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Deck Equipment & Lifting Gear

  • 'Epor' Spells End of Hull Damage

    01 Jul 2005

    A new system for mooring boats without risking the unsightly and expensive scuffing of hulls has been invented by Richard Meredith of Silverpin Ltd who, describing his invention as 'the opposite of a rope', has chosen to call it Epor . 

  • Zhen and the Art of Crane Delivery

    01 Jul 2005

    With Berth 1 of the Eurogate Container Terminal nearing completion after 18 months of modernisation works, five giant container cranes arrived in the Port of Hamburg last month following an eight week voyage by sea from Shanghai. 

  • Crane's Claim to Fame at Seawork Exhibition

    01 Jul 2005

    One of the lifting equipment highlights of Seawork 2005 , on display in the Innovations Showcase and also represented on the Wave Seven Marine stand, was the new marina lifting crane manufactured by Vermeer-Holland . 

  • Study Focus on Fast Rescue Boats Recovery

    01 Jul 2005

    Bristol based Dag Pike Associate s (DPA) has completed a study for the Health and Safety Executive in the UK designed to improve the performance of the Fast Rescue Boats (FRCs) used on stand-by and multi-role vessels used in the North Sea offshore oil operations. The study looked at both the health and safety aspects of the crews operating the FRCs as well as improving their performance so that they could operate in more severe conditions. 

Diesel Power & Propulsion

  • Moves Towards 'Almost Zero Emissions Engines'

    01 Jul 2005

    Italian classification society RINA has type approved a device which is a significant step towards the 'almost zero emission engine' for passenger ships. The system, known as Turbotransducer , was developed by Italy's Mec System srl andapplies micro-emulsion technology to marine diesel engines to deliver significant reductions in smoke visibility and NOx emission without increasing fuel consumption. 

  • Mermaid Uncovered at Seawork

    01 Jul 2005

    Dorset UK based Mermaid Marine Engines Ltd chose Seawork 2005 International asthe venue to launch the first 'All British' marine diesel engine for many years. The new engine, due to be on the market by September, is code named JM4 to reflect the close cooperation between base engine manufacturer JCB and Mermaid acting as marinisers. 

  • Scania Powers Lochin Harbour Pilot at Seawork

    01 Jul 2005

    The Lochin 366 Harbour Pilot on display last month at Seawork 2005 International ispowered by the latest addition to Scania 's marine engine range, the DI12M EMS . 

  • Economies of Scale with Largest Reduction Gearbox

    01 Jul 2005

    German manufacturer Reintjes GmbH has shipped the largest reduction gearbox it has ever made from its Hamelin plant to the shipyard JJ Sietas KG in Hamburg, where it will be installed on a container ship for Canadian shipping line Oceanic . 

  • Rolls Royce Exchange Thrusters Save Time and Money

    01 Jul 2005

    Operators of selected types of Rolls-Royce thrusters are being offered a new concept for thrusters service aimed at reducing the amount of time spent overhauling thrusters when the vessel is in dry dock. 

  • VSPs Enter PSV Market

    01 Jul 2005

    Voith Turbo Marine is entering the market for Platform Supply Vessels with an order to supply two Voith Schneider Propellers (VSPs) for a vessel being built at the Astilleros Gondon shipyard in Spain for Norwegian owner Ostensjo Rederi AS . 

Dredging

  • Wave Seven Adds Marine Environmental Workboats

    01 Jul 2005

    United Marine International of New Jersey USA has appointed Wave Seven Marine Ltd as their exclusive agent in the UK to promote their Trashcat and Weedcat range of marine environmental workboats throughout the UK and in Europe. 

  • Submersible Drive Motors for the Dredging Industries

    01 Jul 2005

    Dutch Elektromotorenfabriek Nijmegen (EN) has introduced a new series of submersible motors which are used for submersible drives in the sand and gravel dredging industries. The oil or dry filled units can be supplied in any frame size at power ratings up to 6,500kW at 4,150V and at speeds to suit customer requirements. 

Hydrographic Survey by David Goodfellow

  • Seawork Success for Survey Systems Supplier

    01 Jul 2005

    As a result of Seawork 2004 , Del Norte Technology Ltd canadd another port authority to its growing list of customers. 

  • New UKHO Chairman

    01 Jul 2005

    David Palmer, current chairman of two printing groups, executive trustee of the Mary Rose project and a yachtsman of repute, has been appointed Non-Executive Chairman of the UK Hydrographic Office . 

  • IHO Draft Manual

    01 Jul 2005

    The International Hydrographic Organisation in Monaco, which represents the interests of 75 member states, has published the final draft of its proposed IHO Manual on Hydrography and now invites public comment. 

  • Mandatory ECDIS for HSC's

    01 Jul 2005

    High speed craft could soon be required to carry ECDIS by 1 July 2008 following recommendations last month by the IMO 's Safety of Navigation sub-committee. 

  • Souvenir UKHO Charts

    01 Jul 2005

    Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar in October, the UKHydrographic Office has produced the Trafalgar Chart reproduced from the original held in its Taunton archives. 

Insurance, Legal & Finance

  • ISPS Birthday Warnings

    01 Jul 2005

    As the first birthday of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) approached last month, maritime security services expert Securewest International expressed concern for companies whose ISPS plans were implemented last summer and for whom compulsory audits were just around the corner. 

  • Lord Mayor Urges Maritime Unity

    01 Jul 2005

    The Lord Mayor, Alderman Michael Savory, used the recent occasion of the Lord Mayor's Appeal Maritime Dinner to urge London's maritime sector to work together to preserve the City's position as the centre of the global maritime industry. 

  • Funding Consultancy Set Up

    01 Jul 2005

    Royal Haskoning and RGroup Advisory have set up the private limited company Maritime and Transport Business Solutions (MTBS) to respond to the growing demand for creative forms of financing in the maritime market. 

Marine Civils by David Foxwell

News

  • EMEC Champions Marine Innovation

    01 Jul 2005

    The European Marine Equipment Council (EMEC) has concluded a successful general assembly in the Polish port of Gdansk, setting out its vision for maintaining the industry's competitive edge in the global marketplace. A key element is the creation of the initiative EMECRID , which will lead the Research, Innovation and Development agenda for the European maritime equipment and service sector. 

  • New Owner for Newage

    01 Jul 2005

    Coventry UK based mechanical driveline equipment specialist Newage Transmissions Ltd , well known in the maritime sector for its PRM marine gearboxes, has been acquired by Cambridgeshire based Thornycroft (1862) Ltd . Newage has become a subsidiary company of Thornycroft (1862) Ltd with immediate effect. 

  • Growth for Port of London

    01 Jul 2005

    The Port of London Authority hasreported a 4.5% boost in cargo handling last year, taking its total to 53.3 million tons. The PLA's latest Annual Review also reports that steps are underway to bring three unused wharves on the River Thames in Central London back into working use. 

  • Short Term Solution for East Head

    01 Jul 2005

    Works were undertaken last month at East Head to protect the amenity it brings to the Chichester Harbour UK community and to keep the risk of flooding West Wittering village to a minimum. 

  • 'THV Patricia' Escorts Her Majesty The Queen

    01 Jul 2005

    THV Patricia , the flagship vessel of Trinity House , was deployed to lead the Royal Squadron last month at celebrations of the International Fleet Review , when some 150 vessels from 35 nations participated in commemorations to mark the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. 

  • HR Wallingford Wins R&D Work

    01 Jul 2005

    HR Wallingford in the UK has announced that it is participating in a groundbreaking research and development project - the Ripples DRI programme - which is funded by the Office of Naval Research in the US. 

  • VT Takes a Bow in Portsmouth Harbour

    01 Jul 2005

    VT Shipbuilding 's 1,000 ton bow section for the first of class British Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Darling hassailed from Portsmouth to Glasgow. The steel structure is being transported on the barge VT Woolston having left a canalling lock in the Portsmouth Naval Base after being hooked up to an ocean going tug for the tow to BAE 's Scotstoun yard. The voyage via the English Channel and Irish Sea was scheduled to take four or five days. 

  • Safety Award for Fugro GEOS

    01 Jul 2005

    Oceanographic services provider Fugro GEOS Ltd has been awarded a British Safety Council International Safety Award for2004. Only companies with low accident rates are eligible to apply, but winners must also have good safety policies and safety plans and commitment to health and safety at the highest board level. They must detail their health and safety officers' qualifications and provide details of significant advances they have made in health and safety for the year. 

  • Fassemer's 'Damerow' Completes Set of Four Fast Police Boats

    01 Jul 2005

    Fassmer Shipyard has delivered the coastal police patrol boat Damerow , completing a series of four tough and fast 25.5m long boats, built for service in east Germany since 1997. 

  • New Catamarans for the Lake of Constance

    01 Jul 2005

    A reduction of commuter and tourist road traffic in the Lake of Constance region on the German-Swiss border is one of the main reasons for two new 33.64 m long passenger catamarans and the new shipping company operating them. 

  • Ro-Pax Order for Aker

    01 Jul 2005

    Silja Oy AB and Aker Finnyards have signed a letter of intent for the order of two ro-pax vessels valued at 205 million. 

Pumps & Compressors

  • Airborne Air Compressors for Trinity House

    01 Jul 2005

    The UK's Trinity House lighthouse service has purchased four low-weight, skid-mounted portable compressors from IngersollRand (IR) Portable Power foruse in maintenance work on nearly 600 aids to navigation, including 72 lighthouses. 

  • Low Maintenance Compressors Deliver Clean Marine Air

    01 Jul 2005

    To meet the demand for clean, dry air for marine applications, Bromsgrove UK based Jun-Air produces a range of oil lubricated and oil-less air compressors which deliver reliability and a long service life combined with low maintenance and noise levels as low as 47dB(A). 

Towing & Salvage by Jack Gaston

  • Titan Responds to Tsunami Casualty

    01 Jul 2005

    The globally based marine salvage company Titan Maritime LLC has just been awarded a contract to remove the wreck of the 6,693dwt cement carrier Sinar Andalas from the port of Lhok Nga in the Aceh province of Indonesia. 

  • Dutch Duo Sign at Seawork

    01 Jul 2005

    Seawork again demonstrated its growing international significance last month when Dutch builders Damen Shipyards chose it as the venue for signing a letter of intent to build a Shoalbuster 2208 tug for fellow countryman (and woman) Jack and Wendy van Dodewaard, owner/operators of Herman Sr BV. 

  • US/European Teamwork Meets OPA90 Extension

    01 Jul 2005

    Owners and operators of bulk carriers, container vessels and other non-tankers now have very little time to comply with new US spill response requirements. The Oil Pollution Act 1990 response regime for tankers is being extended to all non-tankers of 400GT and over carrying oil as fuel for main propulsion. Owners and operators have until August 8 to obtain US Coast Guard (USCG) approval of Non Tank Vessel Response Plans if they are to continue to trade in US waters. 

  • Chinese Yard's Tug Export Boom

    01 Jul 2005

    The Nanjing Tong Kah Shipbuilding Yard , located some 300km up China's Yangtze River from the sea, is churning out barges and tugs for overseas owners. The relatively new yard has recently delivered two 2,400hp tugs and two more are nearing completion. 

  • Pilot Boats and Line Boats for Kuwait

    01 Jul 2005

    Early in 2005 the Naseeb Maritime Company of Kuwait took delivery of three new pilot boats and two new line-handling boats to ease ship handling in their port. 

Tugs & Towing by Jack Gaston

  • Duke of Normandy - a Very Special Shoalbuster

    01 Jul 2005

    The new, shallow draft, multi-purpose tug Duke of Normandy was completed in May and interrupted her delivery voyage to Jersey to be displayed at last month's Seawork 2005 exhibition in Southampton. This new flagship for Jersey Harbours, in the UK Channel Islands, was christened on the 8 July in St Helier and is now fully operational. 

  • 'Fairmount Sherpa' - the First of a Formidable Fleet

    01 Jul 2005

    Ocean towage and heavy transportation specialists Fairmount Marine took delivery of the long range deep sea tug Fairmount Sherpa in May and the vessel has already sailed on its maiden tow. This vessel is the first of a new class of five 200 ton bollard pull tugs ordered from Niigata Shipbuilders in Japan. Prior to leaving on its first job Fairmount Sherpa was formally named by Dionne van den Berg, 12-year-old daughter of Fairmount's president Henk van den Berg. 

  • Robert Allan is Awarded a Medal by RINA

    01 Jul 2005

    Royal Institute of Naval Architects (RINA) 'Small Craft Group Medal for 2004' was awarded Mr Robert G Allan PEng, FRINA, FSNAME at their Annual Meeting in London in April. The award was made in recognition of 'His contribution to the field of workboat design, and in particular for his innovative work in the development of tugboats for all types of operations.' 

  • Fairplay Towage Celebrate 100 Years

    01 Jul 2005

    On the 15 June, Fairplay Schleppdampfschiffs-Reederei Richard Borchard Gmbh held a reception at the Royal Rowing and Sailing Club 'De Maas' at Veerdam, Rotterdam to celebrate their 100th anniversary. 

  • TOWLINES

    01 Jul 2005

    It has been confirmed that the historic steam tug/tender Daniel Adamson has been placed on the National Register of Historic Vessels (NRHV) Designated List , maintained by the National Historic Ships Committee (NHSC). This is a significant step forward for the Daniel Adamson Preservation Society , currently working to restore to operating condition Britain's last surviving steam tug/tender, built on Merseyside in 1903. 

Vessel Launch Al Bateen

  • VESSEL LAUNCH Al Bateen

    01 Jul 2005

    Turkish tug owner and shipbuilder Sanmar Denizcilik Makine ve Ticaret Ltd are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year and continue to forge ahead, with news of a healthy order book and a number of important deliveries. The current order book lists 11 vessels under construction, with eight expected to be delivered by the end of 2005. 

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