Oslo Opts for Quiet, Clean Cranes

01 May 2002

The Port of Oslo is undergoing development to increase its capacity and specifically requested electrically powered rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) rather than diesel powered because it is located in the heart of the city close to residential and leisure areas and it wanted to keep the environmental impacts (noise and pollution) of the new machines to a bare minimum. 

Heila Knows Where Dock's Hose Goes

01 May 2002

Simon Storage Ltd has taken delivery of its third Heila marine crane, supplied and installed at the company's terminal at Northumberland Dock, North Shields UK by MET Marine of Chesterfield. The 450º slew Heila HLRM.25-5S marine crane has a specially constructed base plate designed to suit fitment on an existing jetty surface. 

Hazard-Free Retractable Chocks

01 May 2002

With all of the hardware needed on a vessel, it is difficult to keep the deck clutter free. 

MP Spotlights Anti-Glare Success

01 May 2002

Solar Solve, the South Shields UK-based manufacturer of anti-glare roller screens for navigation and control room windows, has been so successful in penetrating foreign markets that its Member of Parliament, David Milliband, came to see the company at work. 

Alfred Cheyne Finds Overseas Projects for New Winch Designs

01 May 2002

Scottish winch manufacturer Alfred Cheyne Engineering (ACE) has reacted to a downturn in its traditional fishing industry market by investing in new design and quality systems which have allowed the company to target larger and more specialist marine winching projects and customers overseas.