Equipment News – Page 82
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NewsLifeCraft closer to approval
Viking Life-Saving Equipment has taken an important step on the road to gaining approval for the Viking LifeCraft, its innovative alternative life-saving appliance (LSA) for passenger ships.
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NewsMobile confined space training unit
Marlin Environmental Services Ltd, which claims to be the largest provider of confined space training in the South of the UK have announced fresh availability for its Confined Space and Confined Space Refresher mobile training unit, the we-come-to-you training solution for Confined Space, Refresher, Fire Sentry or Working at Height ...
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NewsHi-tech training simulator
A triple partnership between MARIN, Cruden and Tree C Technology has forged the basis for a new Fast Small Ship Simulator for the Dutch Ministry of Defence.
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NewsTeaching COLREGs
UK-based navigational trainers ECDIS Ltd, have most recently utilised new simulation training technology for COLREGs (collision regulations) teaching aids, creating a brighter way to train and assess students from their 150 major shipping company clients in the classroom.
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NewsSmallest AIS MOB device
Ocean Signal introduces its new rescueME MOB1 for the first time at Seawork International this year as the latest product in its range of devices integral to the safety of crew in the commercial environment.
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Bulk servicing
SeaSafe have just added their 50th lifejacket servicing centre to their network, meaning that most parts of the UK now have one within easy reach. The majority of these ‘Service Points’ are marinas but other organisations have joined the network too including sailing clubs and chandleries.
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NewsCompliance regulations should be dovetailed
Compliance is an ever increasing cost for businesses with more pieces of paper and more government bodies laying down regulations.
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NewsFlares undergo extensive testing
Contrary to may people’s beliefs, flares don’t spit hot metal and, under SOLAS regulations, have to comply with extremely strict criteria ensuring consistent and reliable performance, so says Chris Feibusch, head of global marketing at Drew Marine Signal and Safety.
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US advances GPS back-up system
The USA has moved a step closer to providing a back-up system for GPS with the introduction of a bill into the House of Representatives.
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NewsA safe level
When the UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) needed accurate and reliable fuel monitoring for its latest lifeboat model, the Shannon class, PSM Marine provided an effective solution to withstand the very tough conditions that these life-saving vessels need to endure.
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NewsRadamec alarm and monitoring system installed on 'Titan'
On any single vessel there could be hundreds of systems from bilges to hatches to navigation lights which all need to be controlled and monitored.
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NewsDavit safety
Geoscience company CGG has set new standards for workboat safety following the introduction of a system that monitors the loads being lifted by its workboat davits. As we first covered in February’s ‘MJ’ a new weight measurement system was developed in Norway by Henriksen Hooks as a means of solving ...
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NewsValve control acquisition
UK-based Rotork has increased its range of flow control products and services for the worldwide marine and offshore industries with the acquisition of Masso Ind s.p.a., an established Italian manufacturer of innovative shipboard valve remote control systems (VRCS).
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Geo-fencing for tracking
A US manufacturer of fuel monitoring systems believes it has hit upon a fuel use monitoring solution that will cut down on the time taken to report fuel usage while increasing the accuracy. In the USA, the complexity of tracking fuel burned for tax purposes has been time consuming and ...
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NewsIntegrated Safety Solution
Global maritime software house, NAPA, has launched an innovative data-led package of monitoring, analytic and predictive solutions to increase the safety of passenger vessels and save lives in emergency situations.
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NewsHuisman gets foot in Brazil’s door
The very first Brazilian Huisman winch packages will soon be coming out of the company’s new production facility in Navegantes, Brazil.
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NewsPanoramic passenger pod
We don’t normally include cruise industry content in ‘Maritime Journal’, but on this occasion we couldn’t resist as a cruise ship viewing pod has now, according to its makers, introduced a new concept in the world of marine cranes.
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NewsJack-up automation
The new ‘Wind Server’ Wind Turbine Service Jack-Up Vessel was delivered to owner DBB Jack-Up Services in December 2014, with a full complement of Kongsberg Maritime control and automation technology on board.
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NewsHelp for hands-free working
Two soon-to-be-delivered tugs, the Robert Allan designed ‘Lela Franco’ and ‘Michelle Sloan’ are presently being outfitted by Markey Machinery in the US.
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Rope takeover
Wire rope specialist Hendrik Veder Group has acquired full ownership of Myhre Rope Services, a company which was originally a 50:50 joint venture between Dutch company Hendrik Veder Group and Aberdeen based ATR Group.
