Equipment News – Page 92
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Out of the glare
The huge, 9,500 tonne seismic survey vessel ''Ramform Viking'' has worked in climates as diverse as West and South Africa, India, the Middle East and the Gulf of Mexico as well as Brazil’s Campos Basin – with, of course, forays into Europe.
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NewsOnline Navcomms training
Germany based ECDIS training specialist Safebridge, has extended its portfolio by a new type-specific familiarisation course for the CHARTPILOT 1100/93x0 series made by fellow hamburg firm, SAM Electronics.
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NewsWilhelmsen Ships Service welding solution
Netherlands based Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has a new onboard welding solution which will allow it to offer value-added deck equipment packages combined with equipment servicing and safety inspections to its customers.
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NewsNew 3g/4g hi-speed broadband
Buzz Connect, the UK Company that played a lead role in the recent push to bring affordable broadband to private boats and superyachts, has launched its new HubbaX4 duo, a marine broadband system. The new system uses 3G and 4G mobile connectivity to provide considerably faster speeds than previously possible, ...
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NewsLargest crane vessel, largest cranes
Plans for the world''s biggest crane vessel, a 214m long by 97.5m behemoth, include installing the world''s largest cranes.
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NewsTeledyne TSS’s new Saturn
Following a two-year development programme, UK based company Teledyne TSS is previewing a new family of AHRS and INS (Inertial Navigation and Attitude and Heading Reference Systems) named Saturn at the Oceanology exhibition in London, UK.
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NewsUKHO publishes ECDIS guide
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has published a new Nautical Publication to support the transition to Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS).
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ENC management simplified
A new solution called FlatFee by US company Jeppesen, promises to help maritime professionals accurately predict charting costs and to streamline the process of purchasing official electronic navigational charts (ENCs).
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NewsThirty years of weight issues
Launch and recovery units have to be considered when the submersibles they serve get an upgrade, especially as the weight always seems to go up, never down.
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NewsInterferry speaks out about South Korea ferry incident
Ferry trade association, Interferry, has commented on the recent ferry disaster in South Korea pointing out that although fatal ferry accidents are rare in developed countries it doesn’t diminish the industry’s ongoing commitment to advancing safety measures.
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NewsOffloading the hard way
Co-operation – and improvisation – were the keys to getting a dredger off a ship where there was little infrastructure in place the other end.
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Maritas to offer HELM (O)
UK based marine training provider Maritas have announced at Seawork 2014 that they have received MCA (Maritime and Coastguard Agency) approval to offer the three day course in Human Element Leadership and Management (Operational).
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NewsRope luffing knuckle boom crane
Huisman, the Netherlands’ specialist in lifting, drilling, and subsea solutions, has introduced a new rope luffing knuckle boom crane to better provide for subsea installation in increasingly deeper water and in severe weather conditions.
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Lifeboats and davits testing
SWL Rope Lifting and Testing Ltd has been approved as an Independent Service Provider for the Annual Servicing and Testing of lifeboats and davits with approval from Lloyds Register.
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NewsComPro bridges the gaps
Top Side Offshore Technology has launched a new offshore communication system based on GSM technology, designed to bridge the gaps in communication offshore.
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Double D and Van Wijngaarden
In 1974 Wim van Wijngaarden founded Van Wijngaarden Marine Services and his company works worldwide. He has worked closely with Double D since 2007 when he ordered a boat at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld on which a Heila crane was installed. Wim explains this long and profitable relationship between these two ...
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Joint safety training venture
Leading UK wind energy safety training provider, Safety Technology Ltd, has entered into a joint venture with German safety specialist, Offtec to share safety training facilities.
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NewsThe affordable DSC VHF
Exhibiting at Seawork International on stand B 133, Standard Horizon announces the arrival of the new GX1200E Eclipse DSC+.
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Even bigger for Boskalis?
Royal Boskalis Westminster has just announced that it has started investigating the potential for a new ultra large V-Class Heavy Transport Vessel (HTV).
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New polar ship equipment
The newly announced £200m British polar research vessel announced by Chancellor George Osborne in April will have state of the art deck equipment, including launch and recovery equipment able to deploy subs and other ocean survey and sampling gear.
