2013 Articles

- Otto Candies Winch Refit page: 49
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Marine Technology
on January 2013
Rapp Hydema completed a second winch drive retrofit for Otto Candies in Houma, LA, in January 2013. An existing Rapp hydraulic winch was converted to electric, with the addition of an Active Heave Compensation (AHC) package as well. “Active Heave Compensation is important for our vessel operations
- Mooring Line Chafe Protection page: 48
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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