Equipment News – Page 154
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NewsThamesport Loads Up On Terminal Tractors
Thamesport (London) Ltd has taken delivery of a further 13 new terminal tractors, supplied by MOL Group of Belgium. The new tractors will be used to haul containers between the quayside gantry cranes and the only automated container stacking yard in the UK.
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NewsInflatable Fenders Catch On at Seawork
Avon Fabrications, part of the Checkmate Avon Group, will be exhibiting their range of inflatable fenders at Seawork 2006. The company has supplied the Scottish Fishery Protection Agency (SFPA) with non-marking rubber fenders for their new fishery patrol vessels FPV Minna and FPV Jura.
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NewsWinch Innovation for New Research Vessel
Maria S Merian, the world''s most modern research vessel, was handed over to begin a working life of scientific exploration earlier this year, supporting the Polarstern as a floating laboratory working in the Arctic circles. Both vessels are equipped with winches supplied by HATLAPA of Uetersen in Germany.
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News'Napoleon' Invades Southampton for Seawork
Marine diesel engine and boat equipment supplier and Seawork exhibitor Vetus Den Ouden of Schiedam in the Netherlands has added a new model electric anchor windlass to its range.
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NewsBaltic Container Terminal Prepares Its Own Gantries and Cranes
Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) in Gdynia, Poland, is preparing to add four new rubber tyred gantries (RTGs) and two new quay cranes to its cargo handling equipment fleet. The project includes the in-house erection and installation works of the four RTGs.
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NewsTelescopic Knuckle Boom Crane Boosts 'Baloe's' Abilities
For his new Damen Shoalbuster 2308 tug Baloe, featured in an MJVessel Launch last month, owner/operator Jack van Dodewaard of the Netherlands'' Herman Sr BV wanted to upgrade the capabilities of Herman, the boat he was replacing. When it came to a powerful deck crane, he opted for an HS ...
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NewsDockwise Lifts Expectations
Dutch marine heavy lift transport specialist Dockwise has launched a new service portfolio which will provide total door to door solutions for clients, including transport management and installation.
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Bright Lights on HSV Flight Deck
Oxley Group Australia won a contract last year from Incat Australia Pty Ltd to design and supply a lighting system for the helicopter deck on board the US military high speed vessel HSV X1 Joint Venture. The system has since been proven by the end user in extensive helicopter night ...
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NewsRadio Record of Tyne Ferry Passengers
Tyne and Wear UK based Southern Electronics, in conjunction with radio communication manufacturer Icom UK, has designed an innovative yet practical way of recording passenger traffic on the Tyne Ferry using radio communication equipment.
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NewsStraddle Carrier Refurbishment at Tilbury
UK terminal operator Tilbury Container Services (TCS) has awarded Kalmar a major contract for the refurbishment of 13 straddle carriers. The project comes on top of an existing contract whereby Kalmar is carrying out routine servicing of the entire TCS straddle carrier fleet. TCS currently operates 39 straddles at its ...
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NewsHoulder Holds Key to RIB Davits
The independent marine design, engineering and naval architecture firm Houlder Limited has won a contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to supply 26 new RIB handling davits to be fitted on board 13 Type 23 frigates in the Royal Navy fleet.
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NewsShark Jaws Take Big Bite for Norwegian Company's Order Book
Triplex AS of Norway has won a major order from Aker Yards to supply anchor handling equipment for eight new AHTVs being built for AP Moller - Maersk AS in Denmark. This will be the biggest order for Triplex Shark Jaws equipment in the company''s history.
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NewsRNLI Trial New Range of Workboat Window Wipers
Berkshire UK based Duro Marine International has won a significant endorsement for its new range of pantograph and pendulum ships bridge and workboat window wipers, with sets being trialed on two new training boats currently under build for the RNLI.
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NewsHandling Capacity Boost for Shoreham
With an increasing amount of cargo movement, Shoreham Port in the UK has to have the capacity and specific capability to handle it. The efficiency of the port is well known in the industry and it has an established reputation for a fast turnaround of vessels.
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NewsRapid Replacement of Damaged Winches
When the tanker Cape Bradley collided with a cargo vessel off the French coast recently, considerable damage was done to the entire foreship and to winch equipment in particular.
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NewsDamen Shipyards Announce a Jumbo Sized Order
Damen Shipyards at Gorinchem in the Netherlands has announced the award of an order to build one and possibly two new heavy lift vessels for their countrymen at Jumbo Navigation.
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News100 Years of Navaids for Pharos Marine
Aids to navigation specialist Pharos Marine is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Danish physicist Gustaf Dalen beginning works at the Aktiebolag Gassaccumulator Company which led to the development of the Dalen Mixer, a device which made it possible to automatically produce the mixture of acetylene and air (in a ratio ...
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NewsUSCG Approval for Sealite LED
The Sealite SL125-2 LED marine lantern has received US Coast Guard Approval for Class ''A'' structures. Incorporating 2 tiers of 36 LEDs (72 in total), the SL125-2 provides a luminous range of up to five nautical miles, with each LED tier utilising Sealite''s patented omni-directional LED Reflector to increase the ...
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Navaids Restored In the Congo
Sussex UK based Tideland Signal Ltd has supplied a complete package of solar powered lanterns and associated equipment under a $500,000 contract to restore the aids to navigation in the Congo River and on the Popular Republic of Congo''s 170km coastline after decades of instability and damage.
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NewsFugro System Monitors Malaysian Coast
The tragic consequences of the tsunami that struck in the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004 have acted as a major eye opener to countries vulnerable to similar disaster. As a result, urgent efforts are being made to establish early warning systems to reduce or minimise the impact of future ...
