at Qingdao currently produces about 100 boats per year from a range of five models. 

  • Maintenance Manual Breaks the Language Barrier

    01 Oct 2004

    Survival Craft Inspectorate Ltd has introduced a unique, animated CD version of the operation and maintenance manual for its Safelaunch ® lifeboat release gear. 

  • Syncrolift Upgrades Software

    01 Oct 2004

    New software has been launched by Syncrolift Inc , part of the Rolls-Royce naval marine business in the USA that has installed 226 of its Syncrolift lifting platform systems worldwide. They provide an elevator mechanism to lift a large range of marine vessels from the water, transfer them to dry maintenance facilities, and lower them back in again. 

  • New Ship to Shore Crane for Felixstowe Extension

    01 Oct 2004

    The UK Port of Felixstowe took delivery of its latest Ship to Shore Gantry Crane (SSGC) late last month when the second of an order of three SSCGs arrived from China. 

  • 'Thunder Horse' Gets to Texas PDQ

    01 Oct 2004

    Dutch heavy transport shipping company Dockwise further advanced the market for moving ultra-large and heavy items by sea when it delivered the largest semi-submersible Production & Drilling Quarters (PDQ) ever built to Texas last month. 

  • Mooring Bollard Eases Alongside at SMM

    01 Oct 2004

    TTS Marine Cranes ASA of Norway launched a new product at SMM which promises to make mooring operations safer and more cost effective. The ship mounted TTS Winch Bollard mooring system can replace mooring winches, capstan, wrapping drums and bollard normally used for mooring. 

  • Crane Gain Lifts Lloyds British Testing Plc

    01 Oct 2004

    Birmingham based lifting equipment specialist Lloyds British Testing plc has acquired the Swansea engineering business Rumney Crane , which provides lifting solutions for ports and harbours. Rumney is to be integrated into Lloyds British Testing and will be called Lloyds Rumney Crane Division . 

  • Winch System Upgrade in Caspian Sea

    01 Oct 2004

    The upgrade of the 10 point winch mooring system on board the pipe lay vessel Israfil Guseinov has been successfully completed to the satisfaction of operators McDermott Caspian Contractors Inc. 

Hydrographic Survey by David Goodfellow

  • New Simrad ECS Systems

    01 Oct 2004

    Simrad of Norway has launched a new range of electronic chart systems, the CS50 and CS60 Series, designed for vessels operating on fixed routes such as Ro-Ro ferries and local supply craft; fast update rates also make them ideal for high-speed craft as well as survey, coastal and river vessels, the company adds. 

  • INSS Data Available

    01 Oct 2004

    The Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI), in association with the Irish Marine Institute, wants to hear from any company or organisation with an interest in licensing data from the present Irish National Seabed Survey (INSS) project for future development or augmentation of products and services. 

  • New Admiralty ECDIS Service Due December

    01 Oct 2004

    The UK Hydrographic Office is to launch its new Admiralty ECDIS service in December. 

  • Autotracker's Successful Trials

    01 Oct 2004

    Subsea 7's Integrated Remote Technologies Division in Aberdeen has successfully completed a second series of in-water trials of its Geosub AUV fitted with a custom-built Autotracker module for highspeed, low-altitude pipeline inspection. Sponsored by BP, the trials were carried out in Scapa Flow, Orkney following earlier ones in Peterhead Bay. 

Insurance, Legal & Finance

  • Ports and Harbours Will Become the First Line of Defence

    01 Oct 2004

    PORTS need to take much more responsibility for security, according to Pradeep Chawla of Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Ltd . Speaking at the recent International Transport Intermediaries Club Forum (ITIC), Chawla spoke out on behalf of seafarers saying that under the ISPS Code they had become the first line of defence in the fight against terrorism. 'Is this the job of the seafarer? he asked. 

Insurance, Legal & Financial

  • Take Care When Purchasing a Vessel

    01 Oct 2004

    Although the purchase of a vessel(s) will be common practice and/or second nature to a number of MJ readers, nevertheless there are hidden pitfalls which, thankfully, very rarely come to light but if they do, are of critical importance - not least because they can expose the purchaser to a huge expense. 

Marine Civils by David Foxwell

  • Go Ahead for Dunmore East Harbour

    01 Oct 2004

    Kirk McClure Morton 's marine engineering department in Northern Ireland has been awarded a contract to carry out a nine month feasibility study into an upgrade for the Port of Dunmore East in County Waterford. 

  • Halcrow to Advise on New Brunei Port

    01 Oct 2004

    Halcrow in the UK has signed an agreement with the Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) to provide advisory services for the construction of the new Pulau Muara Besar port in Brunei. 

  • Work on The World 'On Schedule'

    01 Oct 2004

    Nakheel , developers of Dubai's luxury offshore project TheWorld , has provided an update of its progress - less than a year after construction first began on the 300 islands. 

  • New Guidelines for Piers and Jetties Exposed to Waves

    01 Oct 2004

    HR Wallingford in the UK has developed a new set of guidelines for the design and construction of jetties, piers and other marine structures constructed in exposed locations, which require careful assessment of their hydraulic loads. 

  • Turbidity Software Will Help Predict Sediment Release

    01 Oct 2004

    The Dutch dredging industry, through the Stichting Speurwerk Baggertechniek (SSB) and the Rijkswaterstaat , has commissioned new research to produce a software package for use by stakeholders in the aggregate production process, including regulators and the industry, the aim being to improve the ability to predict sediment release during dredging. 

  • Standards for Ro-ro Linkspans Agreed

    01 Oct 2004

    A new design code is being drafted for the design of rollon- roll-off ramps, linkspans and walkways, and a meeting organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) in the UK recently has reviewed a draft addition to the suite of standards in British Standard 6349 , the Maritime Code . 

Mets

  • Crossover Opportunities at Biggest Ever METS

    01 Oct 2004

    The Marine Equipment Trade Show , which takes place this year from the 16-18 November at the Amsterdam RAI Exhibition Centre , has been completely sold out for months and will be bigger than ever. 

News

  • Europort Moves to Rotterdam

    01 Oct 2004

    In a move which surprised many at the SMM exhibition last month, it was announced that the Amsterdam RAI had sold the Europort exhibition to Ahoy ECEM , which will combine Europort with its own Maritime Rotterdam exhibition beginning in 2005. 

  • Perkins UK Distribution Deal

    01 Oct 2004

    Finning International Inc hasbeen awarded exclusive distribution rights for Perkins engines and parts in Great Britain from 1 December 2004. The new distribution agreement will cover a number of industries, including marine, agriculture, construction and materials handling. 

  • Versatile Sturmmowe is More Than Just a Buoy Layer

    01 Oct 2004

    German authorities have taken delivery of the country's latest 21.3m long multi-purpose buoy layer from Fassmer in Berne/ Motzen after an investment of ? 2.2m. 

  • Marine Business Integration

    01 Oct 2004

    Following its acquisition of Sealand and Taylor Made Environmental's Cruisair and MarineAir brands, Dometic has now fully integrated its UK marine business interests. 

  • Mersey Docks Interim Results

    01 Oct 2004

    Mersey Docks and Harbour Company The has posted a healthy 5.9% boost in underlying pre-tax profit on a turnover up by 6.9% in its interim results for the first half of 2004. Continuing growth in container traffic in both Liverpool and Dublin is evident and ro-ro prospects are strengthening, with the likelihood of additional shipping capacity before the end of this year and in 2005. The outlook remains positive and progress is expected in all operating divisions in the second half of this year, together with further significant property disposals. 

  • Manchex Exercise is Declared a Great Success

    01 Oct 2004

    A major multi-agency exercise 'Manchex 2004' involving Coastguard and emergency services from Britain and France on 21 September was declared a huge success by exercise Director Murray Milligan, Area Operations Manager for the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA). 

  • EHMC Ensures Harbour Master Continuity

    01 Oct 2004

    The European Harbour Masters' Committee (EHMC), the regional group within the International Harbour Masters' Association (IHMA), has voted unanimously to accept a new Constitution that provides a sound working framework for its activities in the years ahead. 

  • Maritime Museum is 'Connecting with Schools'

    01 Oct 2004

    As part of its contribution to SeaBritain 2005 , the National Maritime Museum has created an innovative on-line resource that helps maritime organisations develop high quality, curriculum relevant educational material. 

  • IMCA Identifies Marine Growth Areas

    01 Oct 2004

    Recent workshops run by the Europe and Africa Section of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) highlighted two new areas of opportunity for members, offshore decommissioning and marine renewable energy. 

  • GLAs Launch '2020 The Vision'

    01 Oct 2004

    The three General Lighthouse Authorities presented their vision of the future of Aids to Navigation requirements around the UK and Republic of Ireland over the next 15 years earlier this month. Following lengthy consultation with users and the Nautical Institute , a comprehensive strategy contained in 2020 The Vision was welcomed and accepted on behalf of the Government by the Minister for Shipping, David Jamieson MP, at Trinity House in London. 

  • Close Call for 'Queen Mary 2'

    01 Oct 2004

    With a vessel the size of Queen Mary 2 there are always going to be some tight squeezes. Still in its first year of operation, Cunard 's flagship luxury liner came up against its closest call thus far on the maiden visit to Norway. It was necessary to sail under the Askoy Suspension Bridge, the largest bridge of its type in the country, and initial estimates had suggested that clearance for the vessel's funnel would be only one metre. 

  • Award for Surveyor Training Aid

    01 Oct 2004

    The International Institute of Welding has awarded Lloyd's Register and TWI Ltd the bi-annual Andre Leroy Prize for their computerised non destructive examination (NDE) training aid, in recognition of its excellence as a training tool for Lloyd's Register Group surveyors. 

  • Marseilles Maintains Growth

    01 Oct 2004

    Container handling growth at the French Port of Marseilles was up by 10% in the eight months to the end of August, with a throughput of 608,000 TEU. East-west volumes through Fos rose 9% to 388,000 TEU while terminals handling north-south trades improved by 11% to 220,000 TEU. Container tonnage rose by 13% to top six million ton and underpin an 8% rise in general cargo. 

  • Nelson & Napoleon Invade London

    01 Oct 2004

    Tickets go on sale this month for the first exhibition to explore together the lives of two dominant leaders and adversaries, Horatio Nelson and Napoleon Bonaparte. 

  • Severn Up for Return of Water Freight

    01 Oct 2004

    Over the next ten years, 340,000 lorry journeys will be taken off the roads of Worcestershire UK as the consequence of a £1m Freight Facilities Grant awarded last month by the Department for Transport . 

  • Versatile Sturmmowe is More Than Just a Buoy Layer

    01 Oct 2004

    German authorities have taken delivery of the country's latest 21.3m long multi-purpose buoy layer from Fassmer in Berne/ Motzen after an investment of €2.2m. 

  • New German SUBS Doubles Baltic Cleanup Capacity

    01 Oct 2004

    Germany's latest SUBS (pollution combat vessel) Arkona has entered service, doubling the country's capacity for tackling pollution accidents in the Baltic and also beefing up emergency towage capacity in the region. 

  • European Commission Eases Port of Antwerp Access

    01 Oct 2004

    The European Commission has authorised a Flemish aid package which will guarantee access to the Port of Antwerp by inland waterway during the reconstruction works on the Antwerp Ring Road project. 

  • New Viking In North East

    01 Oct 2004

    Denmark's Viking Life Saving Equipment has appointed Marine Safety Supplies (MSS) of Wallsend UK as the new distributor and authorised service station for Viking's range of sea safety products in the North East UK. 

  • RNLI Trials Rope Cutters.

    01 Oct 2004

    H4 Marine Ltd of Devon UK has supplied the RNLI with two QuicKutter SH25 rope cutters which will be trialled on the new pre-production Tamar class of offshore lifeboats currently being completed at DML in Plymouth. 

Power & Propulsion

  • First StepDrive Installed

    01 Oct 2004

    Coventry UK based Newage Transmissions ' first production StepDrive unit has been installed in a 25ft Lema Clon motor boat based at Brixham. 

  • Summer Debut for New Fast Water Jet

    01 Oct 2004

    First deliveries took place recently of a new model in Italian manufacturer Castoldi's HC (Hydraulic Clutch) range of water jet drives. The Turbodrive 238 - HC weighs only 110 kg and can be matched to engines up to 420hp, making it suitable for single or twin unit installation in boats in the 6m to 10m range with displacements of from 2 to 6 tonnes. 

  • Flexible Friend Knocks Noise

    01 Oct 2004

    Yorkshire UK based flexible coupling manufacturer Centa Transmissions Limited had to overcome a significant gearbox location problem when they were asked to substantially reduce noise and vibration from the transmission of Sea Shepherd , the new 15.25m pilot launch for Aberdeen Harbour Board . 

  • Bravo for Fast Ferries

    01 Oct 2004

    The Bravo engine series, the result of co-operation between Caterpillar and Spain's Izar Propulsion and Energy Motores , has made the leap from naval to commercial vessel installation with a contract for four Izar Bravo 18 propulsion engines to be installed in a fast ferry that will operate in Greece. 

  • RENK Gears Handle 20,000 RPM

    01 Oct 2004

    Germany's RENK Aktiengesellschaft has won a contract with America's Pratt & Whitney Power Systems toprovide reduction gears for six Royal Norwegian Navy Skjold class patrol boats. The carbon fibre SES type catamarans are being built at the Umoe Mandal yard in Norway. 

  • Blue Angels for Research Vessel

    01 Oct 2004

    MAN B&W Diesel A/S has tested and supplied a package consisting of two 8L21/31 and two 6L21/31 gensets which will power an advanced diesel electric research vessel for the State Ministry of Education & Science of MecklenburgVorpommern in Germany. 

  • Perkins Sabre Launches Upgraded Specification M92

    01 Oct 2004

    Perkins Sabre 's new M92B engine is an upgraded, new specification version of their popular M92 . 

  • Boat Show Debut for Common Rail MTUs

    01 Oct 2004

    MTU staged the UK debut of its new 2000 Common Rail marine engines at the Southampton Boat Show. UK yacht builders have already placed orders for the new models and delivery was expected to start last month. In addition to yachts, the first areas of application for the new 2000 Common Rail engines are patrol boats and fast commercial craft such as fast ferries. 

  • Volvo Penta Power Surge in Hamburg

    01 Oct 2004

    Volvo Penta was in expansive form at the SMM Exhibition inHamburg last month, where it launched no fewer than four new engines. 

  • Scania Powers Down for SMM

    01 Oct 2004

    Scania has responded to customer feedback by extending the power range of its new 12 litre marine engine downwards to a version producing 300hp at 1,800rpm, expanding applicability for workboat installations. The new DI12M EMS, which was launched this summer at seawork2004, was featured on Scania's stand at SMM in Hamburg last month in a revised range which also extends upwards to 650hp at 2,200rpm. 

  • Multi-Fuel Outboard Seen First at seawork2004

    01 Oct 2004

    E P Barrus Ltd chose seawork 2004 as venue for the debut of the world’s first production direct fuel injected outboard engine for the UK Ministry of Defence that is capable of running on a multitude of NATO fuels. 

  • Diesel Electric Drives Precise DP Boats

    01 Oct 2004

    The first two of ten innovative platform supply vessels have gone to work in the Gulf of Mexico, deploying diesel electric propulsion systems which provide superior performance in the dynamic positioning (DP) mode and maximise design efficiency by eliminating the need for long shafts and reduction gears. 

Rotterdam Maritime

  • Even Leavin' for Rotterdam Maritime

    01 Oct 2004

    The 12th Rotterdam Maritime trade show, which takes place this year at the Ahoy Rotterdam exhibition and conference centre on 16-20 November, will be the final presentation of the event in its current format. As detailed elsewhere in this issue, Ahoy ECES purchased the Europort event from Amsterdam RAI last month and beginning in November 2005, the two events will be combined in odd years at the Ahoy Rotterdam, alternating with SMM inHamburg in even years. 

Tugs & Towing by Jack Gaston

  • Adsteam Order First Compact Damen ASD 2411 Tugs for Use in Europe

    01 Oct 2004

    As part of a phased programme to upgrade its fleet in Britain Adsteam has placed an order with Damen Shipyards to build three new ASD 2411 tugs. 

  • Kooren Shipbuilding Take up Rotor Tug Options

    01 Oct 2004

    Rotterdam based Kooren Shipbuilding and Trading BV , a subsidiary of Kotug , has exercised their options with the ASL Shipyard Pte Ltd inSingapore to build a further pair of their unique 'Rotor' tugs. Earlier in the year, the company placed an order with the yard for two 28.30m long vessels, with an anticipated bollard pull of over 63 tonnes. 

  • 'Vanguard' declared a Total Loss

    01 Oct 2004

    The British coastal tug Vanguard , owned and operated by Mersey based Carmet Tugs Ltd , has been declared a total loss after sinking off the Isle of Skye. 

  • TOWLINES

    01 Oct 2004

    The ABR Company Ltd hasannounced that the 19th Tug & Salvage Convention , ITS 2006 , will be held in Rotterdam from 24-28 April 2006. Final arrangements regarding the actual venue still have to be finalised but are expected to be announced shortly. The deadline for the submission of papers for ITS 2006 is 1 March, 2005. 

  • The First of a New Breed From UNV

    01 Oct 2004

    The busy Spanish shipyard of Union Naval Valencia SA has delivered the first two tugs of their new UNV 265 SD series. 

  • Smit Take Over Smit Panama and Increases Damen Order

    01 Oct 2004

    Smit Harbour Towage has taken delivery of the first of a series of three new shiphandling tugs to be deployed in Panama. The first vessel, appropriately named Smit Panama , is one of two compact stern-drive tugs ordered from Damen Shipyards atGorinchem in April of this year. Shortly after Smit Panama was delivered in August the order was increased by one further vessel. 

Tugs, Towage & Salvage by Jack Gaston

  • 'No Limit' to Salvor's Convenience

    01 Oct 2004

    Wijsmuller Salvage BV of the Netherlands had work come knocking on its door this summer when the brand new inland transport vessel No Limit broke its back in IJmuiden Locks, only half a mile from the salvage contractor's headquarters building at IJmuiden. 

  • SMIT's Successful Summer

    01 Oct 2004

    SMIT Salvage completed a series of major salvage operations in the first half of this year, with the work programme including salvage and pollution prevention with the tanker Everton , the righting of the capsized fallpipe vessel Rocknes and the expected completion of salvage operations for the car carrier Tricolor . 

  • Indian Coaster Salvaged at Camber Sands

    01 Oct 2004

    A salvage team from Klyne Tugs (Lowestoft) Ltd and Smit Salvage worked for a fortnight to refloat the 2,999grt coaster Maanav Star from a beach at the Sussex UK holiday resort of Camber. 

Works In Progress

  • Damen Marine Services - A Special Relationship with Clients

    01 Oct 2004

    Damen Marine Services BV (DMS) is a company within the Damen Shipyards Group particularly well known within the marine civil engineering and dredging industries and among the operators of small support craft. It is also one of the more complex and interesting divisions of Damen , and one that has a special relationship not only with its clients but also within the parent organisation. 

Taylor Fuel Control