News

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

A report out this month on an array of long term data buoys in the Atlantic shows that it has exceeded expectations - despite fishing damage, vandalism and bird droppings - and…

1st September 2008

Data buoys enjoy Atlantic evolution

1st September 2008

SECURITY

SECURITY

From French luxury yachts to freighters, it seems that no vessel is immune from the scourge of modern day piracy attacks, writes Stuart Flynn of Securewest International.

1st September 2008

Effective security for workboats

1st September 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

FLIR Systems input into the commercialisation of thermal imaging has allowed marine electronics specialist Redcai S.A. to add considerable value to the service it provides by bringing FLIRs thermal imaging expertise to…

1st September 2008

Thermal imaging aids navigation in Spain

1st September 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

This year the Royal Institute of Navigations NAV 08 is being run in tandem with the International Loran Associations ILA 37 conference in London and will take place from 28 to 30…

1st September 2008

NAV08 and ILA 37 do navigation double act

1st September 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Transas has just delivered onboard and vessel traffic monitoring systems to DFDS Canal Tours of Denmark

1st September 2008

Transas brings AIS to SMM

1st September 2008

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

A tell-tale dye system that shows if a boat discharges its toilet or holding tank in the wrong place could well catch on in Europe.

1st September 2008

Can the green ring prevent sewerage-cide?

1st September 2008

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

The Ice Chaser survey team on board the James Clark Ross icebreaker returned last month from their exploration of the Arctics sea ice with news on the environment, a hot topic since…

1st September 2008

Arctic research ship skates on thin ice

1st September 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A& P Tyne is out hunting for a substantial piece of work to fill the gap left by the sinking of Scottish C& M Group, and with it the Ice Maiden contract.

1st September 2008

Sinking Ice Maiden leaves gap

1st September 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The 700 passenger, 20,000gt cruise ship Discovery, owned and operated by the UK based Voyages of Discovery, had to cancel a scheduled cruise from Harwich in Essex recently when engineers were called…

1st September 2008

Repairs delay voyage of Discovery

1st September 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Classification society Bureau Veritas has developed guidelines intended to reduce the number of accidents to seafarers and surveyors during the inspection and maintenance of ships structures. The guidelines will help yards to…

1st September 2008

BV accesses safety for ship surveyors

1st September 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

With marine activity in the Gulf skyrocketing, the Bahrain based Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) has again broken all previous records during the first quarter of the year.

1st September 2008

European operators spend big at ASRY

1st September 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Last month got off to a busy start for Rotterdam based Kotug International BV. The liner SS Rotterdam arrived at the Maascenter buoy on Monday the 4th after a short voyage from…

1st September 2008

Hot August start for Kotug

1st September 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

At a recent seminar in Haugesund, Norway, Ostensjo Rederi A/S reported some major successes in the towage and offshore sectors and outlined their plans for the future.

1st September 2008

Rederi reports exceptional progress

1st September 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Dutch towage and salvage specialist Multraship and Hamburg based Fairplay Towage have joined forces to create a platform for expansion. Under a recent agreement, Fairplay BV, the Dutch arm of the Fairplay…

1st September 2008

Fairplay and Multraship join forces

1st September 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Svitzer Waterston, the first of a fleet of brand new tugs to serve LNG shipping due to commence shortly at Milford Haven, had to be withdrawn from service just a few days…

1st September 2008

First new Milford tug in trouble

1st September 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

A significant reduction in the traditional china clay trade has forced the Fowey Harbour Commissioners to reconsider the future of its current tug fleet.

1st September 2008

Fowey to downsize its tug fleet

1st September 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Leading tug design company Robert Allan Ltd (RAL), based in Vancouver, has announced that a long-planned restructuring of the company has now been completed. The restructuring will ensure long term continuity of…

1st September 2008

Robert Allan Ltd looks to the future

1st September 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The 35m triple screw anchor handling tug AK Burkut has been delivered by Hepworth Shipyard on Humberside to the Holyhead Towing Company Ltd in late July. A sister to the Afon Cadnant,…

1st September 2008

Towlines

1st September 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

The largest offshore structure in the Mediterranean was recently positioned 12 nautical miles off the Ravenna coast in 25m of water in order to test bollard pull. The zone is a special…

1st September 2008

Bollard pull buoy is worlds largest

1st September 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Since maritime services company Harms Bergung Transport & Heavylift GmbH in Hamburg re-entered the sea towage market in 2004, its first new generation, MaK-powered anchor handling tug Primus has proven its worth…

1st September 2008

MaK keeps trouble out of Harms way

1st September 2008