Equipment News – Page 121
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NewsDenmark’s DaMSA in Arctic e-Navigation project
America’s Iridium Communications Inc is collaborating with the Danish Maritime Safety Administration (DaMSA) in EfficienSea, a pilot e-Navigation project for Maritime Safety Information (MSI) broadcasts to ships in waters outside the coverage of terrestrial communication systems.
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NewsIntegrated Bridge System for polar vessel
Germany’s Raytheon Anschütz announced a recently awarded contract to supply their latest generation of Integrated Bridge System (IBS) to a new polar supply and research vessel at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg.
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NewsDNV certification for Furuno INS Training Centre
The Furuno INS Training Centre in Copenhagen has become the first in the world to have the course IMO Model Course 1.32 Operational use and understanding of Integrated Bridge Systems (IBS), including Integrated Navigation Systems (INS) certified by DNV SeaSkill.
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NewsMulti-million € VTMS for Libya
A VTMS contract between Libya’s Ports and maritime Transport Authority (PMTA) and Transas to supply and install the national scale Coastal Surveillance System was signed last month in Tripoli.
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NewsClass D VHF DSC transceivers with AIS
Electronics manufacturer Standard Horizon has launched the GX2100E and GX2000E, two new Class D VHF DSC transceivers which can display comprehensive AIS data on their large LCD back-lit panels.
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NewsWorkboat broadband for a life of leisure
Marine satellite communications experts Global Telesat Communications has launched what it claims is the most cost effective global broadband voice and data service through a single antenna, Inmarsat FleetBroadband Sailor 150 (FB150).
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NewsShock therapy for Swedish lifeboat fleet
The UK manufacturer of digital tank management products, Offshore Systems, has secured orders to supply NMEA2000 fuel and water tank senders along with the company’s NMEA2000 Multitank Display units to the Swedish national lifeboat organisation, Sjöräddningsällskapet (Swedish Sea Rescue Society).
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NewsFlowmeter controls consumption to reduce costs
Following a joint programme by Rederi AB Transatlantic, Transas AB, and Emerson Process Management to develop an onboard solution for better control of marine fuel consumption, Rederi AB Transatlantic has installed Emerson’s Micro Motion Coriolis mass flowmeters on several ships in its fleet.
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News‘Rigwatcher’ developed for decommissioned rigs
The Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB), in cooperation with the Norwegian Coastal Administration (Kystverket) and the offshore oil and gas industry, has been at the forefront of developing new techniques for the marking of offshore facilities during the decommissioning process and post-decommissioning.
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NewsDeck equipment package for new cable layer
Netherlands based heavy construction equipment expert Huisman Equipment BV has signed an agreement with Heerema Offshore Services to deliver all equipment onboard Heerema’s new Deep Water Construction Vessel.
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NewsNoreq cracks Korea as orders flood in
The last few months have been very uplifting for Norwegian safety company Noreq AS, with several big contracts secured which are worth a total of 22m NOK.
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NewsTransport specialists get Bear in the air
UK based boat transportation specialists PSP have celebrated the safe return of Bear Grylls after playing a part in his latest challenge.
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NewsSchat-Harding launches SeaCure hook and training package
UK lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding has introduced a new range of SeaCure on load release hooks for lifeboats, backed by a training package which is fully compliant with pending revisions to SOLAS.
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NewsWinches hat trick for Fluidmecanica
Spanish marine machinery designer and manufacturer Fluidmecanica has completed the delivery of the first winch of three intended for three multi-purpose salvage vessels destined for work in two Russian ports.
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NewsWind vessel winches added to Hatlapa’s list
The offshore industry has grown substantially in recent years which has enabled German marine equipment manufacturer Hatlapa to dip its toe into new waters by becoming an active supplier of offshore equipment.
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NewsGottwald gets order for another floating crane
Gottwald Port Technology GmbH of Germany has received an order from India based Archean Group for a G HPK 8200 B Floating Crane, a variant of Model 8 of Generation 5, derived from Mobile Harbour Crane technology.
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NewsWind turbine mounted cranes speed offshore servicing
Palfinger systems has supplied a total of 24 cranes for Alpha Ventus, Germany’s first offshore wind farm.
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NewsA weighty challenge overcome by project cargo logistics
The delivery of a consignment of British manufactured gas turbines and generators to a major power generation project in Egypt added up to a weighty challenge for UK based Allseas Global Logistics.
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NewsSubsidy for Irish Lights will cease
The unequivocal message from UK Government Minister Mike Penning was that the subsidy for navigation lights in Ireland ‘is an anomaly which has to stop’.
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NewsMaritime qualifications linked to MCA certification
Seafarer Certification, vocational qualifications and widening career paths were the subject of a seminar entitled ‘Smoothing the Way’ held in London on Monday.
