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Boat mover with electric motor


Gangways for boatyard shows


The cancellation of this Winter’s major international boat shows due to the Covid-19 pandemic has forced some builders of superyachts and other large leisure craft to organise showroom space within their premises. This, in turn, created a need for special gangways to allow potential customers to board the yachts in safety. The challenge was met by Naval


Tecno Sud Srl, which quickly introduced a versatile means of access that could be adapted to


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he latest innovation from Roodberg is the E-Axle, a boat moving unit that is powered by electricity.


According to this Dutch company,


there are three reasons to choose the E-Axle for boatyard operations. These are: environmently-friendly; maximum efficiency; and ultimate quality.


First and foremost, it is an


environmentally-friendly solution to move boats – there are no damaging emissions and an additional advantage of an electric motor is the lack of noise


pollution in the yard. It is suitable for efficient deployment on slopes, as well as flat surfaces, and its operator can use the remote control to move and manoeuvre the unit in small spaces. Production quality is high as Roodberg manufactures all its machines in- house to stringent standards, but also to meet a customer’s specific requirements. Pulling capacity of the E-Axle can


range up to 80 tons. Roodberg sales@roodberg.com www.roodberg.com


Support from yacht inspection company


Personnel from composite inspection specialists International NDT, which has bases in Palma, Mallorca, and Hamble, England, have been able to continue to support a number of high-profile projects around the world despite travel restrictions. These include the annual spar and rigging inspection of J-Class racing yacht ‘Lionheart’ in Palma, Mallorca’ last month, which forms a part of the sailing team’s ongoing preventative maintenance program. International NDT has been taking


a robust and socially responsible approach to travelling between a number of different countries in the past few weeks in order to complete the inspection projects. The


carefully selected travel methods, whether driving or flying, taking care to protect our technicians, as well as our clients’ teams.” Recent projects have ranged


company uses a range of ultrasonic testing methods to look for flaws or damage in spars, primary structures and components of composite yachts or metallic parts. “Our company has been working


diligently to keep abreast of the changing regulations in the face of


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the continuing Covid-19 pandemic,” commented Giles Waterhouse of International NDT. “We have been ensuring that we fully adhere to the requirements for each destination before taking the decision to travel. We have been incorporating Covid-19 tests, quarantine measures and


through inspections to the superstructure of a 50.3 metre luxury motor yacht at the build stage,to routine assurance aboard modern classics and damage assessment of a 15 metre world cruiser sailing yacht. The company also works in partnership with key suppliers such as advanced spar and mast manufacturer Rondal BV where it provides inspection expertise. International NDT Ltd info@int-ndt.com www.int-ndt.com


the various types of boats being displayed. The equipment has steps for when a boat is lower than the quayside and features a telescopic gangway that can be extended up to five metres to enable easy boarding of megayachts. Made of hot-dip galvanised steel and aluminium, the gangways have received CE certification. Naval Tecno Sud Srl navaltecnosudboatstand@ gmail.com www.navaltecnosud.it


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