Maritime Magazines Archive

- Mooring Line Chafe Protection page: 48
pablished in:
Marine Technology
on January 2013
Fluoron Inc. has developed an Eddy Mooring Line Protection System that is designed to separate the mooring line from all surfaces that will chafe the line. The Eddy System will exceed the breaking strength of the line application, to reduce the possibility of ”Snap Back Phenomenon,” provides chafe p
- JonRie Marine Winches page: 48
pablished in:
Marine Technology
on January 2013
JonRie Marine Winches introduces its new Series “220” Double Drum Escort/Assist Winch currently be installed on the twin ship sets for Caribbean Tug-Z and the new Twin ASDs for Seabulk Towing. JonRie delivered its first three ship sets last year to Caribbean Tug-Z and Seabulk Towing. The fourth ship
- Markey Electric Winch page: 46
pablished in:
Marine Technology
on January 2013
Markey Machinery is preparing a new TES-40-75HP electric towing winch for shipment that will be installed on Harley Marine Services new Z-drive ship assist tractor tug M/V Robert Franco. The first item of two suites of deck machinery specified by Harley for both the M/V Robert Franco and its’ sister
- RL-K 7500 Subsea Crane page: 44
pablished in:
Marine Technology
on January 2013
During customer days at the production plant in Rostock in January 2013 Liebherr presented its new subsea crane, type RL-K 7500. With this new knuckle boom crane the company extends its range of offshore cranes for subsea operations. The RL-K 7500 is able to lift up to 260t in the air and handle lo
- ROV Seamor Evolution of a Brand page: 42
pablished in:
Marine Technology
on January 2013
Originally developed in the mid-1980s by two Canadians, Seamor was intended to become a simple, low-cost, underwater “flying” video camera system that could be easily deployed from a small boat and enjoyed by those who wanted to enjoy the underwater world without getting wet – a “Recreational ROV.”
- Fugro Survey Ltd. page: 36
pablished in:
Marine Technology
on January 2013
Fugro Survey Limited carries out offshore subsea survey projects in the North West European Continental Shelf, Mediterranean, and West Africa regions. It is part of the geotechnical and geophysical services group Fugro and, more specifically, part of its Survey Division. The Aberdeen, UK, based subs
- Advanced Subsea page: 32
pablished in:
Marine Technology
on January 2013
At the Cutting Edge of Deepwater Studies for the O&G industry in Brazil For more than 35 years, Advanced Subsea (AS) has been deeply involved in marine technological innovation. Through steady research and partnerships with research institutes in France and Brazil, Advanced Subsea has been devel
- Harold Eugene Doc Edgerton page: 18
pablished in:
Marine Technology
on January 2013
Harold Eugene ‘Doc’ Edgerton was born in Fremont, Nebraska, on April 6, 1903. He was one of three children born to Frank and Mary Edgerton, and from an early age Edgerton like to see what made things tick, spending hours taking things apart and putting them back together. He first became interested
- Plastics in the Ocean page: 12
pablished in:
Marine Technology
on January 2013
How Biological Nets Are Taking On A New Purpose For An Old Problem Aboard the SSV Robert C. Seamans last November, 1,500 miles from land, 38 researchers from Sea Education Association (SEA) studied a Brobdingnagian swath of Pacific Ocean that has become the temporary resting spot for thousands of t
- Ballast Water Tech: RWO page: 42
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on January 2013
As ship owners globally face the eventual mandate to install ballast water management technology onboard their ships – a refit which is touted as the most expensive equipment refit ever – Maritime Reporter & Engineering News in its February 2013 edition examines emerging Ballast Water Technologies
- BCG Upgrades Virtual GMDSS Simulator page: 150
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on November 2012
Buffalo Computer Graphics (BCG) Inc. released an updated version of its Virtual Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (VGMDSS) Simulation software. BCG’s VGMDSS software is comprised of emulations of commercially available components to make up a complete suite of virtual devices capable of con
- U.S. Ship Owners in Quandry with MLC2006 page: 22
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on September 2012
The failure of the United States to ratify an international treaty pertaining to maritime issues is, unfortunately, nothing new. But the Senate’s failure to ratify the Maritime Labor Convention of 2006 (MLC), arising out of the 94th session of the International Labor Conference held at Geneva that
- Sea Catch Spring Safety Pin page: 54
pablished in:
Marine Technology
on August 2012
Sea Catch quick releases can now be fitted with a Spring Safety Pin (SSP) that allows users to eject the pin from a distance and do so using the release lanyard. The first pull on the lanyard removes the R-clip from the pin and a compression spring ejects the pin which is firmly tethered to the bod
- Partnering on the Digital Ship: Inside Denmark’s ShippingLab page: 20
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on September 2008
When will the first fully digitized, autonomous and environmentally friendly ship be ready to sail? The answer is uncertain but the Danish Maritime Authority’s ShippingLab project aims to have most of the technical and managerial challenges solved in as little as two years from now. Tom Mulligan rep
- Great Ships of 2004 page: 18
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on December 2004
Name Alaskan Frontier Type DH Oil Tanker Owner BP Oil Shipping Co. Builder NASSCO National Steel and Shipbuilding Company delivered the Alaskan Frontier, the first of four Alaska-class double-hull oil tankers being built for BP Oil Shipping Company, USA. These state-of-the-art ships are des
- U.S. Ocean Dumping Act page: 10
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on December 2004
As this article is being written, the chief executive officer of an American ocean carrier is on trial for alleged participation in the discharge of contaminated wheat into waters of the South China Sea. The charges were brought under the somewhat obscure U.S. Ocean Dumping Act. In 1999, a U
- Allied Systems Tapped by Coast Guard page: 35
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on December 2004
Allied Systems Company's DC-8600CTS, a single point 7-meter rigid hull inflatable rescue boat davit system, will equip the USCG Maritime Security Cutter Large. Allied Systems Company's model DC- 8600CTS, a 7-meter rescue boat davit system with an 8,600 lb safe working load, will be installed on
- NorMar Introduced page: 34
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on December 2004
Norwegian Maritime Equipment AS has developed a new, complete program of lifeboats and rescueboats. The program is currently introduced to the market under the brand name NorMar, and embraces a full scope of enclosed lifeboats, free-fall lifeboats, semi-enclosed lifeboats and rescueboats. Enclose
- Enzian Ships Get Complete Cargo Solution page: 32
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on December 2004
Four 12.500 dwt/766 TEU multipurpose/ container ships commissioned from Kyokuyo Shipyard in Japan by Switzerland-based Enzian Shipping are scheduled for delivery in 2005. MacGregor was tapped to supply complete hatch cover sets for both weather and tweendecks, deck cranes, and securing syste
- Ardenne Venture, A 318,000 DWT VLCC page: 27
pablished in:
Maritime Reporter
on December 2004
The 318,000 dwt VLCC Ardenne Venture built at Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) was delivered to Wah Kwong Shipping, Hong Kong on September 8, 2004. The ship has one continuous freeboard deck from stem to stern with sunken deck-type stern deck, transverse bulkheads and four longitudinal