Equipment News – Page 149
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NewsShark Jaws Take Big Bite for Norwegian Company's Order Book
Triplex AS of Norway has won a major order from Aker Yards to supply anchor handling equipment for eight new AHTVs being built for AP Moller - Maersk AS in Denmark. This will be the biggest order for Triplex Shark Jaws equipment in the company''s history.
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NewsDamen Shipyards Announce a Jumbo Sized Order
Damen Shipyards at Gorinchem in the Netherlands has announced the award of an order to build one and possibly two new heavy lift vessels for their countrymen at Jumbo Navigation.
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NewsRNLI Trial New Range of Workboat Window Wipers
Berkshire UK based Duro Marine International has won a significant endorsement for its new range of pantograph and pendulum ships bridge and workboat window wipers, with sets being trialed on two new training boats currently under build for the RNLI.
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NewsHandling Capacity Boost for Shoreham
With an increasing amount of cargo movement, Shoreham Port in the UK has to have the capacity and specific capability to handle it. The efficiency of the port is well known in the industry and it has an established reputation for a fast turnaround of vessels.
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NewsRapid Replacement of Damaged Winches
When the tanker Cape Bradley collided with a cargo vessel off the French coast recently, considerable damage was done to the entire foreship and to winch equipment in particular.
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News100 Years of Navaids for Pharos Marine
Aids to navigation specialist Pharos Marine is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Danish physicist Gustaf Dalen beginning works at the Aktiebolag Gassaccumulator Company which led to the development of the Dalen Mixer, a device which made it possible to automatically produce the mixture of acetylene and air (in a ratio ...
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NewsUSCG Approval for Sealite LED
The Sealite SL125-2 LED marine lantern has received US Coast Guard Approval for Class ''A'' structures. Incorporating 2 tiers of 36 LEDs (72 in total), the SL125-2 provides a luminous range of up to five nautical miles, with each LED tier utilising Sealite''s patented omni-directional LED Reflector to increase the ...
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Navaids Restored In the Congo
Sussex UK based Tideland Signal Ltd has supplied a complete package of solar powered lanterns and associated equipment under a $500,000 contract to restore the aids to navigation in the Congo River and on the Popular Republic of Congo''s 170km coastline after decades of instability and damage.
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NewsFugro System Monitors Malaysian Coast
The tragic consequences of the tsunami that struck in the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004 have acted as a major eye opener to countries vulnerable to similar disaster. As a result, urgent efforts are being made to establish early warning systems to reduce or minimise the impact of future ...
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NewsShip to Shore Gantry Crane delivered to the Busy Port of Felixstowe
The UK''s Port of Felixstowe took delivery late last year of one ship to shore gantry crane (SSGC) and nine rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGCs) from the Zhenhua Port Machinery Company of Shanghai. The cranes were transported fully erected on a nine week voyage from China and were operational by ...
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NewsBoxlift Service Deal at P&O's Antwerp Gateway Terminal
P&O Ports has signed a full service contract with Kalmar for the provision of preventative and breakdown maintenance, engineering support and spare parts supply for 20 ESC 7th generation straddle carriers operating at its new Antwerp Gateway terminal.
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NewsRo-Ro Package for Newbuild Ro-Pax
MacGregor will supply and install the cargo access equipment to Brittany Ferries'' trailer Ro-Pax newbuilding at Aker Yards which will be able to transport 120 freight vehicles.
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NewsBridon Ties Up Marlow Takeover
Bridon International has acquired the offshore and commercial marine assets of Marlow Ropes, including manufacturing facilities at Coatbridge in Scotland and Hailsham in England.
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New Hoist Equipment Launched
Cosalt Safety & Protection has launched a new range of value for money hoist equipment aimed at the commercial marine, offshore and industrial markets.
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NewsCelebrity Gets 'Millennium' Hang-Ups
Lifeboat and davit supplier Schat-Harding has completed a full replacement of the lifeboat hook release systems on the Celebrity Cruise Line ship Millennium with their own LHR12 package.
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Lube-free Bearings for Deck Equipment
Canada''s Thordon Bearings has introduced a new proprietary engineered (non-elastomer) thermoplastic bearing which can be used for marine applications such as steering gear tiller arm and jockey bar linkage bushings, fairleads and rope rollers, self unloader booms, cranes and hoists, barge trolleys, davits and gantrys, door and ramp hinge bushings ...
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NewsLighthouses Convert to Solar Power
Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority has installed a comprehensive package of solar-powered aids for lighthouses along the country''s 335 mile coastline.
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NewsSecurity buoys Parliament
The perpetual threat of global terrorist activity has generated an urgent need for the protection of people and property everywhere. This has in turn led to the application of innovative and technologically smart equipment designed to enhance security, especially at strategically vulnerable sites.
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Transas supply German Naval Academy with new Simulators
Transas Europe GmbH, the European representative Office of the Transas Group, has been selected to supply a new large scale Simulator named AANS for the Marineschule Muerwik (MSM), the German Naval Officers Training Academy in Flensburg.
