Equipment News – Page 108
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NewsGudrun gets a light stations package
Aibel AS of Norway has chosen Tideland Signal to supply a comprehensive package of Syncrolan LED light stations for the new Gudrun development in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
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NewsPassive radar reflector posts peak results
John Simpson, Echomax’s inimitable MD, has just gone to the expense of putting an inflatable passive radar reflector through its paces at his own expense.
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NewsVHF radio range extended for workboats
Thrane & Thrane has expanded its established workboat and fishing vessel VHF radio portfolio with the launch of the new SAILOR 6217 VHF DSC Class D AIS Receiver.
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NewsInformation Overlay now available on ECDIS
Marine electronics manufacturer JRC has issued a software update (V56) which makes the Admiralty Information Overlay available on all of its current ECDIS models.
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NewsRenovation of Nab Tower lighthouse begins
Work to secure the future of a vital aid to navigation in the UK’s Solent is set to start this summer.
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NewsFirst fixed DSC radio to include GPS
Marine transceivers manufacturer Standard Horizon has launched the GX1700E Explorer GPS DSC, which features a 12 channel internal GPS antenna built in to the front panel.
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NewsNavComms package for newbuild hybrid ferries
Marine electronics equipment supplier Ships Electronic Services (SES) has been awarded a £375,000 contract to supply all the navigation and communications equipment for two new Hybrid Ferries building at Ferguson Shipbuilders.
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NewsLoop Head Lighthouse hits the airwaves
Loop Head Lighthouse in County Clare is among hundreds of lighthouses and lightships worldwide participating in an event this weekend aimed at promoting public awareness of lighthouses and lightships.
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NewsNice splice lines up a Seatrade award
The Lankhorst Ropes A3 splice has gained the Seatrade Innovation in Ship Operations award.
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NewsScreens all round optimise efficiency
The attitude to screening ship’s navigation bridges from the sun has changed a lot in two decades.
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Rope trio merge for rigging supergroup
Hendrik Veder, RopeQuip, and European Rope Services will merge on 1 September 2012, founding the Hendrik Veder Group.
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NewsLifting operations survey training course
The wide range of operational equipment both on board a vessel and dockside can make the job of a surveyor, and indeed anyone responsible for examining equipment, challenging and fraught with pitfalls.
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NewsAir sprung ease for the Artemis
The Artemis is a self propelled cutter suction dredger, but a lot has gone into making it as self contained as possible. Above all, is the ability to just keep churning as running a dredger is an expensive business.
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NewsBig Blue lifts output at ancient Rye
Situated in the ancient port of Rye UK, Rastrum Ltd has been a major force in the re-development of Rye wharf, with the company now occupying almost 24,000 m2 of storage and office space at the facility.
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NewsThe answer to ‘expanding environmental windows’
It started when the US Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation asked the National Academies what were the most important factors in research vessel design.
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MCA renews nationwide service contract
Survitec Group has won a major contract with the Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) to service all the lifejackets used at MCA bases throughout the United Kingdom.
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NewsSimulator upgrade at South Tyneside College
Kongsberg Maritime has been chosen to supply a suite of upgraded navigation, engine room and VTS simulator hardware and software for an extensive facilities upgrade to the School of Simulation & Senior Marine at South Tyneside College.
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NewsOperational centre for Hatlapa
Hatlapa’s new facility in Bournemouth, UK, is Hatlapa’s group centre for all spare parts and service activity as well as a regional sales and service centre for the company’s range of deck machinery and steering gear.
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NewsNew racons for old at Trinity House
Under its framework agreement with the General Lighthouse Authorities of the UK and Ireland (GLAs), Tideland Signal has won a further order from Trinity House for seven of its -50dBm SeaBeacon 2 System 6 dual band racons.
