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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

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…

1st September 2008

High-tech lightweight lines gain favour

1st September 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

It may seem unusual that City types from the rarefied world of finance are getting involved in historic ship restoration, but the vessel in question is the Cutty Sark and the City…

1st September 2008

City helps keep Cutty Sark afloat

1st September 2008

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

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.

1st September 2008

Finance deal gives Pendennis a lift

1st September 2008

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

AC-CESS Co UK has been extremely successful of late selling their AC-ROV underwater inspection system to clients around the world.

1st September 2008

Global popularity of underwater inspection system

1st September 2008

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

Contaminated environments can be something of a diving hazard, and it doesnt end when you get out of the water or the muck. Cable bundles are usually simply hosed down on deck,…

1st September 2008

Clean living with Slick Willie

1st September 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

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…

1st September 2008

Dutch jumbos go super-size

1st September 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Damen Dredging Equipment of Nijkerk in the Netherlands has delivered a versatile cutter suction dredger to Sri Lanka, where it was urgently needed to clear small fishery harbours which remain silted by…

1st September 2008

Versatile dredger addresses tsunami legacy

1st September 2008

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

The keel laying of the Jan De Nuls mega trailing suction hopper dredger Leiv Eiriksson took place at the shipyard Construcciones Navales del Norte inSestao, Spain, late last month.

1st September 2008

Jumbo big sister on the slipway

1st September 2008

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

Transas Marine UK in Portsmouth has been commissioned to supply and install its Navi-Sailor 4000 dual ECDIS systems aboard Cemex UK Marines fleet of seven vessels engaged in supplying dredged marine aggregates…

1st September 2008

Cemex opts for Transas ECDIS

1st September 2008

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY

A $250,000 calibration laboratory and cable moulding facility doubling the size of its operations has been opened by Seatronics Inc at its Houston premises.

1st September 2008

Seatronics expands Houston base

1st September 2008