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POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The venerable Lister marine engine, which has powered so many inland waterway craft returns to the UK market in versions capable of running on up to 100% bio-diesel fuel (B100) through an…

29th May 2008

See engines make their own fuel at Seawork

29th May 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Lloyd’ s Register CEO Richard Sadler has called on the shipping industry to make preparations for the global drive towards biofuels and argues that if second and third generation technologies are successful…

29th May 2008

Call for shipping to accommodate biofuel

29th May 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Claiming to be the highest powered 1,000 rpm engine available, MAN Diesel’ s recently introduced type 28/33D diesel has already been selected for patrol boat applications.

29th May 2008

OPV operators opt for new engine

29th May 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Rolls-Royce has signed contracts covering delivery of safer deck operations equipment for four anchor handling vessels.

29th May 2008

Deck safety orders total £50m

29th May 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Following a recent naming ceremony of MV ' Anne-Sofie' in the port of Hamburg, the modern heavy lift vessel   started its maiden voyage towards Asia.

29th May 2008

Second of heavy lift newbuild programme sails

29th May 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Mediterranean supply chain continues to invest in the container handling capacity of its Moroccan and Spanish ports by placing more orders for Kalmar’ s all electric rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes.

29th May 2008

Mediterranean ports boost handling capacity

29th May 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Westerlund Group has taken delivery of two new 450 ton cranes which were delivered by barge and tug from Liebherr' s Rostock factory to their destination in Antwerp, Belgium.

29th May 2008

Cranes barge in ready to work

29th May 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The London based TT Club has called for a cleaner working environment for quay crane drivers at ports, and in particular wants new measures to protect them from ship stack emissions.

29th May 2008

TT Club calls for quay crane operator protection

29th May 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Kongsberg Maritime has acquired the Utah USA based technology enterprise Global Sim, which delivers products and services in the field of crane simulation for the training of crane operators around the world.

29th May 2008

Kongsberg acquires crane simulation training dimension

29th May 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Work is progressing in East London on the first piece of infrastructure for the 2012 Olympics. Civil engineering contractor Volker Stevin is undertaking works at Prescott Lock at the gateway to Olympic…

29th May 2008

Prescott Lock progresses towards Olympic construction

29th May 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DEME in Belgium has announced that  the Qatar based joint venture company MEDCO, a partnership between Qatari company UDC, the Qatari Government and DEME Group company Dredging International, is to be part…

29th May 2008

DEME to participate in Qatar-Bahrain Causeway

29th May 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

The councillor for spatial planning at Krimpen aan den IJssel in the Netherlands drove the first pile last month for the new completion quay at IHC Krimpen Shipyard. The ceremony launched a…

29th May 2008

First pile for new quay at IHC Krimpen Shipyard

29th May 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Delta Marine Consultants (DMC), the company behind the Xbloc armoured unit used in shore defence projects, is developing a new  environmentally friendly version of the Xbloc, which it has dubbed the ‘…

29th May 2008

First Eco Xbloc produced

29th May 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Belgian dredging contractor Jan de Nul was awarded a number of contracts last month, including one to execute  dredging and deepening works for the Barra do Riacho terminal at Aracruz in Brazil,…

29th May 2008

Large number of contracts for Jan de Nul

29th May 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management has awarded Van Oord Nederland  a contract to carry out maintenance dredging in Witte Tonnen Vlije and Brabantsche Vaarwater (parts of the  Oosterschelde…

29th May 2008

Van Oord wins maintenance dredging contracts

29th May 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dutch dredging contractor Royal Boskalis  Westminster has been appointed to extend the harbour at Port of Felixstowe  in the UK.

29th May 2008

Boskalis to extend Port of Felixstowe in UK

29th May 2008

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Working in collaboration with shipping company Erria, Grontmij Carl Bro has been awarded a contract for the renovation of a ferry route on the world’ s largest artificiallycreated lake, Lake Volta in…

29th May 2008

Grontmij Carl Bro renovates ferry route

29th May 2008

SECURITY

SECURITY

Dutch marine equipment manufacturer Vetus has introduced two new security systems which will report unauthorised entry to or removal of a boat.

29th May 2008

Dutch deliver boat security systems

29th May 2008

SECURITY

SECURITY

Norwegian marine monitor and computer specialist Hatteland Display has signed a long term agreement valued at some € 500,000 annually to provide its recently upgraded Series 1 Maritime Multi Display (MMD) for…

29th May 2008

Monitor upgrade for marine surveillance systems

29th May 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) has chosen an Orion Inertial Navigation System from Teledyne TSS and supplied by ROMOR Atlantic Ltd to use when conducting surveys of the St Lawrence River shipping…

29th May 2008

Inertial navigation keeps shipping channel clear

29th May 2008