Thursday, May 30th, 2013

QuayQuip in Scotland: a port on every coast

QuayQuip visualisation of Copland's Dock fendering

Last year QuayQuip launched a campaign to lead the Scottish fendering market. New orders show that the strategy is well on its way to success.

Following a string of orders for Scottish ports in 2011 and 2012, QuayQuip has recently won six more, on every Scottish coastline from the very south of the country to its northernmost islands. All are due for delivery in 2013 and the total value is roughly €2 million. Read more…

Friday, May 3rd, 2013

Pilot’s-eye view of approach to Puerto Nuevo, Colombia

Bridge view of docking at Puerto Nuevo in Colombia

Last August we wrote about a new coal facility at Puerto Neuvo in Colombia. Thanks to new video and images you can see the berth in operation.

The vessel shown is the Casta Diva, a 178,000DWT bulk carrier, as she berths alongside Prodeco’s latest direct-loading facility. Prodeco is part of the international mining corporation Glencore Xstrata. Read more…

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013

More QuayQuip cone fenders for Malaysia

QuayQuip cone fender installation at Northport, Malaysia

Northport is one of the principal sections of Klang Port, Malaysia. As part of its development programme, an order was placed at the end of 2012 for QuayQuip QCN 1150 Cone Fender systems. The systems, including UHMW-PE faced panels 1.9m wide by 5.5m high, plus chains and fixings, were delivered in April 2013.

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