Equipment News – Page 120
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NewsRIB seating in focus following accident
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published recommendations together with a safety flyer on the potential dangers of operating high speed RIBs.
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NewsNew markets with marine crane acquisition
Noreq AS is spreading its wings into production of ship and offshore cranes with the acquisition of Danish company Acta AS.
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NewsTandem lift twirls marine construction barge
In a remarkable tandem lift operation carried out by its onboard cranes, the MV Beluga Stavanger loaded a huge barge in Germany destined for a port construction project in Odessa.
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NewsHandle with care: Glass factory goes to Santos
The heavy lift vessel BBC Greenland recently took on the relocation of a glass factory from Birmingham in the UK all the way to Brazil.
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NewsSamson’s sling gives wings to wind farm
Rope manufacturer Samson has completed extensive testing on high performance synthetic rope slings, resulting in a greater understanding of the critical elements that affect sling performance in a variety of configurations.
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NewsDeck equipment package for three new tugs
The three new tug boats that are being built in Unión Naval de Valencia for Salvamento and Seguridad Marítima, (SASEMAR) have been provided with deck machinery by Ibercisa.
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NewsACE in place for geotechnical investigations
The UK’s ACE Winches has secured a £1.6m contract from Bluestone Offshore for the design and manufacture of two comprehensive winch packages for use on the offshore support vessel, Greatship Maya.
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NewsLoad cell testing gets straight to the point
The first 350 Ton Calibration and Universal Test Machine in Europe has been launched at Straightpoint (UK) Ltd’s headquarters in Havant.
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NewsModel ship handling centre on the move
The UK’s only manned model ship handling training centre has moved home.
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NewsAward may boost vessel stability monitor uptake
An innovative device developed by a Scottish company to prevent tragic fishing vessel accidents at sea has won a prestigious Lloyd’s List Global Award.
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NewsLikely LAD makes safe as vessel lists
Swedish maritime safety company CM Hammar has developed new technology whereby liferafts and EPIRBs can be released and float freely when a ship or vessel is listing.
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NewsMerged MAN opens new Training Academy
Stockport based MAN Diesel Ltd and its sister company MAN Turbo (UK) Ltd have merged operations in the UK to form a new organisation, MAN Diesel & Turbo UK Ltd.
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NewsShipping safety awareness award winners named
The UK shipping minister Mike Penning MP presented the 2010 British Shipping Safety Awareness Awards at a ceremony held at the Chamber of Shipping in London.
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NewsTrials success for evacuation slide/raft system
The first commercially installed example of a new model inflatable slide and raft system has successfully completed trials on board the small ferry L’Estuaire on the river Gironde in France.
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NewsChelsea does double time in Gulf environmental monitoring
UK based Chelsea Technologies Group (CTG) has seen unprecedented demand for its UV AQUAtracka fluorimeter to monitor the extent and dispersion of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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NewsUnderwater acoustics follow Gulf oil spill
Kongsberg Maritime acoustic products have been used as tools to monitor the damage following the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.
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NewsNew buoys mark Angola's LNG terminal
UK based navaids specialist Tideland Signal has supplied SB-2200 and SB-138 polyethylene buoys along with mooring equipment to the new LNG port at Soyo, Angola to mark the newly dredged access channel and turning circle.
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NewsBig buoys mark the way at Dighi Port
Australia based navaid manufacturers Sealite Pty Ltd recently supplied 28 of its ‘big buoys’ fitted with GPS lanterns to mark the channel entrance to the brand new Dighi Port in Maharashtra, Dighi, India.
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NewsNew marine beacon lights entrance to Newhaven
UK aid to navigation supplier Hydrosphere has launched the new T1200, a medium buoyancy tail tube buoy and secured a bevy of new orders, including an important contract with Newhaven Port Authority.
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News‘Phoenicia’ replica navigates around Africa
Phoenicia, the replica 600BC wooden ship, has arrived triumphantly back in Syria having completed a 20,000 mile circumnavigation of Africa.
