Accessories & Equipment – Page 101
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New Man Over Board System can be Located at SMM Exhibition
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 ...
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NewsMcMurdo Launches Safety Kit at SMM
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 .
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NewsTraditional Skills Promoted in Chichester Harbour
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.
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NewsDavits Complete North Sea Jigsaw
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.
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NewsSCT's Cranes Lifted for Bigger Boxships
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.
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NewsCranes Ordered for Antwerp's New Terminal
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 ...
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NewsNew Crane Distributor Lifts Off
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.
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NewsCranes' Chains Change on Thames
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.
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NewsSMM Launch for Wynn Marine
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 .
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NewsIcom's Support for St Dunstan's Builds Blind Faith At Sea
Kent based Icom (UK) Ltd aresponsoring a training package for St Dunstan''s, the charity that provides lifelong care for blinded ex-servicemen and women. The sponsorship package is going towards VHF radio training and Powerboat Level 2 training for the charity''s staff and a team of volunteers for its RIB Ad ...
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NewsSir Jock Slater is the New RNLI Chairman
The UK''s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has named former First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sir Jock Slater as its new Chairman. Sir Jock has been appointed following the retirement of Peter Nicholson CBE, who has served as Chairman since July 2000.
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NewsNew Trainers Take to the Waves
Sea Training International. The Sea Training International centre has the facility and staff to cater for specialist agencies, companies or individuals requiring specialist training in all aspects of fast offshore rescue, sea survival, VHF/GMDSS radio training, and all levels of power boat training. The centre also is the only establishment ...
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NewsFire Safety Systems for Hospital Ship Conversion
Cosalt Safety & Protection hassecured a £ 700,000 contract with A&P Tyne to install the fire safety systems on board the world''s largest non-governmental hospital ship, the Africa Mercy .
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NewsHoisting Hooks Range Expanded
Sweden''s Gunnebo Lifting are complementing their component programme in the GrabiQ series with a new size of roundsling hook. The new hook will be the largest in the RH series and will carry the designation RH 5-8+.
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NewsAl Jadaf Lifts Off on Hot Wheels
The modern Al Jadaf ship docking yard in Dubai is equipped with advanced facilities, including the ability to lift boats out of the water and manoeuvre them using a system of rails and wheeled trolleys for repair on dry land.
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NewsACE On the Pace With Winches
Scotland based Alfred Cheyne Engineering Ltd, ACE Winches, is continuing to deliver large winching packages in short delivery times. During 2003 and to date in 2004 ACE has continued to build up a significant winch hire fleet.
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NewsDutch Coupling Gives Barge Trains A Push
Push convoys and barge trains have great problems with strong winds and waves on open waters such as the Markermeer, IJsselmeer and Westerschelde. Over the past two years, Holland''s Van der Velden Marine Systems, working in close cooperation with TNO and Alkyon, has developed a new type of coupling device ...
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Tandem Lift Cranes for Antwerp's New Mega-Terminal
Kalmar has received an order for six super post-Panamax ship to shore container cranes from a consortium led by P&O Ports Antwerp.
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Wind Farm Consultation
The British Government has stated that it will not site wind farm developments where they could present any danger to navigation.
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New AIS As Deadline Nears
Simrad released a new Class A AIS unit last month designed to reduce the overall cost of ownership in order to meet the budget demands of owners and operators required to install this technology by the end of the year. The A180 features full AIS functionality but takes a ''no ...
