Marine Equipment News


ABS Takes Offshore Safety to New Depths

Feb 27, 2017

ABS, the leading provider of classification and technical services to the offshore industry, has expanded its subsea services team to deliver specialized validation and verification services for subsea systems, including subsea hardware, flowlines…

TRAC Intermodal Debuts New Chassis Pool

Feb 24, 2017

TRAC Intermodal has introduced TRAC Select, a premium chassis pool fleeted with a wide array of specialty chassis and services to meet specific customer and marketplace needs. TRAC Select is designed to provide equipment choice to motor carriers…

Enerpac Jack-Up Cuts Time for Port Container Crane Heightening

Feb 21, 2017

Jack-Up technology from heavy lifting systems specialist, Enerpac, has been used to successfully cut the time needed for port container crane heightening at Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding (MES) in Japan. The stability of the Enerpac JS500…

Tony Bon: From Yarn Handler to CEO

Feb 17, 2017

January of 2017 saw the retirement of one of the veterans of the Samson family. Tony Bon, CEO through 2015 retired as of December 31, 2016. Bon shares his impressions of the time he’s been with Samson and the high points of both the company and the industry it serves…

ELA Offshore Develops New Type of Container

Feb 17, 2017

Offshore managed to deliver all required containers from scratch in only 3 months from project kick-off, including design and development up to turnkey delivery on an offshore converter station in the German North Sea. “To come up with the best suitable container type…

Portland Port Tops in Auto Exports

Feb 15, 2017

The Port of Portland, a premiere auto gateway, is a leader on the U.S. West Coast for auto exports. In 2016, more than 50,000 exports moved through Portland. When you combine imports and exports, a total of 291,000 vehicles rolled through…

Peterson to Develop New Port Cameron

Feb 11, 2017

International energy logistics provider Peterson is to partner with Port Cameron in Louisiana to develop a deepwater staging port and supply base facility serving the Gulf of Mexico. Peterson has signed a teaming partnership agreement with…

Cavotec Names Norin as New CEO

Feb 10, 2017

The Board of Directors of Cavotec SA has  announced that Mikael Norin has been appointed CEO of the Cavotec Group. Mikael Norin will join Cavotec on May 1, 2017 and will, after a transition period, assume full responsibility as CEO on July 1…

New Owners, New Equipment at Ohio River Terminal

Feb 09, 2017

Already long established as one of the Ohio River’s premier port terminals, new ownership brought new equipment opportunities for the busy River Road Terminal in the transportation hub of Louisville. Within weeks of Watco Terminal and Port…

Viega Debuts ProPress Zero Lead Ball Valves

Feb 09, 2017

Viega has introduced its line of Viega ProPress Zero Lead Ball Valve press x hose thread for copper fittings. The bronze ball valves are full port and designed for potable water applications. The ball valves are available in 1/2' and 3/4' press sizes and 3/4' hose sizes…

Evac Names Rudling President, Offshore and Merchant

Feb 08, 2017

Evac Group has appointed Claes Rudling as global Business Area President, Offshore and Merchant, effective January 23, 2017. Rudling will continue as CEO of Uson Marine, which was acquired by Evac Group in December 2016. Rudling is a member of the Evac Group Management Team…

DP World Volumes rise

Feb 07, 2017

DP World Limited handled 63.7 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the full year of 2016, with gross container volumes growing by 3.2% year-on-year on a reported basis, and 2.2% on a like-for-like  basis…

Liebherr: Italian Deliveries Reached a Record Level in 2016

Feb 06, 2017

Last year Liebherr Maritime Cranes delivered nine mobile harbor cranes, four reachstackers, three rail mounted gantry cranes and one ship-to-shore container crane to various Italian ports. Since Liebherr has been engaged in the manufacturing of maritime cargo handling equipment…

Quicker and Easier Man Over Board Retrieval

Feb 02, 2017

One and a half ton strong hi-visibility grab line floats on water immediately a lifejacket is activated, for easy retrieval using manpower, passerelle or lifting equipment All lifejackets are fitted with a lifting becket, which in comparison with the size of body in rough seas…

New Cranes for Port of Swansea

Feb 02, 2017

The second of five highly efficient hydraulic cranes destined for Associated British Ports (ABP) facilities across the UK has arrived at ABP Swansea.Supplied and installed by the country's largest independent provider of port equipment, Cooper Specialised Handling…

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