Equipment News – Page 169
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Cosalt Offers Halon Replacement Advice to Visitors at seawork2002
seawork2002 exhibitor Cosalt Safety & Protection''s dedicated Marine Fire & Safety Services team is helping ship owners comply with the new legislation which will abolish the use of ozone layer damaging Halon gases in fire extinguishing systems.
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NewsVisualisation Breakthrough for Marine Simulator Training
Simulator-based training for mariners has been taken to a new level of authenticity with the introduction of a next generation visual presentation system from Transas. New visualisation software named Seagull_Vis 4000 represents the synthetic environment with an unprecedented level of realism and includes a number of advanced effects designed specifically ...
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SeaSafe Debuts Twin Chamber Jacket at seawork
SeaSafe Systems celebrate 36 years of operation for the SeaSafe name and a completely rebuilt shop and factory at Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, with a voyage across the Solent to appear as exhibitors at seawork2002.
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NewsNew Accesory Bracket for Square Rails from the USA
For applications that require mounting accessories on square rail, Johnson Marine of Connecticut USA has introduced a new accessory bracket which provides a simple but secure method of mounting accessories to an existing rail.
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Crane Upgrade Remedies Frequency Overlap Shut-Down
Birmingham UK-based crane and lifting tackle specialists Crane Care have installed a crane conversion system at vessel builder Vosper Thornycroft''s Southampton yard. A total of eight crane structures were upgraded to a new HBC system, of which Crane Care is the sole UK and Ireland supplier.
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NewsCranes a Key Component of RAF Rescue Craft
A fleet of six new RAF air sea rescue launches designed to train Air Force crewmen in marine rescue techniques is being equipped with multi-purpose Effer Cranes supplied and fitted by European Crane Services (ECS).
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NewsHospitalers of St John Give Disabled a Lift
The Hospitalers of St John are a charitable organisation with historic links to the St John''s Ambulance Service.
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NewsDown the Hatch with Vetus
Recognising that lower height deck hatches constitute less of an obstacle on deck, Dutch equipment supplier Vetus Den Ouden has introduced a range of hatches called Genius which feature complete aluminium frameworks for both the lower part and the lid while maintaining an overall height of no more than 26mm.
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NewsBrave New World to Debut in Brisbane
After many years of development by Kalmar Industries and Patrick Stevedores, the two companies now expect the world''s first automated straddle carrier system to be operational on Berth 7 at Brisbane''s Fisherman Island facility by September.
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NewsDouble Drum Remote Control American Winches
American manufacturer Jeamar Winches Inc is now offering a series of double drum winches in a variety of configurations.
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$32 Million Indian Lift Contract for Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce business Syncrolift Inc has won a $32 million order to provide a ship lifting system at a new Indian naval base. The shiplift, the first of its kind in India, is scheduled to go into service at the Karwar base, south of Goa, in late 2004.
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NewsBay Watch Controls Cardiff Barrage
ABB Utilities Automation has completed a major upgrade for the Cardiff Barrage control system to provide fully automatic control of the five sluice gates, which now open and close in response to the estuary tides and the water level in the bay behind the barrage. It also provides control of ...
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NewsElectronic Control Enhances New Marine Transmissions
To enhance its recently introduced QuickShift MGX series marine transmissions, Twin Disc is offering further component options including the Express electronic control upgrade which gives precise and instant control while docking and performing other low speed manoeuvres.
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NewsRCS Takes Control of RNLI Lifeboats
The Radamec Group''s increased operating profit for 2001 owed much to the target-exceeding performance of Radamec Control Systems'' marine control business. The company supplied 46 electronic bridge control systems to the RNLI which were retrofitted to ocean going Trent and Severn class lifeboats.
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NewsSafety Kit on Show at Posidonia
With universal automatic identification systems (UAIS) becoming a new requirement from 1 July 2002, McMurdo has collaborated with their Portsmouth UK neighbours, Transas, to jointly develop the MT1 UAIS system.
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NewsFire Suppression System for German Coast Guard
With the impending phasing out of Halon 1301 fire extinguishing systems by the end of this year, the German Coast Guard has started replacing its halon systems with Sea-Fire Marine''s H-Series engineered FM-200 fire suppression systems.
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NewsVirtual Reality Training for Port Operatives
Virtual reality is the key to a port operative''s training course at South Tyneside College, where maritime simulation systems are being integrated to generate true-life scenarios.
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New UK Navigation Training Centre Opens
Sperry Marine opened a new training centre last month in New Malden UK which is designed to provide realistic, practical training for ships'' navigation officers in safe and proper operation of modern navigation systems.
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NewsOslo Opts for Quiet, Clean Cranes
The Port of Oslo is undergoing development to increase its capacity and specifically requested electrically powered rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) rather than diesel powered because it is located in the heart of the city close to residential and leisure areas and it wanted to keep the environmental impacts (noise ...
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NewsHeila Knows Where Dock's Hose Goes
Simon Storage Ltd has taken delivery of its third Heila marine crane, supplied and installed at the company''s terminal at Northumberland Dock, North Shields UK by MET Marine of Chesterfield. The 450º slew Heila HLRM.25-5S marine crane has a specially constructed base plate designed to suit fitment on an existing ...
