Winch System Upgrade in Caspian Sea

01 Oct 2004

The upgrade of the 10 point winch mooring system on board the pipe lay vessel Israfil Guseinov has been successfully completed to the satisfaction of operators McDermott Caspian Contractors Inc. 

'Thunder Horse' Gets to Texas PDQ

01 Oct 2004

Dutch heavy transport shipping company Dockwise further advanced the market for moving ultra-large and heavy items by sea when it delivered the largest semi-submersible Production & Drilling Quarters (PDQ) ever built to Texas last month. 

Mooring Bollard Eases Alongside at SMM

01 Oct 2004

TTS Marine Cranes ASA of Norway launched a new product at SMM which promises to make mooring operations safer and more cost effective. The ship mounted TTS Winch Bollard mooring system can replace mooring winches, capstan, wrapping drums and bollard normally used for mooring. 

Crane Gain Lifts Lloyds British Testing Plc

01 Oct 2004

Birmingham based lifting equipment specialist Lloyds British Testing plc has acquired the Swansea engineering business Rumney Crane , which provides lifting solutions for ports and harbours. Rumney is to be integrated into Lloyds British Testing and will be called Lloyds Rumney Crane Division . 

New Ship to Shore Crane for Felixstowe Extension

01 Oct 2004

The UK Port of Felixstowe took delivery of its latest Ship to Shore Gantry Crane (SSGC) late last month when the second of an order of three SSCGs arrived from China. 

Syncrolift Upgrades Software

01 Oct 2004

New software has been launched by Syncrolift Inc , part of the Rolls-Royce naval marine business in the USA that has installed 226 of its Syncrolift lifting platform systems worldwide. They provide an elevator mechanism to lift a large range of marine vessels from the water, transfer them to dry maintenance facilities, and lower them back in again. 

ECS Returns with CranePower

01 Oct 2004

Kent UK based European Crane Services (ECS) resurfaced at the SMM Exhibition in Hamburg last month with the exclusive rights to sell Crane Power cranes in excess of 35 countries. 

Lifeboat Builder's Eastern Promise

01 Oct 2004

Norwegian lifeboat and davit specialist Schat-Harding hasadvanced its strategy to expand market share with cargo ships built at Asian yards by taking over the lifeboat manufacturing plant and product range of China's Beiyang Boatbuilding Co . The lifeboat factory at Qingdao currently produces about 100 boats per year from a range of five models. 

Maintenance Manual Breaks the Language Barrier

01 Oct 2004

Survival Craft Inspectorate Ltd has introduced a unique, animated CD version of the operation and maintenance manual for its Safelaunch ® lifeboat release gear.