Equipment News – Page 157
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NewsSCT's Cranes Lifted for Bigger Boxships
Southampton Container Terminal has recently awarded Seward Lyon Ltd the contract to raise the height of five Morris quayside gantry cranes on its 204-205 container berths.
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NewsCranes Ordered for Antwerp's New Terminal
Sweden headquartered Kalmar has two won orders from PSA/Hesse-Noord Natie for a total of eight super post-Panamax ship to shore (STS) container cranes for the Deurganckdok and Quay 913 in the port of Antwerp. With an outreach of 56m, these high speed, heavy duty cranes will be capable of handling ...
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NewsNew Crane Distributor Lifts Off
Italian crane manufacturer Amco Veba took part in seawork for the first time this year, represented in the UK by the new company Idle, managed by Stuart Gilligan.
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NewsCranes' Chains Change on Thames
West Midlands UK crane manufacturer J Barnsley Cranes (JBC) has won a rollover contract to service, refurbish or replace all the cranes, hoists and jibs it supplied for the Thames Barrier when London''s flood defence system was first constructed over 30 years ago.
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NewsSMM Launch for Wynn Marine
Wynstruments Ltd , now merged with B Hepworth & Co Ltd , will launch updated versions of its Straight line window wiper and a new digital control system at SMM 2004 .
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Bond with Lyngso Deepens
Essex UK based Bond Instrumentation has been busy since the start of this year securing orders for its partner Lyngso Marine A/S .
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Power Display with EVC
A new generation of programmable displays from TeleflexMorse is helping marine engine supplier Volvo Penta to evolve its electronic vessel control (EVC) system.
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Oil Monitoring Maintains Onboard Performance
Condition monitoring of fuels and lubricants used onboard has become one of the main weapons in the fight to reduce premature failure of marine propulsion units, gearboxes and hydraulic systems. In particular, determining the presence of water or the gradual degradation of TBN (Total Base Number) of the engine oil ...
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NewsIcom's Support for St Dunstan's Builds Blind Faith At Sea
Kent based Icom (UK) Ltd aresponsoring a training package for St Dunstan''s, the charity that provides lifelong care for blinded ex-servicemen and women. The sponsorship package is going towards VHF radio training and Powerboat Level 2 training for the charity''s staff and a team of volunteers for its RIB Ad ...
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NewsSir Jock Slater is the New RNLI Chairman
The UK''s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has named former First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sir Jock Slater as its new Chairman. Sir Jock has been appointed following the retirement of Peter Nicholson CBE, who has served as Chairman since July 2000.
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NewsNew Trainers Take to the Waves
Sea Training International. The Sea Training International centre has the facility and staff to cater for specialist agencies, companies or individuals requiring specialist training in all aspects of fast offshore rescue, sea survival, VHF/GMDSS radio training, and all levels of power boat training. The centre also is the only establishment ...
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NewsFire Safety Systems for Hospital Ship Conversion
Cosalt Safety & Protection hassecured a £ 700,000 contract with A&P Tyne to install the fire safety systems on board the world''s largest non-governmental hospital ship, the Africa Mercy .
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NewsDamen Delivers 'Relume' for MENAS
Middle East Navigation Aids Service (MENAS) introduced its new multipurpose light tender vessel Relume in a special naming ceremony at Damen Shipyards'' Scheldepoort facility in Vlissingen, The Netherlands on July 6.
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Navaids Future in '2020 The Vision'
In April the General Lighthouse Authorities published 2020 The Vision, a roadmap for provision and the development of aids to navigation in British and Irish waters over the next 20 years.
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NewsBringing It Home In Sierra Leone
Sussex UK based navaids specialist Tideland Signal has supplied over 30 buoys and solar powered lanterns to guide shipping into the estuary of the Sierra Leone River and the port of Freetown, the country''s capital.
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E-Sea Fix Does It for Milford Haven
Following successful trials of the E-Sea Fix pilot navigation system last year, Somerset UK based Atlantas Marine has won an order to install the system at the port of Milford Haven in Wales.
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NewsHoisting Hooks Range Expanded
Sweden''s Gunnebo Lifting are complementing their component programme in the GrabiQ series with a new size of roundsling hook. The new hook will be the largest in the RH series and will carry the designation RH 5-8+.
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NewsAl Jadaf Lifts Off on Hot Wheels
The modern Al Jadaf ship docking yard in Dubai is equipped with advanced facilities, including the ability to lift boats out of the water and manoeuvre them using a system of rails and wheeled trolleys for repair on dry land.
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NewsACE On the Pace With Winches
Scotland based Alfred Cheyne Engineering Ltd, ACE Winches, is continuing to deliver large winching packages in short delivery times. During 2003 and to date in 2004 ACE has continued to build up a significant winch hire fleet.
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NewsDutch Coupling Gives Barge Trains A Push
Push convoys and barge trains have great problems with strong winds and waves on open waters such as the Markermeer, IJsselmeer and Westerschelde. Over the past two years, Holland''s Van der Velden Marine Systems, working in close cooperation with TNO and Alkyon, has developed a new type of coupling device ...
