Equipment News – Page 159

  • A new form of stern ramp is central to the SAHS concept.
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    SAHS Solution for Safer Decks

    2005-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Norwegian hydraulic solutions specialist ODIM has launched its Safe Anchor Handling System (SAHS) which it believes will revolutionise the safety dimension of anchor handling operations on board the global fleet of offshore vessels.

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    Quality Kit Makes Advance on Seawork

    2005-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Whether you have a workboat that needs a standby generator, a harbourmaster''s cutter requiring reverse cycle air conditioning or a research vessel in need of a complete environmental system for its crew, first time Seawork exhibitors Advance Yacht Systems Ltd will be able to discuss planning, design, kit and installation ...

  • The first Sennebogen 870R material handler in a UK port is seen at work unloading scrap in Poole Harbour.
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    Big Handler Lifts Poole Productivity

    2005-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Poole Harbour Commissioners have recently taken delivery of a Sennebogen 870R Special Material Handler , the first machine of its kind to be utilised by a British Port.

  • The Vermeer-Holland lifting crane makes marina operations easier.
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    Lift with a Difference Makes Waves at Seawork

    2005-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Wave Seven Marine returns to Seawork with representations from the seven non-UK companies it represents on this side of the Channel. Joining Wave 7 ontheir stand will be one of those companies, Vermeer -Holland , which is very big in its home market as a manufacturer of piling equipment but ...

  • The Kalmar TRX-252 tractors ordered by Steveco Oy are designed specifically to handle 95 ton SECUs.
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    Pulling Paper at the Port of Kotka

    2005-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Kalmar has received an order from Steveco Oy of Kotka in Finland for nine TRX-252 tractors to be used to move 95 ton Stora Enso cargo units (SECUs) in the port. The machines will be delivered in June of this year.

  • Some of the Terburg terminal tractors which arrived at Thamesport last October are seen in operation.
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    Turnaround Target Lifted

    2005-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Thamesport (London) Ltd hastaken delivery of a further eight new Terburg terminal tractors, following on from seven machines which arrived last October.

  • There is high demand for container handling capacity at the UK Port of Felixstowe. Photo courtesy of Port of Felixstowe.
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    Crane Count Rises at Crowded Felixstowe

    2005-06-01T00:00:00Z

    The Port of Felixstowe hasplaced an order for 12 new Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGCs) from Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (ZMPC) of Shanghai for delivery in May of 2006. This is in addition to an order for nine RTGCs and one Ship to Shore Gantry Crane (SSGC) made towards the ...

  • The Navtech Quay Crane Anti-Collision System has received its second order from the Port of Bristol.
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    Second Order for Quay Crane Safety System

    2005-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Following 12 months of successful daily operations with the Navtech N100-AC Quay Crane Anti-Collision System , the Port of Bristol UK is planning to install it onto its second quay crane.

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    MOBi-lert to Raise the Alarm at Seawork

    2005-05-01T00:00:00Z

    The prestigious Safety at Sea Award at the 17th Seatrade Awards Ceremony Dinner in London last month went to the MOBi-lert Recovery System, an active crew monitoring system dedicated to preventing the loss of life at sea.

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    Workboat Training Needs Met at Seawork

    2005-05-01T00:00:00Z

    Ever mindful of small workboat training needs, Seatrek Training Limited comes to Seawork 2005 with a new Competent Deckhand Course. The course has been designed by Seatrek''s John Robertson specifically to address this neglected aspect of commercialworkboat training.

  • Cleemanns flagship SeaMaster Pro pilots chair will be on show at Seawork 2005.
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    German Chairmen Slide Into Seawork 2005 International

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    With exhibitors now coming from as far afield as Australia and Singapore, Seawork2005 International is indeed growing in stature as an event which attracts global interest.

  • A view from aft of the HS Marine crane supplied to Orkney Towage.
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    ACE Makes Space for New Marine Crane Range

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Scotland based Alfred Cheyne Engineering Ltd (ACE) has taken on the role of sole distributor for HS Marine cranes in the UK and Ireland.

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    Schmitt Purchase Unchains Lloyds Beal

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    As part of a comprehensive two year realignment, Cardiff based Lloyds Beal Limited , one of Europe''s longest established suppliers of anchors and chains, has sold its marine trading interests to Schmitt Anchors & Chaincables BV of Rotterdam.

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    A New Concept Coming to Seawork

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Marine hydraulics equipment is one of many expansionary areas at Seawork and first time exhibitor Concept Fluid Solutions Limited is coming to the show along with its principal supplier Gates Hydraulics Ltd .

  • Ram hook with shackle bore lifting attachment during production tests when fitted to EH 50 pneumatically operated monorail hoist, supplied by J D Neuhaus for use at an American shipyard.
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    Air Hoist Delivers Lift for US Shipyard

    2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

    Monorail hoists from J DNeuhaus of Coventry UK can be used for a diverse range of applications, as highlighted by a special version of its EH 50 model being supplied to an American shipyard for the handling and manipulation of ship segments.

  • Tideland Signal is now manufacturing its new SB-98P shallow water buoy in the UK.
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    Tideland's New Buoys Are UK Manufactured

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Tideland Signal is now manufacturing its new SB-98P multi-purpose polyethylene buoy in the UK rather than importing supplies from North America, providing better availability for customers in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

  • With the Furuno Voyager bridge, the entire bridge system is automatically fully approved as an Integrated Navigation and Track Steering System.
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    Type Approval for 'Voyager' Integrated Navigation System

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Furuno ''s new Voyage r Integrated Navigation System (INS) has received type approvals from BSH in Germany.

  • Luc Vandenbroucke, Senior Vice President of Barco, and Antoine Deschamps, Head of the Shipping Assistance Division, reach agreement on the new Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre for the port of Ostend.
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    Rescue and Coordination Centre for Ostend

    2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

    Barco, Fabricom GTI and Tein Telecom are cooperating to build a new maritime Rescue and Coordination Centre (MRCC) at the Belgian port of Ostend. The new MRCC, commissioned by the Shipping Assistance Division of the Ministry of the Flemish Community , will replace the current monitoring system to become an ...

  • The SA50 is the smallest SART currently available.
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    London Boat Show Debut for Smallest SART

    2005-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Simrad launched a new Type Approved Search and Rescue Transponder, the SA50 , at the London Boat Show last month, thereby increasing its product range for the GMDSS safety market. Several key factors differentiate the SA50 from other SARTs already on the market, and it claims advantages in size, price, ...

  • A radar image of monopiles for the Kentish Flats wind farm under construction in the Thames Estuary. Photo courtesy of Elsam.
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    Wind Farm Risk Assessed

    2005-02-01T00:00:00Z

    The British Government''s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has awarded BMT Renewables Ltd a contract to develop a formal safety methodology for offshore wind farms, placing the company at the centre of marine navigation, safety and emergency response standards for the offshore wind farm industry. BMT is also currently ...