Equipment News – Page 165
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NewsDutch Launch Small Marine Genset Range
Brinkmann & Niemeijer Motoren b. v. of Twello in the Netherlands has developed the new Triton range of small gensets specially for the marine market.
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Cosalt Safety & Protection Lands a Fishing Net Specialist
Cosalt Safety & Protection has acquired specialist fishing net company Leach & Turner (Fishing Gear) Ltd. The deal complements Cosalt''s existing fishing business in the UK South West and provides additional expertise in the gill net market as the company focuses on delivering a comprehensive range of services under the ...
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NewsBodewes Delivers Deepwater Mooring System
Bodewes Winches of The Netherlands has obtained the R4 quality rating for their 84mm Bodewes QuickLink, a connector link by which wire rope and chain can be connected/ disconnected rapidly.
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Diesel Electric Power for US Platform Supply Vessels
Alstom has won a $20m order to supply the propulsion and control systems for 10 new diesel electric platform supply vessels being built by Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Company of Alabama USA.
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NewsNavaid Solar Power Supplies Top Tough Testing
Dartmouth UK based BecoSolar has been specialising in navaid power supplies since 1976, turning to solar electric (photovoltaic) in 1989. All products made by Beco and BP are manufactured to ISO9001 and ISO9002.
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NewsTideland Tower Beacons for Gulf
The Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has awarded Tideland Signal Ltd a contract to supply tower mounted beacons to mark two navigational reefs in the Arabian Gulf.
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NewsUpgraded Irish VTS Gets Tracking Bonus
By combining their purchasing power with EC grants, the four Irish ports of Cork, Shannon, Rosslare and Waterford have installed VTS systems that are technically more advanced than those of some ports many times their size. The STN Atlas VTS systems at Shannon, Cork and Waterford also include a Thales ...
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Wheel Mark Approval for New GPS Chartnavigator
Simrad''s newly launched GN33 B/W GPS Chartnavigator is the first GPS Navigator with built-in chartplotter to gain the Wheel Mark approval awarded by BSH in Germany. Aimed at all sizes of commercial and coastal vessels, the GN33 succeeds the GN30 DGPS, which was also awarded Wheel Mark approval upon its ...
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BHS Type Approval for New UAIS Control Unit
STN Atlas Marine Electronics'' new Debeg 3401 UAIS Display and Control Unit (DCU), designed for operation and primary display of data in support of its European Wheelmark certified 3400 UAIS, has been type approved by the German Maritime & Hydrographic Agency (BSH).
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NewsNewNavigation Echosounder From Lilley and Gillie
Lilley and Gillie have launched a new Type Approved MED Wheelmark Navigation Echosounder, the Walker 9090.
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First Director for European Maritime Safety Agency
Willem de Ruiter, currently head of the Maritime Safety Unit at the European Commission''s Directorate General for Energy and Transport, has been appointed as the first head of its European Maritime Safety Agency. The 51 year old Dutchman has a degree in civil engineering and worked for the Netherlands'' Ministry ...
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DBC Celebrates 25 Years of Marine Safety
Canadian liferaft manufacturer DBC Marine Safety Systems is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its humble origins as a small service station in a Vancouver suburb.
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IACS to Update IMO Model Training Courses
The International Association of Classification Societies has, at the request of the IMO, agreed to undertake a revision of six of the IMO''s set of model training courses. The courses are intended to assist maritime training institutes and their teaching staff.
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NewsVTS Training Expanded at South Tyneside College
South Tyneside College has completed the installation of a £ 250,000 Vessel Traffic Services training and simulation centre with equipment supplied by Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems. The new facilities increase the College''s capacity to run VTS courses following IALA V103 guidance, for which it was the first training facility to ...
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NewsOn-Line Simulation Boosts Crew Training
Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems (KMSS) is enjoying a buoyant period for its training and simulation division, with recently signed contracts from the Canadian Coast Guard College, the Navy Academy in Taiwan and the AMA Computer College in the Philippines. KMSS has also opened a new training centre on its site ...
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Free Personal Protective Equipment Advice for the Marine Industries
According to the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) the lead association for the Personal Protective Equipment Directive in the UK, many employers are confused when it comes to choosing the right equipment, especially when it is covered by different sets of regulations. The BSIF is offering free advice to employers ...
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Dutch Launch Vessel Evacuation Decision Research Project
A high powered team has begun a research project in Holland which aims to investigate important factors that occur during the evacuation process on board ships and to subsequently develop technologies and procedures to make this process more efficient.
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Extended CCTV for Aberden Harbour Security
The existing CCTV system for Aberdeen Harbour UK, which handles four million tonnes of cargo annually, has been extended to cover other strategic areas of the port.
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Wolf Wins Marine Type Approvals
Sheffield UK based Wolf Safety has obtained new marine Type Approvals from Lloyds Register and the MCA for their straight and right angle ATEX torches and updated Wolflite safety headlamps, which also conform to the forthcoming Explosive Atmospheres Equipment Directive 94/9/EC.
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NewsStacks of Opportunity for Trainee Marine Engineer
Marine industry training provider ITE has placed the first marine engineer apprentice to be employed by UK marina operator Marina Development Ltd. Dave Webb approached Dorset based ITE with his wish to become a marine engineer and was given the two year apprenticeship at MDL''s Cobb''s Quay Marina in Poole.
