Accessories & Equipment – Page 48

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    Comms partnership

    11/11/2014

    Marlink and maritime IT specialist Palantir AS have signed a strategic partnership agreement that will improve access to sophisticated IT services in the maritime industry. Through the agreement, Palantir, a supplier of managed maritime IT products and services will support Marlink in taking increased responsibility for its customers’ IT systems ...

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    Mini tracking

    03/11/2014

    Global Telesat Communications (GTC), a UK-based reseller of satellite communications, has announced the UK launch of what it claims is ‘the world’s smallest self-contained Iridium satellite tracker’, GSatMicro.

  • Six ports and waterways are stored in the system, including St. Petersburg, the Bay of Kiel and the Suez Canal
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    Simulating Schottel

    03/11/2014

    German propulsion specialist Schottel has invested in a training simulator so that customers can now exercise their handling and knowledge of the company’s products and systems.

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    Renewables network

    03/11/2014

    In the UK, Scotland’s energy sector has embraced an initiative designed to equip it with the knowledge and skills to take the industry to the next level. The launch event of the Young Professionals in Renewables (YPiR) network – which now has almost 500 members - sold out two months ...

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    NFFO Supports MAIB

    03/11/2014

    The UK’s National Federation of Fishermen''s Organisations (NFFO) is urging fishermen and anyone who works at sea to minimise their risk of accident by reading the latest Safety Digest from the Marine Accident Investigation Branch’s (MAIB) and by signing up for future editions.

  • The SGB 2000 offers a cost saving alternative to mechanical gyrocompasses
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    Gyrocompass certification

    03/11/2014

    The SGB 2000 gyrocompass manufactured by Teledyne TSS has been certified by Det Norske Veritas as meeting the standard required for use aboard IMO (International Maritime Organisation) registered vessels.

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    MacGregor reorganisation

    24/10/2014

    MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has announced changes in its operative structure and starts a reorganisation into seven operative divisions which will become effective on 1 January 2015.

  • The volunteer crews involved, collectively commit thousands of hours of their time every year to serving their communities
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    Lifeboat skills exchange

    23/10/2014

    Lifeboat Crew members from 11 countries have been involved in a European Exchange Programme designed to help reduce the numbers of people losing their lives in Europe’s waters.

  • The 120 tonne unit for the PLA MMV, from NS Winches
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    Deck gear will pull its weight

    08/10/2014

    When the Port of London Authority decided it needed a new Mooring Maintenance Vessel (MMV) it was obviously going to lean heavily on its deck equipment.

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    Colours for Gleistein

    08/10/2014

    Colour is at the heart of an interesting development by Gleistein. It’s ‘economy’ BiPo fibre round or square braid ropes are not just easier to splice but also feature a new look which adds to safety.

  • RLX floodlight after 10m drop
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    Not-quite destruction test

    08/10/2014

    It is quite a theatrical piece of entertainment: lighting manufacturer Luminell invites a yard worker to try to break one of its RLX floodlights.

  • Liebherr Offshore Crane with Liebherr Components
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    Liebherr at SMM

    08/10/2014

    Liebherr presented components and system solutions for a wide range of maritime applications at the SMM, the specialist trade fair in Hamburg.

  • The crane tip is “by far the simplest option” when it comes to mitigating against motion
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    Action where it’s needed

    07/10/2014

    It is not so much about just getting people to and from offshore structures, now it’s also about the tools for the job says Arjan Boezeman of Ulstein Idea.

  • Arktika’s two sisters will have deck equipment by Fluidmecanica
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    Big pull for arctic icebreakers

    07/10/2014

    Spain''s Fluidmecanica is to supply deck equipment for the largest icebreakers built so far.

  • 'Fugro Equator' is due to be equipped with a deep tow traction winch from Romica
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    Winch for MH370 hunt

    07/10/2014

    UK company Romica Engineering Ltd have signed a contract with Fugro Survey PTY Ltd Australia to provide a deep tow traction winch system, providing extra capability to Fugro so assisting in the search for MH370.

  • The Ko-Link towing ring is inserted into the splice eye of the towline
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    An eye for a good link

    07/10/2014

    Towing operations now have a shiny new alternative to the commonly used cow-hitch, but why?

  • Peregrine-Storrs-Fox
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    Lifting gear fatalities need response

    07/10/2014

    It can’t be clearer or more dramatic: failures in the present regime of onboard lifting gear inspections are resulting in injury and death.

  • SeaSerpent is a system of continuous support which pays out onto the cable
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    Cable laying: a fresh approach

    03/10/2014

    The SeaSerpent, a patented product developed by UK buoyancy specialist Unique Seaflex, is being adopted by an increasing number of cable-laying contractors around the world. Unique Seaflex believes the product meets the challenges of cable laying head-on in a way which the alternatives cannot.

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    Toeing the line

    03/10/2014

    DSM Dyneema, owner of the Dyneema brand, succeeded in its action against a third party application for a ‘Chyneema’ trademark. Following two years of procedures, the official trademark authorities in South Korea, Canada, EU and the USA have all accepted DSM Dyneema''s opposition and rejected the application.

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    New Straightpoint loadcell

    30/09/2014

    Straightpoint, a UK manufacturer of force measurement, load monitoring and suspended weighing load cells, have launched a brand new version of their bestselling wireless tension loadcell, the Radiolink PlusTM.