Jenkins Marine are back dredging in Haslar Marina for marina operators Dean and Reddyhoff. Haslar is an all tide 650 berth marina which requires regular maintenance dredging and this year there is an estimated 30,000m3 to dredge, with part of the dredge including adjacent neighbours the ‘Royal Naval Sailing Association’ (RNSA). Both sites are located just inside Portsmouth Harbour entrance, and opposite the iconic Spinnaker tower. To facilitate the dredge, not only have many

Utility companies have been laying pipelines and cables across the ocean floor for more than a century. Prior the introduction of GPS, marking their position was a difficult and tedious task, fraught with error. It is extremely important to know the exact location of existing lines before undertaking dredging operations or when new pipes and cables are laid down. Regulations require they be buried from several feet to several meters under the ocean bottom to prevent snagging

With over 30 years’ experience manufacturing innovative products, JFC Marine manufacture and supply a complete range of navigation buoys complete with Aton’s systems. Designed for use for both inshore and offshore applications JFC’S modular designed buoys are setting a new standard in floating aids to navigation. JFC Marine have considered all aspects of the buoys life at sea which are designed and manufactured for the most demanding conditions using superior quality material

LED lighting specialist Glamox is delighted to be chosen as a supplier of lighting to four new shuttle tankers that will be owned and operated by Teekay Offshore. The vessels are equipped with technology that will substantially reduce the emission of CO2, NOx and SOx. The first of the four vessels, Aurora Spirit, was launched from the floating dock at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea in March 2019. The next three vessels will be completed in 2019/2020. The design conce

The new Swedish oceangoing research vessel R/V Svea is fully equipped with Scantrol control systems for the electrical Ibercisa trawl and research winches onboard. More than 30 research vessels worldwide are depoyed with Scantrol systems and an increasing number of the new vessels choose to install a combination of Scantrol iSYM Autotrawl and Scantrol Active Heave Compensation (AHC) systems. Scantrol recently delivered a complete package of control systems to the new Swedish

As a world leader in the design and manufacture of drive couplings, it’s not uncommon for REICH-KUPPLUNGEN to be presented with interesting and diverse challenges. When the company was asked to develop a coupling solution capable of operating reliably in an environment with temperatures reaching 115 degrees centigrade, the solution was a combination of the field proven RCT coupling with a special high temperature resistant elastomer. Fire service safety equipment must meet th

Macduff Ship Design, Astilleros Armon and Orkney Islands Council are pleased to announce the delivery of the 22.20m Pilot vessel ‘Scapa Pathfinder’. The vessel build contract was awarded to Armon shipyard in the summer of 2018 after a full EU procurement process. Armon worked with Macduff Ship Design through this tender process and was delighted to continue this partnership through the design and build phase with design approval being conducted by SCMS to UK Workboat Code Are

Napier Port, the third largest port on New Zealand’s North Island, has placed an order with Damen Shipyards Group for an Azimuth Tractor Drive (ATD) Tug 2412 Twin Fin for delivery later this year. The contract was signed by Sjoerd de Bruin, Sales Manager Pacific for Damen and Napier Port CEO Todd Dawson at Napier Port main office. Napier Port is currently developing a sixth wharf which, at 350 metres long, will be capable of handling the larger vessels that are expected to ac