Equipment News – Page 115
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News£1.5m upgrade for Harwich VTS
Harwich Haven Authority, which operates the Harwich Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) controlling the movements of vessels in and out of the cluster of Suffolk and Essex ports, has upgraded its VTS hardware and software.
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NewsVibration awareness training for RIB crew
Millions of workers in Europe are exposed to mechanical vibration transmitted to the hands from powered hand tools or to the whole body through industrial seating.
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NewsGLAs award AIS transponder contract
Aids to Navigation (AtoN) systems manufacturer Kannad’s KANAtoN 3 AIS Transponder (type 3 transmitter/receiver) has won a competitive bid to supply the General Lighthouse Authorities (GLA) for three years.
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NewsDP1 holding for Sea Axe FCS fleet
Navis dynamic positioning (DP1) systems are going to be put aboard the innovative ‘Sea Axe Fast Crew Suppliers craft, currently under construction at Damen Shipyards in Gorinchem.
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NewsRiding the high seas of success
British buoy manufacturer Orchid Plastics has secured a significant business deal with the UK’s weather service organisation, the Met Office.
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NewsScandinavian archipelagos go paperless
A Norwegian high speed ferry operator is bringing onboard electronic updating of charts and navigation hardware, but the special demands of the ferries’ crew have also had to be met.
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Low power consumption barge light launched
Australia based Sealite has launched a cost-effective solution to short range solar powered barge lighting.
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NewsFirst for Frigg – a Rigwatcher change-out
There can be few Aids to Navigation (AtoN) as remotely located as the three Rigwatcher units marking the decommissioned Frigg Field on the UK/Norwegian median in the North Sea.
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NewsNew buoys bring safety to the Crouch
Making the River Crouch safe enough “for fools” in the face of a substantial rise in commercial traffic has meant local work for an international navigation aids company.
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NewsExtra help for Dutch and Belgian pilots
Both Dutch and Belgian marine pilots are to be supplied with Portable Pilot Units (PPU), following an order for 25 high precision systems that not just survived but surpassed rigorous testing.
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NewsJoint venture launches Balizamar buoy range
Almarin, based in Barcelona, Spain, and Ahlers Lindley, based in Estoril, Portugal, have joined forces to launch a new range of marine buoys and towers under the name Balizamar.
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NewsTeamwork training for safer seas
“One plus one plus one doesn’t always equal three,” Captain John Wright of WrightWay Training told Maritime Journal.
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NewsMore than where the wind blows
Decisions relating to wind farm construction aren’t all about the geography or wind resource.
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NewsBeach trials begin for lifeboat launcher
The programme to bring the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s (RNLI) new Shannon class all weather lifeboat into service reached a key milestone this summer.
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News3D port surveillance system trial underway
Milford Haven Port Authority in Wales has begun a trial of advanced C-Vu 3-dimensional VTS display software from GeoVS.
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NewsScandinavian installations for escape slide
Swedish commuter ferry operator Stirsöbolage has become the first Scandinavian company to benefit from the new Zodiac MES ESS automatic escape slide.
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NewsNautilus torpedoes flag state complacency
Flag states that fail to properly investigate maritime accidents should not be allowed to operate ship registries, the maritime professionals’ union Nautilus International told a conference last month.
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NewsECDIS needs management, says UK P&I Club
The UK P&I Club has completed a a series of three short articles which provide a user friendly guide to the mystery surrounding electronic chart display and information systems (ECDIS).
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NewsShipwrecked Mariners honour rescue heroes
The UK’s HRH The Princess Royal has honoured maritime heroes who risked their lives in dangerous sea rescues.
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NewsGovernment goes Dutch on inland AIS
A significant milestone was passed recently when Alewijnse Marine Systems recorded the 1000th installation of an AIS transponder on board an inland vessel based in the Netherlands.
