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Deck Equipment & Lifting Gear

  • 'Hi-Reach' Omnipole Restores Sparkle to London Piers

    01 Jul 2003

    The polycarbonate domed roof of London's Festival Pier isbright, shiny and free of seagull droppings for only the second time in more than 20 years due to PH Window Cleaning/Graffiti Removal Contractors and their innovative new Omnipole 'hi-reach' system. 

  • Rapid Response Is ACE On Every Deck

    01 Jul 2003

    ACE Winches has designed, manufactured and supplied a 75 tonne towing/anchor handling winch complete with a 150kW diesel hydraulic power pack and control system in only six weeks for Bue Viking of Aberdeen to install on board their vessel Bue Islay . 

  • 'Autostrads' Lift Fisherman's Island Efficiency

    01 Jul 2003

    Port operators worldwide will make note of the excellent results achieved at the automated straddle carrier terminal at Fisherman's Island Berth 7 in Brisbane, Australia. 

  • Bespoke Hydrographic Winch for 'RRS Discovery'

    01 Jul 2003

    Kent UK based Lebus International Engineers hasdesigned and manufactured a versatile self-contained hydrographic winch to meet the requirements of the Ocean Engineering Division of the Southampton Oceanography Centre to carry out survey work to full ocean depth. 

Dredging

  • Rowing Course Challenge for Dredging Contractor

    01 Jul 2003

    The specialist UK dredging and earthworks contractor Land and Water Services Ltd isundertaking the highly complex construction of an Olympic standard 2.2 km long rowing course at Caversham in Berkshire. To undertake the project, Land and Water areusing combinations of floating and land based plant and is employing the very latest in GPS and electronic dig control systems to help deliver the works. 

  • IHC Systems Forsees Slowdown of Newbuild Boom

    01 Jul 2003

    The Netherlands dredging electronics specialists IHCSystems BV have reported a slowdown of the extended boom years during which it has supplied equipment for an unprecedented wave of newbuilding trailing suction hopper dredgers, jumbo trailers, and cutter suction dredgers. 

Hydrographic Survey by David Goodfellow

  • Humber Work Boats Branches Out

    01 Jul 2003

    Marine and dredging specialists Humber Work Boats of Grimsby are now offering a hydrographic capability for northern Europe. 

  • Estuary Studies Completed

    01 Jul 2003

    A 15-month study of tidal, fluvial and sedimentary processes and ecological mapping of the Lune estuary and eastern shores of Morecambe Bay has recently been completed by Hydrosurveys of Kenilworth, Warwickshire on behalf of Lancaster City Council . 

  • Andrews Vessel Attracts seawork Visitors

    01 Jul 2003

    Strilbas, Andrews Survey 's new 55m vessel converted from a former offshore supply boat by Sea Boston , predictably drew a steady stream of visitors during its berthing at seawork2003 . 

  • New Metoc-UKHO Data Service Launched

    01 Jul 2003

    SeaZone , a collaborative venture between the UK Hydrographic Office and Metoc of Liphook, Hampshire, was formally launched at a seminar on marine and coastal geographical information systems attended by 140 delegates in London last month. Designed for GIS users, it provides a packaged data set formatted and ready to use and so simplifies acquisition of essential data needed for projects. 

Insurance, Legal & Finance

  • Realistic Risk Proposals for Global Port Security

    01 Jul 2003

    The proposed regulation by The Commission of The European Communities to enhance ship and port facility security should be considered by agricultural, manufacturing, transport, port authorities and insurance industries globally. 

  • Marine Finance From Dragon Boating Champ

    01 Jul 2003

    Bank of Scotland Marine Finance , whose expanding focus on the commercial marine sector was evidenced by its participation as an exhibitor at seawork2003 last month, employs people whose involvement in marine pursuits extends to outside of working hours. 

Marine Civils by David Foxwell

  • Conference Highlights Key Coast Defence Issues

    01 Jul 2003

    The proceedings of a recent conference addressing coastal defences and breakwaters and their design and construction will soon be available on the web, at http: //conzone.org.uk. 

  • Dunoon Pier to be Re-developed

    01 Jul 2003

    Argyll & Bute Council in the UK has revealed more details of its intended re-development of Dunoon Pier and the marine infrastructure around the pier, a well known structure built during the Victorian era. 

News

  • Thames Wind Farm Survey Completed

    01 Jul 2003

    Thales GeoSolutions ' environmental and metocean services division has completed a 13 month oceanographic measurement programme in the outer Thames estuary. The programme was completed for Hydrosearch and is part of a pre-development study for a proposed offshore windfarm. 

  • World's First Offshore Tidal Current Turbine Installed

    01 Jul 2003

    A potentially significant new category of marine construction activity emerged in late May when the world's first offshore tidal current turbine was successfully installed approximately 3km to the northeast of Lynmouth off the coast of North Devon UK. 

  • Mersey Docks Redevelopment Plans Approved

    01 Jul 2003

    The joint application from the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company and the UK’s national regeneration agency, English Partnerships, to transform 31 hectares of Liverpool’s waterfront into a major residential and leisure village has been given the go-ahead by the City Council’s Planning Committee. 

  • 'Tricolor' Salvage Goes Online

    01 Jul 2003

    A website launched late last month allows all interested parties to follow salvage operations for removal of the car carrier Tricolor , which sunk in the English Channel following a collision last December. 

  • New Swedish Port Terminal Prepares to Take Off

    01 Jul 2003

    Malmö’s new SEK 220 million Toyota Nordic Hub Vehicle Logistics Centre, which was only opened in May, is now gearing up to double its car handling capability this year. 

  • Kongsberg Restructure In Place

    01 Jul 2003

    The restructuring of marine electronics specialists Kongsberg Maritime, announced at Nor-Shipping in June, came into effect on the first of this month. The subsidiaries Kongsberg Simrad and Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems (KMSS) now come under the Kongsberg<$>Maritime banner in a move to ensure greater knowledge and resource distribution throughout all sectors of the company. 

  • High-Point Heals Harbour

    01 Jul 2003

    Consultants High-Point Rendel have won a contract for repairs to a berthing dolphin at the Immingham Oil Terminal . The contract, awarded by Humber Oil Terminals Trust , is for repairs to dolphin OD1 at Immingham's No 1 berth which was damaged by a small bulk carrier. 

  • ISS Lands in Umm Qasr

    01 Jul 2003

    International marine management company Inchscape Shipping Services (ISS) has been appointed as sole Lloyd’s Agents for southern Iraq, effective from the first of this month. ISS will be responsible for the region of Iraq south of the 32nd parallel. This territory includes Iraq’s deepwater port of Umm Qasr and will eventually include the ports of Basra and Khor al Zubayr as well as Basra Airport once these are restored to normal commercial status. 

  • ROV Diffuses Nearshore Survey Risk

    01 Jul 2003

    The trend to deploy ROVs in nearshore applications gained further momentum recently when Dean & Dyball used an ROV provided by Subsea Vision to survey power station pipeline diffusers off the coast of West Dorset UK. It is the first time an ROV has been used to perform tasks previously undertaken by a dive team. 

  • A&R Hands Over Second New German Patrol Boat

    01 Jul 2003

    The second of three much-praised, multi-functional patrol boats for the German Coastguard has been named and put into service by Parliamentary Secretary of State Ute Vogt after completion at Abeking & Rasmussen. 

  • Sustainability Research Study on Coastal Defences at Roa Island

    01 Jul 2003

    A vital causeway that links the residents of Roa Island, just off the northwest coast of England, to the mainland at Rampside in Morecambe Bay, Cumbria, is the focus of important sustainability research after being identified in a Government initiated Shoreline Management Plan that ensures each coastal county in the UK has appropriate policies for coastal protection and sea defences. 

  • &#x2018;New-era&#x2019; Terminal Chalks up First Year Success

    01 Jul 2003

    What is said to be Europe’s most advanced handling facility, the unique high-tech Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) in Hamburg has handled morethan half a million TEUs in its first year of operation. 

  • Portsmouth Proposals for Marine Works Bonanza

    01 Jul 2003

    Proposals unveiled last month for a major £200m revamp of Portsmouth Naval Base to accommodate a new generation of larger warships include dredging the existing fairway 10ft deeper or creating a completely new channel which would pass near the wreck site of Henry VIII's flagship, the Mary Rose . 

  • One Small Step For Mankind

    01 Jul 2003

    With less than a year to run before all vessels trading internationally must be in compliance with the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, Det Norsk Veritas announced that the Bergsen-owned LNG tanker Berge Boston had become the first vessel to ever receive the International Ship Security Certificate. 

  • Pacific Into the Thames

    01 Jul 2003

    VT Halmatic has secured an order for a Pacific 28 RIB for London's Metropolitan Police Service . The new boat will join the Met's existing Pacific 24 RIBs in patrolling the River Thames and its approaches. The boat will be powered by twin Yamaha marine diesels to provide an operational speed above 40 knots. 

  • Shipbuilding Century Closes at Woolston

    01 Jul 2003

    The launch last month of HMS Mersey brought an end to nearly 100 years of shipbuilding for the British Royal Navy by VT (formerly Vosper Thornycroft ) at its Woolston shipyard in Southampton. 

  • Stemat Opens Website

    01 Jul 2003

    Rotterdam-based marine services provider Stemat launched a website on the first of this month which enables customers to view the company's complete equipment list in detail. 

  • &pound;4 Million Marine Construction at Port of Plymouth

    01 Jul 2003

    Associated British Ports (ABP) will invest over £4m in major construction works at Millbay Docks at its Port of Plymouth in preparation for the arrival of Brittany Ferries' new superferry Pont Aven , which will enter service in April of next year. 

  • Geotechnical Survey Precedes Canary Wharf Development

    01 Jul 2003

    A detailed marine site investigation has been completed in London which will be used in the design and construction of the proposed BP4 tower development at the Canary Wharf complex on the Isle of Dogs. The major geotechnical survey was conducted by Cornwall UK based Seacore for client Canary Wharf Contractors Ltd . 

Propulsion & Power Systems

  • Propulsion System Enables Nearshore Stone Dumping

    01 Jul 2003

    Netherlands based marine contractors Royal Boskalis Westminster have used the Voith Schneider Propeller equipped side stone dumping vessel Cetus to successfully complete demanding coastal protection works at Hastings UK. The unique propulsion system survived 40 delivery cycles in extreme shallow water conditions and enabled a rock dumping procedure only considered possible due to the precise positioning capabilities of the Voith Schneider equipment. 

  • Sealion's New SPSV Thrusts Ahead

    01 Jul 2003

    Appledore Shipbuilders chose ASI Robicon to provide the propulsion and thruster system for the newbuild 83m shallow draught platform supply vessel (SPSV) being built for Sealion Shipping under Lloyds Register classification. The diesel electric vessel is propelled by two aft main Kamewa fixed pitch thrusters and two bow fixed pitch tunnel thrusters for manoeuvring. 

  • Small Footprint Cat Powers New RNLI Lifeboat

    01 Jul 2003

    A new class of RNLI lifeboat designated as the FSB II (Fast Slipway Boat) has been in planned development since 1994 and will replace the archetypal Tyne Class lifeboat that has delivered outstanding service around the UK's shores for more than 20 years. The FSB II will be entering the RNLI fleet in 2004/5 as the new Tamar Class boat. 

Tugs & Towing by Jack Gaston

  • Smit Announce Acquisition of Belgium's Largest Tug Company

    01 Jul 2003

    In an announcement made in Rotterdam on 24 June Smit International NV reported the acquisition of a full 100% holding in Unie van Redding- en Sleepdienst NV (URS) of Antwerp. 

  • A New Canadian Tug for European Operators

    01 Jul 2003

    When the new tug Stevns Ocean arrived in Europe a few weeks ago and was offered for deep sea towage it created a great deal of interest. The tug, reported to be the first of a pair, was constructed in Canada for Nordane Shipping A/S of Svenborg, Denmark. 

  • Towlines

    01 Jul 2003

    The Orkney Towage Co Ltd has appointed Captain David Thomson, formerly from the Portland Port Authority , as their new Marine Superintendent. His contact details are as follows: Harbour Authority Building, Scapa, Orkney KW15 1SD. 

  • Sanmar Introduce the First of the 'Nehir' Class

    01 Jul 2003

    Turkish tug owner and builder Sanmar Denizcilik Makina ve Ticaret Ltd of Istanbul has completed the first of two 22.5m Nehir class twin-screw tugs. The first vessel Nehir is now in service with the company's own fleet and sister-ship Nehir II will be launched by the middle of July. 

  • Halmatic Delivers 'Farset of Belfast'

    01 Jul 2003

    The quest of leading boatbuilder VT Halmatic to enter the steel workboat market has taken a substantial step forward with the recent delivery of the tug/workboat Farset of Belfast . 

  • Rynwaal Shipyards is Busy with Work for Nigeria

    01 Jul 2003

    Rynwaal Shipyards based at Hardinxveld-Giessendam recently completed the two versatile ASD tugs Ohafia and Zaranda for use in Nigerian harbours and coastal waters. The pair are part of an order from the Nigerian Ports Authority for six tugs to three different specifications. A number of smaller vessels have already been delivered. 

Vessel Launch Lady Astrid

  • Vessel Launch

    01 Jul 2003

    Simek A/S delivered the second of two newbuild 'Multifunctional Anchor Handling/Tug/Supply/ Service Vessels' earlier this month to P/R International Offshore Services ANS , a company 100% owned by Farstad Shipping ASA . The 75.8m LOA Lady Astrid is a Rolls Royce Marine - Ulstein UT 712 specially designed and equipped to accommodate the handling and usage of specialised equipment deployed in deep water anchor handling operations. 

Vessel Launch Zwerver Ii

  • 'Zwerver II' - A Multicat With a Difference

    01 Jul 2003

    By their very nature the 'Multi-purpose work vessel' is becoming a common tool for many operators concerned with port maintenance, dredging, and marine civil engineering. In most respects the configuration of such vessels, especially those of the pontoon type, is now well established and the craft are increasingly popular. But when HVS Dredging Support BV of Harlingen made plans to replace their shallow multipurpose tug Zwerver II with a more substantial vessel from the Damen Multi-Cat range the result was a rather more specialised vessel. Bearing the same name as its predecessor, the new Zwerver II has turned out to be a real 'Wolf in Sheeps Clothing'. 

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