Equipment News – Page 154
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Schmitt Purchase Unchains Lloyds Beal
As part of a comprehensive two year realignment, Cardiff based Lloyds Beal Limited , one of Europe''s longest established suppliers of anchors and chains, has sold its marine trading interests to Schmitt Anchors & Chaincables BV of Rotterdam.
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A New Concept Coming to Seawork
Marine hydraulics equipment is one of many expansionary areas at Seawork and first time exhibitor Concept Fluid Solutions Limited is coming to the show along with its principal supplier Gates Hydraulics Ltd .
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NewsAir Hoist Delivers Lift for US Shipyard
Monorail hoists from J DNeuhaus of Coventry UK can be used for a diverse range of applications, as highlighted by a special version of its EH 50 model being supplied to an American shipyard for the handling and manipulation of ship segments.
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NewsTideland's New Buoys Are UK Manufactured
Tideland Signal is now manufacturing its new SB-98P multi-purpose polyethylene buoy in the UK rather than importing supplies from North America, providing better availability for customers in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
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NewsType Approval for 'Voyager' Integrated Navigation System
Furuno ''s new Voyage r Integrated Navigation System (INS) has received type approvals from BSH in Germany.
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NewsRescue and Coordination Centre for Ostend
Barco, Fabricom GTI and Tein Telecom are cooperating to build a new maritime Rescue and Coordination Centre (MRCC) at the Belgian port of Ostend. The new MRCC, commissioned by the Shipping Assistance Division of the Ministry of the Flemish Community , will replace the current monitoring system to become an ...
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NewsLondon Boat Show Debut for Smallest SART
Simrad launched a new Type Approved Search and Rescue Transponder, the SA50 , at the London Boat Show last month, thereby increasing its product range for the GMDSS safety market. Several key factors differentiate the SA50 from other SARTs already on the market, and it claims advantages in size, price, ...
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NewsWind Farm Risk Assessed
The British Government''s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has awarded BMT Renewables Ltd a contract to develop a formal safety methodology for offshore wind farms, placing the company at the centre of marine navigation, safety and emergency response standards for the offshore wind farm industry. BMT is also currently ...
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NewsNational Maritime Safety System for Bulgaria
Transas has completed the installation and commissioning of a National Maritime Safety System which covers the entire coastline of Bulgaria from Romania to Turkey. Transas won the contract in an open tender managed and financed by the European Community''s PHARE programme, which is aimed at supporting Central and East European ...
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NewsExpansive Bond Celebrates 30 Years
2005 sees Essex UK-based Bond Instrumentation and Process Control enter into its 30th year of trading on a high after a busy end to 2004.
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NewsSoundBuoy Launch Boosts Boat Noise Compliance
From this month, noise testing has become necessary as the amended EU Recreational Craft Directive (RCD) has come into force. For the first time, upper limits for boat noise are specified. Compliance with the new RCD will be optional for the first 12 months, but from next January it will ...
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NewsInnovation Sparks DieselElectric Ferry
The double ended ferry Dokter Wagemaker has been built by the Damen Group in Romania and was delivered last month for finishing to their Schelde yard at Vlissingen in the Netherlands. The vessel for Texels Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming NV (TESO) will be deployed from June on the Den Helder to ...
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NewsFuelCom Goes With the Flow
As fuel is the single largest cost of marine diesel ownership, accurate metering is critical.
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NewsSmart Steering for New System
Working closely with Volvo Penta , Simrad has developed intelligent auto steering via CAN for the new Inboard Propulsion System (IPS) introduced earlier this month at the London Boat Show . The new AC05 Autopilot Computer integrates with the AP 16/25/26/27 autopilots from Simrad to partner Volvo Penta''s latest generation ...
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TTS Finnish Handling Expansion
Sweden''s TTS Ships Equipment AB of Gothenburg, part of Norway''s TTS Marine ASA , has signed an agreement to purchase Finland''s Liftec Products Oy of Tammerfors. The company will be renamed TTS Liftec Products Oy .
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NewsCats' Cranes Speed Expansion
A 2,500 ton capacity crane mounted on an 84m LOA catamaran is helping the booming economic metropolis that is Shanghai meet its requirements for additional ports and coastal infrastructure.
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NewsCranes Upgrade Expands Thamesport Capacity
The UK''s Thamesport set about further boosting its productivity this month when it embarked upon an ambitious modification programme to five of its quayside cranes. The five post-Panamax cranes, which are now 15 years old, will be upgraded to enable them to handle the latest generation of ultra-large container ships ...
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NewsHeavyweight Winch Marks Anniversary
Germany based HATLAPA recently celebrated its 85th anniversary and in the same week shipped a 56 ton towing winch, the largest produced in the company''s history, from its home port of Uetersen.
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NewsWhen It's Cranes, It Pours
Handling equipment manufacturer Kalmar has received an order for five additional super post-Panamax ship to shore (STS) cranes from MSC Home Terminal in Antwerp.
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NewsSaab Launches On Course at Hamburg
Saab TransponderTech was a notable presence at the recent SMM exhibition in Hamburg, introducing a new DGPS Navigator meeting the latest IMO and IEC specifications, including Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM), as well as a new type-approved GPS as an integrated part of the R4 ship AIS transponder system.
