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NewsKlyne Tugs appoint new MD
Capt Mark Nicholson, operations director of J P Knight (Caledonian) Limited, took up the appointment of managing director of Klyne Tugs (Lowestoft) Limited on 25 May. He will have responsibility for the operation and management of the company and will work from the Lowestoft office.
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NewsAuto-Position Escort Winch System
The safety and effectiveness of escort tugs operating in the indirect towing mode is a matter of concern to many owners and designers. When operating in this way the tug’ s towline is made secure on the stern of the ship being escorted and uses the dynamic properties of the ...
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NewsMaasvlakte 2 objection withdrawn by Faunabescherming
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has announced that the Faunabescherming (the Dutch society for the protection of wildlife) has withdrawn its objection to the construction permit for Maasvlakte 2, and that the Port of Rotterdam Authority is to take a number of measures to benefit seabirds in the Voordelta area.
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In depth study for new port in Gulf of Aqaba
BMT Baxter Eadie Ltd has completed an in depth field study for a new port in the Gulf of Aqaba on the southern tip of Jordan. The company, part of the BMT Group, used its expertise to forecast traffic to the new port, which is due to open south of ...
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Mersey Ports planning new terminal
Mersey Ports is reported to have completed a feasibility study into plans for a terminal to accommodate the world' s biggest post-Panamax ships. Surveys and engineering studies have been carried out as well as financial estimates that put the cost of the scheme at £ 100m. The studies were completed ...
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Van Oord wins contract to construct revetments in Zeeland
Van Oord in The Netherlands has won a contract to design and construct revetments along the channels of the eastern and western arms of the river Scheldt in the Dutch province of Zeeland. The work will mainly involve depositing steel and phosphorous slag and quarry stone.
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NewsDEME provides details of Middle East contract
DEME in Belgium says that, amongst several new assignments in the Middle East, an important contract has been awarded to Dredging International, a DEME Group company, for site preparation dredging and reclamation at Ruwais, 275km from the city of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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NewsCFD modeling of artificial surfing reefs
DHI in Denmark has provided details of Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) techniques it has developed to model artificial surf reefs, in which there is growing interest in Europe and elsewhere.
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Navigation back-up pops up at Seawork
Most crew on modern vessels have become used to relying heavily on electronic navigation systems, but what happens if there is a system malfunction or power failure?
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NewsSterntube systems strong after 204,000 hours
During the February 2009 drydocking of the in 1981 built pushboat Veerhaven V, it was discovered that the vessel has logged over 204,000 running hours on two of its three closed water lubricated sterntube systems without ever changing its propeller shaft bearings, shafts or shaft sleeves.
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NewsCummins launches QSK50 at NorShipping
Cummins Inc showcased its EPA Tier 2 certified and IMO Tier II compliant Quantum System 50 litre engine at the NorShipping 2009 exhibition in Oslo last month, marking the first time a QSK50 was publicly exhibited in Scandinavia. Cummins also highlighted C Command, its modular vessel monitoring system designed specifically ...
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Upgraded lifeboats for offshore operations
Nine lifeboats presently operating in the Ekofisk oil field are to be refurbished by Schat-Harding.
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NewsSee MSC lifejacket a year early at Seawork
UK based marine safety equipment supplier Cosalt will be showing off its new Premier 2010 lifejacket and the new Cosalt Personal Recovery Device (CPRD) at this year' s Seawork exhibition.
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Port of Tyne simulates tug collision
The Port of Tyne’ s marine department were put through their paces recently during a successful emergency training day. Held at South Tyneside College’ s marine simulator, the exercise scenario involved a simulated incident, played out in real time involving a collision between a tug attending a large car carrier ...
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NewsResQsled sleighs them at Seawork
A new form of marine rescue sled from an equally new company is to be launched at Seawork 2009.
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Major response to fire at sea exercise
An emergency services test named ' Exercise Piran' , took place last month to put local response teams through their paces. This involved both the Brittany Ferries ship ' MV Armorique' playing its part by reporting a ' fire' via a distress call on VHF radio and a team of ...
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NewsSTCW 95 Advanced Marine Fire Fighting
The recent Advanced Marine Fire Fighting Course run by CMSE at the Cork Fire and Rescue Training Centre in Ireland was a resounding success, with people coming from Donegal, Wexford, Cork and Kerry to participate. The feedback from participants, instructors and the auditor was that the course was run professionally ...
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NewsTorpedo anchors as oil gets deeper
Rolls-Royce has secured a £ 38 million contract to supply a newly developed anchor handling system that will enable floating oil platforms to be secured to the seabed in the extreme depths off the coast of Brazil.
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NewsNorth Sea Winches head south for Seawork
Specialist marine winch manufacturing company North Sea Winches will be exhibiting at Seawork for the seventh successive year following a busy time at the show last year. A string of orders resulted directly from contacts made at Seawork 2008.
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NewsBourbon takes Liberty with serial production
Reading about the huge numbers of platform supply vessels and anchor handling tugs on order for Bourbon Offshore is impressive. Actually seeing the production process is awe inspiring. On a recent visit to the Zhejiang Shipyard at Ningbo in China, MJ contributor Alan Haig-Brown was overwhelmed by the scope of ...
