New Standard for Ro-ro Linkspans

01 Nov 2004

As briefly highlighted in the October issue of MJ , a new code for the design of ro-ro ramps, linkspans and walkways - British Standard 6349 Part 8 - is due to be published early next year, enabling ro-ro infrastructure to be planned, designed and built to an acceptable common set of rules. 

Automated Mooring System for Dover

01 Nov 2004

The Port of Dover in the UK is to be the first European port to install an automated mooring system using vacuum technology developed by Mooring Systems Limited (MSL), following the signing earlier this year of a European licensing agreement between MSL and Cavotec Group Holdings NV in the Netherlands. 

Iraqi Ports Obstructed by Wrecks, says UNDP

01 Nov 2004

Hundreds of sunken ships ranging from large freighters and tankers to small tugs and dhows are blocking access to Iraq's principal seaports and threatening the marine environment of the northern Persian Gulf, according to a detailed report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) which was released in early October. 

Seacore Wins More Windfarm Work

01 Nov 2004

Seacore in the UK has been awarded a contract by the Danish power utility company, Energi E2 , to erect an 80m high meteorological mast for the London Array Offshore Wind Farm project in the Thames Estuary. 

Coastline of England and Wales 'Becoming Steeper'

01 Nov 2004

The coastline of England and Wales has become steeper and is undermining coastal defences against flooding and erosion, according to research published by Dr Nigel Pontee, a senior coastal scientist at Halcrow in the UK. 

RoSafe Ups the Standard

01 Nov 2004

Posford Haskoning and Bosch Rexroth have revealed details of a new safety device for ferry linkspans that they have developed. The new device, named RoSafe , is a secondary system that works independently of the operating mechanism that moves a linkspan or walkway into position. It acts as an independent brake should the lifting mechanism or the structure fail.