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KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Real-time flooding and storm surge information was available as Hurricane Gustav approached New Orleans this week by visiting the interactive US Geological Survey (USGS) Water Hazards Map.

4th September 2008

Online mapping of Hurricane Gustav

4th September 2008

SHORTSEA & FERRY

SHORTSEA & FERRY

An invitation to break with maritime tradition is being offered in the form of a pilot study by Dutch firms Wagenborg Shipping, Flinter Management and Amasus Shipping.

1st September 2008

Short sea offered a break with tradition

1st September 2008

SHORTSEA & FERRY

SHORTSEA & FERRY

A gruelling five hour journey to the mainland from the Scottish island of Jura has been shrunk to a mere 45 minute hop to a local bus service by a new ferry…

1st September 2008

Jura ferry runs again after 36 years

1st September 2008

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

With Hurricane Gustav bearing down on New Orleans at the time of writing, it will be interesting to follow the fate and judge the performance of the first of four new hurricane…

1st September 2008

Gustav puts Sentinel to the test

1st September 2008

MONITORING & CONTROL

MONITORING & CONTROL

Netherlocks Safety Systems BV, the Dutch industrial safety specialist, has designed a new universal mounting system to safely and securely fix valve position indicator switches onto handwheel operated valves.

1st September 2008

Smart solution for valve monitoring

1st September 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

ZF Marine presence at SMM 2008 will see the company display a variety of transmissions, controllable pitch propellers and electronic controls on their stand in Hall A3 (stand no. A3.300). Outside, between…

1st September 2008

Gearboxes galore at SMM

1st September 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Caterpillar Marine Power Systems (CMPS), which is headquartered in Hamburg, will carry the theme Making Progress Possible through SMM 2008, presenting a range of innovations with its Cat and MaK marine engine…

1st September 2008

Making Progress Possible at SMM

1st September 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

DF Coulam & Sons have landed a contract to supply two 2,500 hp handed 16 cylinder engines to a client in Nigeria which will replace two damaged engines onboard a tug/service vessel.…

1st September 2008

Four engine workboat contract in Nigeria

1st September 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Rolls-Royce waterjets have been selected for six new fast patrol craft that will help the coastguard protect the islands of Trinidad and Tobago.

1st September 2008

Trinidad and Tobago Rolls out the fast craft

1st September 2008

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Cindy and Jon Smith of Southport in Maine USA both have their tug licenses but these days they are mostly shore based, running Interport Towing & Transportation.

1st September 2008

Lucinda Smith is a green machine

1st September 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Germanys Hatlapa Marine Equipment is headquartered in Uetersen, near Hamburg, so its staff will not have to travel far to man the companys stand A1.451 at SMM 2008.

1st September 2008

Deck equipment on display at SMM 2008

1st September 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

DP World Southampton marked the commissioning of its two new super post-panamax gantry cranes with an event on Southampton Water recently.

1st September 2008

DP World lifts two new cranes into action

1st September 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Survival Craft Inspectorate (SCI) of Aberdeen is now offering its successful Safelaunch, failsafe on/off load lifeboat release hook mechanism in titanium.

1st September 2008

Safelaunch lifeboat release hooks go titanium

1st September 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Specialist marine winch manufacturing company North Sea Winches enjoyed a busy time at the Seawork show this summer, with one order following on from the exhibition and the prospect of more to…

1st September 2008

Seventh Seawork for North Sea

1st September 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Lemans Nederland BV is joining the Dutch Pavilion sponsored by Holland Marine Equipment HME at the SMM 2008 in Hamburg.

1st September 2008

Lemans goes the distance at SMM

1st September 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

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1st September 2008

New website for Rotzler winches

1st September 2008

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