Equipment News – Page 136
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NewsBrighter light shines across the Kattegat
The harbourmaster on Denmark' s Læsø Island has replaced the incandescent bulbs and lampchanger in a conventional warning lantern with Tideland Signal' s new MaxiHALO-60 LED flasher assembly in order to achieve a brighter light, giving better visibility across the Kattegat sea between that country and Sweden.
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NewsMarine redundant control systems at Seawork
The Bourbon Mistral platform supply vessel was the first to Ulstein' s X-Bow design and won the Ship of the Year Award at the SMM 2006. The Mistral has been on duty for Bourbon' s offshore operations since September 2006.
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NewsShip Safety Award for motion monitor
A Motion Forecasting and Monitoring System with implications for marine coastal construction has been awarded the prestigious 2007 RINA (Royal Institution of Naval Architects) and LRET (Lloyd’ s Register Educational Trust) Ship Safety Award.
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NewsSolutions for Breath Testing at Sea
Any vessel that might sail into waters governed by the USA and its territories is required to meet new US Coast Guard Marine Casualties and Investigation Regulations which have recently been amended to cover drugs and alcohol testing.
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NewsInertial navigation keeps shipping channel clear
The Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) has chosen an Orion Inertial Navigation System from Teledyne TSS and supplied by ROMOR Atlantic Ltd to use when conducting surveys of the St Lawrence River shipping channel.
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NewsSelection supplemented by Seawork supplier
Marine equipment distributor and Seawork exhibitor Echomaster Marine is currently supplying the new Peterhead harbour workboat with equipment. The contract is with Macduff Shipyards. The Peterhead craft will be a 13m twin screw pilot boat and general use vessel with a dredging unit for keeping the harbour clear.
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NewsMake tracks to ATA radars at Seawork
Mantsbrite Marine Electronics, the exclusive UK distributor for Koden Electronics, are exhibiting two new ranges of professional high resolution colour radars with C-Map chart overlay on Stand 158 at Seawork International 2008.
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NewsDual ECDIS for Gulf AHTSVs
Dubai based Nico Middle East Limited (NMEL) has chosen UK based PC Maritime to supply ECDIS systems for its entire fleet of vessels, which range from anchor-handling tug supply vessels (AHTSVs) and subsea construction barges to maintenance support vessels and crew boats.
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NewsNew navigation systems go paperless
Maritime navigation systems developer Transas has received BSH and DNV certification for its latest generation of navigation products.
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NewsDeck safety orders total £50m
Rolls-Royce has signed contracts covering delivery of safer deck operations equipment for four anchor handling vessels.
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NewsSecond of heavy lift newbuild programme sails
Following a recent naming ceremony of MV ' Anne-Sofie' in the port of Hamburg, the modern heavy lift vessel started its maiden voyage towards Asia.
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NewsMediterranean ports boost handling capacity
The Mediterranean supply chain continues to invest in the container handling capacity of its Moroccan and Spanish ports by placing more orders for Kalmar’ s all electric rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes.
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NewsCranes barge in ready to work
The Westerlund Group has taken delivery of two new 450 ton cranes which were delivered by barge and tug from Liebherr' s Rostock factory to their destination in Antwerp, Belgium.
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NewsTT Club calls for quay crane operator protection
The London based TT Club has called for a cleaner working environment for quay crane drivers at ports, and in particular wants new measures to protect them from ship stack emissions.
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NewsKongsberg acquires crane simulation training dimension
Kongsberg Maritime has acquired the Utah USA based technology enterprise Global Sim, which delivers products and services in the field of crane simulation for the training of crane operators around the world.
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NewsMonitoring upgrade for nuclear fuel vessels
Sonardyne International Ltd has completed the latest stage of a programme to upgrade a unique monitoring system that it installed aboard nuclear fuel transport ships over 20 years ago.
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NewsMaintenance free personal monitoring instrument
Flexible and easily adjusted to suit the specific requirements of different personal monitoring applications, the new Draeger X-am gas detection instrument provides accurate, reliable measurement of one to five gases.
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NewsLaunch Versatility for New RNLI Boat
The new prototype all-weather lifeboat, designated FCB2 (Fast Carriage Boat 2), is being developed by the RNLI to replace its Mersey class lifeboats, currently serving at some 28 stations around the UK and Ireland.
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NewsCrane Leads Changes at St Helier
Jersey Harbours has taken delivery of a new Liebherr mobile harbour crane which was delivered at the end of February, having been sent by barge and tug from Antwerp.The crane weighs approximately 235 tons, is 18m long and 11m wide.
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NewsFloating Dock Lifts FRB Safety
The risks involved when retrieving a Fast Rescue Boat (FRB) in difficult weather conditions have been reduced by a new floating dock system which has been developed by Sweden' s MSS Safety Systems.
