Dutch Heavy Lift Operator Dockwise Sold for $700m

01 Jan 2007

International private equity and funds manager 3i has agreed to buy Dutch marine heavy lift operators Dockwise Transport BV from Dutch offshore services company Heerema Group and Norwegian maritime group Wilh. Wilhelmsen in a deal valued at over $700m.  

Every Winch Way in the New Year

01 Jan 2007

German winch manufacturer and deck equipment supplier HATLAPA enters the New Year with 30 large anchor handling and towing winches filling the order book. The largest of these is a 500 ton line pull triple drum waterfall winch.  

‘World’s Strongest Fibre’ Boosts Synthetic Rope Technology

01 Jan 2007

DSM Dyneema is spearheading the latest innovations in mooring and tugging lines with the use of ultra-strong Dyneema fibre. Through research and development and close collaboration with rope manufacturers and end users, DSM Dyneema has been advancing synthetic rope technology by offering a range of rope and mooring application that surpass traditional steel wire ropes for ship owners and operators. The strength to eight ratio of Dyneema ropes allows rope manufacturers to engineer lighter and more flexible ropes without compromising strength.  

Osprey’s Innovation Expedites Crane Delivery

01 Jan 2007

Southampton UK based specialist project managers and marine engineers Osprey Shipping have been employed by crane manufacturer Stothert & Pitt, part of the international Clarke Chapman group, to supply a turnkey solution for the delivery of a new dockside crane for the UK Ministry of Defence’s Ernesettle Ammunition berth in Plymouth.  

Handlers at the Heart of Operations

01 Jan 2007

The first vessel in over a decade to collect scrap metal from the UK Port of Wisbech has been loaded in an operation made possible by upgraded handling facilities. The cargo ship Brandaris sailed to the Norfolk port from Scotland with a cargo of sugar beet then collected the scrap metal shipment which was arranged by local waste management specialists Glazewing.  

Vuossari Port Orders Kalmar Cranes

01 Jan 2007

Cargo handling equipment supplierKalmar has won an order from Finnsteve Oy Ab for four ship to shore (STS) cranes to be used at the new Vuossari Port in Finland. The cranes ill be capable of servicing post-Panamax vessels in twin lift operation, while preparations will be made or future tandem lift operations. The cranes will be up and running by November 2008.