Equipment News – Page 126
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NewsS G Brown celebrates 100 years of gyrocompasses
The 2010 Oceanology International exhibition in London this month coincided with the celebration of 100 years of gyrocompass manufacture by S G Brown. The occasion was marked by the company with celebrations at the show and elsewhere.
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NewsGibraltar Port to get new VTS system
The Gibraltar Port Authority (GPA) is set to get a new and updated VTS system from Transas International, based on Transas Navi-Harbour VTMIS solution.
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NewsNew AIS transponder for boat owners
Navcomms specialist Icom UK Ltd is introducing a new AIS transponder, the MA-500TR, which will help owners of small craft to benefit from the latest safety technology.
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NewsEU Marine Equipment Directive approval for C-Nav
The recently introduced C-Nav 3050 GNSS units from C&C Technologies Ltd have received full type approval under EN/IEC 61108-1 and EN/IEC 60945 standards for shipborne GNSS units.
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NewsCommunity sourced positioning project for Europe
Leisure and commercial boaters could soon benefit from more accurate depth information, thanks to a research and development project awarded to a European consortium.
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NewsOcean challenge prelude to possible marine careers
More than a hundred students from across Cornwall UK will celebrate their nautical achievements at a special awards ceremony today.
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NewsLiDAR monitors Corsican coastal erosion
A new bathymetric survey of the Corsican coastline has been commissioned to provide detailed information about ongoing coastal erosion on the Mediterranean island as well as to assess the impact of manmade structures both on future erosion and navigation safety.
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NewsMove for base quayside crane safety spec
In a concerted effort to reduce injuries and equipment damage in port operations, the TT Club, PEMA and ICHCA International have announced a joint initiative to establish minimum safety standards for quay container cranes.
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NewsNew company solves wiper problems
Newly formed UK company Wiper Solve Marine, which manufactures window wipers and controllers for the marine industry, has newly designed products reaching the end of first phase development and test stages.
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NewsCatamaran mega-lifeboats for largest cruise ship
Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding has delivered its mega-lifeboats, complete with unique davit systems, to the world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas.
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NewsJumbo delivers Bully I drill tower
A Jumbo Shipping heavy lift vessel arrived at the Keppel Shipyard in Singapore last month carrying the drill tower for the first Shell/Frontier Bully drill ship, which was shipped from the Huisman quay in Schiedam.
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NewsNew MCA approved lifeboat release hooks
Cosalt Offshore, a provider of lifting, tooling and marine services to the oil and gas industry, has signed an exclusive agreement with Vanguard to supply lifeboat release hooks complying with the latest statutory requirements.
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NewsInnovation rolls reactors to Ras Laffan
Rotterdam based heavy lift operators Jumbo Shipping has completed a two year project for the Pearl GTL project of Qatar Shell GTL Ltd.
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NewsWatching the river flow
Erith Pier in Kent UK is being used to monitor water levels in London’s River Thames for purposes of monitoring and controlling the raising of the Thames barrier and other sluices.
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NewsEmissions monitoring breakthrough ahead of MARPOL
A new emissions monitoring system being developed by a systems engineering firm in Virginia USA will allow vessels worldwide to continuously monitor pollutants and readily report findings to regulatory agencies and inspectors.
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NewsHydrogen energy classes on waterways workboat
Hydrogen fuel cells are here to stay says Clive Coker of the New Engineering Foundation, which is running classes on this particular form of clean energy.
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NewsResQcraft to the rescue in Cockermouth
The recent and catastrophic Cockermouth floods in the UK suggest we have entered a new climactic era. Flooding caused by sudden rainstorms (let alone by rising sea levels) means that rescue services now need effective new ways of rescuing flood victims.
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NewsWho watches over the UK coastline?
Who watches over the UK coastline? This simple enough question no longer has an obvious and straightforward answer.
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NewsThe problems of rapid RIB travel
The growing demand for easily deployed high speed vessels has so far left one factor on the sidelines. People are not really built for the kinds of motion onboard, as Dr Dominic Hudson of Southampton University’ s Ship Science Department explaied to MJ
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NewsUK Government to review Light Dues charging
The UK Government has launched a fresh review of the Light Dues charging regime which will attempt to deal with how navigational aids are funded and managed. They have drafted in the consultancy firm Atkins, which will report to ministers in spring 2010.
