Equipment News – Page 43
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NewsReliable radar brought back from the dead
JRC/Alphatron Marine is reintroducing the JMA-5200/5300Mk2 radar series. Thousands of JRC JMA 5200/5300Mk2 radars were installed around the world.
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NewsFirst ‘targetless’ DP sensor
Wärtsilä has successfully completed sea trials of its SceneScan system, the world’s first ‘targetless’ dynamic positioning (DP) laser sensor.
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NewsVessel positioning system to improve safety
Azurtane is developing an advanced vessel positioning system capable of positioning vessels within 4cm of a given location to make operations safer whilst continuously reducing carbon emissions.
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NewsBarge safety initiative grows
European barge operator Imperial Logistics International has taken the next step in its Safety Takes Us Home campaign by rolling it out to suppliers too.
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Orolia MEOSAR ground stations
France-headquartered Orolia, a Resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) specialist, has successfully installed the world''s first operational Cospas-Sarsat second-generation technology on search and rescue ground stations for the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Florida and Hawaii.
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NewsAutonomous navigation positioning challenges
The top three positioning challenges in autonomous marine navigation include sub-meter accuracy in the presence of extreme multipath; interference: jamming and spoofing; and reliable heading information needed for vessel control.
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Transfer milestone reached
Dutch offshore service provider Ampelmann announced in April that it has enabled the safe transfer of 5 million people and 10 million kilogrammes of cargo worldwide.
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NewsSurvitec unveils emergency descent system
Survitec has unveiled a new emergency descent system during the Wind Europe trade fair, in Bilbao, Spain.
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NewsMeasuring vapour permeability of electronics enclosures
Liquid water is easy to keep out of things – seals and plastics are excellent barriers. However, water vapour can permeate right through those same plastics and barriers almost as if they were not there and in large volumes.
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Fastest VSAT antenna
KVH Industries, has introduced the TracPhone V11-HTS, which it claims to be the world’s fastest 1 metre Ku/C-band maritime VSAT antenna.
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NewsFirst North Sea autonomous manoeuvring trials
A series of pioneering autonomous operation trials for a Damen Fast Crew Supplier 2610 ‘Twin Axe’ outfitted with collision avoidance technology have taken place in the North Sea.
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NewsElectronic Inclinometer enhances tug safety
Tug capsizes and near-capsizes, particularly those caused by towline girting are an area that ''MJ'' still reports on all too often.
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NewsMonitoring system optimises performance
Wight Shipyard, has installed Reygar’s BareFLEET cloud-based monitoring system on the latest fast ferry built for MBNA Thames Clippers to help optimise performance, reduce maintenance costs and enhance operational safety.
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NewsOslofjord’s ‘mini-tsunamis’
Flaskebekk, a small community on the edge of the Oslofjord, regularly experiences what are being termed as ‘mini-tsunamis’, believed to be caused by large ships passing areas of the fjord with pronounced variations in water depth.
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Turkish VSAT+ deal
IEC Telecom is to open-up the Turkish maritime and offshore markets to better value-added voice and data services through a new tie-up that will bring Thuraya’s highly respected VSAT+ maritime satellite service to the region.
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NewsEnvironmental monitoring for port of Dover
Two British companies are combining their expertise to develop a comprehensive environmental monitoring system to be installed at the Port of Dover writes Dag Pike.
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NewsWeather station set to improve pilot safety
The port of Southampton, UK has installed a new hi-tech weather station on Nab Tower in the Solent.
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NewsConsistency and control: large-scale 3D printing in steel
Sometimes something as apparently simple as a big lifting hook calls for very sophisticated technology, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsNew tech centre targets product development
US-based developer of autonomous vessel control systems, Sea Machines Robotics has opened a new technology centre in Boston, US, dedicated to accelerating product development.
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World Maritime Rescue Congress
In June this year one of the world’s premier maritime search and rescue (SAR) events will be held in Vancouver.
