Equipment News – Page 84
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UK training boost
Clyde Marine Training (CMT), together with the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) has announced a partnership to support the Initial Professional Development of all CMT’s cadets.
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NewsSafe area LED floodlights
Norwegian lighting solutions specialist Glamox has launched a range of LED floodlights specifically designed for installation and use in safe areas on marine vessels, as well as general industrial environments. Glamox claims that the floodlights provide instantaneous, high intensity light, as well as offering excellent heat management and low energy ...
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NewsBetter satellite tracking
A space scientist at the UK’s University of Leicester, in collaboration with the New Zealand Defence Technology Agency and DMC International Imaging, has been trialling a concept for using satellite imagery to significantly improve the chances of locating ships and planes, such as the missing Malaysian flight MH370, lost at ...
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NewsNew German daughtercraft lifeboat system
Nearing completion in the Fassmer shipyard in Germany is a new design of lifeboat. Destined for the German Lifeboat Association, the DGzRS, this new lifeboat will be a replacement for their Berlin Class that has been in service for the past 30 years.
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NewsWorkboat Code Manual
UK-based marine safety specialist IC Brindle has launched a new guide to the UK Workboat Code 2014, which came into effect on the 1st January this year.
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Coastguard training key to defeating piracy
Training and mentoring of coastguards in Africa, Middle East, and South East Asia is essential if coastal nations are to have effective control over their Territorial Waters and Economic Zones, says leading maritime security company Maritime Asset Security & Training Ltd (MAST).
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Seagull secures approval from Panama flag
Seagull Maritime has reported that it has become the first overseas company to secure training centre approval from the Panama Maritime Authority following the PMA’s 2014 change of leadership.
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NewsSea-Doo for SAR
For many years, near shore and inland search and rescue (SAR) services worldwide have used adapted leisure personal watercraft (PWCs). They are useful due to their shallow water abilities and ease of launch, but above all their jet drives are safer for swimmers than props, and enable close towing of ...
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NewsRembrandt paints a clearer picture
BMT Argoss a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the international design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has developed a new version of its ‘Rembrandt’ simulation and training tool specifically for use in scenarios involving inland waterways.
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NewsNew app to help keep North Sea fishermen safe
A new app which will help make life safer for North Sea fishermen has been launched this week.
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NewsDeep water development
While “there have historically been industry questions” around the uses of fibre rope, Jorn Boesten of DSM Dyneema said this has been answered by developments in both rope and winch technology – and by approaching the system as a whole.
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NewsMillion dollar SAR contract
Search and Rescue (SAR) specialist, Techno-Sciences, Inc (TSi), has been chosen by the Governments of Cyprus, Brunei, Argentina and NASA to deploy its SAR network and next-generation Medium Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) systems.
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Creating the conditions
It is deck equipment in the most fundamental sense: the floor covering itself. Workboat crew usually don’t pay too much attention to what’s underfoot – until it becomes an issue that presents itself as a slip hazard. However, as it remains pretty fundamental to both comfort and safety, a fair ...
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NewsEnclosed spaces management
UK-based VideotelTM, in conjunction with Mines Rescue Marine, has launched the ‘Enclosed Space Management System’, designed to help effectively assess, audit and manage the safety of enclosed spaces on board vessels and combat the number of accidents and fatalities that all too often occur when problem areas are overlooked.
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NewsDeck gear is critical, but can be costly
It when it comes to a view of the specialist workboat, supply and support sectors, e-procurement companies are in a privileged position and Shipserv has unearthed some pertinent data on deck equipment.
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NewsCold temperatures heat up development
Although cold-climate deck machinery design may remain superficially the same as more traditional equivalents, “it often takes a very different philosophy” said Marijo Bucan of Adria Winches.
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Alphatron and Astron
Alphatron Marine Belgium BVBA has announced that it will continue with the responsibilities of Astron NV. With immediate effect, Astron NV will cease all sales and service activities of maritime navigation and communication equipment due to the restructuring of its organisation.
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NewsEvolution keeps pulling
“There’s no chance of standing still in this industry,” says Christian Herzog of the well-known Hatlapa brand, now part of the MacGregor Group.
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NewsLower cost tracking
A new GSM module developed for Rock Seven’s RockFLEET vessel tracking system introduces least cost routing functionality via terrestrial networks, giving users the opportunity to transmit position data via Iridium globally and switch to terrestrial networks when in range.
