Key Deals – Page 259
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NewsFirst Tidal Turbine Installation Underway
Seacore will begin construction this month on the foundations of Marine Current Turbine''s tidal turbine in the Bristol Channel. The £ 1.5m single rotor prototype will be the first ever ''free stream'' underwater turbine, generating 300kW of electricity.
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NewsStand 4063 Is a Cushy Number at SMM
Trelleborg Industrial AVS, suppliers of anti-vibration and shock mounting system to the marine market, will be showing two new products, HT Cushyfloat and Cushymount XK, on Stand 4063 in Hall 4 at SMM.
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Cyprus Seeks Bidders for Larnaka Port Re-development
The Government of the Republic of Cyprus has initiated a tender process for the award of a concession contract to a suitable bidder (or consortium) for the redevelopment of Larnaka Port under a long-term designbuild-finance-operate contract.
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Solar Solve Marine Rolls Out the Blinds at SMM 2002
Solar Solve Marine, the South Shields UK based manufacturer of the Solasolv range of anti-glare roller screens, has a hectic schedule lined up for SMM 2002. Visitors to their stand will see two new product launches as well as a relaunch of the company''s full range of specialist roller blinds ...
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NewsMaritime Simulator Centre Finnished at Meriturva
Transas completed the installation of a large scale simulation complex in July at the Meriturva Seafarer Educational Centre in Helsinki, Finland.
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RENK Brings Propulsion Solutions to SMM
RENK AG, a member of the MAN Group, will occupy Stand 6012 in Hall 6 at SMM showing their complete range of products for the ship propulsion sector. The presentation will focus on gear units, slide bearings and couplings manufactured at RENK''s plants in Augsburg, Rheine, and Hanover.
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NewsPinpoint Positioning for Louisiana Liftboat
The evolution of liftboats to a leap forward when Bollinger Shipyards of Louisiana USA delivered the L/B Myrtle to Montco Offshore Inc.
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NewsNew Aggregates Terminal for Port of Hull
Stema Shipping (UK) Ltd has chosen Associated British Ports'' Port of Hull as the company''s northern distribution centre for aggregates imported from the Jelsa Quarry in Norway, the largest single-standing coastal aggregates quarry in terms of output in Northern Europe.
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Titan Pulls Off MRA Missisippi Salvage
When the 58,508 dwt single hull tanker Sea Jackie, laden with 44,000 barrels of oil, ran aground at the entrance to the Mississippi River in late May, the Marine Response Alliance (MRA) went into high gear.
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NewsMembrane Bioreactor Technology Beats IMO Spec
Hamworthy KSE has been contracted to supply advanced membrane bioreactor (MBR) waste water treatment systems to the UK Ministry of Defence for the first six Type 45 destroyers to built by BAe Marine and Vosper Thornycroft.
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Sea Japan Dispute
Asian national maritime sensitivities have surfaced with reports of a dispute between South Korea and Japan over the the 200 year-old name of the body of water separating them, the Sea of Japan.
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Amerike
Historic concerns that the world''s only superpower could have so easily been called Vespucciland are eased by this new volume, which argues persuasively that the USA and all the Americas were named not after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci as conventional wisdom would have it but rather, a wealthy 15th century ...
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Disasters on the Severn
The River Severn rises in the Cambrian Mountains 600m above sea level and runs 330 km to the Bristol Channel. It is Britain''s longest river and certainly one of its most dangerous.
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Paddle Steamers: A Photographic Legacy
Paddle Steamer were an appealing way for many people to make excursions "doon the watter" during the pre-war period.
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UK Government Puts Wind In Mayflower's Sails
The British Government has given UK energy company Innogy the go-ahead for a 90MW capacity wind farm at North Hoyle, off the Welsh coast. The project will provide the first work for the Mayflower Resolution, a specialised wind turbine installation vessel under construction in China for High Wycombe UK based ...
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NewsFirst Halmatic Cara Marine Order
The first pilot boat to result from Halmatic''s acquisition of the Cara Marine workboat range will see a 52ft launch for the Clyde Ports Authority built at Halmatic''s Portchester UK shipyard.
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UK MOD Upgrades Plymouth VTMS
Following an upgrade order from the UK Ministry of Defence for its Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) installation at HM Naval Base Devonport, Denbridge Digital has replaced the existing Apex 7000 VTS display processors with its APX-8000 latest generation VTS workstations.
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Port Security comes to London
Post-11 September, port security has risen to the top of the agenda for many involved with port and harbour operations. Billions of pounds are being invested in new technologies, upgrading infrastructure and implementing new security procedures to ensure that passengers, staff, freight and craft are secure.
