Equipment News – Page 95
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News‘Human Factors’ study in workboat safety
The majority of marine accidents cite human error as a causal factor, yet human factors as a discipline is often overlooked, writes Chris Greenbank, Human Factors Specialist at BMT Reliability Consultants.
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New ECDIS simulators for Alphatron
Following its official certification to provide ECDIS Model course 1.27 training, the Alphatron Marine Training Centre in Rotterdam ordered a new classroom of NAUTIS ECDIS Simulators, doubling their current simulator training capacity.
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NewsGermans bolster sea rescue service
Two new state of the art boats are being built at German shipyards as part of an effort to modernise the already impressive fleet of Bremen based sea rescue service DGzRS and mark its 150th anniversary.
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NewsHigh visibility new buoys at Falmouth
Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) in the UK has commenced replacing its steel navigation buoys, some of which are of pre-war riveted construction, in Falmouth Harbour waters.
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NewsTraining support backs safety equipment supply
UK based independent marine safety supplier and Seawork exhibitor Ocean Safety supports its major equipment supply contracts with training sessions to ensure that ship operators and crews know how to use safety equipment in the case of emergency.
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NewsOcean Signal expands into Dutch market
Communications and safety at sea specialist Ocean Signal will focus on expanding its presence in the Dutch commercial market with the appointment of True Heading Nederland BV as its new distributor for the Netherlands.
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NewsVLB-67 provides great flexibility
Hydrosphere’s new Vega VLB-67 LED obstacle and bridge marking light is a feature rich product designed for flexibility.
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NewsSpanish navaids package for Puerto Brisa
Almarin, a Spanish manufacturer of AtoN, has completed the design and turn-key supply of aids to navigation for Puerto Brisa, at La Guajira in Colombia.
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NewsGyrocompass systems for RFU Tide Class
iXBlue is to supply Quadrans fibre optic gyrocompass systems for installation aboard the four new Tide Class tankers of the UK Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA).
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NewsNew navigation software for workboats
CEACT stands for Channel ECDIS, AIS & Course Trajectory and is navigation software that is specifically designed for professional towboats and workboat operations within the confined waterways of the US inland river system.
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NewsPublic invited for Trinity House Open Day
In 1514 a young King Henry VIII granted a Royal Charter to a fraternity of mariners called the Guild of the Holy Trinity “so that they might regulate the pilotage of ships in the King’s streams”.
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News3 Metre buoy goes to work in Australia
Canada’s AXYS Technologies Inc has secured a contract with its Australian partner Metocean Services International Pty Ltd. (MSI).
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NewsTideland takes stock of African navaids
Aids to navigation specialist Tideland Signal gathered over 40 agents, customers and contractors from Africa, the Middle East and further afield recently for a three day conference and training seminar in Cape Town, South Africa.
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NewsNew navigation system for port traffic
The DockingAssist system is a precise, high-speed port navigation system developed in a European research project.
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NewsNew Carmanah range shines at Seawork
Surrey UK based Sabik Ltd is introducing the new Carmanah self-contained lantern series at SEAWORK 2014.
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River information system for Romania
Mission critical dispatch and radio management systems specialist Omnitronics has deployed a number of DX-64 Radio Management Systems to manage voice communications across the 700km+ length of the Danube River in Romania.
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iECDIS advantage in electronic navigation
Martek Marine has recently launched iECDIS, which it claims offers the most comprehensive chart overlay options on the market.
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NewsNorway commits to the ShipArrestor
The Norwegian Coastal Administration (Kystverket) has signed a contract with Miko Marine AS to become the first national agency to purchase the ShipArrestor system.
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NewsTaking the Arctic shortcut
The decision to take a ship from St Petersburg to Vladivostok across the icy Northern Sea Route had a lot resting on it. Specifically, six tugs weighing between 726 and 380 tonnes.
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NewsHigh technology brings ‘future winches’ forward
An example of the new JonRie Super Series 220 Double Drum Escort Winch has been installed aboard the US tug Patriot, owned by Marine Towing of Tampa, Florida.
