Equipment News – Page 159
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NewsMARCO Blows Its Horn
Travelling all the way from Italy to make its first appearance at seawork is Marco Sistema Mare , the marine division of MARCO S. p.A.
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Newsseawork Debut for Cooney Marine
Kettering UK based Cooney Marine may be new to seawork but certainly not to the RNLI , to whom they have sold some 25 marine cranes. The company invests heavily in the latest production facilities and its highly specialist workforce manufactures stainless steel products without compromise whether for OEM or ...
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NewsSafe Switches for Ministry of Defence Lift Systems
Man-machine safety systems specialist Schmersal UK Ltd has won an order to supply a total of 150 of its AZM415 double solenoid locking switches to Industrial & Marine Lift Services (IMLS) for the refurbishment of double gated lifting systems for two UK Ministry of Defence supply ships. The order is ...
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NewsMET Meets Challenge
British tanker operators RixShipping of Hull has turned to the expertise of Sheffield''s MET Marine for a lightweight hydraulic marine crane to meet requirements on board the tanker Rix Condor .
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NewsAutomated Stackers Lift ECT's Ambitions
Rotterdam''s European Container Terminal (ECT) is continuing the expansion of its Delta Container Terminal with fully automated stacking equipment developed together with Kalmar . An agreement was signed recently for the turnkey supply of six automated stacking cranes (ASCs), with an option to increase the order to a total of ...
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NewsIGT Lights Up Queen Mary 2's Controls
Hampshire UK based IGTIndustries has produced the data positioning consoles and propulsion and thrust controller panels for Cunard ''snew flagship Queen Mary 2 .
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Avoid Unnecessary Suffocation
A recent report from the Nautical International Marine Accident Reporting Scheme (MARS) described an incident in which four stevedores died.
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High Proof Heavy Water
Lifting equipment on board the British registered, Sealion Shipping dive support vessel Toisa Polaris was given a clean bill of health from Water Weights recently after completion of the proof load testing of its lifeboats and cranes. Four lifeboats, giving cover to 104 personnel, and a 250 tonne offshore crane ...
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Safety Rewarded
The work of Briggs Marine Contractors Ltd at the Chevron Texaco oil refinery in Pembroke, Wales has been officially recognised with the Good Contractors Safety Award .
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NewsCCTV Security for Trinity House Boats
As part of their overall ISPS Code security plan and safety management system, the UK''s Trinity House lighthouse and navaids service has called on advice from Hernis Scan Systems , the Norwegian company that specialises in integrated CCTV systems.
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News'Island Fox' Delivers Workboat Training
In response to ever increasing demand for workboat training, Scotland''s Seatrek Training has added the 45ft twin engined Nelson Island Fox to its training fleet. The new Category 2 coded acquisition offers increased scope for larger vessel training and will be used to deliver all Seatrek''s RYA Advanced Powerboat, Coastal ...
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Wynn/Win Situation
Marine window wiper specialist Wynn Marine unveiled a newstand-alone window wash system for ships’ windows recently. As a compact off the shelf module, the 5010 makes he design, purchase and installation of complete window washing systems more efficient and cost-effective, whether for newbuilds or retrofit projects.
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Modular System Lifts £1m Load
Lifting Gear Hire had to respond quickly to an emergency call from Montrose Harbour Port Authority when approximately 80m of the south quay unexpectedly collapsed into the water. Lifting Gear Hire''s Aberdeen UK branch worked with consulting engineers Babtie, providing specialist knowledge and equipment to restrain the remaining quayside and ...
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Powerful Xenon Bow Light
Norselight has developed its new BL35 MX xenon bow light in conjunction with several fast ferry operators and, following successful pilot projects, has placed it on the market. The powerful xenon light is similar to the headlights of a car and allows the navigator to see obstacles such as logs ...
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Felixstowe Lifts its Capacity
Ten new Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGCs) and one Ship to Shore Gantry Crane (SSGC) have arrived at the UK Port of Felixstowe from Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (ZPMC) of Shanghai.
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All At Sea with Winch Repairs
Due to limitations imposed by the client''s busy seismic acquisition programme, Coventry UK based Metalock Engineering sent engineers to Ghana to in-situ machine two winch brake drums on the SRV Veritas Viking II while it was at sea en route to Cameroon.
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Big Bisso Lift Re-Opens Mississippi
America''s Bisso Marine has lifted the sunken OSV Lee III from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River, which it was completely blocking following a pre-dawn collision in the middle of one of the world''s busiest deep draft waterways.
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NewsRapid Radar and VHF for Yemen Coast Guard
Simrad has been chosen to supply radar and VHF communications to 100 patrol boats currently in production for the Yemen Coast Guard .Delivery and installation of the CR44 radar and RD68 dVHF radios for the first 25 boats is underway, with the final boat due for completion by the end ...
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NewsSSAS Proposed for US Homeland Security
The Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) scheduled for introduction by 1 July 2004 is being proposed as part of the best and most logical solution for national homeland security needs. This suggestion has been made to the US Coast Guard following the recent request it made to industry for technical ...
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NewsSwift Service for Fleet
The usual arrangement whereby marine electronics is serviced by the company which sold and installed the equipment is often not an efficient one for vessels sailing internationally. Users of the Thrane & Thrane Capsat Fleet 77, 55 and 33 terminals are now guaranteed worldwide service via the Fleet Service Centre ...
