All News articles – Page 961
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NewsSafelaunch lifeboat release hooks go titanium
Survival Craft Inspectorate (SCI) of Aberdeen is now offering its successful Safelaunch, failsafe on/off load lifeboat release hook mechanism in titanium.
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NewsGlobal popularity of underwater inspection system
AC-CESS Co UK has been extremely successful of late selling their AC-ROV underwater inspection system to clients around the world.
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NewsSinking 'Ice Maiden' leaves gap
A& P Tyne is out hunting for a ''substantial'' piece of work to fill the gap left by the sinking of Scottish C& M Group, and with it the Ice Maiden contract.
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NewsGearboxes galore at SMM
ZF Marine presence at SMM 2008 will see the company display a variety of transmissions, controllable pitch propellers and electronic controls on their stand in Hall A3 (stand no. A3.300). Outside, between halls A3 and A4, a propulsion shaft-line with ZF W43100 gearbox and CPP will be shown.
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First new Milford tug in trouble
Svitzer Waterston, the first of a fleet of brand new tugs to serve LNG shipping due to commence shortly at Milford Haven, had to be withdrawn from service just a few days after arriving at the port. The tug suffered a grounding incident whilst on trials and has had to ...
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High-tech lightweight lines gain favour
Samson Rope Technologies have just fitted out a fleet of 11 tankers, each of 76,600 DWT, with synthetic mooring line, leading to increases in safety, savings and handling speed for BW Shipping Managers Pte.
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NewsFairplay and Multraship join forces
Dutch towage and salvage specialist Multraship and Hamburg based Fairplay Towage have joined forces to create a platform for expansion. Under a recent agreement, Fairplay BV, the Dutch arm of the Fairplay group, will take a 50% shareholding in Muller Maritime Holding, the holding company for Multraship. The two companies ...
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NewsMountains move for Port Khorfakken expansion
Port Khorfakkan is Sharjah''s sole port on the Indian Ocean and is dedicated entirely to container handling. Expansion works are well underway to extend the present quay of 1460m by a further 440m by main contractor Athena SA.
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NewsRederi reports exceptional progress
At a recent seminar in Haugesund, Norway, Ostensjo Rederi A/S reported some major successes in the towage and offshore sectors and outlined their plans for the future.
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NewsMarine industry and environmentalists unite
Associated British Ports'' (ABP) sustainable manager Peter Barham, in his capacity as Chairman of the Seabed User and Developer Group (SUDG), has welcomed SUDG and the Wildlife and Countryside Link''s (Link) joint statement on the draft Marine Bill, citing it as an excellent example of industry and environmentalists working together ...
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NewsEffective security for workboats
From French luxury yachts to freighters, it seems that no vessel is immune from the scourge of modern day piracy attacks, writes Stuart Flynn of Securewest International.
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NewsDutch jumbos go super-size
Dutch dredging giants Van Oord and Royal Boskalis Westminster have responded to unprecedented levels of land reclamation works in the Middle East by expanding the capacities of already large trailing suction hopper dredgers.
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NewsFowey to 'downsize' its tug fleet
A significant reduction in the traditional china clay trade has forced the Fowey Harbour Commissioners to reconsider the future of its current tug fleet.
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NewsLemans goes the distance at SMM
Lemans Nederland BV is joining the Dutch Pavilion sponsored by Holland Marine Equipment HME at the SMM 2008 in Hamburg.
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DHI evaluates scour protection for wind turbines
DHI, Vestas, and Dong Energy have recently finished an evaluation of the scour protection scheme implemented at the Horns Rev I Wind Farm, which is located off the North Sea coast of Denmark. It is anticipated that the study will provide valuable information that can be used in the design ...
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NewsDetermining sound foundations for offshore wind
Doncaster UK based Soil Mechanics has been awarded a £ 1.4 million ground investigation contract from power company EDF Energy for the proposed construction of an offshore wind farm located in the North Sea between Redcar and the mouth of the River Tees.
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NewsRepairs delay voyage of 'Discovery'
The 700 passenger, 20,000gt cruise ship Discovery, owned and operated by the UK based Voyages of Discovery, had to cancel a scheduled cruise from Harwich in Essex recently when engineers were called in to attend to serious problems in the second of four main engines.
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NewsDutch plan sustainable sea defenses
The creation of tidal marshes on the mudflat side of the Dutch Closure Dike (Afsluitdijk) will provide the Netherlands with a sea defense, a new nature area as well as recreation opportunities.
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NewsFinance deal gives Pendennis a lift
An asset finance deal has enabled Cornwall UK based super-yacht builders Pendennis to acquired a new travel hoist capable of carrying vessels of up to 400 tons.
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NewsNorth Pole could be Danish
Martin Pratt, of Durham University''s International Boundary Research Unit, (IBRU) said last month that ''if pushed'' he would come down on the side of a Danish claim to the North Pole.
