News

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Specialist distributors MK Services of Leighton Buzzard showed a number of advanced systems at seawork.

1st July 2002

New Systems from MK Services

1st July 2002

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

The UKs latest oceanographic research ship Prince Madog has had a new automated metocean data logging system from W S EnviroTech Ltd installed.

1st July 2002

Rapid Data Gathering for Prince Madog

1st July 2002

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Submerged breakwaters located just offshore are being proposed as one of a number of solutions for the high level of erosion that is taking place along many beaches in Spain.

1st July 2002

Imported Sand Needed to Protect Catalan Beaches?

1st July 2002

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Bouygues Offshore and Bouygues Travaux Publics (a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction) in France have signed a turnkey contract with Caucedo Investments Inc to build a container terminal in the Dominican Republic.

1st July 2002

Bouygues Offshore Contracted to Build Container Terminal

1st July 2002

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Danish marine civils contractor Per Aarsleff A/S is approaching completion of a major project at the Port of Klaipeda in Lithuania financed by the World Bank.

1st July 2002

Klaipeda Harbour Project Approaches Completion

1st July 2002

PORTS & HARBOURS

PORTS & HARBOURS

Southampton Container Terminals (SCT) has embarked on a five-month project to strengthen one of its four berths and further extend its capability to handle the worlds biggest container ships.

1st July 2002

HSS Using Innovative Techniques at SCT

1st July 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

Shipping accidents make up only about 20% of the total oil pollution at sea, with illegal activities such as the discharge of bilge and ballast water tanks making up a far greater…

1st July 2002

OilWatch Sees Pollution on the Seas

1st July 2002

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

The new ¢ 5m pollution combat vessel, Strelasund, which can transport 210 tons of oil at a time, was due for delayed delivery in August as part of a joint bid by…

1st July 2002

New Oil Combat Ship Makes German Baltic Safer

1st July 2002

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The BY progressing cavity pump from Netzsch Pumps features a modular, block construction that makes it easily adaptable to the varied flowrates and pressures required for a wide range of marine applications.

1st July 2002

Low-Cost, Long-Life Marine Pump

1st July 2002

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Zander-Hiross, specialists in the treatment of compressed air and gas, has supplied a KM75 adsorption heatless dryer for use on the Royal Research Ship RRS James Clark Ross, the British Antarctic Surveys…

1st July 2002

Compressed Air Takes Pole Position

1st July 2002

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Briggs Marine Contractors has brought its comprehensive fleet of vessels, barges and related equipment back up to full complement following an extensive refit of the newly named Forth Fighter.

1st July 2002

Briggs Marine Contractors Bolsters Fleet

1st July 2002

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The Powell Brothers of Cardiff have just completed refits of their two workboats and are looking to expand their two year old commercial boat charter firm, Sea Pages Marine. The brothers make…

1st July 2002

Cardiff Brothers Workboats Refit and Ready

1st July 2002

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Malta Dry Docks and Malta Ship Building have joined forces with Swiss-based Du Pont Safety Resources to implement a major safety improvement programme involving all employees throughout each business.

1st July 2002

Malta Dry Docks in Drive to Improve Safety

1st July 2002

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

American fisherman Joe Hamm suffered his worst nightmare last month when the engine on his 73ft trawler Chellissa blew up at the very start of the west coast hake season. Towed back…

1st July 2002

Rapid Repair Saves Fishermans Season

1st July 2002

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The former Cammell Laird shiprepair yard at Birkenhead UK is due to re-open next month under the auspices of the A&P Group, which is looking to re-establish a dedicated workforce from amongst…

1st July 2002

A&P Revives Cammell Laird Shiprepair Yard in Birkenhead

1st July 2002

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

An extensive refit and refurbishment is underway at Halmatics Portchester UK shipyard which will provide the Shetland Islands with a totally revamped pilot boat.

1st July 2002

Pilot Boat Refit at Halmatic

1st July 2002

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The preparation of the specification document for a vessel drydocking or conversion can be very time consuming.

1st July 2002

Drydocking Specification Simplified

1st July 2002

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A new German-built floating drydock is expected to arrive this month at the Santo Domingo repair yard of Ciramar S.A.

1st July 2002

New Drydock Enroute to Ciramar

1st July 2002

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

At a recent reception held in London by Svitzer-Wijsmuller, Stuart McNiven managing director of Wijsmuller Marine Ltd announced the order of a new tractor tug from the Spanish shipyard Astilleros Zamacona.

1st July 2002

Towlines

1st July 2002

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The first of a pair of unique escort and shiphandling tugs is about to be put into service by Fortum Oil and Gas Oy for use at the Rorvoo and Naantali terminals…

1st July 2002

Unique Escort Tugs Bound for Finland

1st July 2002