Accessories & Equipment – Page 83
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NewsCrane construction oversight in China
Four new gantry cranes have arrived safely at their new home in Hamburg' s Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) following the close supervision of their construction by Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC).
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NewsMacGregor do deck handling double
The MacGregor Group’ s Offshore division has received orders for four remotely controlled deck handling manipulator systems (DHMS) for the two Island Offshore AHTS vessels, Island Valiant and Island Vanguard.
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NewsHello Dolly for a quayside cradle
The Yacht Leg and Cradle Company has introduced the Motor Boat Dolly to its range of products which may make motor boat movement more efficient, onshore.
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NewsGreat graphics with low cost simulator
UK based software developer and supplier PC Maritime has launched a new engine room simulator that can run on a standard PC.
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NewsNew torpedo lifeboat hits the waves
It started with disaster in 1981. The failure of evacuation procedures on Alexander Kielland rig in the North Sea cost 123 lives, but that incident has helped to drive Norwegian safety innovation forward for almost three decades since.
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NewsMobile simulator training for dredge masters
Although the dredging market has had a skills gap for quite some time, there are now fewer barriers to training crew.
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NewsPsychometric testing for life at sea
The Ship Safe Training Group (SSTG), which has come together through an innovative attitude toward getting much needed skills on board ships, also has an unconventional approach to finding trainees.
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NewsA Lodestar is born
The first marine Attitude Heading and Reference System (AHRS) that used ' strap down' inertial sensors has received IMO Wheelmark approval. The ' strapdown' part of the system is particularly important because it means that sensors are directly attached to the body of the Sonardyne Lodestar unit, resulting in greater ...
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NewsTurkish Navy goes fishing for sonar
Simrad has asserted that their SP92MKII commercial sonar is up to competing with military units on both specifications and performance at a fraction of the cost. The Turkish Naval Forces Command is about to take them up on the challenge.
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NewsMarine broadband addresses workboat market
A new service targeted at small commercial vessels aims to provide entry level broadband which can deliver SMS, voice and IP data up to 150kbps.
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NewsNorway extend domain of VTS area
The new Kongsberg Norcontrol IT VTMIS at Vard in northern Norway, called the C-Scope, has been extended to provide coverage of southern Norway, the North Sea and Svalbard.
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NewsWatchmate offers new anti-collision solution
Bristol based Marine Electronic Services Ltd has come up with an ingenious device called WatchMate, which connects directly to an AIS receiver or transponder and displays an easy to interpret list of targets that are within range to help prevent collisions.
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NewsMarkey go massive on the 'SMBC Monterrey'
Seattle USA based Markey Machinery has just installed a massive new electric hawser winch aboard the terminal support tug SMBC Monterrey in Spain.
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NewsLifting gear safety made certain
A new software system designed by Certex UK has been credited with ensuring standards of health and safety at Vestas Offshores Kentish Flats, one of the UKs latest wind farms.
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NewsTitanic implications of marine winch certification
Shipyards and manufacturers are increasingly confronted with major and growing quality assurance challenges as a result of globalised manufacturing processes and the necessity to deliver key components to specialised subcontractors around the world.
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NewsNew generation lifeboat ready for big drop
Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding is launching a new generation freefall lifeboat for the offshore industry.
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NewsCool savings with anti-glare screens at SMM
SOLASAFE-SR, the latest innovative product to be launched by anti-glare specialists Solar Solve Marine, was a feature on their stand at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg last month.
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NewsProductivity improved 'Hootronically' at Felixstowe
Reliability, performance, maintenance and running costs have always been a concern for applications that require the traditional signalling sounds of hooters, buzzers, bells and sirens. Now, using the latest in SMD class D amplifier technology and digital to analogue conversion, the E2S Hootronic can faithfully replicate all of these sounds ...
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NewsSafeWinch makes Dutch innovation award shortlist
The SafeWinch from Dutch winch manufacturer Machine- & Lierenfabriek C. Kraaijeveld BV was one of two innovative products to be nominated for that nation' s 2008 Maritime Innovation Award.
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NewsThermal imaging aids navigation in Spain
FLIR Systems'' input into the commercialisation of thermal imaging has allowed marine electronics specialist Redcai S.A. to add considerable value to the service it provides by bringing FLIR''s thermal imaging expertise to a much wider customer base.
