Equipment News – Page 55
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NewsAmpelmann gangway for Arkona offshore windfarm
Ampelmann’s A400 gangway system has set sail onboard Vroon’s Subsea Support and Walk to Work VOS Stone vessel to undertake its first deployment to transfer crew and cargo at the Arkona offshore windfarm.
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NewsIrish Lights set five-year course for navigation
Irish Lights has launched a new five-year strategy which maps out its vision for the delivery of its next generation of maritime navigational services.
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UK P&I Club supports IMRF maritime mass rescue projects
The UK P&I Club has made a significant donation to the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) to support its work developing resources, training and building preparedness for maritime mass rescue operations.
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NewsDMS Holland expands stabiliser range
Following its electric roll damping system, the MagnusMaster, DMS Holland has now started the development of a roll damping system for fast, planing craft, Dag Pike reports.
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‘Interaction Between Offshore Wind Farms and Maritime Navigation’
A new PIANC report provides an approach, guidelines and recommendations to assess the required manoeuvring space for ships in the vicinity of offshore wind farms (OWF) and the minimum recommended distance between shipping lanes and sea areas for OWF in order to ensure a minimal risk to navigation.
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NewsAlumarine ‘SNS 277’ for S.N.S.M.’s Golfe Du Morbihan station
The Alumarine shipyard has just launched the new ‘SNS 277’ heading for the SNSM station in the Golfe Du Morbihan, located at Port Blanc. The first seatrials on the Loire are said to have gone perfectly.
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NewsBrimmond cranes aid mattress recovery campaign
Integrated engineering solutions company Brimmond Group has completed a contract which involved one of its fleet marine cranes participating in a mattress recovery campaign in the North Sea.
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NewsAnother national safety investigator picks Rembrandt
BMT has announced that the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Australia’s national transport safety investigator, has purchased a licence for its navigation and manoeuvring simulator, Rembrandt.
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Further support for Baltic STM project
The 39th meeting of the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) in Brussels on March 5th adopted the revised HELCOM Recommendation 34E/2: ‘Further testing and development of the concept of exchange of Voyage Plans as well as other e-Navigation solutions to enhance safety of navigation and protection of the marine environment in the ...
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Polar Ship Operations - Second Edition
The Nautical Institute has put together a second edition of its popular ice operations textbook.
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Cornish innovation fund for robotics and autonomous vessels
Marine-i, the EU funded programme set up to boost the marine technology sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, is inviting applications to a £1 million innovation fund.
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NewsSafebridge launches officers ECDIS training course
German human resource company Safebridge GmbH has launched a brand-new training course specifically tailored for watchkeeping officers.
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NewsSparrows veteran commended at industry awards
A global equipment and service provider to the energy and industrial industries has scooped an award at the 2018 Offshore Achievement Awards.
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NewsPort of Milford Haven invests in new lifesaving training and equipment
Seventy employees who work on or near the water at the Port of Milford Haven, UK have undertaken first aid training based on an intuitive check card system.
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NewsInnovative submarine rescue puts pressure on LARS
A new Submarine Launch and Recovery System (LARS) marks a milestone for offshore handling systems. It has been specifically designed for the fast rescue of distressed submariners in deep waters: “Given recent, tragic events,” Caley Ocean Systems told MJ “fast mobilisation timescales have never been more important.”
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NewsLED floods gain from technical advance
Good deck lighting is a workboat necessity, but while LEDs have inched their way into many vessel applications, it’s taken a while for them to break into the floodlight side of the market finds Stevie Knight.
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NewsUnusual - but practical - choice for dredger refit
When does composite win hands-down over steel? When it’s on the walkway reports Stevie Knight.
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NewsExtreme crew transfer gangway wins industry award
An offshore access provider to the energy industry has been commended for its innovative N-type Icemann gangway with a high ranking global oil and gas industry award.
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NewsStraightpoint DNV GL approval
A DNV GL type approval certificate has been issued confirming that SP’s Loadlink plus, Radiolink plus, and Wirelink plus products comply with DNVGL-ST-0378, the standard for offshore and platform lifting appliances.
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NewsMétéo-France picks TRIAXYS for wave monitoring
AXYS Technologies has signed an eight-year framework agreement with Météo-France to supply TRIAXYS Directional Wave buoys to build a wave measurement network along the coast of France.
