Equipment News – Page 74
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NewsFirst certification
Netherlands Maritime Technology (NMT) has been awarded the first Post academic certification for its course on Marine Propulsion. The Pamas certification is the first Dutch certification for technical, maritime academic training.
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NewsNew safety equipment from Ocean Signal
Ocean Signal is a specialist company developing mainly electronic equipment designed to improve the safety of people working at sea and to meet SOLAS requirements. Now the company is introducing a range of new equipment that covers most of the mandatory requirements for work and fishing boats that are designed ...
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Mines Rescue Marine name change
In response to wide ranging changes in the business context of UK marine training provider Mines Rescue Service Ltd., (the parent company of Mines Rescue Marine), the company has announced its change of trading name to MRS Training & Rescue, in order to better reflect the breadth of health and ...
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McMurdo signs with Survitec Group
French-owned emergency readiness and response specialist McMurdo, has signed a contract with Survitec Group, worldwide manufacturers and distributors for the marine, offshore, defence and aerospace survival technology industries.
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NewsVessel control in the cloud
The Internet of Things is online aboard merchant vessels already. Engine manufacturers, suppliers of equipment and instruments all now install sensors that monitor performance and condition. All this data can be fed into monitoring and alarm systems.
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NewsNot just grease
Adequate lubrication for deck equipment doesn’t come down to “it looks like good thick grease so it should work”, Ben Bryant of Klüber Lubrication told MJ.
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NewsGiant mooring system from Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce is to design the mooring system for the giant crane vessel ‘Sleipnir’.
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News‘Out of the box’ AHC
The very first client of the X-Wave ‘self-learning’ motion compensation system “took us at our word – and decided to use the kit straight out of the box... no sea trials”.
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NewsDifferent needs, different build
When it came to designing a new offshore access system that would satisfy various clients’ needs “it was like trying to mix a car, a bicycle and a train”, Herman Groot Beumer of Barge Master told MJ.
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NewsSnap back advice worse than none
Occasionally bad advice, especially when backed up by industry authorities, can be worse than none at all.
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NewsCaterpillar predictive monitoring
Last year Caterpillar Marine acquired US-headquartered ESRG Technologies group, a leading company specialising in vessel monitoring and data analysis in the marine industry.
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NewsRemote vessel monitoring means cost savings and efficiencies
A new maritime remote sensing and engine diagnostic system, iRAMS (intelligent remote asset monitoring solution) from Seawork 2016 exhibitor AST, protects commercial vessels, CTVs and workboats by remotely monitoring the engines and generators combined with spatial location data.
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Integration contract
Netherlands-headquartered Bakker Sliedrecht has been contracted to provide electrical system integration on board Damen’s Service Operations Vessel currently in build for Bibby Marine Services.
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NewsMonitoring and automation from Böning
German company Böning has developed a new range of monitoring displays that are both compact and stylish. With the display of information becoming more and more focussed on the wheelhouse of workboats the need for compact but informative displays has grown and the new equipment has been developed to meet ...
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Extended ECDIS transition period
The IMO sub-committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR) has extended the transition period for software updates to existing ECDIS for one year to 31 Aug 2017.
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NewsSealite Global Engineering Manager
Australia-headquartered Sealite, which claims to be the world''s fastest growing manufacturer of marine aids to navigation, has announced the appointment of Mr. Malcolm Nicholson to the role of Global Engineering Manager.
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NewsCommercial Buzz
UK-headquartered Buzz Marine has introduced a new multifunctional Hubba X4 Duo broadband connector for the commercial market which provides 3G and 4G broadband using the mobile network, allowing vessels to stay in touch at low cost while up to 15 miles offshore.
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NewsText and location communicator
The inReach Explorer, now available from UK-based Global Telesat Communications (GTC) combines the texting ability of an SMS device with the complete global coverage of Iridium’s satellite constellation and a built-in GPS with routing software.
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TimeZero v3
France-headquartered MaxSea has launched TZ Professional v3 navigation software, which it claims is the biggest TimeZero release ever.
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FarSounder update
The company claims that his upgrade includes significant processing, user interface, and display improvements. Major upgrade features include: True Target Motion, Chart Viewer Improvements, Sonar Status Indicator and Improved Colour Scale Display.“Our development team continues to set the standard for 3D Forward-Looking Sonars,” said Matthew Zimmerman, FarSounder’s Vice President of ...
