Equipment News – Page 119

  • BCB’s shark repellent dye contains a chemical that repels and disorientates sharks.
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    BCB lets you ‘dye’ another day at Seawork

    2011-06-13T10:00:00Z

    British safety expert BCB International Ltd will be exhibiting its latest range of marine survival equipment at Seawork on Stand MS5.

  • Hydrosphere’s Vega VSL-73 light has already been installed by Trinity House at Guile Point and Heugh.
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    Bright sector light makes debut at Seawork

    2011-06-11T14:45:00Z

    Visitors to Seawork will be able to see the Vega VSL-73 LED Sector Light, on show for the first time on Hydrosphere’s Stand A77.

  • The vessel’s oceanographic winches, designed and manufactured by Ibercisa, include one deep sea winch that works in constant tension with a traction unit.
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    Spanish equipment for Taiwan research vessel

    2011-06-10T09:45:00Z

    Spanish companies Ibercisa, working together with Industrias FERRI, are supplying deck equipment and oceanographic winches for a new Taiwanese research vessel.

  • Radamec’s bridge control systems are being installed on the RNLI’s new Tamar class lifeboats.
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    Alarm bells will be ringing at Seawork

    2011-06-09T10:45:00Z

    Newbury UK based control systems supplier Radamec will have its new DARAD Alarm and Monitoring System available to be seen working on Stand SB129 at Seawork 2011

  • The SE Hydraulics damping systems enable ARRCs to be deployed quickly and safely, often in very harsh operating conditions.
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    Passive damping lifts support vessel safety

    2011-04-13T16:42:00Z

    Specialised UK engineering company SE Hydraulics and American motion and control specialist Parker Hannifin have partnered to develop a passive damping system to protect crew members on Regional Support Vessels.

  • Just one of over 180 mine arches bound for China  is made ready at Teesport  for loading on board  Rickmers Jakarta.
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    Loading brings mining joy to Teesport

    2011-04-13T16:42:00Z

    Teesport in the UK was temporarily transformed into a scene resembling a science fiction film earlier this month.

  • Dynex Warp rope was used over several months on the MV Seabed Worker in a salvage operation to rescue valuable cargo from a sunken ship.
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    Lightweight rope makes deep sea recovery

    2011-04-13T16:41:00Z

    A salvage operation on a shipwreck 3,200m below the surface of the South Atlantic has been successfully carried out using lightweight ropes made with Dyneema ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibre.

  • Palfinger Marine-und Beteiligungs-GmbH (PMB) is tapping into the market segment of large marine cranes with its PFM range.
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    Research ship obtains five cranes

    2011-04-13T16:41:00Z

    Palfinger Marine''s development department has entered the world of offshore crane systems with the design of the first Palfinger ‘Heavy Duty Foldable’ marine crane for a modern research ship.

  • The national coastal surveillance system will encompass 74 sensor locations, six regional control centres and three national control centres.
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    India to watch its entire coastline

    2011-03-29T14:45:00Z

    The India Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships (DGLL) has decided to deploy a coastal surveillance system covering the entire Indian mainland coast, and has looked to a European company to put the scheme into place.

  • Arctic sea ice continues to decline and temperatures continue to rise. Photo: NASA
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    Warning fund for Arctic waters

    2011-03-22T15:30:00Z

    New meteorological and navigational warning services in the Arctic will provide enhanced accessibility to weather data and navigational shipping information.

  • USV ‘Springer’ will be used in the tests.
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    Intelligent USVs could cut loose from signals

    2011-03-22T14:45:00Z

    A research project aiming at the eventual installation of intelligent navigation in remotely controlled craft has begun.

  • ECDIS standard symbol for a dangerous wreck, depth unknown.
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    Lack of skills may be increasing risk

    2011-03-16T00:30:00Z

    A well known training company has said that the need for product specific ECDIS training is becoming clearer as unskilled operators may even be increasing the possibility of incidents.

  • The SB-285 and SolaMax buoy are marking Abu Dhabi’s channel to Mussafah Industrial City.
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    Navigation buoys for Abu Dhabi’s channel

    2011-03-15T16:34:00Z

    In only 90 days, Tideland Signal Limited has manufactured and supplied a total of 84 polyethylene buoys to guide navigation in a newly dredged 63.5km channel.

  • There is an important emphasis on recruitments days at the moment due to the skill shortage at sea.
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    Visitors flock to shipping careers day

    2011-03-14T20:02:00Z

    South Tyneside College in the UK held its annual Shipping Careers Open Day recently at the Marine Safety Training Centre in South Shields.

  • FLAGSHIP-DSS integrates prognosis tools for fire and flooding with an evacuation simulation process, an advanced onboard stability calculator as well as an onboard emergency management system.
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    An emergency management tool FLAGSHIP

    2011-03-14T20:01:00Z

    FLAGSHIP, a part EU funded maritime transport project, has successfully delivered the first advanced emergency situation management tool for fire and flooding with integrated ship to shore real time reporting.

  • Simulation of Demanding Maritime Operations (SIMAR) aims to improve simulation training by enhancing focus on human factors.
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    The human touch for maritime simulators

    2011-03-14T19:45:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime''s simulation division and Norway’s Vestfold University College have signed a framework agreement to further explore projects of joint interest for research and development of maritime simulators.

  • Schat-Harding’s SeaCure on-load release hooks are fully compliant with all proposed revisions to SOLAS.
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    Call for consensus on lifeboat hooks

    2011-03-14T18:16:00Z

    Lifeboat manufacturer and service provider Schat-Harding has said that IMO and some parts of the shipping industry need to move more quickly towards a consensus on vital lifeboat safety issues.

  • A&P has donated £9,000 to charity thanks to working safely. Photo: Stuart Outterside, North News & Pictures Ltd
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    Safety first for A&P benefits charity

    2011-03-14T17:47:00Z

    Workers at the A&P Group in the UK have secured the impressive sum of £9,000 for charity, simply by working safely on site.

  • An estimated 500,000 personnel will need to be trained on ECDIS navigation over the next seven years, as the rolling timetable of deadlines for the ECDIS Mandate come into force from 2012, says UKHO deputy chief executive Michael Cauter, writing for MJ.
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    In training for the ECDIS mandate

    2011-03-04T13:58:00Z

    Digital technology is transforming the way that mariners access and use navigational information, writes Michael Cauter, deputy chief executive at the UKHO.

  • An example of a Web interface used to provide easy access to monitoring data.
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    GLA Coastal Beacon monitoring

    2011-03-03T14:26:00Z

    Zeework Ltd, the Trimble Marine dealer for UK and Ireland, has been awarded the contract to supply GNSS receivers to the General Lighthouse Authorities of the UK and Ireland.