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SHORTSEA & FERRY

SHORTSEA & FERRY

DBC Marine Safety Systems Ltd, part of the Zodiac SOLAS group, is to supply two marine evacuation systems for installation aboard the MV Chihuahua Star operated by Baja Ferries in Mexico. The…

21st January 2010

New evacuation systems for Mexican ferry

21st January 2010

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding has delivered its mega-lifeboats, complete with unique davit systems, to the world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas.

21st January 2010

Catamaran mega-lifeboats for largest cruise ship

21st January 2010

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A Jumbo Shipping heavy lift vessel arrived at the Keppel Shipyard in Singapore last month carrying the drill tower for the first Shell/Frontier Bully drill ship, which was shipped from the Huisman…

21st January 2010

Jumbo delivers Bully I drill tower

21st January 2010

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Cosalt Offshore, a provider of lifting, tooling and marine services to the oil and gas industry, has signed an exclusive agreement with Vanguard to supply lifeboat release hooks complying with the latest…

21st January 2010

New MCA approved lifeboat release hooks

21st January 2010

SHORTSEA & FERRY

SHORTSEA & FERRY

Australian shipbuilder Austal has successfully launched its next generation 102m high speed trimaran vehicle/passenger ferry. The vessel has been undergoing final fit-out prior to its sea trials this month.

21st January 2010

Austal launch next generation high speed trimaran

21st January 2010

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

At the end of last month a Damen cutter suction dredger of type CSD450 was prepared for transport to Nigeria for Fiddil Nigeria Ltd.

21st January 2010

Full option ‘Ononaku’ bound for Nigeria

21st January 2010

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dredging of the Port of Raahe has been the most significant channel project in Finland over the past decades. The project was ordered by the City of Raahe and the Finnish Maritime…

21st January 2010

Deepened channel boosts Port of Raahe

21st January 2010

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Veils of fog dissolve in the cold morning sun. Six shivering men hurry to the reclamation area to man the bulldozers. They must be ready, engines running, when the dredger arrives. Suddenly…

21st January 2010

Reclamation extends Ronaldsway Airport runway

21st January 2010

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Finnish marine engines and propulsion systems manufacturer Wärtsilä announced on Tuesday that in response to fundamental changes in the market it will reduce its manufacturing capacity in Europe.

21st January 2010

Wärtsilä sheds European jobs as market slows

21st January 2010

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Under the theme ‘Dredging Tools for the Future’, the Central Dredging Association (CEDA) put on its popular Dredging Days alongside the recent Europort exhibition in Rotterdam. The event focused on the role…

21st January 2010

CEDA Dredging Days focus on technological innovation

21st January 2010

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

DREDGING & FLOOD DEFENCE

Dutch dredging major Van Oord christened the hydraulic backhoe dredger Simson last month in a ceremony at the Wilhelmina Quay in Rotterdam.

21st January 2010

Van Oord christens backhoe dredger Simson

21st January 2010

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Striking the right balance between too much caution and over-optimism when it comes to ferry maintenance can be tricky, especially when faced with the kinds of service that run around the Shetland…

18th January 2010

A finger on the pulse of ferries’ health

18th January 2010

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A small tender being built at the Damen Gorinchem yard in the Netherlands has just been fitted with a pipe antifouling device. It may seem commonplace, but Richard Woolley of Cathelco told…

18th January 2010

Small is beautiful for Cathelco

18th January 2010

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Christmas celebrations were put on the backburner as staff from incident response specialists Braemar Howells worked round the clock to prevent a potential environmental disaster off the UK coast at Falmouth in…

18th January 2010

Christmas rescue and repair in Cornwall

18th January 2010

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Damen Shipyards Gorinchem has completed a new high speed craft which is available in two options, the Damen Stan Patrol 1204 and the Damen Fast Crew Supplier 1204. This craft replaces the…

14th January 2010

Damen delivers new high speed duo

14th January 2010

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Poole UK based Tides Marine has been chosen to supply the shaft seals and Smart Seal alarm system to Falmouth Harbour Commissioners for their 16m Pilot Vessel ‘Arrow’. This is the first…

14th January 2010

Tides turn for reliability at Falmouth

14th January 2010

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Increasing demands for better fuel economy, lower emissions, and quieter operation, has led builders of a wide range of vessels to consider hybrid electric propulsion systems.

14th January 2010

Magnetic gearing enables compact electric propulsion motors

14th January 2010

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

The Rotterdam based Imtech Marine Group has been commissioned to supply the entire ‘green’ technical infrastructure on board Greenpeace’s new flagship ‘Rainbow Warrior III’. This is not an isolated project. Together with…

14th January 2010

Eco-warrior fights for ‘green’ propulsion

14th January 2010

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Sweden’s Berg Propulsion is to deliver the first examples of the newly launched Berg Controllable Pitch Propeller (BCP) with feathering capability, with separate orders for installations on board two 100m chemical tankers…

14th January 2010

Bergs of a feather work together

14th January 2010

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Austal’s next generation 102m high speed trimaran had its unique three engine layout successfully installed ahead of the it’s recent launch.

14th January 2010

Tri-engine trimaran launches this month

14th January 2010