Accessories & Equipment

The Queens Diamond Jubilee Pageant, to be held on the River Thames on 3 June, is the biggest event on the London river for more than 300 years and will probably never…

Twenty 150-tonne electric MacGregor winches are being manufactured for two pipe-laying heavy lift offshore construction vessels currently being constructed at Cosco’s Nantong Shipyard in China.

For three years, Ocean Pacific Marine ran its Campbell River, British Columbia operations with a Travelift 75 BFMII.

ACE Winches staff recently celebrated the completion of their largest manufacturing contract, worth £4.2m for Houston USA based Superior Energy Services, which was delivered on the world’s largest airplane, the Antonov 225.

The German marine equipment supplier HATLAPA Marine Equipment has manufactured a selection of winches specifically designed for research vessels.

Jan de Nul has had an interesting collection of deck machinery installed on its new fall pipe dredger.

The conversion of a semi-submersible offshore transport barge into a cable lay pontoon meant more than locating the cable reel, as there was no place for the crew.

Peters & May has been tasked with the job of transporting four Swedish patrol boats from one side of Russia all the way to the other this summer.

The Dutch designer and builder of bulk grabs, Nemag, reports growing interest in crane grabs with an environmetally friendly full enclosure format.

Cargotec has received an order to deliver 13 Kalmar reachstackers and four Kalmar empty container handlers to Europe Container Terminals (ECT), with the sale supported by a five year maintenance agreement.

Maritime ropes supplier Lankhorst Ropes has developed an innovative, abrasion resistant coating for its Lankoforce ropes, simultaneously improving abrasion resistance and making the rope easier to handle.

PD Ports (PDP) in the UK has been highly commended for its recent handling of a specialist project cargo, which sailed into Hull Container Terminal (HCT) on the ‘ Beluga Federation’ vessel…

Power conversion and system integration specialistsConverteam have won a contract to supply a fully integrated power, propulsion,automation and dynamic positioning system package for the worlds firstconcrete hull heavy lifter, due to be…

Rotterdam based Jumbo Shipping has confirmed the order for a second new K-class vessel, with an option on a third, to complement its existing fleet.

It is not the hot summer that is leading to northern European wind farm support vessel windows being fitted with sunscreens and film, it is the low lying winter sun.

Poole UK based Marine Components International will be introducing a new mooring aid to the market at Seawork 2012.

The Harken PowerSeat, which will make its first UK appearance at seawork 2012, is the first of its kind, extending working hours and capability, and providing the quality and comfort that people…

High performance Italian Pellegrini marine cranes are currently being installed to upgrade the seven original cranes on the UK Environment Agency’s Thames Barrier in London.

An ‘open day’ with demonstrations of marine sanitation was more promising than it sounded, and a lot less embarrassing.