All News articles – Page 961

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    Safelaunch lifeboat release hooks go titanium

    2008-09-01T12:36:00Z

    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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    Global popularity of underwater inspection system

    2008-09-01T12:36:00Z

    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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    Sinking 'Ice Maiden' leaves gap

    2008-09-01T12:36:00Z

    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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    Gearboxes galore at SMM

    2008-09-01T12:36:00Z

    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

    2008-09-01T12:36:00Z

    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the first of a fleet of brand new tugs to serve LNG shipping due to commence shortly at Milford Haven, had to be withdrawn from service just a few days after arriving at the port.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

    2008-09-01T12:36:00Z

    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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    Fairplay and Multraship join forces

    2008-09-01T12:36:00Z

    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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    Mountains move for Port Khorfakken expansion

    2008-09-01T12:36:00Z

    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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    Rederi reports exceptional progress

    2008-09-01T12:36:00Z

    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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    Marine industry and environmentalists unite

    2008-09-01T12:36:00Z

    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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    Effective security for workboats

    2008-09-01T12:36:00Z

    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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    Dutch jumbos go super-size

    2008-09-01T12:36:00Z

    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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    Fowey to 'downsize' its tug fleet

    2008-09-01T12:36:00Z

    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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    Lemans goes the distance at SMM

    2008-09-01T12:36:00Z

    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

    2008-09-01T12:36:00Z

    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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    Determining sound foundations for offshore wind

    2008-09-01T12:36:00Z

    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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    Repairs delay voyage of 'Discovery'

    2008-09-01T12:36:00Z

    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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    Dutch plan sustainable sea defenses

    2008-09-01T12:36:00Z

    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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    Finance deal gives Pendennis a lift

    2008-09-01T12:36:00Z

    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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    North Pole could be Danish

    2008-09-01T12:36:00Z

    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.