Saturday 22 November 08 - 17:07
 

Deck Equipment & Lifting Gear

  • Tow Rope Protectors for Powerful Tugs

    01 Jun 2003

    The Extra Heavy Duty (EHD+) range of Tow Rope Protectors has been introduced by Hallam Polymer to combat the extraordinary forces being applied by today's powerful tugs during ocean going salvage operations. Specially designed to give maximum protection to the tow rope/wire/ cable by preventing abrasion and chafe against bulwarks, rails and fairleads, the EHD+ range are flexible, tough and hard wearing. 

  • Decking to Save the Rainforest

    01 Jun 2003

    A Dufor 35 yacht has been totally re-decked with Tek-Dek , a recently available alternative to teak laid decking from the Hampshire UK based company of the same name. 

  • High-Tech Mooring Ropes are a Success Story for Marlow

    01 Jun 2003

    Marlow Ropes Ltd , one of Europe's leading fibre ropemakers, has seen significant success of its extensive range of Steelite light weight mooring ropes principally utilising the UHMPE High Modulus Polyethylene [UHMPE] fibres. 

  • Tysons On the Ropes at seawork

    01 Jun 2003

    Tysons (Ship Riggers) Ltd travel to seawork from Grimsby with their range of Gold Strand products which have been well received in many sectors of the marine industries. 

  • Jotun Decks the Halls (and the Floors) at seawork2003

    01 Jun 2003

    A range of new concrete coatings will be introduced at seawork 2003 by Jotun Paints (Europe) Ltd . Offering port and harbour masters protection for warehouse and other floors subject to heavy wear, the Jotafloor range provides the four layer Jotafloor Traffic Deck System . 

  • Hagglunds Pulling Power On Board at seawork2003

    01 Jun 2003

    The Macduff Shipyards newbuild research vessel Aora , which will participate in the floating exhibition component of seawork2003 , features drive motors for its on board deck machinery supplied by Hagglunds . Macduff has been using Hagglunds motors for years to drive the trawl winches, net winches and cargo anchor windlasses supplied with their vessels. 

  • Fixed Cost Machine Rental Lifts DFDS

    01 Jun 2003

    DFDS Tor Line , which operates daily ro-ro traffic across the North and Baltic Seas, has expanded its rental and maintenance agreement with Kalmar Industries to cover the DFDS terminal in Rotterdam's Maasvlakte and the North Sea Terminal in Norway. 

  • Easy Berth With New Mooring System

    01 Jun 2003

    Load measurement and stress analysis specialists Strainstall have recently completed a major contract to supply integrated jetty mooring systems for the new VLCC Oil Import Terminal at Jurong in Singapore. The primary functions of the system are to accurately monitor a vessel's speed and angle of approach and then, once the ship is safely berthed, provide constant monitoring of the mooring lines to ensure that their tension remains within pre-defined parameters. 

Diving & Underwater Services

  • Redmariner Takes Flight to seawork2003

    01 Jun 2003

    Exhibiting at seawork for the first time this year is the new marine equipment supplier Redmariner Ltd , an offshoot of the well known aviation company Red Box International . 

  • Norwegian Innovators Bring 'Magnetic Plasters' to seawork

    01 Jun 2003

    The UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency has recently purchased a significant quantity of magnetic plasters from new seawork exhibitor Miko Marine AS . The Norwegian company has developed, patented and marketed a heavy duty magnetic tarpaulin called Miko Plaster , which provides a temporary watertight seal over hull openings such as sea chests and water inlets/outlets as well as an emergency response to damage resulting from collisions and groundings. 

Dredging

  • Mixed Results for Dutch Dredging Trio

    01 Jun 2003

    The 'Big Three' major Dutch dredging contractors have all reported significant profits for 2002 despite a second half slowdown and an uncertain future clouded by a sluggish world economy, war, and sand-winning rights disputes. 

  • Extended 'WD Fairway' Goes Back to Work

    01 Jun 2003

    Boskalis ' jumbo trailing suction hopper dredger WDFairway has been restored to its former eminence as the world's largest dredger following the completion of lengthening and other works at the Sembawang Shipyard in Singapore. 

  • VOSTA LMG and Damen to Build Vietnam Dredger

    01 Jun 2003

    Vosta LMG 's Amsterdam office will act as main contractors for a 1,500m 3capacity trailing suction hopper dredger to be built at Damen Shipyards Cargo Vessels in Hoogezand. The vessel, for Waterway Dredging and Construction Company 1 of Vietnam, will be delivered in the first quarter of next year. 

  • More Izar Sestao Newbuild for Jan de Nul

    01 Jun 2003

    Spain's Izar Sestao Shipyard launched the second of twin 11,300m 3trailing suction hopper dredgers last month for Belgian dredging giant Jande Nul . The launch ceremony for the Francis Beaufort wasfollowed by a naming ceremony for the Filippo Brunelleschi , which was launched two months earlier. 

  • Repeat African Order for De Groot Nijkerk

    01 Jun 2003

    The Netherlands' De Groot Nijkerk has received a repeat order from an African client for a dismountable cutter suction dredger specially designed to tackle annual siltation problems in inland waterways. These are in fact irrigation channels which silt up during the rainy season, threatening vitally important crops of sugar cane, sorghum, cotton and wheat. 

Insurance, Legal & Finance

  • Pollution Penalties Becoming Stiffer

    01 Jun 2003

    Last month the Crown Court reduced a fine imposed earlier this year by the Southampton Magistrates Court on the owners of a container ship. 

  • Leisure Marine Activity Up 45% for Bank of Scotland

    01 Jun 2003

    Leisure boating activity has shown rapid growth in many parts of the UK this year according to Bank of Scotland Marine Finance . 

  • Oslo Lawyer Praises Norway's Refuge Policy

    01 Jun 2003

    Norwegain authorities are better prepared than most to reach a quick and rational decision on whether a vessel in distress should be sent further out to sea or allowed to enter a place of refuge, according to Trond Eilertsen , partner at Oslo based law firm Wikborg Rein . 

  • Secure the Supply Chain, Say Marine Solicitors

    01 Jun 2003

    The Commission of European Communities has issued a proposal, the purpose of which is to enhance maritime transport security in the European Union. 

Marine Civils by David Foxwell

  • EastPort Construction Funding Should in Place by Year End?

    01 Jun 2003

    Funding for the construction of a major ro-ro terminal and new quays at the Port of Great Yarmouth in the UK, at £32m, one of the largest projects of its type in the UK, should be in place by the end of this year, says the East of England Development Agency (EEDA). 

  • Gas Pipeline Provides Challenging Job for Boskalis Offshore

    01 Jun 2003

    Boskalis Offshore is making good progress with a challenging project that will see Singapore connected to the Indonesian island of Pulau Pemping by a new 26km gas pipeline known as the Pulau Pemping-Pulau Sakra gas line, which will transport gas from onshore fields on the island of Sumatra to Singapore. 

Navaids

  • Eason Marine Brings the Buoys to seawork

    01 Jun 2003

    Eason Marine, whose towering EM3000 Navigation Buoy was a guiding landmark at seawork2002, return for seawork2003 with not one<$>but two other models from their well-proven range. Visitors to Eason Marine’s Stand 71 will see an intermediate 2m diameter EM2000 red<$>port navigation buoy and a 1.25m diameter green model commonly found in rivers and small harbours. 

  • Port Ops System for Teesside

    01 Jun 2003

    Norcontrol IT has recently concluded the installation of a complete Port Operations System for the UK’s Tees & Hartlepool Port Authority. The system has been designed to be one of the world’s most robust vessel traffic management applications and is capable of<$>handling high volumes of traffic. 

  • New Harsh Environment Beacons

    01 Jun 2003

    New from E2S, European Safety Systems, are the MB005 five joule and MB010 ten joule xenon strobe beacons. 

Navigation & Communication

  • DP Loss of Position Incidents Report Triggers Review

    01 Jun 2003

    Computers, particularly on vessels with integrated control systems, are seen as an increasingly common cause of dynamic positioning (DP) loss of position incidents. The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has recently published its 22nd consecutive annual Station Keeping Incidents report, covering incidents that took place in 2001. Of the 21 serious (Position Loss 1) incidents covered in the report, the DP operator was only the primary cause of three although a case could be made to show operator error was a factor in many more. 

  • Remote Use Antenna Takes Work Anywhere

    01 Jun 2003

    With business now being carried out in more places around the world and work patterns demanding fast, efficient electronic communication any time, anywhere, Inmarsat has developed a new Regional Broadband, Global Area Network (BGAN) solution consisting of a lightweight satellite IP modem which provides high speed connectivity running at up to 144kbit/s via a secure shared channel. 

  • Compact VHF Handheld Designed for Commercial Usage

    01 Jun 2003

    Icom UK Ltd has launched a new VHF marine handheld transceiver designed with particular emphasis on commercial use. Suitable for<$>both commercial marine and Private Business Radio (PBR) applications, the compact and rugged IC-M87 meets military standard requirements (MIL-STD) and is built to the same waterproof specification (equivalent to IPX7) employed by the IC-M1EuroV and IC-M21. 

  • UKHO's List of Lights Gets Digital Launch

    01 Jun 2003

    The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) launched its new Admiralty Digital List of Lights at Norshipping in Oslo earlier this month. Developed with the professional mariner in mind and supplying details of more than 70,000 navigational lights worldwide on one CD, it uses exactly the same official data as its paper counterpart. 

  • VTS Coastal Surveillance System for Kuwait

    01 Jun 2003

    STN Atlas Elektronik has been awarded a major contract to supply the Kuwaiti National Coast Guard with a new purpose-designed radar based coastal surveillance system due to begin service in 2005. 

  • New Dual Channel NAVTEX Receiver From McMurdo

    01 Jun 2003

    McMurdo, manufacturer of the ICS brand of NAVTEX receivers, has launched a new entry level dual-channel NAVTEX receiver called the ICS NAV6dual, a paperless model that displays weather and navigation warning information on a large, easy to read LCD screen. 

  • Versatile Buoy Tender Gets NavComms Package

    01 Jun 2003

    A new buoy tender under build at the Schelde Naval Shipbuilding yard in the Netherlands for the Middle East Navigation Aids Service (MENAS) will feature a complete suite of bridge electronics supplied by Sperry Marine. 

  • Portable Pilot Units (PPUs) at Work in european Ports

    01 Jun 2003

    The pilot organisations of various European countries, united in the European Maritime Pilot Association (EMPA), are aware that they face a fast changing environment of competition and computer technology which requires a quick, clear and effective answer to the challenges of the future. EMPA represents 4,700 pilots in 21 European countries. 

News

  • Construction to Follow Irish Sea Ferry Shake-Up?

    01 Jun 2003

    P&O and Stena AB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding concerning Stena 's proposed acquisition of a significant part of P&O 's ferry operations on the Irish Sea. 

  • Nuttall Wins Humber Sea Terminal Contract

    01 Jun 2003

    seawork exhibitors Edmund Nuttall Ltd have won a £9.6m contract to extend the Humber Sea Terminal . Work for client Humber Sea Terminal Ltd hasstarted on a 40 week project to construct a 240m ro-ro jetty at the Killingholme facility. 

  • Millbank Pier Turns On A Tourist Magnet

    01 Jun 2003

    The new £1.8m Millbank Millennium Pier on London's River Thames is now operational following opening ceremonies late last month presided over by London Mayor Ken Livingstone and attended by an unusual mix of artists, politicians and marine civil engineers. 

  • Take Care, Bear - Bon Voyage from seawork

    01 Jun 2003

    seawork2003 will provide the final UK opportunity for supporters to wish skipper Bear Grylls and his hearty crew 'Bon Voyage' before they embark on a daring effort to become the first to complete a crossing of the North Atlantic via the Arctic Circle in an open RIB. 

  • MarineCo Go Large at seawork

    01 Jun 2003

    Marine equipment suppliers and rigging specialists MarineCo return to seawork for a third time intending to make a bigger splash than ever before with a massive 40m 2stand. The company's Managing Director, Chris Dinham, said, 'The show is one of the best trade events around and we felt we needed to show off a much wider selection of our products.' 

  • 'Strilbas' Supplies Survey Solutions at seawork

    01 Jun 2003

    Andrews Survey will demonstrate a variety of nearshore/ continental shelf survey techniques from their new 55m vessel Strilbas , which will be berthed at the seawork2003 floating exhibition. 

  • Added Power for Solstad

    01 Jun 2003

    Norway's Ulstein Verft inUlsteinvik has added the powerful new Type A101 anchor handling tug supply vessel Normand Master to the fleet of Solstad Shipping for a wide range of offshore workhorse duties. 

  • New Port Management Alliance

    01 Jun 2003

    A new alliance has been formed between British Maritime Technology Ltd (BMT) and International Infrastructure Management Pty Ltd (IIM) in Brisbane, Australia. The new company, to be called BMTMaritime Consultants Pty Ltd , will provide port management consultancy services around the world. 

  • Norwegian Company in China Shipbuilding Joint Venture

    01 Jun 2003

    Norway's Ulstein has formed a joint venture company with Chinese shipyard Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding which will enable Ulstein to build their own design offshore vessels in the Far East. 

  • Alfa Laval Acquires Gunclean Toftejorg

    01 Jun 2003

    Alfa Laval , specialists in oil treatment, desalinisation and heat transfer solutions for the marine, power and offshore industries, has acquired the Danish Toftejorg Group , including the advanced tank cleaning operation Gunclean Toftejorg . 

Pollution Control

  • Lamor Set to Clean Up at seawork2003

    01 Jun 2003

    First time exhibitors, Finland's Lamor Corporation , adds to the increasingly international flavour of seawork . The company designs and produces workboats and dedicated oil recovery vessels in a range of standard and custom designed models and sizes which can be outfitted with a specially developed line of advancing skimmer systems. 

  • PISCES 2 Networks Pollution Response Management

    01 Jun 2003

    seawork exhibitor Transas hasintroduced its next generation Potential Incident Simulation, Control and Evaluation System (PISCES 2). 

  • Watts Happening for German Pollution Control Vessel

    01 Jun 2003

    STN Schiffselektrik GmbH , a subsidiary of STN Atlas Marine Electronics , has been awarded a contract by Peene-Werft shipyard for the supply of all electrical and electronic equipment to be installed aboard a project named SUBS Ostee , a new pollution control vessel built for Germany's Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW). 

Port, Harbour & Marine Construction

  • Construction of New Dover Berths Underway

    01 Jun 2003

    The first phase of a 30 year development plan for the busy UK Port of Dover , devised by consultants Halcrow and covered in MJ last month, is moving forward, with Edmund Nuttall installing piles for the construction of two ro-ro berths at the Eastern Docks. 

  • BHD Land Reclamation in Dubai

    01 Jun 2003

    Undeterred by war in the region, the Netherlands' Ballast Ham Dredging has begun work on a contract in Dubai undertaking land reclamation works at Port Rashid. Total vale of the contract for client Dubai Palm Developers is €40 million. 

  • UK Company Develops Gdansk Container Terminal

    01 Jun 2003

    British firm DCT (Deepsea Container Terminal) Gdansk has signed a 60 year lease giving it the exclusive right to build and operate a deep-sea container terminal in the Polish port which could eventually handle a million TEUs a year. 

  • Consulting Services Sought for Lithuanian Project

    01 Jun 2003

    Klaipeda State Seaport Authority (KSSA) in Lithuania has received a loan from the International Bank of Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) in connection with consulting services for work at the Port of Klaipeda and is seeking contractors able to supervise civil works contracts, monitor the environmental impact of work, and provide procurement advice for the procurement of goods, works and consulting services financed under the project. 

  • Walcon Takes On SF Marinas Agency in UK

    01 Jun 2003

    The UK's Walcon Marine and SF Marinas of Sweden have signed an agency agreement enabling Walcon to sell SFMarinas ' products in England, Scotland and Wales. 

  • Constantza's New Container Terminal on Stream Soon

    01 Jun 2003

    The first $76.2m stage of a new container terminal in the Romanian Black Sea port of Constantza is scheduled to start operation in August. 

  • Hydrogen/Wind Powered Coastal Community for Norway

    01 Jun 2003

    Norsk Hydro is involved in a pioneer project on the windswept Norwegian island of Utsira which could determine if hydrogen combined with wind power may prove the best energy solution for remote coastal communities. 

  • Fire-damaged Southend Pier is Finally Rebuilt

    01 Jun 2003

    The UK's famous Southend Pier , which was badly damaged by fire more than 20 years ago, has finally been rebuilt. 

  • Limehouse Basin Dredging Goes With the Flow

    01 Jun 2003

    Ballast Ham Dredging recently completed the dredging of Limehouse Basin within the East London Docks, employing their patented Water Injection Dredging (WID) technology. 

  • Marine Works Underway on Small Scottish Isles

    01 Jun 2003

    Briggs Marine Contractors have started work in harsh weather conditions to prepare the way for an upgraded ferry service to the Scottish west coast islands of Rhum, Muck, Eigg and Canna. The work has been sub-contracted by Balfour Beatty , the main contractor for Highland Regional Council . 

  • Lankhorst Recycling Gets Decked Out In Plastic

    01 Jun 2003

    Making its debut at seawork 2003 , Lankhorst Recycling will be pulling out the plastic. 

Propulsion & Power Systems

  • seawork Sees Launch of New Oil Filters

    01 Jun 2003

    Fleetwood UK based Antech Hydraulics will launch their new RMF series of filters from Stand 528 at seawork2003 . The By-Pass and Off-Line filters as well as a renewed 'Air Conditioner' line are characterised by extremely efficient filter elements with a filter fineness of 0.5 micron. 

  • Tomorrow's Engines Will be Nice and Clean

    01 Jun 2003

    A new generation of clean lubricants will be available next month from leading maritime lubricant specialist Lubmarine . The advanced formula of the new Aurelia XL range, uses the latest additive technology to cope with the increasingly demanding environment of modern marine engines. 

  • Poly Flex Promises Good Vibrations at seawork

    01 Jun 2003

    Poly Flex resilient engine mounts and couplings made their UK debut at seawork2002 and return again this year with their UK distributor, Southern Cross Marine , displaying a full range of products. 

  • Oyster Men Migrate to 4-Strokes

    01 Jun 2003

    The Marenne Oleron area of France produces over half the country’s oysters. Some 50,000 tonnes per year are gathered by more than 1,200 farmers who all use the same type of barge. 

  • Vacon Drives Into From Finland into New Territory

    01 Jun 2003

    Finland's Vacon Plc haslaunched a range of new air and liquid cooled drives designed for main propulsion as well as auxiliary drives for fans, winches and pumps for a range of boats including workboats. 

  • Perkins Sabre Power for Gibraltar Pilots

    01 Jun 2003

    Perkins Sabre engines have been chosen to power two new VT Halmatic 35 pilot launches operated by Gibraltar Pilots. The first vessel, Europa , was commissioned earlier this year and the launch of the second boat is imminent. 

  • Chinese Take Away Propulsion Package

    01 Jun 2003

    Denmark's MAN B&W Diesel A/S has been awarded the contract to supply propulsion plants for two offshore stand-by vessel newbuildings under construction for China Oilfield Services Limited . The vessels are designed by Shanghai Design & Research Institute (SDARI) and will be built by Shandong Huanghi Shipbuilding for delivery in July and September 2004. 

  • Alutech Expands Watercat Range

    01 Jun 2003

    Aluminium boat builder Marine Alutech Oy Ab , based in Teijo, Finland is building a fleet of 32 fast landing craft for the Finnish Navy , utilising a development of the aluminium hull design first used for the Uisko workboats 10 years ago. The second batch of eight boats will enter service this summer. 

  • New 'Low Noise' Steyrs

    01 Jun 2003

    The design team at Steyr Motors have been working hard to extend the marine engine range both above and below the existing horsepower bracket. 

  • Bear Goes to Sea (and seawork ) With Proven Propulsion

    01 Jun 2003

    Co-operation between Twin Disc and their UK distributor, seawork2003 exhibitor Marine & Industrial Transmissions Ltd has resulted in the provision of a substantial sponsorship package to Bear Grylls for his Arctic Challenge 2003 . 

  • Irresistible Protection for Electric Propulsion System

    01 Jun 2003

    The world’s first triple hulled ship to put to sea under electric propulsion has its power system protected by neutral earthing resistors (NERs) provided by Leicester UK based Cressall Resistors. In the event of an earth fault on board the research vessel RV Triton, Cressall’s resistors will provide protection for the 2MW generators that power the craft. 

  • Patrol Boat Re-Think for Canadian Coast Guard

    01 Jun 2003

    The Canadian Coast Guard has adopted a new operational concept for its fisheries inspection patrol boats, switching from a mix of larger vessels supplemented by smaller boats near shore, to new smaller craft with a higher speed capability which allows them to cover a larger area by themselves. 

  • Azipull Thrusters Head for Offshore Service

    01 Jun 2003

    The first Ulstein Aquamaster Azipull thrusters to enter service will be four AZP085 units propelling the new Fjellstrand FerryCat double-ended catamaran ferry which is due to commence operations in Norway this summer. Rolls-Royce has orders for another two shipsets (eight units) for two more Ferrycats destined for use in Turkish waters. 

  • Oil Cuts Costs for Fast Ferry Fleet

    01 Jun 2003

    Castrol Marine have successfully relaunched the semi-synthetic 10W40 multigrade oil previously known as Dynamax under its new name, Enduron, with Italian fast ferry and hydrofoil operator SNAV. 

  • Dutch Treat Delivers Caterpillar Power Boost

    01 Jun 2003

    Caterpillar has launched four new commercial power ratings for its 3516B engine in both HD (High Displacement) and standard configuration. The move provides some 8% more power from an existing engine footprint and weight format. 

  • Pump-Jet Propulsion for &#x2018;Drive Through&#x2019; Landing Craft

    01 Jun 2003

    In another demonstration of the versatility of the Schottel Pump-Jet (SPJ) propulsion system, the British Royal Navy has taken delivery of the first four LCU MK 10 landing craft for the new Landing Platform Dock (LPD) vessels HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark. 

  • W&#x00E4;rtsil&#x00E4; Sends CODED Message to RoPax Operators

    01 Jun 2003

    The Wärtsilä Corporation has been awarded a contract by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to supply eight Wärtsilä 12V46 medium speed diesel engines for two new ferries ordered by Shin-Nihonkai Ferry of Japan. 

  • Dry Engine Rooms Vital to Tidewater

    01 Jun 2003

    Tidewater 's new crew boat Miss Jane Tide carries moisture eliminators from Delta "T" Systems , meeting a vital requirement of offshore service vessels which is to prevent moisture and sea spray entering the engine rooms. 

  • Newage Gearboxes Sail for USA

    01 Jun 2003

    The first shipment of PRM marine gearboxes to the USA based Westerbeke Corporation has been dispatched by Newage Transmissions of Coventry UK following the establishment of a supply agreement between the two companies last year. 

  • STN in Korea Propulsion Agreement

    01 Jun 2003

    STN Atlas Marine Electronics has signed a collaborative agreement with the STXCorporation of Changwon under which it is to supply the South Korean manufacturer of medium speed diesel engines with a complete range of standardised automation systems via its established PartnerShip alliance with Lyngso Marine of Denmark. 

Safety, Survival & Training

  • Automatic Engine Room Fire Prevention Detection System

    01 Jun 2003

    Norway based Hernis Scan Systems A/S have launched a new optical leakage detector system called DETEC which was shown at NorShipping in Oslo earlier this month. 

  • Hard Graft Gets College Centre of Excellence a Training Engine

    01 Jun 2003

    Engineer cadets at the South Tyneside College National Nautical Centre of Excellence have improved their own training prospects by adding a new engine to their facilities, having dismantled it at its former home, moved it to the College and re-assembled it themselves. 

  • Innovative Transport for RNLI Rescue Hovercraft

    01 Jun 2003

    People caught on quicksands or by incoming tide on the immense notorious mudflats of Morecambe Bay UK will be thankful for salvation in the form of a new road transportable hovercraft which has been put into service by the RNLI . 

  • No Fantasies About Theme Park Boat Safety

    01 Jun 2003

    Guests at the Universal Orlando Theme Park in, Florida USA are benefiting from complimentary water taxi transport to and from its resort hotels and the attractions. 

  • Marine Traffic Surveys Bring Safety to seawork

    01 Jun 2003

    Southampton based marine risk management specialists MARICO Marine will be bringing their survey vessel MORVEN to the floating exhibition at seawork2003 and the company's John Riding will address the UK Harbours Masters Association on the subject of marine traffic surveys and their implications for ports. 

  • Well Trained Engineers Inhabit seawork Quayside

    01 Jun 2003

    Engine suppliers E P Barrus return to their familiar quayside location for seawork2003 secure in the belief that they provide not only the widest range of marine engines but also the best trained dealer network. 

Seawork2003

  • Mike Lights Up seawork2003 With Glo-Toob

    01 Jun 2003

    One of the many new exhibitors at seawork this year is Mike's Waterfront Warehouse , based in London's Chiswick area. 

  • Subsea Vision Receives ISO 9001:2000 at seawork

    01 Jun 2003

    Subsea Vision , which performs underwater ROV surveys, inspections, and construction/ diver support for the inshore, coastal and offshore industries, is to receive its ISO 9001:2000 accreditation certificate in a ceremony at seawork2003 . 

  • Ocean Safety Shines Light on seawork

    01 Jun 2003

    Southampton based seawork exhibitor Ocean Safety Ltd has made good use of the time saved not travelling to the Exhibition, preparing to launch the latest addition to its range of compact lifejacket lights, the AQ02 . This is one of the first lifejacket lights to come with a three-way operation switch as standard, giving the user the choice of selecting either manual or automatic operation or deactivating the light altogether to avoid accidental usage. 

Seawork2003 Preview

  • VT Halmatic Sends in the Fleet to seawork2003 Exhibition

    01 Jun 2003

    The prolific Portchester UK based workboat builders VT Halmatic will bring an unprecedented five of their craft to the floating pontoon at seawork2003 , refelecting the variety of boats the yard is capable of building. 

Towing & Salvage by Jack Gaston

  • Titan's Team Triumph In Difficult Salvage

    01 Jun 2003

    Titan Maritime LLC successfully completed a challenging salvage operation recently after the 100m freighter Spruttenberg grounded on a shallow beach in bad weather 1.5 miles outside the Algerian port of Dellys. 

  • Pay Salvors for Pollution Prevention, Says ISU

    01 Jun 2003

    Environmental protection, as a product of successful salvage, is undervalued according to the International Salvage Union . 

Tugs & Towing by Jack Gaston

  • Adsteam Announce Review

    01 Jun 2003

    Australian based Adsteam Marine Ltd has announced the commencement of a major restructuring of its global operations. The plans were announced as part of a comprehensive review of the company's operations undertaken by the new Managing Director, Mr John Moller. 

  • Damen Build for Algeria

    01 Jun 2003

    Damen Shipbuilders ofGorinchem are well advanced in a major building contract to supply seven azimuthing stern drive tugs to Algeria. Built to the highly successful Damen ASD 3110 design all seven vessels have been ordered by Entreprise Portuaire (EPAL) and will be delivered to various ports around Algeria. 

  • Revolutionary 'Carrousel' Towing System Makes Good Progress

    01 Jun 2003

    It is a little over a year ago that the new Carrousel Towing System was first introduced to the towage industry at the ITS 2002 Tug & Salvage Convention in Bilbao. 

  • Towlines

    01 Jun 2003

    From Ireland there is news that Marine Transport Services Ltd of Cobh has purchased the tractor tug Breedbank from Smit International . Built by Bodewes in 1969 the 33.23m tug has two Werkspoor main engines producing a total of 2800bhp. 

  • SMS Offer New Humber Towage Service

    01 Jun 2003

    A new fleet is being formed by SMS Towage Ltd to offer towage services in and around the Humber ports. The Hessle based company acquired the stern-drive tugs Tradesman and Trueman in Hong Kong and they were transported to the UK as deck cargo aboard the MV Svenja , arriving in Hull on the 15 April. 

Vessel Construction

  • Transcendent Targa Travels to seawork

    01 Jun 2003

    It's not too far up the English south coast from Poole to Southampton but whatever the sea conditions in mid-June, the seawork bound Targa from Wessex Marine can anticipate an untroubled voyage. When the unprecedented fifth Targa 31 for London's Metropolitan Police in only four years was handed over last month, it was delivered through stormy seas from Poole to the River Thames in one day without stopping. 

  • New Pilot Cutter for Aberdeen

    01 Jun 2003

    Aberdeen Harbour Board hasplaced an order worth almost £650,000 with Macduff Shipyards for the construction of a new pilot cutter for the port. The steel vessel will replace the present Pilot Cutter No 1, which has been in service at the harbour since 1980. 

  • Pepe's CatFish Lures the Fishermen

    01 Jun 2003

    The CatFish is the latest commercial model to spring from the collaborative efforts of the Hayling Island UK based builder Pepe Boats and TT Designs . 

  • Versatile Swede Seeks Civilian Duties

    01 Jun 2003

    Sweden's Storebro Bruks AB have signed a contract with the Danish Naval Material Command to build four of their special task craft SRC 90E, a 11.88m LOA lightweight, high speed vessel with a load capacity in excess of 2,000 kg. The four vessels will be delivered later this year. 

  • Training Vessel Alongside for seawork

    01 Jun 2003

    FBM Babcock Marine will bring to seawork 's floating exhibition one of three 27m patrol vessels recently arrived in the Port of Southampton from the company's shipyards in Scotland and the Philippines. 

  • Cheetah Ranges Far and Wide to seawork

    01 Jun 2003

    seawork regulars Cheetah Marine recently crossed the Isle of Wight from their Ventnor yard to launch two new Cheetah catamarans at Cowes. A new Walkaround wheelhouse version of the 7.4m and a potting/ netting 6.2m were completed at the same time and sailed together for Guernsey in the Channel Islands. 

  • Ro-Pax Ferries Under Build

    01 Jun 2003

    Enterprise Nationale de Transports Maritimes de Voyageurs (ENTMV) has ordered two ro-pax ferries from Izar 's Seville yard. The Algerian state owned company will operate the new tonnage between Algiers and Marseilles with a call at Alicante. Each 1,300 passenger ferry will have a freight capacity equivalent to 300 cars or 42 trucks and passenger accommodation in 209 cabins. 

  • Cygnus Delivers Something Different

    01 Jun 2003

    The latest DS25 inshore vessel to be dispatched by Cornwall's Cygnus Marine made an interesting departure from the yard's more normal output. 

  • South Boats Sends Armada to seawork2003

    01 Jun 2003

    South Boats Ltd have crossed the Solent from their Clarence Boat Yard on the Isle of Wight to exhibit at every seawork thus far and will return again for seawork2003 . The company's Sales Director, Ben Coleman, says of the event, ' seawork hasproved itself to be a very efficient marketing tool for us. We are constantly amazed by the number and diversity of orders that are placed as a result.' 

  • Landau 20 at seawork2003

    01 Jun 2003

    The Landau Launch Company , built by British Hunter Boats and now part of The Select Yacht Group , will be bringing the Walkaround version of their motor launch, the Landau 20 , to seawork 2003 . 

  • Screens To Be Seen In a Wheelhouse

    01 Jun 2003

    Vessel builders wrestling with the perpetual problem of sunlight and high ambient lighting levels making information display monitors difficult to see will be heartened by developments at Global Display Solutions . 

  • Oz Boatbuilder Goes on Safari to seawork

    01 Jun 2003

    Having spent the last 17 years building aluminium vessels of all descriptions in Australia, Martin Hackett has moved to Pembrokeshire in South Wales UK, from where his Ali-it Marine now offers the latest in aluminium plate technology boatbuilding to the European market. Two of his boats will be on display at seawork2003 . 

  • Intermarine Launches 'G4 Avallone'

    01 Jun 2003

    The second Bigliani Class V Series G4 Avallone Patrol Boat for the Italian Guardia di Finanza was launched last month at the Intermarine shipyard in Sarzana, Italy. 

  • Workboat Debut for Powercat 525

    01 Jun 2003

    The first ever workboat version of the Powercat 525 small catamaran has been designed and built by Blue Boats at Bryher on the Isles of Scilly. 

  • Second Alaskan Fast Cat Under Build

    01 Jun 2003

    When George Capacci, General Manager of the State of Alaska's Department of Transportation & Public Facilities , pushed a button recently at Derecktor Shipyards facility in Bridgeport, Connecticut USA, he set computer controlled machinery to work cutting the first piece of aluminium plate for the high speed ferry M/V Chenega .The ceremony marked the start of construction for the second of two 235ft high speed ferries for the Alaska Marine Highway System. 

  • Fish Farm Support Vessel Enters Service

    01 Jun 2003

    Spanish John II , A lexander Noble & Sons ' latest newbuild, is a custom designed general service workboat which has now entered service on the run from Mallaig to some of the inner Scottish islands, including Eigg, Rum and Canna, providing valuable support to small communities and fish farmers. 

  • High Tech Research Vessel Sailing for seawork2003

    01 Jun 2003

    Macduff Shipyards has recently completed the 22m research vessel AORA for the University of London's University Marine Biological Station, Millport (UMBSM), to be operated from the Marine Station on the Isle of Cumbrae. 

  • seawork Friend is Blowing in the Wind

    01 Jun 2003

    MTB BladeRunner Two arrived safely in Southampton last month following a delivery voyage from builders Aveco onTeesside. The existence of this innovative vessel reflects the worldwide growth in demand for energy generated by wind turbines and thus for the wind turbine blades the boat is specifically designed to carry. 

Vessel Launch

  • UKD Sealion

    01 Jun 2003

    When UKD Sealion was delivered to UK Dredging Ltd it had already completed one of the most extensive sea trials likely to be undertaken by this type of vessel. This Damen Multi Cat 2510 was delivered by sea, under its own power, from the Damen Shipyard 's Galatz yard in Romania. 

Vessel Repair & Maintenance

  • Mobdock Plugs Gap in Survey Cycle

    01 Jun 2003

    One of the largest crane vessels in the world was recently in need of its general five year survey, which would normally have to be done in drydock. 

  • Machinable Composite Delivers Shaft Bearing Solution

    01 Jun 2003

    When the failure rate of the shaft line rope guards protecting external shaft bearings on British Royal Navy vessels was running at an unacceptably high rate, BMT Defence Services Ltd was asked to find a solution. 

  • Major Refit of Shetland Pilot Launch

    01 Jun 2003

    An extensive refit of Shetland Islands Council's pilot launch Sullom Shoormal has been completed by VT Halmatic and, following successful sea trials, the craft was returned to service at the end of March. 

Works In Progress

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