Equipment News – Page 123
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NewsMAP secures new contracts at Seawork
Marine Automation Propulsion Ltd (MAP) has expanded its business activities by recently securing new contracts with a number of leading shipyards across the UK following a successful presence at Seawork 2010.
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NewsHigh power actuator for marine applications
Motion and control technologies specialist Parker Hannifin has launched an innovative new Compact Electro-Hydraulic Actuator (EHA) that provides a complete, free standing actuation system for use in space critical or demanding applications in the marine sector.
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NewsPalfinger grows ahead of reintegration
The Salzburg based Palfinger Group is taking another step towards growth by acquiring a 75% interest in the Dutch company Ned-Deck Marine B.V. (NDM).
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NewsIce class tug gets warm bath for cold weather
The Neva escort tug being built by the Almaz Shipbuilding Company in St Petersburg is to be a universal emergency vessel for St Petersburg’s ecological services department. The Ice Class vessel will work in the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea and is thus equipped with deck equipment of ...
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NewsNew SARTs extend range for McMurdo
McMurdo Ltd’s Kannad Marine Safelink AIS SART has been granted the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Certificate of Type Approval. In accordance with MCA regulations, the SART can now be fitted to UK flagged vessels.
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NewsMajor safety order for Scots ferry operator
UK marine safety company Cosalt has secured a major contract to supply its Premier 2010 lifejacket to Caledonian MacBrayne, the largest ferry operator on the West Coast of Scotland.
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NewsRoller screens for Trinidad and Tobago patrol vessels
At the end of last month two technicians from South Shields UK based Solar Solve Marine travel to Glasgow to install 15 of the company’s SOLASAFE roller screens at the navigation bridge windows of the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Port of Scarborough, the second in a series of three OPVs ...
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NewsITF helps break language barrier for seafarers
The ITF website www.itfseafarers.org, launched two years ago as an ‘online lifeline’ for everyone working at sea, has just been launched in three new languages. Originally available in English, it is now reaching out to seafarers in Chinese (Simplified Mandarin), Russian and Spanish.
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NewsThe Nautical Institute launches shipping vodcasts
The Nautical Institute has launched new ‘vodcasts’ (video podcasts/shareable video clips) for students and lecturers to use to share knowledge of some of the key human element issues that affect shipping ,including fatigue, communication, health and safety.
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NewsNew automatic escape slide from Zodiac
Zodiac SOLAS has introduced a small automatic escape slide that it has been developed specifically for passenger vessels with limited crew.
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NewsOcean Safety takes on Kannad distributorship
British based marine safety equipment specialist Ocean Safety is taking on distributorship for Kannad marine safety and emergency location beacon products.
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NewsTaking the pressure off hose failures
Hydraulic cranes, winches, steering systems and stern drives all have one thing in common, and it’s often overlooked (despite being underfoot). Hydraulic hoses, which have to cope with millions of cycles of pressurisation and flexing are also vulnerable to heat, cold, sunlight and time.
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NewsRugged wind farm slings a success story
The first very large diameter synthetic rope sling certified by Lloyd’s for offshore installations is in use by Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL) on the largest wind farm currently under construction.
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NewsSafe deliveries to the seabed
A subsea system capable of delivering large (and expensive) modules to depths of 3,000m without bouncing them on the bottom has been developed by Cargotec for the benefit of medium sized support craft.
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NewsA long view for Thames Barrier cranes
Seven new purpose designed cranes for the Thames Barrier are to be built with a reach ‘about the same as four London Buses’ according to Doug Palmer of contract winners Pellegrini UK.
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NewsNew technologies strengthen deck rope
US based marine rope specialist Samson Rope Technologies Inc is launching the company''s newest 12 strand stringing line, which incorporates Innegra-S fibre.
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NewsHandling equipment grabs attention on the Humber
Cargo handling capacity at Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Humber Ports of Grimsby, Immingham, Hull and Goole has received a boost following the delivery of two Liebherr A 944 c HD Litronic material handling machines. The delivery is a first for the Humber ports and represents an investment by ABP ...
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NewsAward winner ACE in place in Norway
UK based ACE Winches, specialist in hydraulic winches and marine deck machinery has received the coveted Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2010 International Trade.
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NewsReel world’s largest’ crane cable order
UK based cable manufacturer and supplier Tratos Ltd has recently won what they claim is the largest order in the world for reeling cable for high speed cranes.
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NewsBig lifter gives rapid repair response
Colonna’s Shipyard, Inc of Virginia USA has announced a major expansion with the new West Yard Marine Travelift Facility, which will accommodate the simultaneous repair of up to 15 vessels including tugs, barges, ferries, workboats, and yachts.
