Accessories & Equipment – Page 69
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NewsRow sours Kiel Canal lock deal
German Government comment that funding of a €300m new lock on the Kiel Canal could mean years of delay for other equally urgent projects on the waterway has drawn criticism from local officials.
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News‘Diamond Jubilee’ celebrates 60 years
Eastbourne RNLI Lifeboat Station’s new £2.7m Tamar lifeboat, which will be named Diamond Jubilee in honour of RNLI Patron, Her Majesty The Queen took to the water for the very first time on Monday.
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NewsNew lifeboat hook design guidance
In recent years there have been a number of accidents caused by the failure of on-load release hooks during lifeboat drills, which have resulted in seafarers being seriously injured and even killed.
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NewsAirbus wings meet air draught challenge
Although the Eurozone may be facing its difficulties, the cross-Europe marine ‘conveyorbelt’ of components for the A380 Airbus is still going strong despite a clash between the ancient and modern worlds at its inception.
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NewsSuperior Aces Arctic-proof mooring system
A new mooring package especially manufactured for the severest of conditions is about to be fitted to a barge working in Arctic waters.
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NewsHeave compensation adds to crane’s capability
Wind farms and drilling platforms are becoming more widespread, with construction costs playing an integral role in their development. In previous years, the lack of convincing crane technology has proven to be a big problem.
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NewsEnough realism to make your head spin
The latest tug simulator at Transas is realistic enough to make a trainee seasick if they miscalculate their turn in a heavy sea state, even if that sea is a virtual one.
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NewsBargeSafe Solar shines in South America
Sealite’s BargeSafe Solar has been selected by ASMAR (Astillerros y Maestranzas de la Armada) as the preferred navigation lighting system for use on the bulk transportation barges they are building under contract with ANCAP.
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NewsIMO certifies maritime hazards suit
Greater numbers of differing chemicals as well as greater volumes of them are now being transported both by short sea operations as well as by inland waterways since it is proving a cost effective alternative to road transport.
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NewsInter-agency training on port simulators
Coastguard rescue operations, harbour pilots, local police and fire crews all have a number of plans to deal with port emergencies, but whether or not they come together to be effective is another issue entirely.
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NewsSafety first from entertainment package
On board entertainment systems to serve the welfare of crew and/or passengers onboard ships are becoming standard equipment on vessels servicing , for example, the offshore wind farm industry.
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News£1.5m upgrade for Harwich VTS
Harwich Haven Authority, which operates the Harwich Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) controlling the movements of vessels in and out of the cluster of Suffolk and Essex ports, has upgraded its VTS hardware and software.
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NewsVibration awareness training for RIB crew
Millions of workers in Europe are exposed to mechanical vibration transmitted to the hands from powered hand tools or to the whole body through industrial seating.
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NewsDP1 holding for Sea Axe FCS fleet
Navis dynamic positioning (DP1) systems are going to be put aboard the innovative ‘Sea Axe Fast Crew Suppliers craft, currently under construction at Damen Shipyards in Gorinchem.
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NewsScandinavian archipelagos go paperless
A Norwegian high speed ferry operator is bringing onboard electronic updating of charts and navigation hardware, but the special demands of the ferries’ crew have also had to be met.
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NewsExtra help for Dutch and Belgian pilots
Both Dutch and Belgian marine pilots are to be supplied with Portable Pilot Units (PPU), following an order for 25 high precision systems that not just survived but surpassed rigorous testing.
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NewsTeamwork training for safer seas
“One plus one plus one doesn’t always equal three,” Captain John Wright of WrightWay Training told Maritime Journal.
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NewsMore than where the wind blows
Decisions relating to wind farm construction aren’t all about the geography or wind resource.
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NewsBeach trials begin for lifeboat launcher
The programme to bring the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s (RNLI) new Shannon class all weather lifeboat into service reached a key milestone this summer.
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News3D port surveillance system trial underway
Milford Haven Port Authority in Wales has begun a trial of advanced C-Vu 3-dimensional VTS display software from GeoVS.
