Accessories & Equipment – Page 60
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NewsLook out for Outreach at Seawork
Scotland based hydraulic handling and lifting equipment supplier Outreach Ltd will have a lot to show at Seawork 2013.
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NewsContainership first for maritime trainer
One of the UK’s leading maritime trainers, Warsash Maritime Academy (WMA), has designed a new scaled container ship model to extend its training capability for seafaring pilots, masters and ships officers.
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NewsRolls-Royce equips new research vessel
Rolls-Royce has delivered an advanced deck machinery system for a new WesterGeco specialised Amazon class seismic research vessel currently under construction at Flensburger Shipyard in Germany.
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NewsFeedback shapes Chichester Harbour Patrol
First aid, customer service, towing, harbour byelaws, enforcement, administration and vessel recovery are just some of the key elements covered in the annual Chichester Harbour Patrol training taking place in the run up to the new season.
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NewsOcean Safety appoints Australia distributor
The UK’s largest independent marine safety equipment supplier, Ocean Safety, has added Adventure Safety of Richmond, Victoria in Australia as a stocking distributor for its full range of products.
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NewsEmphasis placed on duty of care
For many years now we have acknowledged that professional powerboat users face an increased risk from injuries associated with the constant impacts they receive during their daily activities, writes James Glover of Southampton UK based Dyena.
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Shock measurement system aids safety
It is well understood how harmful shocks from rough seas can be for both the human body and for the structure of a vessel.
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NewsMini PLB certified for European use
An innovative new personal locator beacon (PLB) is now fully certified for use throughout Europe and the USA after it was recently awarded the relevant Cospas-Sarsat and product approvals.
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NewsLifting in tandem: two is better than one
A team of eight worked for five hours to load the 25m Damen Shoalbuster ‘Marineco Akela’ onto the deck of a transportation vessel at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai. Simon O’Neill of PSP talks to MJ about the details.
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Onboard boat hangars save space for USCG
US company Vigor Industrial has a long association with the US Coast Guard and is bidding for the contract to design and build the first eleven Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) of its new fleet replacement programme.
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NewsIsland installed at Rosyth on schedule
The recent lifting into place of the forward island marks a “highly visible achievement” in the build of the UK’s new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers says Babcock QEC project director Sean Donaldson.
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NewsHelp for Russia’s icy waters
A rather older but still rugged seagoing port tug is getting a new lease of life. MJ finds out that along with other upgrades, the 1974 built ‘Antey’ is getting a new, Spanish built towing winch.
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NewsAces high for umbilical reeler
A bespoke, pneumatically-operated umbilical reeler with an accompanying crash frame has been built to spool over 1,700m of 141mm diameter umbilical.
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Handling efficiency for electric units
Compared with electro-hydraulic cargo cranes, variable frequency drive cranes “can offer superior cargo handling efficiency with up to 50% reduction in energy and fuel consumption”, says Jonas Hägglund of MacGregor Cranes, part of the Cargotec Group.
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Anchor puts shackles to shame
New Zealand based Manson Anchors recently completed seabed testing on its Boss anchor, producing results that even surprised the company’s testing team.
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NewsGains for self contained winches
A stand alone hydraulic anchor and mooring winch system that benefits from plug-and-play installation is gaining ground, according to Jens Meldal of TTS.
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NewsRecord breaking quay cranes arrive in UK
The arrival of Britain’s largest ever quay cranes at DP World’s London Gateway terminal was always going be challenging, “but the ETA at one point was almost changing hourly”, Sheila Armstrong of Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) tells MJ.
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NewsTransferring the knowledge
With every passing year, mentoring in the maritime industry becomes progressively more important, yet at the same time progressively more difficult, Murray Goldberg, CEO of Marine Learning Systems told MJ.
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Navigation bonus from thermal imaging camera
The Genoa Pilot Corps has put a thermal imaging camera on board one its pilot boats in order to locate as quickly as possible any pilot that might fall between vessels during a transfer.
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News3D delivers navigation surprise at Poole
Cardiff based 3D software and systems firm GeoVS has completed the latest delivery of its C-Vu 3D Vessel Traffic System (VTS), which has been installed at the port of Poole on the south coast of the UK.
