Equipment News – Page 105
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NewsShifting needs for US seismic vessel
A US survey vessel needed to meet lifting operation regulations for UK waters but, as the vessel maintenance manager admitted, they needed help with not just adhering to the rules, but even knowing what they were.
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NewsBiggest ever pontoon faces tidal challenge
A remote Australian LNG development which is challenged by an 8m tidal range has asked Damen Shipyards to create a tailor-made pontoon, the largest Damen has built so far.
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NewsBoarding bridges get around the overhang
One issue with some of the new generation cruise vessels is that they have lifeboats located outside the hull, which require a new generation of boarding bridges to cope with the simple fact the lifeboats can get in the way.
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NewsFood lifted from Seine in central Paris
History took a strange turn recently as people watched food containers arrive in Paris by river for the first time since the Middle Ages.
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NewsDeepwater advantage for Lankhorst
Lankhorst Ropes Offshore Division has relocated its rope production facility for deepwater mooring ropes and single point mooring (SPM) hawsers to a new purpose built factory at Viana do Castello, Portugal.
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NewsIntegrated bow roller enhances TAS
Houlder and BMT Nigel Gee’s jointly developed Turbine Access System (TAS) is gaining an integrated bow roller mechanism to further enhance its capability as a safe and predictable transfer platform.
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NewsLevelling out the pressures
The UK’s Shoreham Port has two sea-locks, the Prince George and Prince Phillip, which ensure the level in the basin is maintained while allowing sea traffic in and out of the port.
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NewsEasy start to condition based monitoring
A new kit which includes everything that is needed to carry out reliable condition monitoring and enables ship operators to take a first step towards ongoing condition based maintenance has been launched by SKF.
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NewsElectronic control wins hydraulic efficiency
A fleet of harbour and escort tugs in the port city of Iwaki on the east coast of Japan is getting the very first Voith Water Tractor (VWT) to use a fully electronic control system that gains much needed space.
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NewsMotion monitoring for heavy lift giant
Netherlands based monitoring and forecasting software solutions provider Amarcon has received an OCTOPUS-Onboard order for the newbuild Dockwise Vanguard.
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Consumption watch on engines
Three Danish freight and passenger ships now have fuel consumption measurement devices which both give a section overview and help with the changeover between heavy fuel oil and distillates.
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NewsRecent past informs marine safety future
1987 was a momentous year for shipping. Not only was the Maritime Journal launched, it coincided with a period of significant change for maritime legislators.
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Fast track training for power skippers
Scotland’s Seatrek Training is launching a fast track programme which will enable commercial operators the opportunity to develop employees in stages.
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NewsFull mission simulators for ECDIS training
UK based ECDIS training and consultancy company ECDIS Ltd has unveiled its new VSTEP Nautis full mission bridge simulator with a 315° viewing capability.
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NewsNavigation simulator for Greek trainers
Transas Hellas has supplied a navigational simulator complex to Costamare Maritime Training Services S.A in Athens.
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NewsNew Bulgarian simulator converts for tugs
The Technical University of Varna in Bulgaria officially opened its new state of the art simulation training center during a high profile opening ceremony at the university premises in October.
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News‘Training in a box’ for K-Master workstation
Kongsberg Maritime has received over 80 orders for its new K-Master aft- and forward-bridge workstation.
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IMO amends SOLAS for free-fall lifeboats
The IMO adopted an amendment to SOLAS regulation III/20.11.2.4. at the recent 90th meeting of its Maritime Safety Committee under resolution MSC.325(90).
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‘Accident Zero’ campaign launches in Istanbul
IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu, during his closing address to the recent IALA) VTS Symposium in Istanbul, praised the safety record of the Turkish Straits VTS, which came into service in 2003.
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NewsBuoys contract extended at Greater Gabbard
Hydrosphere UK Ltd''s contract for the rental of six cardinal buoys to mark Britain''s largest wind farm, Greater Gabbard, has been extended by Fluor Limited.
