ALFA LAVAL'S GROUNDBREAKING HCO FILTER TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN APPROVED BY MAN DIESEL & TURBO
The Alfa Laval Moatti 290 filter for hydraulic control oil (HCO) has now been approved by MAN Diesel & Turbo on its modern two-stroke engines. The decision follows validation tests aboard three Stena Bulk IMOIIMAX vessels, where the HCO filter’s performance has exceeded all expectations. The Alfa Laval Moatti 290 filter is a high-performance solution suited to the new generation of MAN Diesel &Turbo two-stroke engines, in which hydraulic control systems have replaced traditio
NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER JOINS SWATHE SERVICES TEAM
Ex Naval Captain and Marine Consultant Jon Holmes joins the team at Swathe Services as their new Business Development Manager. The new role was created to maintain and increase product sales and services as well as managing long-term strategic growth. Swathe Services are a Hydrographic Survey services company based at Hayle Marine Renewables Business park, Cornwall UK. A steady increase in products and services meant the large customer base and support had to be met with addi
WILLIAMS SHIPPING BEGINS CONTRACT TRANSPORTING 82M WIND TURBINE BLADES
Southampton-based marine & transport business, Williams Shipping, have started working on a contract to transport 82m offshore wind turbine blades for wind energy specialists MHI Vestas. Turbine production in the UK MHI Vestas is a joint venture between Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Vestas Wind Systems. Their V164 offshore wind turbines are amongst the world’s most powerful, with a nameplate capacity of up to 9.5 megawatts. Blades have been manufactured at their facility on
DAMEN SHIPPING MULTIPLE PONTOONS TO ROTTERDAM
Delivery ensures clients fast, cost effective delivery of stock pontoons. In week eleven, the SAL Heavy Lift vessel MV Lone loaded onboard a newly built batch of eleven Damen flat top Pontoons in Shanghai. MV Lone is bringing the pontoons to the Netherlands. The majority of the pontoons will be available quickly to Damen’s clients from stock. Mr. Maximillian Karp, Senior Chartering Manager at SAL Heavy Lift said, “We are pleased to have found once again the opportunity to coo
DLM EXPAND THEIR OFFERING IN SINGAPORE
DLM’s distributor in Singapore, Talurit Pte Ltd, now has the capacity to calibrate load cells from 0-50t in tension and compression, and 75t-300t in Tension in Singapore. The news comes after a surge in DLM products being purchased across Asia, and an increasing demand for calibration service within this region. The 50t test machine will be the third of its kind that DLM have designed and built, with one recently purchased by Nigerian distributors Gammatec. The test machine,
ROYSTON HERALDS ADVANCED NEW INTERFACE AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
A new generation of highly advanced interface and energy management technologies, designed to deliver significant performance improvement benefits for vessel operators, will be previewed by Royston at the International Tug, Salvage & OSV Convention and Exhibition (stand 88). The new V2 enginei interface heralds a significant step-forward in easy-to-use, seamless reporting capabilities, and is a welcome addition to Royston’s advanced fuel monitoring technology enginei, which p
2017 ANNUAL REPORT HIGHLIGHTS LONG TERM INVESTMENT STRATEGY'S ROLE IN MANAGING IMPACT OF VOLATIL
The Port of Milford Haven has published its 2017 Annual Report and Accounts. The report highlights how strategic long term investments have supported the growth of alternate business streams. It also demonstrates the role of diversification in stabilising financial performance during a period of extreme volatility in a core operation. The Port recorded a profit before tax of £2.6m and a turnover of £22.4m. Cargo throughput was slightly lower than the previous year at 32.1m to
LAMOR GTA SCREW PUMPS
The newly developed series of GTA pumps manufactured in stainless steel have been especially designed for longterm permanent use on vessels. The stainless steel GTA pumps are surface treated with a mix of of highly protective dirt repellent and hydrophobic coatings to further enhance the superior properties of the acid proof stainless steel casing. The Lamor GTA Stainless Steel pumps are multipurpose submersible Archimedes screw pumps with a pumping capacity range of 20 to 14
