Equipment News – Page 161
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NewsMcMurdo Launch Explosion at Europort
McMurdo Limited , the Portsmouth UK based manufacturer of marine electronic and safety equipment had an eventful Europort last month, revealing a new corporate branding and launching two new products plus a new website.
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NewsEuroport Debut for Satellite Vessel Tracking System
UK based operator of global satellite based telematics information services Satamatics travelled to Amsterdam to launch a new miniature SAT 101 mobile satellite terminal at Europort last month. The new terminal, with its integral GPS receiver enables port authorities and other coastal operators to track the location, speed and heading ...
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NewsTanker Giant Joins ECDIS Trial
Oil tanker operators Teekay Shipping is the latest shipping company to enrol for sea trials of the forthcoming Admiralty ECDIS Service , which is expected to launch in Spring 2004. Trials are being conducted to test and prove all aspects of the service ahead of launch. The service has been ...
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NewsHalf Way To Go For GAFIRS
In an unusual vessel supply contract supportive of their local rescue organisation, Portsmouth UK based Halmatic Limited has handed over a ''rolling chassis'' Pacific 30 RIB Rescue Boat to Gosport & Fareham Inshore Rescue Service (GAFIRS).
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NewsNew Player Delivers Divers' Lifeboat
Oceanwide Safety at Sea maybe a new name in the marine safety field but with 12 of its team coming from Mulder & Rijke and Schatt Harding , there is no shortage of experience among the staff. Founded in 2002, Rotterdam based Oceanwide S. a.S.
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NewsFast Craft Covered for Corrosion Protection
The first of Corrintec ''s newly developed Patroltek hull corrosion protection systems has been supplied for a newbuild Mexican Navy patrol craft.
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NewsCost Control with Increased Flow
A three-way temperature control valve from AMOT Controls features a 70% increase in flow capability which allows the use of a more cost effective smaller valve. The new valve also includes a ruggedised actuator for enhanced reliability.
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NewsSTN Atlas In Control at Europort
STN Atlas Marine Electronics, in association with its Rotterdam based subsidiary STN Atlas Nederland, will feature three new products on Stand 02.2017 in the Zuidhal at Europort 2003.
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UKHO Switches on Digital List of Lights
The UK Hydrographic Office has launched the latest addition to its expanding digital products range. The Admiralty Digital List of Lights is aimed primarily at the SOLAS commercial shipping sector and provides information on over 70,000 navigational lights throughout the world. It builds on earlier digital trials covering UK waters ...
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NewsPLA Thames Point Light Gets LED Replacement
The Port of London Authority has installed a Tideland Signal MLED-120 at Broadness Point on the south bank of the River Thames opposite Tilbury, replacing a large incandescent lantern.
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Three Year Navaids Maintenance Contract for Trinity House
Trinity House in the UK has won a three year contract for the maintenance of aids to navigation around the coasts of Devon and Cornwall that are the responsibility of South West Water. These navaids, numbering more than 300 buoys and beacons, mark outfalls into rivers, estuaries and the sea, ...
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NewsPharos Batteries Boost for Buoys
AB Pharos Marine Ltd has boosted the performance and reliability of its range of self contained photovoltaic (PV) power systems by offering Alcad ultra low maintenance, long life, rechargeable nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries as a replacement option for the traditional (Valve Regulated Lead Acid) VRLA batteries.
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NewsRaytheon Navigates Into Europort
Raytheon Marine travels to Europort from its plant in Kiel, Germany with the successor to its best selling Gyro Compass Standard 20, which is in operation on over 5,300 vessels worldwide.
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NewsUnified VTS For South Wales Ports
Transas Marine UK Ltd has won a contract to supply a Vessel Traffic Services System for Associated British Ports'' South Wales ports, Cardiff, Barry, Newport, Swansea and Port Talbot.
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Port Info Tech at Europort
Marine and port information technology specialist Norcontrol IT will be showing its solutions for VTS, VTMIS, Port Management Information Systems, AIS and port security on Stand 07.7167A at Europort 2003.
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NewsNew SSAS Cures Maritime Security Headache
The Tracs-Ships'' Security Alert System (SSAS) launched by Thales Navigation Ltd has overcome a major problem being faced by port authorities world-wide. The unit is based on a Thales Inmarsat-C tracking unit that has been refined to exceed the IMO specifications for SSAS units. As a result, the Tracs-SSAS introduces ...
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Scot Gets a Grip On Maritime Safety
Having spent many years working in the onshore and offshore oil and gas industries, Colin Prise recognised that the safety and welfare of the workforce was of primary importance. The company he established in 1990, Scotgrip (UK) Ltd, has just launched a new anti-slip gangway tread which it believes will ...
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Powerful Towing Winches for UAE Tugs
Ridderinkhof BV of the Netherlands recently supplied bespoke towing winches for the anchor handling tugs Wassay and Jabbar, built by Damen Shipyards at Gorinchem for Gulf Services Office in Abu Dhabi.
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NewsThe £1 Million Load Lifter
Great Yarmouth Stevedoring faced a difficult task last month when required to unload a 20m long, 89 tonne drilling rig valued at £ 1 million from the hold of a cargo ship. They consulted Lifting Gear Hire, which specified a pair of 50 tonne Modular Lifting Beams plus wire rope ...
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NewsDavit Drives Smooth RNLI Operations
Drives and motors from ABB are helping the UK''s Royal National Lifeboat Institution to launch its fast inshore lifeboats quickly and safely.
