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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Ocean Safety won the Safety & Sea Survival category in the Spirit of Innovation Awards at Seawork 2008 with an ingenious waistcoat style lifejacket.

30th July 2008

Flair in the air and Seawork award

30th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new lifejacket has been launched by International SafetyProducts Ltd (ISP) of Merseyside UK to meet the needs of the Spanish fishingindustry. Developed in conjunction with Aeromarine, the distributor of ISPproducts in…

30th July 2008

New Lifejacket Moves Safety Standards Forward

30th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Norwegian marine equipment manufacturer Noreq AS has built and delivered 19 lifeboats to Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) for use on their semi-submersible crane vessels Thialf and Hermod.

30th July 2008

Lifeboats Delivery Surge in Norway

30th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Transas won the Training Category Award at a ceremony whichwas part of the revived Safety at Sea and Marine Equipment exhibition (SASMEX)in Brighton UK. The SAMEX Award was presented for the first…

30th July 2008

Transas Scoops SASMEX Training Award

30th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

With SOLAS amendments dictating that EPIRBs must undergoshore based maintenance at least every five years, the onus is on servicecompanies and organisations to ensure that they have the correct equipment toundertake these…

30th July 2008

Screened Testing Ends EPIRB False Alarms

30th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A 17 year old from Sea Cadetand pupil at Nonsuch High School for Girls in Sutton UK was presented with twoBTEC First Diplomas by local Member of Parliament, Siobhain McDonagh.

30th July 2008

Sea Cadets Double Diploma Distinction

30th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new marine fire fightingsystem designed by Anglesey based company Marinex, has won a five figure dealto supply high speed military patrol boats in Turkey.

30th July 2008

Marine Firefighting for Turkey and Egypt

30th July 2008

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

International classification society RINA hasinvested in crew training in a bid to help owners overcome the major challengeof manning their growing fleets. 

30th July 2008

RINA Invests in Crew Training

30th July 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The 12.8m buoy tender Seiont IV has been delivered to its owner, Caernarfon Harbour Trust, after completing successful trials off Macduff in Scotland and sailing through the Caledonian canal and down the…

30th July 2008

New Buoy Tender for Caernarfon Harbour Trust

30th July 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

For over fifteen years Maritime Journal has reported on new vesselsentering service with the Holyhead Towing Company Ltd and the work that theydo. Over that period we have seen a range of…

30th July 2008

Afon Cadnant – The Most Impressive Tug Yet for Holyhead Towing

30th July 2008

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Blockages in seawater engine cooling systems caused by bio-fouling continue to create problems for operators in terms of increased fuel usage, crew attention and premature pipework renewal. As a result, Cathelco Ltd…

30th July 2008

Retrofit Anti-Fouling Keeps Tugs Working

30th July 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Anyone in the towage industry who doubted the likely success of the unique triple unit ‘ Rotor Tug’ design when it was first introduced by Ton Kooren of Kotug in 1999, must…

30th July 2008

More Orders for KST and a New Rotor Tug Design

30th July 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

With the towage industry experiencing an unprecedented demand for powerful new tugs and shipyards reporting full order books, Damen Shipyard’ s Tug & Workboat (T& W) Division is in a unique position…

30th July 2008

A Good Start for New Damen Design

30th July 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Among the large number of interesting new tug currently being delivered or under construction for owners in the United States of America are two azimuthing stern drive (ASD) tugs being built for…

30th July 2008

New BayDelta Tugs Chartered to Crowley

30th July 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Deepwater offshoreoilfields and a changing regulatory scenario demand a new generation of anchorhandling tug supply vessel (AHTS) designs with more power, more safety and moreenvironmentally friendly features. New Marpol regulations are on…

30th July 2008

Bourbon Dolphin Questions Delay Anchorhandler Designs

30th July 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Propulsionspecialist Schottle GmbH& Co. KG has been reorganized, with a new corporate structure to meet theincreasing demands of shipbuilding worldwide. With effect from 29 June 2007,Schottels headquarters in Spay/Rhine and Schottel Antriebstechnik…

30th July 2008

TOWLINES

30th July 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

As of January this year all newbuilds for servicein US waters are required to be powered with engines that meet the USEnvironmental Protection Agencys Tier 2 emission standards.

30th July 2008

Harley Goes Green with Lela Joy

30th July 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Recent casualties, including the MSC Napoli, have brought the issue of places of refuge back under the spotlight.

30th July 2008

Promoting Best Practice in Casualty Management

30th July 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Solent Towage Ltd has stationed the new Voith escort tug ‘ Phenix’ in Southampton Water in support of their towage services at the ESSO terminal at Fawley. The tug was delivered to…

30th July 2008

Phenix is New and Highly Refined

30th July 2008

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

Since taking over the Wijsmuller Group in 2001 and the acquisition of Adsteam in 2007, Danish owned Svitzer has introduced over 90 new vessels to its fleets around the world. In order…

30th July 2008

Svitzer Continue a Significant Newbuild Programme

30th July 2008