Latest News – Page 746
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NewsIMCA highlights safety in the new year
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA), the trade organisation which represents offshore, marine and underwater engineering companies, has highlighted the hazards of electrical shocks and noise damage in two new offshore safety cards.
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NewsIncat Crowther designs bulletproof crew boats
Australian boatbuilder, Incat Crowther, has been contracted to design a pair of bulletproof monohull crew boats for the fleet of Nigerian C&I Leasing Plc.
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NewsAnother look at the tricycle
The tricycle, usually a forgotten part of childhood, has given rise to a transporter which is ideal for moving large, heavy and delicate loads around congested spaces such as a drydock.
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NewsLow air draft wheelhouse for Jessica S
All tide access under bridges along the River Thames in London for a recent contract required the removal of the wheelhouse of Coastal Launch Services’ multicat type vessel Jessica S.
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Reel orders span Europe and Asia
Two big, developing ports have ordered electrical power and spreader cable reels for ship to shore container cranes from Cavotec.
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NewsExplosive atmosphere sparks crane aquisition
An acquisition by Austrian company Palfinger Marine gives it the capability to manufacture cranes specially adapted to the highly explosive offshore environment.
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NewsSize matters for Italian ships
There is yet another order for very large cargo access equipment for a growing family of big ro-ro and container vessels.
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NewsNew UK player in windfarm vessels
UK based boatbuilders McTay Marine Services Ltd and Alucatz Catamarans have been working on a new range of windfarm vessels for the past six months.
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NewsVDR capsule recovered from ‘Baltic Ace’
Israel based marine electronics developer and supplier, Totem Plus, has recovered the voyage data recorder (VDR) capsule from the ''Baltic Ace'', which sank in the North Sea, west of Rotterdam, on 5 December 2012.
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IFHS elects new officials
Holger Klindt, head of strategy & product management for Signalis in France and Germany, has been elected chairman of the International Federation of Hydrographic Societies (IFHS).
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Uncharted Dubai wrecks pinpointed
Two previously uncharted 20m long wrecks in Port Rashid Harbour, Dubai have been discovered by the UK Royal Navy’s survey ship, HMS Enterprise using its new high-tech motor boat, Spitfire.
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NewsTamsen modernises rescue cruiser
The 46m German ocean rescue cruiser Hermann Marwede has undergone major changes during a longer than usual annual overhaul at the Tamsen Maritim shipyard in Rostock.
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NewsInsight Marine develops online survey system
Cubit, an integrated online survey system providing multiple levels of redundancy and automatic failsafe protection, has been developed by Insight Marine Projects of Cornwall UK in aid of its wide ranging specialist services for construction support projects.
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NewsArmon deliver two high performance escort tugs
Izbaizabal Diez and Izbaizabal Once, two high performance Voith escort tugs, have been delivered to the Spanish tug company Compania de Remolcadores Ibaizabal SA.
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NewsArmon also launch the first Hereema anchorhandler
The Astilleros Armon shipyard in Vigo has launched Bylgia, the first of two ‘state of the art’ anchorhandling tugs ordered by the Dutch contractor Hereema Marine Services.
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NewsWilson Sons to build a dozen Damen ASD tugs
Wilson Sons (Brazil) has signed a contract with the Damen Shipyards Group for ten Damen ASD Tugs 2411 and two of the new ASD Tugs 3212 design, destined for the booming Brazilian market.
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NewsSignet continues US Gulf Coast expansion
The Signet Maritime Corporation, based in Mississippi USA, continues to expand its diverse fleet by awarding yet another contract for the construction of two Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) designed tugs to Patti Marine Enterprises Inc of Pensacola, Florida.
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And 14 Damen ASDs for Kuwait
Damen and the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) have signed a contract for fourteen ASD Tugs.
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NewsDutch Blue arrives in style
On 12 December 2012, the tug/support vessel Dutch Blue arrived in the Netherlands for the first time, towing the pontoon barge NP 328 loaded with six hulls for inland waterways craft from Batam in Indonesia.
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