Equipment News – Page 145
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NewsZodiac Says YES to Yacht Evacuation
A new evacuation system is being promoted by International Safety Products Ltd (ISPL), the UK distributor for Zodiac. The YES (Yacht Evacuation System) features a container permanently installed on the yacht''s side at evacuation deck level which, when activated, inflates an escape slide and floating transfer platform. This eliminates the ...
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NewsOzone Friendly Fire Extinguisher Launched by Tyco Fire and Security.
Tyco Fire and Security has announced the most suitable replacement for Halon 1301 for shipboard applications is the new Sapphire fire suppression system. Since its introduction it has been successfully installed in several hundred ships, including ferries.
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North Sea Pulls Winches Order at Seawork
Specialist marine winch manufacturer North Sea Winches is reaping the benefits of participation at Seawork 2006, securing an order to supply the deck machinery package for a new 35m tug following a meeting on their stand between the customer, boatbuilder and North Sea Winches'' Technical Director, David McLorinan. Holyhead Towing ...
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New Winch Motor Bests Bognor Shingle
When the Bognor Regis Yacht Club in the UK had to renew the geared motor on their rescue boat winch, they looked on the internet and found Bedford based Lenze Ltd.
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NewsGallium Hits the Deck in Naples
Passenger transport flooring manufacturer Altro Transflor his launching a new marine safety flooring especially developed or use in ships which the company believes is the only IMO approved slip-resistant lightweight flooring on the market.
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NewsEnvironmentally Friendly Electric Drives Help Stack Them High
Sweden''s MacGregor Group came to SMM in Hamburg last month heralding a new range of cargo handling equipment for the shipping industry, featuring environmentally friendly electric drives.
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Rotzler Rolls Out New Winches
German winches, capstans and winch systems manufacturer Rotzler has added new compact hoisting winches to its Titan series which are well suited to marine applications.
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Port of Aarhus Lifts Expectations
Aarhus Stevedore Kompagni(ASK) has ordered 19 Kalmar ESC EDRIVE 350 straddle carriers for operation at its new container terminal currently under construction as part of the Port of Aarhus'' 25year expansion plan.
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Giant Fenders for RN Tugs
Marine fenders come in many shapes and sizes but few are as large as those used by the UK Ministry of Defence on their service tugs. Measuring 26ft in length by 4ft in diameter and weighing more than 7 tons, the specialised rope and chain structures are integral ...
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NewsDecks and Ducks in Dublin
When Lee Sanitation was placing a pump out system in Dublin recently an unexpected hazard was 150,000 yellow plastic ducks left over from a charity duck race impeding works at the installation site.
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NewsWelding Fatigue Monitor Moves Innovation to Market
The Isle of Wight UK based Strainstall Group Ltd will make the CrackFirst fatigue sensor system available to industry following and agreement with The Welding Institute (TWI), which project managed the innovative programme that developed the gauge.
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Off the Shelf GMDSS System Monitors State of Batteries
Kent UK based Energy Solutions has developed a new product for commercial shipping that works in conjunction with the core Victron product line. Their latest product, the RSM09A System Monitor, works with a standard battery charger to be used on vessels that require Global Marine Distress and Safety Systems.
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NewsUnit Enhances Autopilot System
To optimise performance and improve navigation, boats are often equipped with autopilots, special drives and thrusters.
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NewsVTMS Deploys Buoys to Ireland
Vessel Traffic Management Systems Ltd (VTMS) has been awarded a contract to supply and install 12 navigation buoys and to upgrade the existing beacon in the river Newry.
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NewsTideland Completes the Refurbishment of Angolan Lighthouses and Aids to Navigation
Tideland Signal Limited has completed the refurbishment of two lighthouses and other aids to navigation in Angola, replacing the original beacons with modern, solar-powered lanterns at various points along the coast of Benguela Province.
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NewsTwo Colour Response to 'Tricolor'
The 2002 wreck of the car carrier Tricolor in the Dover Strait sent a sharp signal to all concerned with the emergency marking of ship wrecks.
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NewsGlobal Hand-Held Satellite Phone Service Launches
Mobile satellite services operator Inmarsat took the first steps in launching its global hand-held satellite phone service this month with the announcement of collaboration arrangements with ACeS international Ltd, the leading Asian hand-held voice satellite services operator. The alliance will deliver low cost hand-held and fixed voice services, initially in ...
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London Club Urges Greater Use of Parallel Indexing
The London P& I Club has said that two recent casualties may well have been avoided if the bridge teams of the vessels involved had made use of parallel indexing, a radar technique which can enable navigators to monitor continuously for cross track error.
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NewsNew Gyros for Navy Patrol Boats
Watford UK based TSS International Ltd has delivered 21 of its latest high performance S G Brown Meridian gyro-compasses to the British Royal Navy. These are being installed on board the Royal Navy''s fleet of P2000 Archer Class patrol boats to replace earlier model S G Brown gyros.
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NewsRadar Integration Adds Camera Tracking System
Texas USA based Night Vision Technologies Inc (NVTi) has introduced scientific advancements to its series 5000 and 6000 multiple sensor vision systems to provide superior radar integration and object tracking.
