News

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

CompAir Drucklufttechnik will show their widest ever range of products on Stand 4042 in Hall 4 at SMM 2002.

1st September 2002

Compressors in Range of the Bar at SMM

1st September 2002

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Allweiler AG, will represent the home country at SMM in Hamburg with a completely new Anti-Heeling Pump draft called Alltrimm.

1st September 2002

Allweiler Pump Debuts at SMM

1st September 2002

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The first vessel to drydock at the A&P Birkenhead shipyard since the A&P Group acquired the facility last year is the 1,537dwt general cargo vessel Kay L, which is owned by the…

1st September 2002

Life Returns to Birkenhead Repair Yard

1st September 2002

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Manchester UK based Elcometer Instruments Ltd has launched two new precision ultrasonic wall thickness gauges which are designed to provide accurate thickness measurements on thin materials and are capable of measuring substrate…

1st September 2002

New Wall Thickness Gauges Launched

1st September 2002

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The ASRY ship repair yard in Bahrain saw a dramatic leap in demand for steel repair and painting services during the second quarter of 2002, with steel work up by 64% over…

1st September 2002

Second Quarter Works Leap for ASRY Repair Yard

1st September 2002

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Sanmar Ltd of Istanbul, Turkey, has completed the tug Dogancay V, very similar vessel to the Docancay IV described in Maritime Journal in March of this year. A vessel of 25.25m in…

1st September 2002

Towlines

1st September 2002

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Voith Schiffstechnik Gmbh, manufacturers of the world renown Voith Schneider cycloidal propeller celebrates two important anniversaries this year.

1st September 2002

Unique Tractor Marks Voith Anniversaries

1st September 2002

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

On the 2nd of August 2002, after a period of 25 successful years as founder and President of Kotug International B.V. , Mr Ton Kooren resigned from the Kotug Group.

1st September 2002

Farewell to Ton Kooren – President of the Kotug Group

1st September 2002

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The use of very small, powerful, azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tugs in the southern hemisphere continues to spread. One of the latest and most impressive vessels in this category has now entered…

1st September 2002

Cape Pasley Makes an Impact in Western Australia

1st September 2002

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Semco Salvage & Marine Pte Ltd of Singapore has announced the construction of two dedicated oceangoing salvage tugs, each with a minimum bollard pull of 160 tons.

1st September 2002

Construction Starts on Two Salvage Tugs for Semco

1st September 2002

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The issues of planning, design and construction surrounding nearshore pipeline projects, including estuary crossings and outfalls, are often significantly different from those concerning either cross-country or subsea pipelines, and they are of…

1st September 2002

Nearshore Pipelines Conference Next Month

1st September 2002

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Lamor Corporation Ab, the Finnish manufacturer of oil recovery systems, has bought the whole scope of business of its Finnish competitor LMP Patents Ltd Oy, including 150 patents. The acquisition brings to…

1st September 2002

Oil Recovery Specialists Unite

1st September 2002

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The first of the new design Typhoon 38 from Cornwalls Cygnus Marine is at work for Bressay Salmon of the Shetland Isles.

1st September 2002

Fish Farm Workboat Delivers Feed with Speed

1st September 2002

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

News Smith Flow Control (SFC) has helped Shell and its contractor Single Buoy Moorings (SBM) of Monaco solve a valve operating dilemma on Shells new FPSO for Nigeria.

1st September 2002

SFC Solves a Pig of a Problem in Pipeline Maintenance

1st September 2002

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The Radio Holland Group makes its SMM debut following its formation earlier this year. In March, a management buy-out of SRH Marine was realised, creating an independent international company in the maritime…

1st September 2002

SMM Air-time with Radio Holland Group

1st September 2002

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

A public inquiry will begin on 21 January next year examining P& O Ports proposal to build a major container port and ro-ro facility on Londons River Thames at the site of…

1st September 2002

Public Inquiry Date Set for River Thames Port Development

1st September 2002

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Integrated subsea service specialists, Fathoms of Langport, Somerset, has been awarded a three-year contract by Bristol City Council for swathe bathymetry studies of the City Docks and sectors of the River Avon.…

1st September 2002

Bristol Survey Contract for Fathoms

1st September 2002

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Mooring Ropes (1) Den Helder, Netherlands; (2) Ministerie van Defensie, Koninklijke Marine, Den Helder; (3) Mooring ropes. Fasteners, chain and springs. Cordage; (4) Lankhorst Touwfabrieken bv, NL-8607 AD Sneek; (6) 1

1st September 2002

Rope & Lifting Gear-related Awards

1st September 2002

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Crane operations are one of the most widespread aspects of the offshore industry and are common to marine, diving, survey and ROV operations. It was thus natural that the International Marine Contractors…

1st September 2002

IMCA Builds Lifting Appliance Incident Database

1st September 2002

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Vosper Thornycrofts US based Maritime Dynamics Inc (MDI) has launched the MDI Motion Interceptor for trim and list stabilisation and motion damping of high speed vessels.

1st September 2002

Motion Damping for High Speed Craft

1st September 2002