Latest News – Page 964
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NewsSalvors to produce Casualty Management Guidelines
Marine salvage companies meeting in Malta last month decided unanimously to progress a project to produce best practice guidelines for Marine Casualty Management. The guidelines will assist governments, shipowners and managers, port authorities and other interests directly involved in ship salvage operations.
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NewsSMM debut for more silent silencer
Finnish marine engine manufacturer Wä rtsilä unveiled a novel engine exhaust noise reduction system at SMM in Hamburg last month which it hopes will eventually make conventional single unit diesel engine silencers a thing of the past.
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NewsNew engine family affair at SMM
GE Transportation introduced the new L250 inline medium-speed diesel engine family at the SMM Exhibition in Hamburg last month. The L250 is custom designed for a variety of marine applications and will be available in six and eight cylinder configurations.
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NewsA moving tale from Paris
A fundamental part of the business of cement, ready-mix concrete and aggregates supplier CEMEX involves moving significant tonnage of construction materials quickly and efficiently from quarries and cement plants to construction sites.
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NewsCat to the rescue in Hamburg
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems (CMPS) had a substantial presence at SMM in Hamburg last month, reporting an order book which continues at record levels and presenting integrated solutions for ship propulsion, on board electricity, product support, customer service, ship finance and insurance.
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NewsMore is less with new waterjets
Rolls-Royce has introduced a new series of waterjets, the Kamewa S3, which draws on experience from the popular SII series but incorporates numerous improvements made possible by advanced design calculation methods and testing and production techniques.
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NewsMarkey go massive on the 'SMBC Monterrey'
Seattle USA based Markey Machinery has just installed a massive new electric hawser winch aboard the terminal support tug SMBC Monterrey in Spain.
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NewsLifting gear safety made certain
A new software system designed by Certex UK has been credited with ensuring standards of health and safety at Vestas Offshores Kentish Flats, one of the UKs latest wind farms.
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NewsTitanic implications of marine winch certification
Shipyards and manufacturers are increasingly confronted with major and growing quality assurance challenges as a result of globalised manufacturing processes and the necessity to deliver key components to specialised subcontractors around the world.
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NewsNew generation lifeboat ready for big drop
Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding is launching a new generation freefall lifeboat for the offshore industry.
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NewsCool savings with anti-glare screens at SMM
SOLASAFE-SR, the latest innovative product to be launched by anti-glare specialists Solar Solve Marine, was a feature on their stand at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg last month.
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NewsProductivity improved 'Hootronically' at Felixstowe
Reliability, performance, maintenance and running costs have always been a concern for applications that require the traditional signalling sounds of hooters, buzzers, bells and sirens. Now, using the latest in SMD class D amplifier technology and digital to analogue conversion, the E2S Hootronic can faithfully replicate all of these sounds ...
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NewsSafeWinch makes Dutch innovation award shortlist
The SafeWinch from Dutch winch manufacturer Machine- & Lierenfabriek C. Kraaijeveld BV was one of two innovative products to be nominated for that nation' s 2008 Maritime Innovation Award.
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NewsNew linkspan for Swedish port
TTS Port Equipment is about to start building a new linkspan for the port of Ystad in the south of Sweden, due for handover in March 2009. Ystad is a significant port in Sweden because of its ferry links to Poland and to the Danish island of Bornholm, which can' ...
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A&P Tyne shipyard dredges contaminated sediment
A& P Tyne in the UK has commenced operations to remove approximately 30,000m³ of silt that is contaminated with TBT from its quays and waterfront.
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NewsLerwick dredging project almost complete
Lerwick Port Authoritys £ 12m dredging project has reached a significant stage. The dredging phase is almost complete. Drill and blast operations were completed ahead of schedule by the barge Playmate and it has now been released along with one of the disposal barges. The backhoe dredger Manu Pekka is ...
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NewsNew research project to shed light on lesser known timbers
New research into the properties of alternative timbers will help those in the marine and freshwater construction industry make their work more sustainable, claims the Environment Agency in the UK, which is working with HR Wallingford and TRADA Technology to provide better, clearer information on commercially available, but lesser known ...
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Diyar Al Muharraq reclamation approaching completion
The management team for Bahrain' s new city, located off the northern shores of Muharraq, has announced that it has completed 70% of the reclamation work required for the development' s initial 6 sq/km and has done so ahead of schedule.
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NewsDesign solution sought for detached breakwaters
Global warming will bring with it increased storminess, making stretches of the coastline more vulnerable to flooding and erosion. One way of protecting against this is to build detached breakwaters parallel to the shoreline. These reduce wave energy but they also cause altered flow conditions that may result in the ...
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NewsPort maniac does '230mph in 30mph zone'
A man was fined almost £ 2,500 last week for riding his jet ski at nine times the speed limit on Southampton Water, the marine equivalent of driving 230mph in a 30mph zone.
