Equipment News – Page 147
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NewsNew Compact Lantern
Sussex UK based navaids specialist Tideland Signal has launched a versatile, compact, long range LED lantern suitable for both land based installations and offshore structures.
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News'Hall of Fame' for Text Message Navaids
Victoria, Australia based Sealite Pty Ltd has celebrated its recent induction into the Victorian Manufacturing Hall of Fame with the introduction of ''Cell Phone Monitoring'' for its range of LED lanterns.
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NewsNavaids Maintenance Double for VTMS
Leicester UK based VTMS Ltd has signed two major navaids maintenance contracts. VTMS will service and maintain the buoys and beacons of Forth Ports PLC in the rivers Forth and Tay over a five year period. A similar contract has been signed with Associated British Ports to service and maintain ...
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NewsTechnical Progress Trims Navaid Costs
With light dues reduced by some 50% over the last decade, the General Lighthouse Authorities for the UK and Ireland have, in response, made giant strides in cutting costs through operational efficiencies and the development of new technologies. These were on proud display at a Technical Open Day held earlier ...
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NewsSOLAS Sets Safe Servicing Standards
Amendments to Chapter III of SOLAS, which came into force on 1 July 2006, and the proper implementation of MSC1206 (incl MSC1093), a guidance note amplifying SOLAS requirements, together introduce new rules for looking after lifeboats and davits. The new rules and guidance require regular tests and inspections of lifeboats, ...
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NewsModular Lifting for Wave Power Units
Four huge Pelamis P-750 wave power machines manufactured by Camcal were recently lifted from an Isle of Lewis dockside onto the specialist workboat M/V Sea Power which is operated by prime contractor A2SEA. The Poole UK based engineering firm Modulift Design & Consultancy (MDC) supplied a key component which ensured ...
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NewsMarkey Makes Firm Family Friends
Seattle USA based marine winch systems specialist Markey Machinery Company has supplied a double drum TDSD-34 towing winch for the newbuild Ann T Cheramie, owned by Louisiana based Rene J Cheramie & Sons.
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NewsUK Cranes Partnership Lifts Off as Certex Takes on Demag
Lifting products and services supplier Certex UK has been appointed as a main UK distributor for Demag Cranes and Components Ltd. The Demag Cranes group includes Gottwald Port Technology and is a global player in the market for portable port cranes.
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NewsAutomated Container Stacking for Hamburg
Container handling equipment and automation applications provider Kalmar has developed new combined camera and laser applications for the automation of HHLA''s Container Terminal Buchardkai (CTB) in Hamburg.
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NewsMulti-Sensor System has 'Night Vision'
The latest multiple sensor vision systems from Night Vision Technologies (NVTi) of Texas USA provide improved field of view, better imaging capabilities and more user friendly operation. New features on the 5000 and 6000 series systems offer enhanced safety, security and navigation for critical marine applications.
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NewsOnboard Oil Condition Monitoring
Condition monitoring of fuels and lubricants used onboard has become one of the main weapons in the fight to reduce premature failure of marine propulsion units, gearboxes and hydraulic systems. In particular, determining the presence of water or the gradual degradation of TBN (Total Base Number) of the engine oil ...
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NewsNew Navaids for The Perch
Vessel Traffic Management Services (VTMS) of Leicester UK are no strangers to Irish waters, having worked in most ports around the coast.
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NewsTrinity House 'Alert' to Opportunities
Trinity House has taken delivery of its Rapid Intervention Vessel (RIV) Alert, built by Remontowa at Gdansk in Poland, where the 39.3m LOA vessel completed sea trials before being accepted into service.
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NewsTideland Lights Up Port of Copenhagen
Sussex UK based aids to navigation specialist Tideland Signal has supplied two complete traffic light systems to the port of Copenhagen to help ensure safe passage for ferries entering and leaving the new ferry terminal in the northern part of the harbour.
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NewsNavSim/C-Map in Navigation Software Partnership
NavSim Technology Inc, a Canadian manufacturer of advanced PC navigation systems has partnered with C-Map to create BoatCruiser 2.0, a PC navigation software product based upon C-Map''s proven MAX on PC technology, and one that supports both C-Map''s highly acclaimed MAX technology as well as their popular NT+ digital charts.
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NewsSaabs Again for Canadian Coast Guard
The Canadian Coast Guard has placed an order for 141 Saab TransponderTech marine DGPS receivers in a move to upgrade shipboard navigation systems throughout the fleet.
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NewsNMEA 2000 Distribution Deal
Bristol UK based Marine Electronic Services Ltd has signed a distribution agreement with Maretron, a specialist supplier of NMEA 2000 components and cabling.
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NewsMalta Eases into VTMIS Phase 2
Transas Ltd has signed a contract to provide Phase 2 of the Malta Vessel Traffic Management and Information System (VTMIS) project at a ceremony in Valletta. The contract is considered of national strategic importance for the Government of Malta and represents a significant financial investment in marine coastal surveillance.
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NewsNewWorkboats Satcom Terminal
Three new Inmarsat Fleet 77/55/33 satcom terminals featuring simplified connectivity and a variety of options have been introduced by Hamburg based SAM Electronics.
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NewsEvacuation System Debut in Frozen Fjord
Denmark''s Viking Life-Saving Equipment launched its new evacuation liferaft system in the middle of a snowstorm in a freezing Norwegian fjord in March under the watchful eye of Norwegian maritime authorities. The new mini-slide system had been integrated into the newbuild ro-ro passenger vessel M/F Lote for ferry operators Fjord ...
