Equipment News – Page 71
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NewsPortsmouth navaids for new carriers
Work on new lights that will guide the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers safely into Portsmouth harbour, UK is nearing completion as the top sections of the structures are put in place.
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NewsNew VTS for Gibraltar
The contract to supply and install the Gibraltar Port Authority’s new Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) system has recently been awarded to the Norwegian company Kongsberg Norcontrol (KNC), a world leader in VTS surveillance.
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Inmarsat extends Fleet Xpress
Global satellite communications provider Inmarsat has announced at the Nor-Fishing 2016 event that Fleet Xpress is being extended in Northern Europe, demonstrating a new market-specific commitment for the high-speed broadband service, powered by Global Xpress.
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iSea R&D Initiative
Denmark’s Danelec Marine is the project leader for a consortium of companies in iSea, a two-year R&D project to improve efficiency in ship operations and safer navigation.
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NewsAnschütz provides Gyros for polar vessels
The German navigation system manufacturer Raytheon Anschütz has supplied an advanced gyro compass system for two 25,000 dwt polar class heavy transport vessels.
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NewsLatest bridge technology for sight-seeing trendsetter
Seldom can a sight-seeing vessel have turned so many heads in commercial shipping as the carbon fibre ‘Vision of the Fjords’, reported in last month’s ‘Maritime Journal’. According to Simrad though, it may be the ship’s bridge technology that proves its most significant feature.
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NewsInspectors uncover ECDIS deficiencies
UK-headquartered maritime training company ECDIS Limited claims that its new ECDIS ACAT service helps bridge the gaps between ECDIS qualifications and Officers’ actual real-world competencies to safely operate their vessels’ specific systems.
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SpeedCast acquires WINS and partners with DHI
SpeedCast International Limited, the Australia-headquartered global satellite communications and network service provider, has announced its acquisition of WINS Limited which it describes as a leading European provider of innovative broadband satellite communications and IT solutions for the maritime sector.
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NewsNew wireless Hyndsight camera
US-based Hyndsight Vision Systems has designed a new lightweight, waterproof wire free camera and monitor unit.
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NewsAlphabridge system for double-ended ferry
Marine electronics expert, JRC, and integrated bridge solution expert, Alphatron Marine, have delivered an AlphaBridge system to a new double ended passenger ferry being built at La Naval Shipyard in Bilbao, Spain.
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NewsSpinlock debut
UK marine safety equipment manufacturer Spinlock will make its show debut at SMM this year. The company is excited to be exhibiting at Europe’s leading commercial marine trade show where it will be displaying a complete range of new lifejackets and safety equipment for the commercial marine industry.
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NewsClear answer for muddy questions
At what point does water become mud? This near-philosophical question has solid financial implications if you are guaranteeing clearance for incoming vessels at a port like Rotterdam. But, while a high-tech sediment profiler will provide answers it also needs to be easy to operate – and quite often it needs ...
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NewsGreek partnership
Two of the UK Southampton Solent University’s renowned shipping courses are set to be run in Greece, thanks to a recently announced partnership with AKMI Metropolitan College (AMC).
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NewsCSMART officially opens
The CSMART centre recently opened in, Almere, Netherlands by cruise operator Carnival Corporation is claimed to be the world’s largest maritime training facility in terms of training capacity.
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Maersk training first
Maersk Training has become the first Global Wind Organisation certified training centre in the world to deliver the new Basic Maintenance Training (BMT).
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NewsJFC awarded
Irish navaids manufacturer, JFC, has been awarded the ‘Excellence in Marine Technology’ award.
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NewsMOB strobe
The new Firefly PRO rescue lights by US-owned ACR Electronics are extremely bright, reliable LED strobe lights which, claims ACR, ensure the best chance of visually alerting rescue services for accurate location in an emergency.
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NewsHydrosphere signs with FullOceans
Aids to Navigation supplier Hydrosphere has signed an agreement at Seawork 2016 to be the sole UK and Ireland distributor for the French made FullOceans range of buoys.
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NewsIncreasing MEOSAR awareness
French-owned search and rescue equipment specialist McMurdo has launched a new web portal to educate the global audience on status, functionality, benefits of MEOSAR, the fast-emerging satellite-based life-saving system.
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NewsIndustry needs a rethink
A clear call has been sounded by Petar Modev of the UK P&I Club for the industry to “update its deck layout solutions for something more flexible”.
