Accessories & Equipment – Page 36
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NewsCSMART officially opens
The CSMART centre recently opened in, Almere, Netherlands by cruise operator Carnival Corporation is claimed to be the world’s largest maritime training facility in terms of training capacity.
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Maersk training first
Maersk Training has become the first Global Wind Organisation certified training centre in the world to deliver the new Basic Maintenance Training (BMT).
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NewsMOB strobe
The new Firefly PRO rescue lights by US-owned ACR Electronics are extremely bright, reliable LED strobe lights which, claims ACR, ensure the best chance of visually alerting rescue services for accurate location in an emergency.
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NewsIncreasing MEOSAR awareness
French-owned search and rescue equipment specialist McMurdo has launched a new web portal to educate the global audience on status, functionality, benefits of MEOSAR, the fast-emerging satellite-based life-saving system.
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NewsIndustry needs a rethink
A clear call has been sounded by Petar Modev of the UK P&I Club for the industry to “update its deck layout solutions for something more flexible”.
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NewsSomething old, something new: AHC upgrades
‘Ripping out the old and coming in with new’ isn’t always the most cost-efficient approach when it comes to lifting gear upgrades but tying Active Heave Compensated (AHC) equipment into pre-existing kit risks losing potential savings amongst the technical difficulties. Till now.
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NewsHot issues for cold climate cranes
Possibly the most interesting thing about the six Italian Heila cranes going onto the UK''s new polar research ship is that two of them are not just LR Offshore certified like the others, but will be explosion proof as well - despite heading into the Antarctic.
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NewsMacArtney supplies winch for deep-sea search
A Mermac R40 winch from Denmark-headquartered MacArtney is to be used for the continuing search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Boeing 777-200ER which disappeared over the sea between Malaysia and Vietnam two years ago.
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First Danish freefall simulator
Maersk Training and Virtual Marine Technology (VMT) have announced the recent installation of the first freefall lifeboat simulator training system in Denmark. The simulator, located at Maersk Training in Esbjerg, was installed in preparation for the opening of the company''s new training facility at Esbjerg Harbour.
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NewsAIS alarm box
There is no point in having sophisticated systems to send out alerts when an emergency arises unless there is some means of detecting them on board.
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NewsRadar in real life
When selecting navigation and communications equipment it’s easy to get tied up in comparing specifications on paper, but there is really no better way of seeing how a product could work for your vessel than seeing how a professional skipper uses it on theirs.
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NewsLifting a new industry
There are both opportunities and challenges associated with the start of any very new industry which rise in tandem with the scale of the equipment – which needs safe handling.
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NewsGermans test compact ECS on patrol boats
Germany’s Wasserschutzpolizei in Schleswig-Holstein has been testing a compact new electronic chart system and looks likely to install it in its fleet of small patrol boats.
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Actisense PRO-BUF-1 launch
UK based boat electronic system’s expert, Actisense, is testing its latest innovation aimed at the larger vessel, in preparation for its official launch at Seawork International 2016.
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Safe and legal flare disposal for commercial vessel operators
According to Keith Bradford, Technical Manager for US-headquartered Drew Marine Signal & Safety, manufacturer of Pains Wessex and Comet products, there are various options available for the disposal of time expired pyrotechnics.
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NewsSatsleeve booster
UK-based supplier of satellite handsets, Global Telesat Communications has announced the arrival of the new Thuraya SatSleeve+, a slip-on booster to turn an existing smartphone into a satellite phone.
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European distribution centre
Danelec Marine has opened a new European distribution centre in Copenhagen to better serve its growing business regionally. Managed by GEODIS, a leading global supply chain command company, the distribution centre will carry a full range of Danelec Marine products and parts, including ECDIS, Voyage Data Recorders (VDRs) and Simplified ...
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NewsIntelsat and Kymeta
US-headquartered satellite service provider Intelsat S.A., and Kymeta Corporation, a developer of metamaterials-based antenna technology, have announced an agreement to design and produce innovative, flat, electronically steerable, Ku-band mTenna satellite antenna solutions that are optimized for the Intelsat EpicN high throughput satellite (HTS) platform.
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NewsTransas integrates Theyr Weather service
UK marine electronics company Transas has teamed up with Theyr Ltd to incorporate weather and ocean data within the Transas Navi-Planner 4000.
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NewsIntegrated navigation for crew change vessel
The German navigation system manufacturer Raytheon Anschütz has announced a new contract for the delivery of the Synapsis Integrated Navigation System (INS) to a Crew Change Vessel (CCV). The vessel is being built for the Danish shipping company Esvagt by Astilleros Zamakona Shipyard in Spain.
