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Deck Equipment & Lifting Gear

  • Cranes' Chains Change on Thames

    01 Sep 2004

    West Midlands UK crane manufacturer J Barnsley Cranes (JBC) has won a rollover contract to service, refurbish or replace all the cranes, hoists and jibs it supplied for the Thames Barrier when London's flood defence system was first constructed over 30 years ago. 

  • SMM Launch for Wynn Marine

    01 Sep 2004

    Wynstruments Ltd , now merged with B Hepworth & Co Ltd , will launch updated versions of its Straight line window wiper and a new digital control system at SMM 2004 . 

  • New Crane Distributor Lifts Off

    01 Sep 2004

    Italian crane manufacturer Amco Veba took part in seawork for the first time this year, represented in the UK by the new company Idle, managed by Stuart Gilligan. 

  • Cranes Ordered for Antwerp's New Terminal

    01 Sep 2004

    Sweden headquartered Kalmar has two won orders from PSA/Hesse-Noord Natie for a total of eight super post-Panamax ship to shore (STS) container cranes for the Deurganckdok and Quay 913 in the port of Antwerp. With an outreach of 56m, these high speed, heavy duty cranes will be capable of handling ships over 20 containers wide. 

  • SCT's Cranes Lifted for Bigger Boxships

    01 Sep 2004

    Southampton Container Terminal has recently awarded Seward Lyon Ltd the contract to raise the height of five Morris quayside gantry cranes on its 204-205 container berths. 

  • Davits Complete North Sea Jigsaw

    01 Sep 2004

    After four years of developing the concept, Norwegian davit and boat handling systems manufacturer Vestdavit hassecured the contract to supply all davits to BP's Project Jigsaw , a totally new concept for offshore rescue and recovery operations in the North Sea. 

Diving & Underwater Services

  • Underwater Search for Iconic Shipwreck

    01 Sep 2004

    Russian and Danish divers used the first CE approved closed circuit breathing system last month during a four day underwater research mission in the Arctic's Chukchi Sea. The Inspiration Closed Circuit Rebreathers (CCR) are able to reuse the oxygen left unused in each exhaled breath while they simultaneously remove CO 2using a chemical 'trap'. The net result is greatly extended dive times with relatively small tanks. The CCR helped the eight divers to combat the sub-zero temperatures which exist at the site even in summer. 

  • Wijsmuller Divers Pump Oil from Wreck

    01 Sep 2004

    On May 22 this year the large tanker Kaminesan and the vehicle carrier Hyundai No 105 collided in the Singapore Straits, at a position some 6km south east of the island of Sentosa. 

Dredging

  • New Software for Hard Cutting

    01 Sep 2004

    Sliedrecht based dredging systems specialist IHC Systems BV has won an order from Belgian contractor Vlaamse Baggermaatschappiij NV toprovide an operational face lift for its 25 year old cutter suction dredger Vesalius . The vessel has been operating on the Spanish coast near Valencia but will be docked in the autumn for works which will include a partial renewal of the dredge control console. 

  • Dredging Demand Slows

    01 Sep 2004

    Dutch dredging giant Royal Boskalis Westminster has posted a modest net profit of ? 7.4m for the first half of 2004, reflecting both a global slowdown for the industry and Boskalis' own re-organisational process which has cost ? 10.7m and some 450 jobs. 

Hydrographic Survey by David Goodfellow

  • SeaZone Free Seminars

    01 Sep 2004

    SeaZone Solutions , the joint Metoc-UK Hydrographic Office marine data solutions provider of worldwide geographic information, is holding a series of free morning seminars on its activities and proposed developments. 

  • First Sale of New Marinus System to GSE

    01 Sep 2004

    VT TSS of Watford reports the first sale of its new Marinus attitude heading and reference system, to Aberdeen-based GSE Rentals . 

  • Hydro4 Programme Announced

    01 Sep 2004

    Nearly 30 papers by leading experts from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, UK and the US are to be presented at The Hydrographic Society 's14th biennial international symposium in Galway, Ireland from 2-4 November. 

  • Ruco Software Contract

    01 Sep 2004

    Marine Projects International of Middlesbrough has acquired EIVA NaviPac navigation software from specialist survey distributors, Ruco. It will be used by Andrews Survey personnel aboard MPI's new vessel, Resolution, for various positioning tasks including installation of subsea foundations for a wind farm at Kentish Flats. 

Insurance, Legal & Finance

  • Norway Tightens Maritime Inquiries System

    01 Sep 2004

    Norway is tightening up its maritime inquiries system with the introduction of a new Commission of Inquiry. 

  • EU Changes Upset UK Tonnage Tax

    01 Sep 2004

    Draft EU Guidelines on state aid to maritime industries, due to be accepted by member states by the end of June, create uncertainty and problems for the UK Tonnage Tax Scheme according to shipping accountants and business consultants Moore Stephens London . The new guidelines, which will enter into force on 1 July 2005, will oblige owners with fleets in the UK Tonnage Tax Regime toincrease the proportion of their vessels under an EU flag. 

Marine Civils by David Foxwell

  • Lankelma Active With Vibro-coring Work

    01 Sep 2004

    Lankelma Cone Penetration Testing Ltd of Oxenbridge in West Sussex in the UK has provided an update on a number of recent projects it has completed. 

  • New Jetty in the Braakmanhaven

    01 Sep 2004

    Zeeland Seaports in the Netherlands, (which include the ports of Terneuzen and Vlissingen) says a new jetty is being constructed in the Braakmanhaven in the harbour at Terneuzen. The jetty is primarily intended for use by Oil Tanking Ghent . 

  • Marina at Heart of Irish Coast Defence Project

    01 Sep 2004

    Preliminary details of a new marina development in Ireland have been announced by Wicklow County Council . The County Council is the promoter for the project, and has recently invited tenders for design, build, financing and operation of a new marina as part of a larger mixed use waterfront development. 

  • City of Helsinki Appeals Against Vuosaari Ruling

    01 Sep 2004

    The City of Helsinki in Finland says it intends to take appeal against a recent ruling that has brought to a halt dredging work for the huge new Vuosaari port project. 

  • Contract Awarded for Droylsden Canal Quarter

    01 Sep 2004

    A contract to implement a large scale re-development project in the canal quarter in Droylsden, in the Tameside area of the UK, has been awarded to a Bangor-based company, Watkin Jones Ltd.  Watkins Jones was selected as the preferred developer for the £100m, five-year East Manchester project in June. The aim of the project is to produce a mixed-use 'urban-village' waterfront community on an existing 14-acre site which will include a new, 30berth marina, commercial and leisure facilities, a chandlery and boat service point. 

Monitoring & Control

  • SMM Launch for New Bilge Alarm

    01 Sep 2004

    Redhill UK based oil in water monitor specialist manufacturers Rivertrace Engineering will be launching the new Rivertrace 'Smart Cell' bilge alarm at SMM 2004 in Hamburg this month. Smart Cell will meet the requirements of the latest IMO regulation MEPC 107(49) for ship-borne bilge water separators and alarms. 

  • AMOT Launch New Product at SMM

    01 Sep 2004

    The AMOT MPD metal detector signals the presence of metal particles, chips or dust in lubricating fluids due to bearing wear or other engine part problems and thereby prevents catastrophic failures, avoids unnecessary costly repairs and minimises downtime. 

Navaids

  • GPS Synchronised Solar Marine Lights Launched

    01 Sep 2004

    Canadian solar powered LED lighting specialists Carmanah Technologies Inc has released what is claimed to be the world's first completely unitised, GPS synchronised marine lights. 

  • New Version of Tideland/Norcontrol PMIS

    01 Sep 2004

    Tideland Maritime Systems hasintroduced a new version of its Port Management Information System (PMIS) designed to manage the complexities of port and vessel management. 

  • Shipping Lines Press UK to Block Irish Investment

    01 Sep 2004

    LEADING international shipping lines called on the British Government this month to suspend its plan to invest in a new headquarters for the Commissioners of Irish Lights . 

Navigation & Communication

  • Expanded Lilley & Gillie at SMM

    01 Sep 2004

    Tyneside based manufacturers of navigational instruments and nautical equipment Lilley & Gillie attend SMM 2004 at the end of a two year period during which the company has expanded dramatically. 

  • Transas Supplies Simulator to Rauma Maritime Museum

    01 Sep 2004

    New technology met with old when Transas delivered a Navi-Trainer Professional 4000 simulator to the Rauma Maritime Museum in Finland. 

  • SAM Electronics at SMM VTS Extension for Finisterre

    01 Sep 2004

    A futuristic integrated bridge assembly will be one of the primary exhibits when SAMElectronics takes to Stand 260 in Hall 12 at SMM 2004 in its home city of Hamburg. Also on show will be an extensive range of advanced automation, communication, navigation, propulsion and power management systems. 

  • BlueSky Meets Sea for UKHO

    01 Sep 2004

    Aerial photography company BlueSky has supplied the UKHydrographic Office with high resolution coastal imagery to aid in the production of charts that accurately reproduce the rise and fall of the land in coastal zones. 

News

  • Volvo Penta Online Locater

    01 Sep 2004

    Volvo Penta has launched a new internet based dealer locater that will enable customers to locate their nearest dealer regardless of location. 

  • Call to Maintain Water Freight Grants

    01 Sep 2004

    Sea and Water , the UK organisation promoting the use of short sea, coastal and inland waterways to move freight, have urged the government to maintain a dedicated budget for water freight grants. The call follows upon the recently published government white paper The Future for Transport , which outlines future government transport policy. 

  • Wind Blade Record for Southampton

    01 Sep 2004

    The largest shipment of wind turbine blades ever exported from the UK left the ABP Port of Southampton recently on board MV Atlas Gracht , the longest vessel to be operated by Vestas Wind Systems (formerly NEG Micon Rotors Ltd ). 

  • 150 Years for Receiver of Wreck

    01 Sep 2004

    One hundred and fifty years of the Receiver of Wreck were celebrated aboard HMS Warrior at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard recently. Created with the passage of the Merchant Shipping Act in 1854, the Receiver of Wreck deals with wreck and salvage issues on behalf of the Crown. To mark the occasion, the Mary Rose Trust declared a 4in diameter stone shot ball recovered after 459 years on the seabed in a dive this year. 

  • Branson Pickles Another World Record

    01 Sep 2004

    Richard Branson, Britain's most high profile entrepreneur, has added to his collection of maritime speed records by crossing the English Channel while skippering a Gibbs Aquada carboat in one hour and forty minutes. 

  • London Cruise Terminal Opens

    01 Sep 2004

    The Port of London Authority has opened a new passenger cruise terminal in ceremonies at Greenwich. The purpose built floating terminal is modelled on an airport layout, meets the requirements of the ISPS Code , and has provision for on-site immigration and customs. It will enable ships up to 240m long and carrying up to 1,000 passengers to carry out full passenger and baggage embarkation and disembarkation in the heart of London. 

  • UK Cleans Up

    01 Sep 2004

    The UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency published its 2003 survey of reported discharges attributed to vessels and offshore oil and gas installations operating in the country's pollution control zone last month. It shows an overall 16.8% reduction in reported discharges of pollutants into the sea. During 2003 there were four successful oil pollution prosecutions with another case waiting to be called. 

  • UK Grid Supplied by Wave Machine

    01 Sep 2004

    The first ever power generation from an offshore wave machine into the UK power grid took place last month at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. 

  • Isle of Wight Coastal Protection Works are Completed

    01 Sep 2004

    Van Oord UK Ltd has completed the Seaview Duver Coast Protection Scheme for the Isle of Wight Council. The ? 4m project included the construction of a 550m reinforced concrete stone-faced seawall, a rock revetment and replacement of a beach outfall. 

  • NEW EPOC for European Port Cities

    01 Sep 2004

    In a drive to renew the economic prosperity of European port cities, the UK's Southampton Institute is contributing environmental expertise to a new international partnership initiative. 

  • Estuaries Management Website

    01 Sep 2004

    ABP Marine Environmental Research (ABPmer) has launched an online guide to identify how UK estuaries will change over time and promote better sustainable management. 

  • Greener Seas Bid by Wallenius Wilhelmsen

    01 Sep 2004

    Swedish shipping and logistics operators Wallenius Wilhelmsen has signed a three year agreement with WWF , the global conservation organisation, to preserve and promote the conservation of marine life on the high seas. 

  • World's Biggest Solar Catamaran in Neckar Service

    01 Sep 2004

    What is described as the world's biggest and most modern, solar-powered catamaran has gone into service on Germany's River Neckar in Heidelberg as orders for further such specialist boats are being worked on. 

Port, Harbour & Marine Construction

  • A Big HIT for Port of Immingham

    01 Sep 2004

    Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced its largest ever investment in a terminal development, £44. m for a new coal facility at its Port of Immingham which will serve the UK's electricity supply industry. 

  • Flood Strategy for Stour and Orwell Estuary

    01 Sep 2004

    Halcrow has been commissioned by the UK's Environment Agency to undertake a strategic review of the approach to the flood defence system within the Stour and Orwell Estuary complex on the Essex and Suffolk borders. 

  • Gothenburg's Monopile Challenge Met

    01 Sep 2004

    Specialist UK marine contractor Seacore has successfully used a combination of reverse circulation drilling and vibratory pile driving techniques, in conjunction with novel and versatile pile handling equipment, to install, several weeks ahead of programme, tubular steel monopiles in extremely variable sea bed conditions along the main access channels to the Swedish Port of Gothenburg . 

  • Drill Time for Kent Sea Defences

    01 Sep 2004

    Mackley Construction , a key supply chain member for the UK Environment Agency 's National Framework Contractor Van Oord UK Ltd , is making substantial environmental, time and cost savings with the innovative first time use of two American E-Z Drill pedestrian controlled drill rigs, on a major sea defence project on the Kent coast. 

  • Cromarty Firth Port Authority Reveals Vision for the Future

    01 Sep 2004

    A long term vision for Scotland's Cromarty Firth, which sees the centre of gravity of port infrastructure moving closer to the mouth of the firth, has been revealed today by the Cromarty Firth Port Authority (CFPA). 

Power & Propulsion

  • Novatug and GE Marine Join Forces at SMM

    01 Sep 2004

    Novatug BV and GE Marine are exhibiting together at SMM onStand 213 in Hall 3. Rotterdam based Novatug holds the license for the revolutionary Carrousel system developed by Dutch towage and salvage group Multraship . 

  • Voith Offers Choice at SMM

    01 Sep 2004

    Voith Turbo will again participate at SMM inHamburg, with its propulsion equipment on display in Hall 5 at stand 212. 

  • Diesel-Electric Systems Power Into SMM

    01 Sep 2004

    Bakker Sliedrecht travels from the Netherlands to SMM 2004 , where it will show recent developments with high efficiency diesel-electric propulsion systems on Stand 600 in Hall 7. 

Safety & Training

  • Traditional Skills Promoted in Chichester Harbour

    01 Sep 2004

    For most 17-year-olds, September heralds the return to school or college. However, for Sam Poore, this month will be the start of a new career in an ancient craft. 

  • McMurdo Launches Safety Kit at SMM

    01 Sep 2004

    UK based marine safety, communications and NAVTEX equipment manufacturer McMurdo Ltd will be launching its new M-2 Automatic Identification System in Hall 9 on Stand 230 at SMM 2004 . 

  • New Man Over Board System can be Located at SMM Exhibition

    01 Sep 2004

    It is well documented that a man overboard incident can happen with the vessel's crew being oblivious to the situation. In some instances, it may not be for a number of hours before the crew realise that they are a man down, by which time it is often too late to launch a search and rescue operation. 

  • Major Ship Evacuation Research Underway

    01 Sep 2004

    Pioneering trials measuring the ship evacuation performance of passengers in conditions including smoke and rolling motion are being conducted as part of a research project led by British Maritime Technology Ltd (BMT) and co-funded by the European Union FP5 Competitive and Sustainable Growth Programme and Precarn (funding for Canadian partners). 

  • Successful Season at Seatrek Training

    01 Sep 2004

    Seatrek Training of Argyll has enjoyed an exceptionally busy season with its programme of commercial workboat training. 

Ship & Boat Building

  • seawork Debut for Fire & Rescue Boat

    01 Sep 2004

    Some one and a half years of close collaboration between Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service and Portchester UK based boatbuilders VTHalmatic came to fruitition at seawork 2004 with the appearance on the floating pontoon of a first of type, purpose-built fire and rescue boat. This variant of an RTK6065 had successfully completed trials before seawork and was delivered to the Service two days after the show on 26 June. 

  • Early Retirement for 'Water Witch' Founder

    01 Sep 2004

    At the age of 91, Mary Caddick, who founded Liverpool Water Witch with her husband over 40 years ago, is stepping down and handing the helm over to her son, the company's managing director Joseph Caddick. 

  • Pipe Bending Technology at SMM

    01 Sep 2004

    Shipbuilders will know that increased flexibility at maximum quality is the major market demand manufacturers of pipe fabrication machines are now facing. To meet these requirements, there is a clear trend towards enhanced automation in pipe bending technology. This includes the integration of feeding and extraction systems as well as multi-radii configuration which enable the production of complex pipe figures quickly. 

  • 'Zephyr' Breezes Into Service

    01 Sep 2004

    Zephyr , a recently completed 6.9m Cheetah Survey Catamaran , was delivered by Isle of Wight based Cheetah Marine to the Southampton Oceanography Centre in late July. The vessel will be used primarily for bathymetric surveys of the nearshore sub-tidal zone in the Christchurch Bay area and is owned and run by the New Forest District Council/Channel Coastal Observatory , in partnership with the Southampton Oceanography Centre. 

Tugs & Towing by Jack Gaston

  • Bugsier Takeover Transport & Service

    01 Sep 2004

    Hamburg based Bugsier Reederei und Bergungs Gmbh & Co has now completely taken over the towage business of Transport & Service (T&S) of Bremerhaven - formerly Hapag Lloyd .Bugsier purchased an 80% holding in T&S in 1994 and has now acquired the remaining 20% equity from Unterweser Reederei AG (URAG). 

  • Hakans Moves into Estonia

    01 Sep 2004

    Finnish tug owner Alfons Hakans Ltd , has established a new towage service in Estonia. 

  • New Standards and New Manning at Adsteam

    01 Sep 2004

    Adsteam Medway has become the first of the group's UK ports to achieve certified compliance with the International Safety Management standard, following a three-day audit by Lloyds Register . 

  • Towlines

    01 Sep 2004

    Rynwaal Shipyards (an associate of Shipyard K Damen )has purchased three former US Army tugs on behalf of the Nigerian Port Authority . The tugs arrived in Hardinxveldt in August under their own power bearing the new names Balali (ex: LT1960 ), Irrua (ex: LT 2081 ) and Ogmoboso ( LT 2092 ). It is understood that the tugs are required as part of a major overhaul and refurbishment programme being carried out by the shipyard for the Nigerian PA - a project involving some 32 vessels. The tugs first sold from the US Army Depot at Hythe in 2002 have been laid up in Southampton. All three of the 30.48m single screw vessels were re-conditioned at Hythe in 1995 and fitted with 2150bhp EMD main engines, new gearboxes and fixed nozzles. 

  • British Waterways Invest in New 'Mini Pushers'

    01 Sep 2004

    British Waterways is to invest in a series of specially designed narrow beam tugs and barges intended to dramatically improve the working conditions of staff and offer greater flexibility, efficiency and innovative ways of working. 

Vessel Launch P0lmear

  • Fowey Harbour Commissioners introduce the new launch 'Polmear'

    01 Sep 2004

    The new multi-purpose launch Polmear is now in service with the The Fowey Harbour Commissioners . Built principally to serve the nearby port of Par, the new vessel replaces an earlier dual-purpose pilot/workboat that has given good service since its introduction in 1977. 

Vessel Repair & Maintenance

  • Enzymes Attack Fuel System Superbugs

    01 Sep 2004

    Hugo Wall's earliest recollection of fuel system contamination dates to a Reader's Digest article he read in the 1960s about a Second World War cruiser trying to raise steam to escape Valetta Harbour in Malta as dive bombers approached. The ship's boilers were coughing, spluttering and finally died. Despite the fuel gauges reading full and everything appearing normal, an inspection of the bunkers revealed 'a three foot long frond of growth'. 

  • Multijet's Fast Blast for 'European Diplomat'

    01 Sep 2004

    UHP (UK) recently won a contract to remove 1,600m2 of epoxy mastic coating from the main and upper decks of P&OIrish Seas ' ferry European Diplomat within a very tight time frame. 

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