Saturday 17 May 08 - 07:32
 

Deck Equipment & Lifting Gear

  • Turnaround Target Lifted

    01 Jun 2005

    Thamesport (London) Ltd hastaken delivery of a further eight new Terburg terminal tractors, following on from seven machines which arrived last October. 

  • Crane Count Rises at Crowded Felixstowe

    01 Jun 2005

    The Port of Felixstowe hasplaced an order for 12 new Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGCs) from Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (ZMPC) of Shanghai for delivery in May of 2006. This is in addition to an order for nine RTGCs and one Ship to Shore Gantry Crane (SSGC) made towards the end of last year which will be delivered this October. 

  • Second Order for Quay Crane Safety System

    01 Jun 2005

    Following 12 months of successful daily operations with the Navtech N100-AC Quay Crane Anti-Collision System , the Port of Bristol UK is planning to install it onto its second quay crane. 

  • Pulling Paper at the Port of Kotka

    01 Jun 2005

    Kalmar has received an order from Steveco Oy of Kotka in Finland for nine TRX-252 tractors to be used to move 95 ton Stora Enso cargo units (SECUs) in the port. The machines will be delivered in June of this year. 

  • Lift with a Difference Makes Waves at Seawork

    01 Jun 2005

    Wave Seven Marine returns to Seawork with representations from the seven non-UK companies it represents on this side of the Channel. Joining Wave 7 ontheir stand will be one of those companies, Vermeer -Holland , which is very big in its home market as a manufacturer of piling equipment but also produces a line of marina lifting cranes with a difference. 

  • Quality Kit Makes Advance on Seawork

    01 Jun 2005

    Whether you have a workboat that needs a standby generator, a harbourmaster's cutter requiring reverse cycle air conditioning or a research vessel in need of a complete environmental system for its crew, first time Seawork exhibitors Advance Yacht Systems Ltd will be able to discuss planning, design, kit and installation support from their location on Stand 33. 

  • Big Handler Lifts Poole Productivity

    01 Jun 2005

    Poole Harbour Commissioners have recently taken delivery of a Sennebogen 870R Special Material Handler , the first machine of its kind to be utilised by a British Port. 

  • SAHS Solution for Safer Decks

    01 Jun 2005

    Norwegian hydraulic solutions specialist ODIM has launched its Safe Anchor Handling System (SAHS) which it believes will revolutionise the safety dimension of anchor handling operations on board the global fleet of offshore vessels. 

Diesel Power & Propulsion

  • Pusher Power for the Amazon Barge Trade

    01 Jun 2005

    Over the last two years, MANB&W Diesel AS of Denmark has won contracts to provide 19 engine and propulsion packages to Brazilian tug owners. Ten medium speed engines, five of type 6L23/30A-F and five of type 8L23/30A-F , were recently selected for a series of single screw pusher tugs under build at the Brazilian yard of Estaleiro Sao Joao forowner J F de Oliveira Navegacao Ltd . 

  • Universal Joint Coupling Cures Misalignment Blues

    01 Jun 2005

    A new rubber in compression coupling and universal joint assembly for power transmission applications where misalignment is likely to occur has been developed by Renold Hi-Tec Couplings . 

  • Rope Cutter Rockets from Seawork Launch Pad

    01 Jun 2005

    The value of exhibiting at Seawork is being proclaimed enthusiastically by H4 Marine Ltd , which made its debut appearance at Seawork 2004 shortly after being appointed as distributor for the quicKutter rope cutter from Australia's Quickwater Marine . 

  • High-Tech Five Cylinder Test Bed for New Marine Oils

    01 Jun 2005

    Maritime lubricants supplier Lubmarine has installed a new $2m test engine at its TOTAL Research Centre (CRES) at Solaize, near Lyons in France. 

  • Keeping Fuel Water-Free

    01 Jun 2005

    Boat operators who have experienced fuel contamination first hand or are aware of its consequences will welcome a new product from Middlesex UK based Water-D-Tech Ltd .The D-TX Fuel Safe 250 makes the D-TX Fuel Safe water in fuel monitoring, detection and warning system available to larger inshore and offshore vessels. 

  • Barrus Power Proliferation on

    01 Jun 2005

    Marine engine supplier E PBarrus returns to its familiar quayside location for Seawork 2005 with the new range of Shire workboat engines and John Deere engines from 50hp to 562hp plus representative ranges from Yanmar and MerCruiser . 

  • Jubilee Clips Save Charity Boats' Budget

    01 Jun 2005

    The Seagull Trust is a recognised charity providing free canal cruising for over 12,700 disabled people in Scotland each year, including 1,670 wheelchair users. 

  • Newage Gears Up for Seawork 2005

    01 Jun 2005

    The PRM 1750, Newage Transmissions ' highest capability marine gearbox to date, will form the centrepiece of the company's joint presentation with its distributor, Albatross Marine , on Stand 31 at Seawork 2005 . 

  • Powerful Innovation for Dedicated Yacht Carrier

    01 Jun 2005

    The Wartsila Corporation haswon an order to supply the 19.68MW power plant for a yacht carrier contracted by Netherlands based heavy transport specialist Dockwise Shipping BV , to be built at the Yantai Raffles Shipyard in China for delivery late next year. 

  • WaterMota Motivates Back to Seawork

    01 Jun 2005

    Seawork regulars WaterMota Ltd return to Seawork from new premises at Newton Abbot in Devon which were opened in recent festivities attended by representatives from Daewoo, Dong-I, JMP, Westerbeke, Twin Disc, ZF, Maritime Journal andothers. The official ribbon cutting was conducted by James Grazebrook, past president of the British Marine Federation and president of National Boat Shows . 

  • Mixed Thrust Repower for Triple Engined Fast Ferry

    01 Jun 2005

    The first engine sale by the newly appointed Cummins distributor for Japan, Komatsu Diesel , has resulted in a successful repower creating a triple engined high speed ferry. 

Diving & Underwater Services

  • See Beneath the Sea at Seawork

    01 Jun 2005

    Seawork exhibitors Subsea Vision were recently called upon to supply an ROV and operator to survey a sunken vessel off the coast of southern Ireland for contractors Seawinds Ltd . Strong tides and poor visibility created conditions too dangerous for divers. 

  • Bravery Award for UMC Divers

    01 Jun 2005

    Two UMC diving supervisors have been presented with a Naval Base Commanders commendation for an act of outstanding bravery following an incident at Portsmouth Naval Dockyard late last year. 

  • Inspection Reveals Wales' Underwater Dragons

    01 Jun 2005

    Fareham UK based Sub Surface Engineering is engaged in a long-term programme inspecting the dock structures of South Wales. 

  • Divers Stabilise Ferry Bad Situation

    01 Jun 2005

    On a Friday night last month, Gary Canning was on duty at Salvesen UK Ltd when he received a call from the technical department of an Irish Sea ferry operator. 

Dredging

  • Upbeat Mood at Boskalis AGM

    01 Jun 2005

    The world's largest dredging contractor, Royal Boskalis Westminster was in upbeat mood at its AGM in the Netherlands last month. CEO Rob van Gelder reported the company was off to a better start in 2005 than had been the case last year, with both turnover and the order book improved. 

  • Tsunami Dredger Rescued

    01 Jun 2005

    The small dredger Diya-Kowulla , which was perfectly placed on a Galle Port quayside by the Indian Ocean tsunami, has been returned to the water in a salvage operation conducted by its original builders. 

  • Comforts on Refitted Dredger

    01 Jun 2005

    Fleetwood based Wyre Marine Services has recently completed dredging works at Stranraer Harbour in Scotland for the Dumfries & Galloway Council . 

  • Record Response for CEDA Dredging Days 2005

    01 Jun 2005

    A record response to the Central Dredging Association 's Call for Papers for CEDA Dredging Days 2005 hasprompted a decision to extend the conference to two and a half days. 

  • Final Dredging for Skandia

    01 Jun 2005

    The Port of Gothenburg in Sweden says container terminal enhancement work at the port's new Skandia Harbour has reached a stage where final dredging off the deepsea container berths is possible. 

Hydrographic Survey by David Goodfellow

  • Leading Port Authorities Order Atlas Sounders

    01 Jun 2005

    Atlas Hydrographic in Bremen reports orders for its DESO high-precision vertical echosounders from leading port authorities in France, Germany, Morocco and Poland. 

  • New Profiler at Seawork

    01 Jun 2005

    Oceanographic instrumentation specialists Valeport of Totnes, an exhibitor at Seawork 2005 , has extended its range of depth profilers with introduction of Midas BathyPack for calculation of water column density profiles. 

  • C-MapFairplay Agreement

    01 Jun 2005

    C-Map of Norway and Lloyd's Register-Fairplay (LRF) have concluded an agreement for mutual improvement and promotion of their respective products. 

  • Sounder Success on Show at Seawork

    01 Jun 2005

    Seawork regulars Ruth and Charlie Foll of Atlantas Marine will be on Stand 188 eager to tell visitors about the new Marimatech MP35 dual frequency echosounder they have recently delivered to Forth Ports . 

  • UKHO Mariner Handbook

    01 Jun 2005

    The UK Hydrographic Office has published the 8th edition of its Mariner's Handbook . 

  • Southampton Surveying Course

    01 Jun 2005

    Southampton Institute is convening a four-week course on Hydrographic Surveying in July. 

Insurance, Legal & Finance

  • Specialist Marine Finance Funds Fleet Expansion

    01 Jun 2005

    Crown River Cruises , whose luxury river cruise fleet is based at Blackfriars Pier on London's River Thames, has recently ordered the sixth boat in its prestigious fleet. The vessel, currently in production at Tinnemans , Holland, will run the Westminster to Tower of London route for circuit cruises, charter and transfers for both tourist and corporate business. 

  • Public Investment Funding for Boxship

    01 Jun 2005

    Investment fund issuing house Hansa Hamburg Shipping launched its new 1,600 TEU containership MS Flottbek last month to coincide with the Port of Hamburg's 816th Anniversary celebrations. The vessel provided an impressive finale for the traditional Grand Ship Parade along the River Elbe and in the Port of Hamburg. 

Marine Civils by David Foxwell

  • WL Delft Hydraulics Leads Remote Sensing Project

    01 Jun 2005

    WLDelft Hydraulics and partners Argoss, NLR and Van Oord NV have received funding from the National User Support Programme for Remote Sensing in the Netherlands for the Restscod-2 project, a project that follows-on from the recently completed Restscod-1 , which was conducted by the same project team. 

  • Revised Standard for CP Systems Due Next Year

    01 Jun 2005

    An updated and revised version of a European standard for cathodic protection of harbour structures, EN 13174, which will be of direct use for port and harbour engineers planning protection against ALWC or dealing with its effects, should be available early next year. 

  • CIRIA Project Provides New Solutions for ALWC

    01 Jun 2005

    A new report from the Construction Industry Research Association (CIRIA) is offering ports and harbours new insights into, and new tools to fight, Accelerated Low Water Corrosion (ALWC). 

  • Funding Secured

    01 Jun 2005

    Plans have been approved by Aberdeenshire Council and Scottish Enterprise Grampian for a multi-million Pound marina at Banff on the Scottish coast. 

Monitoring & Control

  • Simple System Knocks NOx Emissions

    01 Jun 2005

    Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships contained in Annex VI of the MARPOL Convention came into force last month. Designed to control harmful emissions from ships' exhausts, they set limits of sulphur oxide (SOx) and nitrogen oxide (NOx) and prohibit deliberate emissions of ozone depleting substances. 

  • Save A Lot with AMOT Controls' Early Warning Products

    01 Jun 2005

    AMOT Controls brought two useful new products to the Norshipping exhibition in Oslo earlier this month. The XTS-W bearing condition monitoring system provides early warning of bearing wear while the TomaHawk 8635A programmable logic controller combines the power of a PLC with ease of use of an embedded controller. 

  • Pocket Wind Speed Monitor is Useful on the Water

    01 Jun 2005

    Mariners who might benefit from knowing the exact wind speed will enjoy an ultra-sensitive, ultrasonic handheld meter from Davis Instruments of California USA. Available on this side of the Atlantic from Davis Marine Europe at Zwijndrecht in the Netherlands, the WindScribe accurately measures wind speeds from zero metres per second to 67 metres per second. 

  • High Pressure Monitoring

    01 Jun 2005

    Denmark based pressure and temperature product specialist Danfoss A/S haslaunched a new range of high pressure switches, supplementing the established pressure switch family MBC 5100 . 

Navaids

  • Lighthouse History Enlivens National Curriculum

    01 Jun 2005

    Trinity House is relocating part of its collection of historical lighthouse artefacts to visitor centres at the Lizard and Pendeen Lighthouses in a move part funded by the European Union as part of the Atlantic Lights project, which supports initiatives to make lighthouses more accessible to the public. 

  • Tideland In Buoyant Form at Seawork

    01 Jun 2005

    Tideland Signal , together with its distributors FPM Henderson and Lumen Seamarks , will be showing highlights of its aids to navigation range, including the latest Automatic Identification System and diode based lanterns at Seawork 2005 . 

  • Toys for the Buoys at Seawork 2005

    01 Jun 2005

    Hampshire UK based oceanographic instrument supplier RS Aqua Ltd will use the occasion of Seawork 2005 to promote a range of new initiatives from Dutch wave buoy manufacturer Datawell BV . 

  • Loran-C Transmitter Trial Commences This Month

    01 Jun 2005

    Trinity House , the Northern Lighthouse Board and the Commissioners of Irish Lights will trial the long range, low frequency electronic position fixing system Loran-C at a BT Radio site near Rugby United Kingdom starting this month. 

Navigation & Communication

  • Norway/Florida Strategic Alliance

    01 Jun 2005

    Norway's Maritime Information Systems AS MARIS has entered into an alliance with Florida USA based ACR Electronics Inc to share proprietary software, engineering and manufacturing systems to design, build and market a suite of maritime and safety electronics systems. 

  • Hand Held Radios Race Into the Fast Lane

    01 Jun 2005

    Icom UK has taken pole position as the official radio communication supplier to the Honda Formula 4-Stroke race series championship that kicked off last month at Largs in Scotland and continues later this month with a first time race around the Isle of Man. The offshore power boat series sees 35 boats racing at speeds of up to 70 mph. 

  • Platinum Aims to Top the Charts

    01 Jun 2005

    Navionics has launched what it hopes will be 'the next big thing in electronic chart technology' in Navionics Platinum , the first multi-dimensional electronic charting product for marine chartplotters. It offers charts, 3D bathymetrics, cruising guides, satellite and photographic images and more, all integrated and geo-referenced on a single plug and play cartridge and available for users worldwide. 

  • Transas Signing Success at Seawork

    01 Jun 2005

    Transas Marine (UK) Ltd hasbeen recently awarded a prestigious contract to supply a Vessel Traffic Services System for Drogheda Port Company (DPC) in the Republic of Ireland. 

  • New VTS for Ghent - Terneuzen

    01 Jun 2005

    Visualisation specialist Barco advanced into the VTS market last month, winning a home market contract from the Shipping Assistance Division of the Ministry of the Flemish Community to install a VTS system along the Ghent - Terneuzen canal. Earlier this year the company won a contract to supply advanced visualisation technology for the new Marine Rescue and Coordination Centre in Ostend. 

News

  • Six Is A Crowd In Southampton

    01 Jun 2005

    Hundreds of staff from Southampton Cargo Handling Ltd (SCH) and its subsidiary Cruise and Passenger Services (CPS) had their busiest ever week recently when the liners Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth 2 were both in port along with two other cruise ships and two Ro-Ro ships. More than 300 staff were deployed on the six ships, with hard work and meticulous planning keeping all operations on schedule. 

  • Historic Ships Website Re-Launched

    01 Jun 2005

    To coincide with SeaBritain 2005 , the year long festival inspired by the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar, the National Historic Ships Committee , in association with the National Maritime Museum , has launched a new, redesigned and upgraded website giving details of the UK's fleet of historic vessels. 

  • Fast Cheetah Wins Race to Seawork Exhibition

    01 Jun 2005

    The Isle of Wight's Cheetah Marine has been racing against the clock to have one of the most unusual boats it has ever built completed in time to bring to the floating pontoon at Seawork 2005 . The 9m Cheetah Catamaran is a departure from the builder's usual production of commercial fishing, diving, hydro survey, and patrol boats in that this one is destined for a life of charter big game fishing off Bermuda. 

  • Intermodal Box Empire Created

    01 Jun 2005

    Icelandic shipping to logistics company Samskip is set to acquire control of the Dutch intermodal operator Geest North Sea in a deal that will create Europe's largest intra-European intermodal/shortsea container shipping network. The joint company will offer a network of shortsea services encompassing the North Sea, the Baltic, Ireland and Iberia while, via Rotterdam, its links will extend to most of mainland Europe as far south as Italy and eastwards to Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. 

  • Chain System Upgrade Strengthens Capacity Requirements

    01 Jun 2005

    Lifting hardware supplier Crosby has launched a new range of chain fittings that are 25% stronger than comparable products and can be used with either Grade 10 or Grade 8 chain. The Crosby 8/10 Chain System , which includes a wide selection of links, hooks and other chain fittings, meets the requirements of both the Grade 10 (100) and Grade 8 (80) specifications. 

  • Young Engineers Rise to Royal Navy Challenge

    01 Jun 2005

    Hurricane Hugo has just struck the Caribbean island of St Kitts, causing massive damage. 

  • Crane Drain Boosts Boxes

    01 Jun 2005

    The Port of Marseilles Authority is transferring two panamax gantry cranes from Fos container terminal to handle growing box traffic at the adjacent Brule-Tabac terminal. The extra equipment will allow Brule-Tabac to grow its traditional multi-purpose ro-ro activity whilst also enabling the acceptance of small container carriers and river barges previously handled at Fos. Containerised river traffic through the port rose 63% last year. 

  • Marine Technology Centre Opens in Norway

    01 Jun 2005

    Rolls-Royce established its first University Technology College (UTC) in Norway last month to conduct key research programmes in the marine sector. 

  • Cup of Cheer for 'Bourbon'

    01 Jun 2005

    Maritime services provider Groupe Bourbon has posted a turnover increase of 13.9% in marine services for the first quarter of this year. The sector has been boosted by an expansion of offshore activity and the continuation of record rates in the bulk transport trade. The towage and salvage business grew by 5.4%, a figure expected to grow in the second quarter as the newbuild Abeille Bourbon enters into service. 

  • See You Later, in the Land of the Gator

    01 Jun 2005

    An innovative new technology for tracking sediment in rivers and seas has opened up a lucrative new market in the United States for a Glasgow based environmental consultancy. 

  • Disaster Display on Merseyside

    01 Jun 2005

    Admission is free to the Merseyside Maritime Museum , where a collection of newly acquired exhibits linked to the Titanic and Lusitania disasters has gone on display. These include the only item of clothing worn on the night of Titanic 'ssinking to still survive and a cushion from the Lusitania retrieved by a Royal Navy able seaman searching for survivors. 

  • Winds of Change Drive Marine Cable Alliance

    01 Jun 2005

    Rapid expansion of the marine renewable energy market has prompted a cooperation agreement between SMIT Heavy Lift Europe BV and Essex UK based cable installation and maintenance specialist Global Marine Systems Limited . 

  • Saab Sees It Coming

    01 Jun 2005

    Saab Transponder Tech has won a major order to supply shipboard Automatic Identification Systems to the Canadian Coast Guard .Under the contract, Saab's licensed integrator/reseller ICAN Ltd will supply 105 Saab R4 AIS transponders for installation on a wide range of icebreakers, buoy tenders, fisheries patrol vessels and SAR cutters. The installations will be completed this year. 

  • AMOT Wears Well

    01 Jun 2005

    MAN B&W , which leads the global market for two stroke diesel engines with 75% market share, has entered into a cooperative agreement AMOT which places the AMOT XTS-W bearing condition monitoring system on the Extent of Delivery list for all new MAN B&W two stroke engines. The XTS-W system is the only product to be so listed for detecting bearing wear. 

  • Growth Fuels Growth for SMM

    01 Jun 2005

    Serving a growing global market for marine equipment valued at ? 70 billion per year, preparations for SMM 2006 are in full swing, with the final date for registration set for 30 November 2005. 

  • Seawork Encounter Paints the Town

    01 Jun 2005

    Williams Shipping has been appointed as agents for Jotun Paints following talks which were initiated on the Williams Shipping stand at Seawork 2004 . 

  • Kalmar Extends Port Handling Interests

    01 Jun 2005

    Heavy duty handling equipment manufacturer Kalmar , part of Kone Cargotec , has acquired the Dutch companies Peinemann Kalmar CV and Peinemann Kalmar Rental BV from parent organisation the Peinemann Group for an undisclosed sum. 

  • EC Approves Modal Shift to Water

    01 Jun 2005

    The European Commission has given Italy approval for a 240m subsidy scheme for the next three years to encourage the transfer of heavy goods vehicles from road to sea. The EC will grant subsidies to road haulage companies which make use of existing or new maritime routes as alternatives to roads. 

  • Transport Study Encourages Water Freight

    01 Jun 2005

    Road pricing schemes which would encourage haulage firms to shift some of their freight off the crowded road network and onto trains, inland waterways and short sea shipping routes were highlighted in a new study into the use of strategic transport corridors in Europe over the next decade undertaken on behalf of 15 governmental and industry organisations. The Capacity 2015 project, led by BMTTransport Solutions GmbH , concluded that there would be a 58% increase in road haulage within ten years if existing policies and infrastructure investment levels were maintained. 

  • Last Severn Class Lifeboat Named

    01 Jun 2005

    The RNLI 's final Severn class lifeboat was named last month in a ceremony at Poole by outgoing engineering manager Bob Cripps, who was instrumental in introducing the all weather lifeboat into service in 1995. At 17m in length, the Severn remains the largest boat in the RNLI's fleet. 

  • SMIT Profits Up for 2004

    01 Jun 2005

    Having completed a strategic reorientation over recent years, Smit International NV has posted mixed but generally good overall results for 2004. The group's Salvage Division experienced a high work rate throughout the year and recorded an excellent result while the Harbour Towage Division also did well. The Transport & Heavy Lift Division achieved a satisfactory utilisation rate for 2004 while only the Terminals Division recorded a result below expectations. Net profits rose slightly from 27.0m in 2003 to 27.5m last year. 

  • Navy Gravy for Rolls-Royce

    01 Jun 2005

    Rolls-Royce has won a £137m long-term service and support contract for gas turbines which power 27 ships in service with the British Royal Navy as well as the French, Belgian and Royal Netherlands navies. The company will support Olympus and Tyne gas turbines for the next 12 years, when the ships are due to go out of service. The contract was awarded by the UK Ministry of Defence on behalf of all four navies. 

Pollution Control

  • Specialised Pump Deployed in 'Prestige' Oil Recovery

    01 Jun 2005

    After the Prestige sank off Spain in November 2002, contaminating several hundred miles of coastline, it settled in 3,838m of water and continued to leak oil. Cracks in the hull were initially sealed by a submarine to prevent further contamination but a large quantity of heavy viscosity oil remained inside. 

Port, Harbour & Marine Construction

  • European Ports 'Could Become Bottlenecks of World Trade'

    01 Jun 2005

    The 24th Bi-annual Conference of the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH), which took place in Shanghai 21-27 May, marking the 50th anniversary of the organisation, concluded with a stark warning for European ports. 

  • Jan de Nul Starts Trenching Work for Langeled Project

    01 Jun 2005

    Work on excavating a trench to the landfall for the Langeled gas trunkline is well under way on the seabed off Easington on the east coast of the UK, with Jan de Nul 's dredger J F J de Nul dredger excavating the trench. 

  • Port Construction Funding for Merseyside

    01 Jun 2005

    Britain's Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott announced £17 million of funding last month for the construction of a 250m extension to Liverpool's Pier Head which will be used as a new cruise liner facility. 

  • Berthing Gains as Sovereign Harbour Grows

    01 Jun 2005

    Extending a successful long term partnership, Sovereign Harbour has commissioned Walcon Marine to install pontoon equipment for a further 80 berths in its North Harbour at Eastbourne. 

  • Tidal Current Breakthrough in Orkney with 'Sea Snail'

    01 Jun 2005

    The Robert Gordon University Sea Snail , designed as a support system for tidal current energy devices, was towed out of Stromness Harbour last month and successfully installed in Burra Sound, Orkney. 

  • Swedish Ports Building to Win

    01 Jun 2005

    The Municipality of Gavle in Sweden is investing 6.5m in the Port of Gavle to create a new quay and for dredging in order to allow calls by larger container ships. Together with investments in new container cranes by Gavle Containerterminal AB , the works will result in a capacity increase from the present 70,000 boxes per year to 170,000. 

  • Green Light for the World's First Commercial Wave Farm

    01 Jun 2005

    Edinburgh based Ocean Power Delivery (OPD) signed an order last month with a Portuguese consortium led by Enersis to build the initial phase of the world's first commercial wave farm to generate renewable energy from ocean waves. 

  • New Reclamation Project Proposed in Bahrain

    01 Jun 2005

    Gulf Finance House BSC (GFH), one of the leading Islamic investment banks in the Middle East, and Bahrain-based Dala Development Properties Management Co WLL (Dala Development), have announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop Two Seas - an 11 million square metre freehold island project, which will be built on a man-made island located north east of the Kingdom of Bahrain. 

  • £5 Million Redevelopment for Port of Teignmouth

    01 Jun 2005

    Associated British Ports (ABP) will invest £5 million in a major redevelopment of port operations at Teignmouth in Devon on the back of long term contracts with existing and new customers. 

  • Land & Water to Unlock Waterways Freight Potential

    01 Jun 2005

    Specialist contractor Land & Water Group has been appointed by British Waterways to play a major role in an £1.6 million initiative to revive commercial traffic on West London's canals. 

  • Barrow Windfarm Works Underway

    01 Jun 2005

    Marine Projects International Limited won the £20 million contract last month for the offshore construction phase of the Barrow Offshore Windfarm .The contract for Vestas Kellogg Brown & Root (VKBR) was won despite stiff competition from European rivals and includes the transportation of foundations from Belgium, operation of the onshore base in Belfast, and offshore installation of foundations, turbines, sub-station, inter-turbine cables, and the main transmission cable to shore. 

  • 'Ghost Ships' Yard Tries to Catch the Wind

    01 Jun 2005

    The UK Government's Environment Agency as well as its statutory ecology adviser English Nature are both formally objecting to an application for a new waste management license from Able UK for its proposed £25m Teesside Environmental Reclamation and Recycling Centre (TERRC) at Seaton Port Graythorp. 

  • Pontoon Project transforms Thames Terminal

    01 Jun 2005

    UK marine engineers Houlder Limited have completed a residential pontoon contract at Wandsworth on London's River Thames. Houlder have installed the mooring facility for river residents, providing quick access to central London. 

  • Jack-ups Conduct Wind Farm Investigations

    01 Jun 2005

    Fugro Engineering Services (FES) and Alluvial Mining Ltd have been employed by Offshore Windpower Ltd to determine ground conditions at the Lynn and Inner Dowsing wind farm site off the Lincolnshire UK coast approximately 8 km east of Skegness. 

  • Big Business in Bespoke Pontoons

    01 Jun 2005

    Hampshire UK based pontoon innovator Intermarine is celebrating the completion of over £1.5 million of bespoke projects in the last 12 months at sites ranging from Scotland to Cornwall, with each designed to meet the specific environmental and operational requirements of a diverse group of clients. 

  • ICC Calls for Investment in Ports

    01 Jun 2005

    As highlighted on page 97, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has issued a statement in which it says it is concerned about the inadequacy of infrastructure serving many ports worldwide, a problem which it believes is threatening the smooth flow of global trade, and has called on the industry to act now to expand freight transport infrastructure, reducing congestion on roads and railways to ports and eliminating bottlenecks. 

  • Queen's Award Dropped on Rock Fall

    01 Jun 2005

    Scottish specialists in underwater drilling and blasting, Rock Fall Company Ltd , has won this year's Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category. 

Safety, Survival & Training

  • GMDSS Guide Online

    01 Jun 2005

    Virginia USA based Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM) has released its interactive Guide to the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). The GMDSS Guide joins RTCM's Navigation Equipment Guide on the RTCM website www. rtcm. org . Both guides allow free public access and work in the same way. 

  • Thamesport Receive Five Star Safety Award

    01 Jun 2005

    Thamesport (London) Limited is the third Hutchison Ports (UK) port to receive the British Safety Council 's five star award, following an extensive audit of the facility earlier this year. 

  • Safe Connections Suitable for Marine Environments

    01 Jun 2005

    Wales based Elkay Electrical has launched a new range of Aqua-safe connectors which are particularly suitable for carrying electrical supplies through wet and damp environments such as those found in ports, harbours, marinas and dockyards. 

  • Non-Slip Decking Fit for a Queen

    01 Jun 2005

    It was natural that safety should be paramount in all aspects of the design and construction of the RNLI 's new £25m Lifeboat College and Sea Survival Centre at Poole UK. 

  • S-VDR Made Simple Online

    01 Jun 2005

    The Simplified Voyage Data Recorder (S-VDR) system was mandated by the IMO last December for carriage on the majority of large ocean going vessels. Similar to the aviation 'black box' recorder, it stores data which can be retrieved to reconstruct the last 12 hours of a voyage in which a vessel has been involved in an accident and/or sinks. This allows the maritime community to clearly understand the reasons for an accident and put in preventative measures to increase future marine safety. 

  • Fishermen Get a Grip

    01 Jun 2005

    A section of the Spanish fishing industry has been convinced that Vynagrip safety matting, traditionally used in the rugged environment of heavy industrial plants, makes an ideal safety covering on the open decks of trawlers. 

  • New Oz EPIRB Located in Europe

    01 Jun 2005

    Plymouth UK based SM Group (Europe) Ltd have added to their range of equipment from Australian marine equipment manufacturer GME with the launch of a full specification 406MHz EPIRB. 

  • Chinese Checkout By UK Lifeboat Builders

    01 Jun 2005

    Aberdeen UK based lifeboat manufacturers and safety equipment maintenance specialists Survival Craft Inspectorate is taking the rare step of repatriating its production facilities from low wage China to a new 10,000ft 2factory now under construction at Findon Shore. 

Seawork 2005 International

  • Seawork International Sails Into Southampton

    01 Jun 2005

    The eighth annual Seawork Exhibition and Conference has arrived in the ABP Port of Southampton sporting its new title, Seawork 2005 International , which reflects the fact that the show's reputation has spread far and wide to attract exhibitors from truly distant locales well beyond its European origins. 

Ship & Boat Building

  • Norwegians Supply First of New Ferry Design

    01 Jun 2005

    Norway’s Fiskerstrand Verft was delivering the first of a new type of small, dependable, high-capacity ferry in June to German shipping company Förde Reederei Seetouristik (FRS) in Flensburg. 

  • Germany's Biggest Sea Rescue Cruiser Visits London

    01 Jun 2005

    Germany's biggest DGzRS sea rescue cruiser has paid a rare, perhaps even unique, visit to the Thames. 

  • Stealth Boats Slip Into Seawork

    01 Jun 2005

    Buckinghamshire based Multihull Boat Services (MBS), which has taken on the UK and Ireland import and distribution of South Africa's Stealth Boats , will make a first appearance at Seawork 2005 with a 6.5m catamaran hulled Stealth Sports RIB on the floating pontoon. 

  • ASRY Expands Boatbuilding

    01 Jun 2005

    The Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) in Bahrain, occasionally seen in MJ 's Vessel Repair coverage, has been awarded a $4m contract by the Kuwait Oil Tanker Co SAK (KOTC) for a newbuild service boat. 

  • Tough Couplings Drive Mega-Dredger

    01 Jun 2005

    Rubber in compression couplings from Renold Hi-Tec are operating successfully in one of the toughest marine applications imaginable. They are working on the cutter drive of the world's largest cutter suction dredger JFJ De Nul , built last year by IHC Holland Merwede 's Kinderdijk yard for Belgian contractor Jan De Nul .The vessel won the prestigious Ship of the Year Award from the Royal Dutch Union of Technicians in Shipbuilding . 

  • Eco-Friendly Hull Protection at Seawork

    01 Jun 2005

    Cuprotect , the complete eco-friendly hull protection system that was launched in September 2004, will be at Seawork 2005 on Stand 194. 

  • Macduff Does the Business at Seawork

    01 Jun 2005

    Macduff Ship Design looks forward to a busy schedule at Seawork 2005 , starting with a contract signing ceremony for their project management and design of a new 13.7m multi-purpose Environmental Launch for the Drogheda Port Company . 

  • Versatile Hovercraft on Pontoon

    01 Jun 2005

    Griffon Hovercraft returns to the Seawork pontoon with a new model which is the smallest in their range. The 6.6m 380TD, capable of carrying six persons or a payload of 450kg, is happiest in difficult if not impossible conditions for conventional boats such as over land, sand, mud, rocks, weeds, logs, debris and rapids. 

  • 'Backwards' Bow Proves Safe at Sea

    01 Jun 2005

    When the model of the Ulstein AX104 anchor handling vessel with the newly developed Ulstein X-Bow was placed in the water of the drag basin at Marintek in Trondheim early in February, everyone wanted to know how the hull, with its completely new bow design, would move through waves. 

  • Macs Make Boating Easy

    01 Jun 2005

    Marine Revolution Ltd travels to Seawork for the first time all the way from Dundee in Scotland with their New Zealand built Mac Boats , a versatile range of craft which can be deployed for fishing, diving, rescue and other general marine activities. 

  • Webasto Keeps Kool at Seawork

    01 Jun 2005

    Insulation is extremely important on boats. A correctly insulated boat is not only more efficient at retaining the operator's preferred 'comfort zone' temperature but will also experience less problems with compensation and will be quieter both inside and out. 

  • Targa Flies High at Seawork

    01 Jun 2005

    Poole based Wessex Marine , the sole UK distributor for the Finnish built Targa range of workboat, returns to Seawork with one of its larger models, the Targa 35 Hi Fly , featuring a high and further forward flybridge. 

  • Big Bang Start for Reborn Dredger Builders

    01 Jun 2005

    IHC Holland Merwede celebrated its recent separation from IHC Caland with the launch of the very powerful self-propelled cutter suction dredger ‘D’Artagnan’ from its Kinderdijk yard. The 123.8m LOA vessel has been built for Societe De Dragage International (SDI), the French subsidiary of Belgian giant DEME. 

  • Heavy Duty Deck Plates

    01 Jun 2005

    Poole UK based deck fittings manufacturer Bailey Marine has developed two new deck plates following a recent contract win from vessel builder VT Halmatic . The BM100 and BM200 deck plates have been specially designed for the British Royal Navy 's next generation of Pacific RIBs. 

  • One Tough Tory Sails from Eire

    01 Jun 2005

    Safehaven Marine has just launched their latest newbuild Interceptor 42 Toraigh Na Dtonn (The Waves of Tory) for new owners Pat and Berney Doohan of Tory Island in Co. Donegal, Ireland. 

  • Research Catamaran 'Planet' Quietly Slips Into Service

    01 Jun 2005

    The 3,850 grt SWATH naval research and technology testing catamaran Planet had been due into service in April 2004 as the most modern and quietest ship of her type in the world. She is still that, but her handover has taken more than a year longer than expected. 

  • New Crew Boats for Kanoo Marine

    01 Jun 2005

    After successful sea trials at the shipyard in Gorinchem, Damen have delivered the first of three new crew boats to Kanoo Marine (a division of Kanoo Shipping Agencies ). The second vessel will leave the shipyard to undergo trials this month. 

  • Dockstavarvet Delivers for Denmark

    01 Jun 2005

    The twentieth pilot boat from Sweden’s Dockstavarvet shipyard to Denmark was delivered in April. The newbuild Luna was delivered at the Nordhavn A/S facilities in the port of Aarhus and will be stationed in Fredericia, the main station of the Belt Pilot organisation. The Belt Pilots were formed of independent pilot organisations Little Belt, Esbjerg, Odense and Kalundborg, comprising 18 pilots and 29 coxswains. 

  • Sandy Hook Pilots Order One More Boat

    01 Jun 2005

    The Sandy Hook Pilots' Association in New York, which already operates three vessels built by Derecktor Shipyards , has placed an order for a fourth. Work got underway in January on the 55.8ft LOA all aluminium vessel, with delivery scheduled for August of this year. 

  • VT Halmatic Packs the Pontoon at Seawork 2005

    01 Jun 2005

    Prolific Portchester UK based boat builders VT Halmatic return for Seawork 2005 with a small flotilla of newbuild workboats which at least partially reflects the diversity and range of their capabilities. 

  • Ribquest In Seawork Debut

    01 Jun 2005

    Manchester UK based Ribquest Ltd makes its Seawork debut this year with a range of self designed RIBs built in their 120,000ft 2factory. 

  • Kit Workboat Breakthrough

    01 Jun 2005

    A Bedfordshire company that makes self assembly boats has secured a contract in Ireland worth £80,000 with the help of UK Trade & Investment. 

  • Jotun Hard to Beat at Seawork 2005

    01 Jun 2005

    Jotun Paints (Europe) returns for Seawork 2005 , where visitors to Stand 91 will be able to subject the company's recently introduced Hardtop Flexi topcoat to the dreaded 'hammer test', checking for themselves its ability to survive the most terrible of treatment. The high-flexibility polyurethane formulation is literally so hard to beat that the impact of loaded transport containers has failed to damage it. 

Tugs & Towing by Jack Gaston

  • Irving to Build for Denmark

    01 Jun 2005

    Irving Shipbuilding Inc of Halifax, Nova Scotia, has secured an order for two of its popular 30m series of Azimuthing Stern Drive (ASD) tugs for Partrederiet Stevns of Denmark. The tugs are scheduled for delivery in December 2005 and May 2006 and will be managed by Nordane Shipping ofSvendborg, Denmark. 

  • UNV Complete First RAL 'Compacts' in Spain

    01 Jun 2005

    The popularity of small 'compact', highly agile and powerful shiphandling tugs is spreading rapidly worldwide and the first examples are now being seen in Europe. Spanish tug builders Union Naval Valencia , part of the Boluda towage group, have completed the first three compact RAmparts 2400 ASD tugs to be built in western Europe. 

  • 'Romulo' and 'Remo' are Now in Service in Tarrogona

    01 Jun 2005

    Romulo and Remo , two terminal tugs claimed to be the most powerful of their type in Spain, are now both in service ( MJ - December 2004). 

  • TOWLINES

    01 Jun 2005

    SMITWIJS has been contracted to tow the cruise ship Norway from Bremerhaven in Germany to breakers in the Far East - possibly India or Malaysia. The task of towing the 76,049gt liner around the Cape of Good Hope is to be carried out by the Chinese tug De Da , a unit of the Global Towage Alliance with a bollard pull of 221 tonnes. Norway has been laid up in Bremerhaven since July 2003 following a boiler explosion in Miami earlier the same year. 

Tugs, Towing & Salvage by Jack Gaston

  • Semco Completes Big Tow to Angola

    01 Jun 2005

    Semco Salvage & Marine Pte Ltd has successfully completed tow to location, positioning and associated deck operations for the FPSO Kizomba B offshore Luanda in Angola last month. This project follows the earlier tow and positioning of FPSO Kizomba A , completed in 2004. 

  • Dutch Salvage Group Joins US '1Call'

    01 Jun 2005

    SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage hasjoined the ICall team of Resolve Marine Group (Resolve) and National Response Corporation (NRC), which provides comprehensive OPA 90 emergency response services to both tankers and non-tank vessels at any location in the United States. Services include oil pollution containment and recovery, salvage, fire fighting, emergency towing and emergency lightering. 

  • Swift Salvage Clears Channel

    01 Jun 2005

    America's Bisso Marine has salvaged a 110ft crewboat in Sabine Pass, Texas which had sunk in 50ft of water following a collision with another ship. 

  • 'Steel Queen' Hits Rock Bottom

    01 Jun 2005

    The Terneuzen based independent towage and salvage company Multraship successfully refloated the 2,540gt Dutch cargo vessel Steel Queen recently following its grounding on a rocky shoal outside the Swedish port of Oxelosund. The Steel Queen was loaded with 3,157 tons of steel which had to be partially discharged into a barge before the vessel could be refloated. 

  • Work Load Up for ISU

    01 Jun 2005

    Members of the International Salvage Union recovered over 700,000 tons of pollutants during salvage operations last year. Emergency assistance was provided worldwide for 266 vessels carrying cargoes and bunkers with a potential to cause pollution, up from 218 in 2003. This represents a significant increase in both the number of salvage cases and the tonnage of pollutants recovered. 

Vessel Launch Voe Viking

  • Delta Marine's Latest Fleet Addition on Show at Seawork

    01 Jun 2005

    One of the larger work vessels on show at Seawork is VoeViking , the latest addition to the fleet of Shetland based Delta Marine Ltd . The company are experienced operators of pontoon style 'multi-purpose' vessels and the choice of vessel, its equipment and the degree of customisation is particularly significant. 

Vessel Repair & Maintenance

  • Passenger Ship 'Saga Ruby' Gets a Trimline Outfit in Malta

    01 Jun 2005

    Southampton based marine outfitters Trimline have helped to bring Saga Cruises' new passenger ship Saga Ruby into service following a refit at drydocks in Malta. Trimline's factory had shipped four containers of materials to Malta in preparation for the works. 

  • Firm But Gentle Grip at Seawork

    01 Jun 2005

    Reading UK based Marine Ventures Ltd make their first appearance at Seawork this year, where they will be introducing Straub pipe joining technology, which offers low stress, progressive sealing of Cunifer tubes offered by no other mechanical coupling. 

  • Cause for 'Celebration' After Major Refit at A&P Falmouth

    01 Jun 2005

    The 33,933 grt cruise vessel Thomson Celebration (formerly Holland America Line 's Noordam ) enters service this month following a five month refit at A&P Falmouth under the supervision of Columbia Ship Management , Cyprus, who will be acting as ship managers for the vessel on behalf of new owners Thomson Holidays . 

  • Peters Revamps 'Most-rammed' Light-ship

    01 Jun 2005

    Germany's biggest light-ship, the 62-year-old Elbe 1- Burgermeister O'Swald , has been given an overhaul and spruce-up at small shipyard Peters Schiffbau in north Germany. 

  • Salty Dog Finds New Life on Lakes

    01 Jun 2005

    The 21m LOA ferry Totnes Castle has just been launched from Voyager Yachts at Millbrook UK after repair and conversion works which enable the vessel to leave its past life in salt water to become a passenger boat on Ullswater in the Lake District. 

  • Be Crafty with Coatings at Seawork 2005 International

    01 Jun 2005

    Eurospray Systems Ltd travels from Loughborough UK to make a first appearance at Seawork , where it will show the Wiwa Magnum high performance airless spray pump which has been designed for heavy duty environments and applications such as vessel building and repair yards. 

  • Corrosion Halted at Seawork

    01 Jun 2005

    Corrosion Technologies (Europe) travels to Seawork from Jersey with variously sized containers of CorrosionX , a product developed through aerospace research which stops corrosion, penetrates frozen parts and lubricates even better than products fortified with Teflon. 

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