Hagglunds Goes ROVing with Subsea 7

01 Oct 2007

For a number of years Hagglunds have provided the motor/brake assemblies used by subsea engineering and construction company Subsea 7 on ROV deployment winches together with the power units and controls designed specifically o the working environment and the duty required. This includes the auxiliary systems to operate the 'A' frames and other equipment.  

Rolls-Royce Lifts Heavy Contract

01 Oct 2007

Rolls-Royce has signed a £24m contract with SE Shipping in Singapore covering the supply of integrated equipment systems for four large heavy lift vessels. There are also options for systems for a further eight vessels which could triple the order value.  

Powerful Pulling with Markey's New Winch

01 Oct 2007

Seattle USA based Markey Machinery has completed of the first winch for the current series of tugs under construction at Nichols Brothers Shipyard. This Electric Hawser Winch, designated the DEPCF-52, is installed on the Crowley chartered tug  'Valor', which is on charter from Baydelta Maritime.     

Carrousel Turns to Bigger Things

01 Oct 2007

Ropes, stretchers and other materials incorporating the super strong polyethylene fibre DSM Dyneema are being tested on board the tug 'Multratug 12', the first vessel to be equipped with the Carrousel towing system.  

Reflex Reaction Builds Bigger Frog

01 Oct 2007

Aberdeen based marine transfer and lift solutions provider Reflex Marine responded to client requests in developing the Frog-6, a higher capacity version of the original, three-person Frog (Frog-3), for moving up to six people at a time by crane. The first Frog-6 units are in use in Indonesia and Reflex Marine is contracted to supply four to China, one to Angola and three of the low temperature version to Sakhalin Island this month.  

Airborne Viking Ship Clears Rooftops

01 Oct 2007

The Modulift modular spreader system has recently been utilised by Meade Crane Services Ltd to assist in the transportation of the replica Viking ship, the 'Sea Stallion of Glendalough', to the National Museum at Collins Barracks in Dublin.   

Ship to Shore Cable Promises Cleaner Ports

01 Oct 2007

Cables and cabling systems specialist Nexans has developed an innovative hybrid MV (medium voltage) ship to shore connection cable that enables ships berthed in port to cut their engines and plug in to the local power grid, as well as providing an integrated data and telecommunications link.  

New Remote Control Firefighting Monitors

01 Oct 2007

Tyco Safety Products Fire Suppression Group has unveiled its new generation of SKUM brand remotely controllable FJM-EL fog / jet firefighting monitors for use on firefighting boats, multi-role pilot boats, tugs, workboats and merchant shipping. Pronounced 'skoom', SKUM is the Swedish word for foam.  

More Grunt for Latest Travelift

01 Oct 2007

America's Marine Travelift Inc has unveiled the latest development in its Mariner forklift series. The Mariner M2500 is capable of lifting 25,000 pounds, 5,000 more than the previous model as the result of a Cummins QSB4.5 Tier III engine, which has 130 HP output.  

New Crane Rail Installed at SCT

01 Oct 2007

A new crane rail has been installed at Southampton Container Terminals (SCT) to accommodate the two new post-panamax quayside gantry cranes which are due to be operational during the second quarter of 2008.