Accessories & Equipment – Page 51
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NewsMoving the kit below
With the development of fast and light workboats there’s been a need for windlass equipment that avoids impacting operations or the hull’s action in the water.
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NewsA place to put the wire
As anyone who’s been involved in a wiring project knows there may well be the odd bit of cable left over.
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NewsFibre is the future
“Fibre rope has been the missing link in deepwater installation,” says Erik Van der Woude of Royal IHC.
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NewsSurgery for ‘big lift’ operation
Preparing a drillship for a 9,000 mile lift from Singapore to Gabon, Africa came complete with a few challenges caused by the sheer scale of the cargo explains Peter Wilson, naval architect and engineering manager of UK-based MAC.
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News‘Rolldock Storm’ delivered
Beyond a simple ‘heavy lift’ capability Rolldock’s fleet centres on flexibility: the recent 151m, 8,000dwt ST-class addition from the Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft (FSG) yard is no exception.
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NewsBig pull for Angolan workboat
Spanish company Fluidmecanica has supplied a towing equipment package for the 44m multipurpose tug ‘Kwanza’, destined for the Maritime and Port Institute of Angola in West Africa.
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NewsML 1387 ‘Medusa’
In the UK and France, the recent commemorative and memorial events to mark the 70th anniversary of D-day proved a reminder of the many sacrifices that mariners have made. But quite apart from this, D-day was also a massive navigational and organisational task considering the technology available at the ...
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NewsSimrad CS68 Integrated ECDIS
Norwegian marine electronics company Simrad have launched a new fully IMO approved Integrated Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) navigation system. The CS68 Integrated ECDIS is designed for the commercial market and according to Simrad’s parent company, Navico, has been built to industry-leading standards of reliability, simplicity of installation ...
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NewsTrinity House lights up maritime safety
A light float, operated by Trinity House, has been equipped with a methanol-powered fuel cell as part of a navaids trial to ensure they are kept fully operational prior to drydock and repair.
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NewsSWL Seawork debut success
UK-based SWL Rope Lifting and Testing is looking to grow its marine business following a successful Seawork International exhibition, where the company exhibited for the first time this year.
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Simulated port navigation training
Training organisers ECDIS Ltd. launched at Seawork their Port Creation service, enabling ship crews to rehearse navigation operations within ports in three dimensions.
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NewsMYMIC ups its game
Ireland-based high-tech company MYMIC Global is set for success after launching its “revolutionary” game-based marina safety awareness simulation training in Europe at Seawork International 2014, Rachael Doyle finds out.
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NewsHarken pulls in new business
UK-based Harken Industrial is seeing an influx of new business after unveiling its new Universal Mounting Plate (UMP) Winch at this year’s Seawork International, Rachael Doyle finds out.
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NewsVestdavit perfects USV launching
Navies want to use Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs). They promise to keep boat crews out of high risk environments and extend the outreach of surface vessels. There are already forty prototype USVs on the market globally, ranging from 1 to 10 tonnes in weight. But most research and development in ...
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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.
