Accessories & Equipment – Page 88
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NewsFirst AHTS Simulator Installed in France
Bourbon Offshore has inaugurated its first training centre in Marseilles, which includes the first Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel (AHTS) Simulator installed in France.
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The 20 Year Safety Learning Curve
Maritime Journal arrived at the start of a steep learning curve for the maritime industry. On 6 March 1987 the ' Herald of Free Enterprise' left Zeebrugge with its bow doors open and 193 people paid the price for poor seamanship. The incident drove the IMO and a host of ...
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NewsThe 20 Years That Lost the Sextant
New ways of doing things tend to insinuate themselves into an industry’ s consciousness until one day you get out of bed and realise that everything has changed. For centuries the sextant was the most important navigation tool after the chart and compass. Suddenly today it is hard to find ...
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NewsMCA Upgrades UK AIS Network
The UK' s Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has implemented Phase 3 of the UK AIS network following successful Factory/Site Acceptance (FAT/SAT) testing of Kongsberg Norcontrol IT software upgrades to its C-Scope User Interface.
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NewsPort of Mobile Resorts to PORTS
The Port of Mobile, Alabama in the USA has become the 14th location in the nation to install the Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS), developed and operated by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide accurate real-time oceanographic and meteorological data to mariners that can significantly reduce the ...
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NewsGMDSS Upgrade at Lairdside Maritime Centre
Lairdside Maritime Centre has recently re-equipped its GMDSS Suite in order to continue providing realistic operator training across a range of subject specialisations. The new equipment configuration is centred around Furuno equipment that is ' live' and meets all the AMERC examination requirements. The suite has been developed as three ...
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NewsWorkboat Bridge Makes Europort Debut
Radio Holland’ s presentation at the recent Europort Maritime exhibition in Rotterdam focused on complete bridge systems, with no separate standalone equipment on the company' s stand.
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NewsHumber VTS Upgrade Completed
Kongsberg Norcontrol IT has completed an extensive £ 1.1m upgrade to the Humber Estuary VTS in the UK. Associated British Ports (ABP) Hull & Goole commissioned the system to ensure safety of navigation as shipping traffic in the region increases year on year.
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NewsBlessey Marine Embraces Workboat Navigator
Louisiana USA based Blessey Marine Services, which operates an inland tank barge and towing vessel fleet in the United States, will deploy the Jeppesen Workboat Navigator information service across its fllet of 50 towboats. The new system from Jeppeson Marine was developed specifically for commercial vessels operating in coastal and ...
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'Napoli' Stern Removal Gets Underway
A wreck removal operation is now underway to remove the stern section of the ill fated container ship ' MSC Napoli' from Lyme Bay on the UK' s Devon coast. After much planning and discussion Smit Salvage has been contracted by the underwriters to dismantle the remaining portion of the ...
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NewsRIN President Demands New European Vision of Galileo
Galileo, Europe' s answer to GPS, was due to be up and running by 2008 but political and corporate bickering has now pushed its operating date back to approximately 2014. At the launch of NAV07, Britain’ s major navigation conference which took place last month, the President of the ...
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NewsSatcom Upgrade on the Horizon
Reliable communication plays a central part in effective ship management whether by providing essential weather information and chart updates for vessel navigation, supporting crew communication or maintaining connectivity with shore based management.
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NewsSAM Plays It Again
Hamburg based SAM Electronics has introduced a new low cost IMO compliant S-VDR, the SAM 4330, which is designed for retrofitting to cargo vessels of all types and sizes.
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ENC Services Launched at Europort Maritime
Two new electronic charting services developed by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) will be launched at Europort Maritime in Rotterdam next month.
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NewsGarmins Adds New Radar to Range
Following on from the success of the GMR 18, launched ten months ago, Garmin has added a new radar, the GMR 24, to its marine electronics product range. The new 24" unit features 4kW of transmit power, dual rotation speed for faster near target updates, plug and play reliability on ...
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Alphatron and JRC on Show at Europort
Alphatron Marine and Japan Radio Co. (JRC) will be exhibiting jointly at Europort Maritime this year.
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New Autopilot Provides Safer Navigation
As the successor to AP9 and the natural evolution of the AP50, the New Simrad AP50+, launched this summer, provides vast improvements in auto-steering performance, functionality and flexibility.
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NewsTransas at Europort
Marine electronics and simulation specialists Transas return to Europort Maritime with their new improved generation of onboard systems. This includes the 4000 series of Navi-Sailor ECDIS, Navi-Radar and Navi-Conning.
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NewsEnhanced Features with New Chart Plotter
Following on from the recently launched 7" widescreen CP300, Standard Horizon''s new CP500 completes their 2007 chart plotter line-up. With a big 12" sunlight viewable screen, the CP500 becomes the flagship of their range.
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NewsCosalt Adds Evacuation Systems Servicing
European marine safety products and services provider Cosalt can now provide servicing of RFD Marin Ark evacuation systems, with the work carried out by RFD trained specialists.
