Equipment News – Page 129
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NewsSealite Dukes it out in Java
Each year the world’ s biggest Java technology event, the JavaOne Conference, culminates in the prestigious Duke’ s Choice Award, selected by the ‘ Father of Java, James Gosling, to celebrate extreme innovation in the world of Java technology. They are awarded to the best and most innovative products using ...
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NewsWind farm navaids tell their own story
Hydrosphere’ s Andy Reid tells MJ that the company has recently deployed five buoys at the Greater Gabbard wind farm which have the ability to transmit information to a base station, such as correct position and functioning as well as whether they have been hit by a boat.
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NewsA moving story
Preffered Marine Cranes has had an interesting request from one of its customers who wanted both flexibility and speed in order to deploy underwater and offshore equipment across a variety of locations, from a number of different vessels.
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NewsExpanded VTS for Port of Liverpool
Radio communication specialist, Northwest Radio has devised an intelligent radio system to assist in the management of vessel traffic in the busy port of Liverpool.
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NewsAVCS on ECDIS ensures digital future
' A major step towards creating a compliant digital service that not only fulfils the requirements of the mariner, but assists them during the transition towards the proposed ECDIS mandation that comes into force from 2012,' is how Mike Robinson, Transas' CEO, describes the new commercial agreement that will see ...
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NewsOrion INS receives IMO approval
After extensive testing, the IMO (International Maritime Organisation) has approved the Orion Inertial Navigation System (INS), manufactured by Teledyne TSS Ltd, as meeting the performance standards required by gyrocompasses used for commercial shipping.
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NewsThermal imaging monitor Sweden's coast
Thermal imaging technology means that Sweden’ s navy and coastguard service can now detect and read at distance, the name of a ship in total darkness, making the checking of potential intruders and smugglers along the country’ s 3,200km coastline much easier.
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NewsIntelligent winch drive is smooth on the pull
A winch drive system that can make anchoring and mooring that bit smoother has been launched by ABB.
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NewsEffective fendering for longer life pilot boats
Trelleborg has had a hand in extending the life of new pilot boats for the UK Port of Harwich well before the pair is due to hit the water. The vessels, being built by Holyhead Marine, are due to be launched in February next year.
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NewsJumbo goes supersize in Russia
LC Volgo-Baltic Logistic (VBL), one of Russia’ s biggest freight agencies, has signed an exclusive agreement with Dutch heavy lift shipping company Jumbo Shipping. Jumbo Shipping has appointed VBL as its exclusive commercial agent for Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
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NewsSeaclear gains from a versatile crane
Versatility is what Seaclear’ s new owner, the Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC), wanted from its new 16m multicat type workboat, the first to be built by Southampton Marine Services. The newly completed boat received considerable attention on the floating pontoon at Seawork last month.
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NewsSubocean reels in offshore wind farm work
A carousel that can take as much as 5,500 tons of cable is one of the recent investments by Subocean Group. It has been installed on the cable laying barge ATM Discoverer, which is on a long term charter to the company.
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NewsWSV cranes cannot be an afterthought
Self sufficiency is becoming more and more important for wind farm support vessels - especially as wind farm sites are getting ever more distant, with soon to be allocated UK Round 3 sites on the far horizon or beyond.
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NewsNew integrated control system for 'Solitaire'
Kongsberg Maritime has completed an extensive midlife upgrade of Allsea' s Solitaire, which at an overall length of 300m is the largest pipe laying vessel in the world.
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NewsTouchscreen control and monitoring
A screen to put your ship' s systems under finger-tip monitoring and control has been launched onto the market.
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NewsRemote boat monitoring via mobile phone
Using simple SMS text messaging via a mobile phone, Mastervolt’ s new GPRS module not only allows owners to remotely control the operation of all the electrical appliances aboard their boat, such as the battery charger, heater or dehumidifier, it also allows them to get a full report of all ...
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Navigation back-up pops up at Seawork
Most crew on modern vessels have become used to relying heavily on electronic navigation systems, but what happens if there is a system malfunction or power failure?
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Upgraded lifeboats for offshore operations
Nine lifeboats presently operating in the Ekofisk oil field are to be refurbished by Schat-Harding.
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NewsSee MSC lifejacket a year early at Seawork
UK based marine safety equipment supplier Cosalt will be showing off its new Premier 2010 lifejacket and the new Cosalt Personal Recovery Device (CPRD) at this year' s Seawork exhibition.
