Equipment News – Page 72
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NewsSomething old, something new: AHC upgrades
‘Ripping out the old and coming in with new’ isn’t always the most cost-efficient approach when it comes to lifting gear upgrades but tying Active Heave Compensated (AHC) equipment into pre-existing kit risks losing potential savings amongst the technical difficulties. Till now.
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NewsHot issues for cold climate cranes
Possibly the most interesting thing about the six Italian Heila cranes going onto the UK''s new polar research ship is that two of them are not just LR Offshore certified like the others, but will be explosion proof as well - despite heading into the Antarctic.
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Fuel management training
Veritas Petroleum Services (VPS) and Norway’s Seagull Maritime AS have announced that they have signed a collaborative agreement that will capitalise on their complementary strengths to bring state-of-the-art fuel management training to the maritime industry.
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KleinPilot for USA
Swedish defence and security company Saab has been awarded separate contracts from the Canadian Great Lakes Pilotage Authority and the Great Lakes Pilotage Division of the United States Coast Guard to upgrade their Great Lakes Pilot Management System to the latest version of Saab’s KleinPilot.
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NewsSeaZip Offshore Service expands contract with MirTac for two new vessels
Fleet management solutions provider MirTac has implemented its Star Fleet Management software onboard two new vessels operated by Netherlands-headquartered SeaZip.
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Frequentis healthy
Austrian control centre systems supplier Frequentis has reported a successful 2015 with its total operation performance increasing more than 6% to EUR 228 million.
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NewsMCA solution
UK-headquartered maritime software developer Oceans HQ is to deliver a new Vessel Registration system to the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency. A partnership with Thoughtbot London will see the development of a user-focused IT solution to support the UK’s flag Administration’s digital strategy.
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NewsMacArtney supplies winch for deep-sea search
A Mermac R40 winch from Denmark-headquartered MacArtney is to be used for the continuing search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Boeing 777-200ER which disappeared over the sea between Malaysia and Vietnam two years ago.
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Electronic system partnership
The UK based automation and control expert, Applied Marine Automation, is making its Seawork debut this year with its new partner, the German manufacturer Böning.
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First Danish freefall simulator
Maersk Training and Virtual Marine Technology (VMT) have announced the recent installation of the first freefall lifeboat simulator training system in Denmark. The simulator, located at Maersk Training in Esbjerg, was installed in preparation for the opening of the company''s new training facility at Esbjerg Harbour.
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NewsAIS alarm box
There is no point in having sophisticated systems to send out alerts when an emergency arises unless there is some means of detecting them on board.
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NewsRadar in real life
When selecting navigation and communications equipment it’s easy to get tied up in comparing specifications on paper, but there is really no better way of seeing how a product could work for your vessel than seeing how a professional skipper uses it on theirs.
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NewsMobilis T1200 chosen for Barmouth Harbour
When two new buoys able to withstand exposed conditions in the outer channel at Barmouth Harbour, Wales, UK were required, the Mobilis T1200 was an obvious choice.
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NewsLifting a new industry
There are both opportunities and challenges associated with the start of any very new industry which rise in tandem with the scale of the equipment – which needs safe handling.
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NewsGermans test compact ECS on patrol boats
Germany’s Wasserschutzpolizei in Schleswig-Holstein has been testing a compact new electronic chart system and looks likely to install it in its fleet of small patrol boats.
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Actisense PRO-BUF-1 launch
UK based boat electronic system’s expert, Actisense, is testing its latest innovation aimed at the larger vessel, in preparation for its official launch at Seawork International 2016.
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Safe and legal flare disposal for commercial vessel operators
According to Keith Bradford, Technical Manager for US-headquartered Drew Marine Signal & Safety, manufacturer of Pains Wessex and Comet products, there are various options available for the disposal of time expired pyrotechnics.
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NewsSatsleeve booster
UK-based supplier of satellite handsets, Global Telesat Communications has announced the arrival of the new Thuraya SatSleeve+, a slip-on booster to turn an existing smartphone into a satellite phone.
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NewsSTM project aims for more efficient shipping
The Swedish Maritime Administration has announced that the successor of the MONALISA 2.0 project, the Sea Traffic Management (STM) Validation Project, has a budget of €43m.
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NewsBluetooth controlled navaids
Sabik, a division of the US-headquartered Carmanah Technologies Corporation has introduced a new Bluetooth control app based on Bluetooth Smart technology.
