Navigational Aids
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Wind Farm Marking Challenge
Trinity House, the General Lighthouse Authority for England, Wales, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar, is working with the Civil Aviation Authority, wind farm developers and government departments to solve the problem of marking wind farms. 21 May 2012 - Maritime Journal
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Bright lights and big buoys at Seawork
Visitors to Seawork 2012 will have the chance to see the new Vega VRL-74 LED Range Light, being displayed at the show for the first time by UK based aids to navigation supplier Hydrosphere. 21 May 2012 - Maritime Journal
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Buoys and lanterns for Angola LNG Project
Aids to navigation specialist Tideland Signal has won a further order to supply eight of its SB-2200 polyethylene buoys complete with MaxLED-200 lanterns to the new LNG port at Soyo in the north of Angola. 21 May 2012 - Maritime Journal
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Archbeacon beckons as 21st century ‘lighthouse’
Spanish designer and engineer Alvaro Ortiz was inspired by a sailing incident where navigational difficulties led to him being rescued when approaching the port of Barcelona in a storm. 18 May 2012 - Maritime Journal
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Tourism surge lifts Loop Head lighthouse
A successful trial scheme that resulted in an estimated 17,000 people visiting the historic Loop Head lighthouse during an 11 week period last year means that the West Clare landmark will shortly re-open to the public. 03 Apr 2012 - Maritime Journal
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Sealite’s big buoys for coal in Newcastle
Two projects linked to a busy coal port expansion came together for navaids manufacturer Sealite, both utilising the Trident-3000, a large 1.8m tall buoy with an interesting construction. 02 Apr 2012 - Maritime Journal
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Trinity House honours Tideland Signal
Tideland Signal’s long association with the oldest lighthouse authority in the world has led Trinity House to honour the company in recognition of its “exceptionally long and effective service”. 02 Apr 2012 - Maritime Journal
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Remote monitoring system for French Institute
“A lot of hard work” has resulted in a €1m aids to navigation remote monitoring system contract going to Kannard. 02 Apr 2012 - Maritime Journal
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First Galileo signal successfully received
A major milestone in the Galileo Navigation Satellite System’s development programme has brought a European global satellite navigation system that much closer. 30 Mar 2012 - Maritime Journal
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GLAs award AIS transponder contract
Aids to Navigation (AtoN) systems manufacturer Kannad’s KANAtoN 3 AIS Transponder (type 3 transmitter/receiver) has won a competitive bid to supply the General Lighthouse Authorities (GLA) for three years. 01 Dec 2011 - Maritime Journal
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Riding the high seas of success
British buoy manufacturer Orchid Plastics has secured a significant business deal with the UK’s weather service organisation, the Met Office. 30 Nov 2011 - Maritime Journal
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First for Frigg – a Rigwatcher change-out
There can be few Aids to Navigation (AtoN) as remotely located as the three Rigwatcher units marking the decommissioned Frigg Field on the UK/Norwegian median in the North Sea. 21 Nov 2011 - Maritime Journal
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Low power consumption barge light launched
Australia based Sealite has launched a cost-effective solution to short range solar powered barge lighting. 21 Nov 2011 - Maritime Journal
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New buoys bring safety to the Crouch
Making the River Crouch safe enough “for fools” in the face of a substantial rise in commercial traffic has meant local work for an international navigation aids company. 21 Nov 2011 - Maritime Journal
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Joint venture launches Balizamar buoy range
Almarin, based in Barcelona, Spain, and Ahlers Lindley, based in Estoril, Portugal, have joined forces to launch a new range of marine buoys and towers under the name Balizamar. 04 Nov 2011 - Maritime Journal
