Accessories & Equipment – Page 89
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NewsInterManager Addresses Seafarer Training Issues
InterManager, the International Ships Managers'' Association, has emphasised its commitment to solving the acute officer shortage problem by announcing a number of initiatives it believes will help to bolster crew numbers and encourage an industry wide drive to improve the training of cadets entering he industry.
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NewsFlag States Crucial to Marine Safety
The role of a flag state in assisting shipowners to achieve safe and efficient operation of ships cannot be understated, according to John Ramage, managing director of International Registries (U.K.) Limited, which administers the Marshall Islands Registry.
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NewsExpanded Maritime Training in Norway
Kongsberg Maritime opened the doors to a new training facility at its Bekkajordet, Horten, Norway site at the end of August.
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Marine Firefighting for Turkey and Egypt
A new marine fire fighting system designed by Anglesey based company Marinex, has won a five figure deal to supply high speed military patrol boats in Turkey.
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Hagglunds Goes ROVing with Subsea 7
For a number of years Hagglunds have provided the motor/brake assemblies used by subsea engineering and construction company Subsea 7 on ROV deployment winches together with the power units and controls designed specifically o the working environment and the duty required. This includes the auxiliary systems to operate the ''A'' ...
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NewsRolls-Royce Lifts Heavy Contract
Rolls-Royce has signed a £ 24m contract with SE Shipping in Singapore covering the supply of integrated equipment systems for four large heavy lift vessels. There are also options for systems for a further eight vessels which could triple the order value.
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NewsPowerful Pulling with Markey's New Winch
Seattle USA based Markey Machinery has completed of the first winch for the current series of tugs under construction at Nichols Brothers Shipyard. This Electric Hawser Winch, designated the DEPCF-52, is installed on the Crowley chartered tug ''Valor'', which is on charter from Baydelta Maritime.
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Carrousel Turns to Bigger Things
Ropes, stretchers and other materials incorporating the super strong polyethylene fibre DSM Dyneema are being tested on board the tug ''Multratug 12'', the first vessel to be equipped with the Carrousel towing system.
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NewsReflex Reaction Builds Bigger Frog
Aberdeen based marine transfer and lift solutions provider Reflex Marine responded to client requests in developing the Frog-6, a higher capacity version of the original, three-person Frog (Frog-3), for moving up to six people at a time by crane. The first Frog-6 units are in use in Indonesia and Reflex ...
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NewsAirborne Viking Ship Clears Rooftops
The Modulift modular spreader system has recently been utilised by Meade Crane Services Ltd to assist in the transportation of the replica Viking ship, the ''Sea Stallion of Glendalough'', to the National Museum at Collins Barracks in Dublin.
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NewsShip to Shore Cable Promises Cleaner Ports
Cables and cabling systems specialist Nexans has developed an innovative hybrid MV (medium voltage) ship to shore connection cable that enables ships berthed in port to cut their engines and plug in to the local power grid, as well as providing an integrated data and telecommunications link.
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NewsNew Remote Control Firefighting Monitors
Tyco Safety Products Fire Suppression Group has unveiled its new generation of SKUM brand remotely controllable FJM-EL fog / jet firefighting monitors for use on firefighting boats, multi-role pilot boats, tugs, workboats and merchant shipping. Pronounced ''skoom'', SKUM is the Swedish word for foam.
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NewsMore Grunt for Latest Travelift
America''s Marine Travelift Inc has unveiled the latest development in its Mariner forklift series. The Mariner M2500 is capable of lifting 25,000 pounds, 5,000 more than the previous model as the result of a Cummins QSB4.5 Tier III engine, which has 130 HP output.
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NewsNew Crane Rail Installed at SCT
A new crane rail has been installed at Southampton Container Terminals (SCT) to accommodate the two new post-panamax quayside gantry cranes which are due to be operational during the second quarter of 2008.
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Seawork Debut for New Chart Plotter
Winchester UK based Seawork exhibitor Standard Horizon used this year’ s show to launch a new medium sized chart plotter, the CP300, which features a sunlight viewable 7” colour widescreen display, a host of navigation features and video input for a DVD player or remote camera.
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NewsNavComms in Action at Seawork 2007
Portsmouth based marine electronics supplier Raymarine was well represented at Seawork 2007, with all the latest equipment on its own stand within the show but also with a full integrated package of its navigation, communication and safety equipment on board a high performance RIB on the Seawork pontoon.
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Boat Show Debut for Wetterbox
Bristol UK based Marine Electronic Services Ltd is introducing the new Wetterbox WIB-Europe weather receiver at the Southampton Boat Show next month.
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'Workboat Navigator' Launches in America
America’ s Jeppesen Marine has launched Jeppesen Workboat Navigator, a piloting solution for commercial boats operating in coastal areas and inland waterways which provides mariners with a combination of detailed vector-based digital marine charts, location based data such as Notices to Mariners, and input from onboard sensors, such as GPS, ...
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News'Ground Force' Launch for Wisbech Boatlift
Tommy Walsh, of Ground Force TV fame in the UK, put in a star studded performance when he launched the new Fenland District Council boatlift facility, in front of an audience of more than 50 invited guests.
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NewsCrane Takes the Slow Boat to China
A £ 4m gantry crane which was standing idle at the inward end of Felixstowe''s Trinity Container Terminal for more than a year has finally been returned to the manufacturers in Shanghai for repair.
