Accessories & Equipment – Page 35
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NewsBulgarian Naval Academy acquires VSTEP simulators
The Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy (NVNA) in Varna, Bulgaria, has acquired VSTEP equipment for its new simulation centre.
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NewsNew CTS training facility
Clyde Training Solutions (CTS) has opened a dedicated marine and offshore international training centre in central Scotland.
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Converter station risk assessments
German offshore services specialists SeaRenergy and Fichtner have been awarded with the revision and development of all risk assessments for TenneT´s offshore and onshore converter stations, the converter stations being essential elements of the North Sea grid connections.
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NewsPLB rental
Personal Locator Beacons are a major contribution to safety at sea, and UK-based Global Telesat Communications (GTC) has made it easy to rent one for less than £5 a day (including VAT).
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NewsDuck tour woes
Following the 2014 Marine Accident Investigation Branch report into two amphibious DUKW accidents in the UK, the business model of using these 1940s military vehicles for city tours has taken a further broadside, this time from the insurance industry.
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NewsSeaRenergy/ SMC donation
German wind energy service company SeaRenergy/ SMC recently successfully ran a charity game on their stand at WindEnergy Hamburg, raising 3,500 EUR for the DGzRS (German Maritime Search and Rescue Association).
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Mass Rescue Conference 4
The International Maritime Rescue Federation has announced the fourth in its ‘Gothenburg’ series of conferences on maritime mass rescue operations, to be held in Sweden next June. The theme of the conference will be ‘Learning from Experience’.
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NewsFirst four frequency EPIRBS launched
SMM is always a hotbed for marine safety and survival launches, and one of the highlights this year has to be McMurdo’s announcement of a new family of EPIRBs that will accelerate the search and rescue process by combining multiple frequencies into a single EPIRB product.
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NewsPolaris develops GPS-free positioning fixing
With the growing concern over the vulnerability of GPS and other satellite positioning fixing systems to jamming and spoofing there is a demand for alternative systems as a back-up.
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Inmarsat extends Fleet Xpress
Global satellite communications provider Inmarsat has announced at the Nor-Fishing 2016 event that Fleet Xpress is being extended in Northern Europe, demonstrating a new market-specific commitment for the high-speed broadband service, powered by Global Xpress.
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iSea R&D Initiative
Denmark’s Danelec Marine is the project leader for a consortium of companies in iSea, a two-year R&D project to improve efficiency in ship operations and safer navigation.
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NewsAnschütz provides Gyros for polar vessels
The German navigation system manufacturer Raytheon Anschütz has supplied an advanced gyro compass system for two 25,000 dwt polar class heavy transport vessels.
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NewsLatest bridge technology for sight-seeing trendsetter
Seldom can a sight-seeing vessel have turned so many heads in commercial shipping as the carbon fibre ‘Vision of the Fjords’, reported in last month’s ‘Maritime Journal’. According to Simrad though, it may be the ship’s bridge technology that proves its most significant feature.
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NewsInspectors uncover ECDIS deficiencies
UK-headquartered maritime training company ECDIS Limited claims that its new ECDIS ACAT service helps bridge the gaps between ECDIS qualifications and Officers’ actual real-world competencies to safely operate their vessels’ specific systems.
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SpeedCast acquires WINS and partners with DHI
SpeedCast International Limited, the Australia-headquartered global satellite communications and network service provider, has announced its acquisition of WINS Limited which it describes as a leading European provider of innovative broadband satellite communications and IT solutions for the maritime sector.
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NewsNew wireless Hyndsight camera
US-based Hyndsight Vision Systems has designed a new lightweight, waterproof wire free camera and monitor unit.
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NewsAlphabridge system for double-ended ferry
Marine electronics expert, JRC, and integrated bridge solution expert, Alphatron Marine, have delivered an AlphaBridge system to a new double ended passenger ferry being built at La Naval Shipyard in Bilbao, Spain.
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NewsSpinlock debut
UK marine safety equipment manufacturer Spinlock will make its show debut at SMM this year. The company is excited to be exhibiting at Europe’s leading commercial marine trade show where it will be displaying a complete range of new lifejackets and safety equipment for the commercial marine industry.
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NewsClear answer for muddy questions
At what point does water become mud? This near-philosophical question has solid financial implications if you are guaranteeing clearance for incoming vessels at a port like Rotterdam. But, while a high-tech sediment profiler will provide answers it also needs to be easy to operate – and quite often it needs ...
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NewsGreek partnership
Two of the UK Southampton Solent University’s renowned shipping courses are set to be run in Greece, thanks to a recently announced partnership with AKMI Metropolitan College (AMC).
