Equipment News – Page 128

  • The BBC Greenland during the recent Pilkington relocation project.
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    Handle with care: Glass factory goes to Santos

    2011-01-12T13:33:00Z

    The heavy lift vessel BBC Greenland recently took on the relocation of a glass factory from Birmingham in the UK all the way to Brazil.

  • The Samson sling is readied for lifting a wind turbine monopile during construction of the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm.
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    Samson’s sling gives wings to wind farm

    2011-01-12T13:14:00Z

    Rope manufacturer Samson has completed extensive testing on high performance synthetic rope slings, resulting in a greater understanding of the critical elements that affect sling performance in a variety of configurations.

  • One of the winches at the Ibercisa factory before delivery for fitting aboard one of the new tugs.
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    Deck equipment package for three new tugs

    2011-01-12T10:36:00Z

    The three new tug boats that are being built in Unión Naval de Valencia for Salvamento and Seguridad Marítima, (SASEMAR) have been provided with deck machinery by Ibercisa.

  • An ACE 18.5 ton SWL Hydraulic Drum Winch similar to the winch that is to be manufactured for Bluestone.
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    ACE in place for geotechnical investigations

    2011-01-10T12:54:00Z

    The UK’s ACE Winches has secured a £1.6m contract from Bluestone Offshore for the design and manufacture of two comprehensive winch packages for use on the offshore support vessel, Greatship Maya.

  • Deputy Mayor of Havant, Councillor Ken Smith with David Ayling, MD of Straightpoint, officially launching the new 350 Ton Calibration and Universal Test Machine.
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    Load cell testing gets straight to the point

    2010-12-20T10:19:00Z

    The first 350 Ton Calibration and Universal Test Machine in Europe has been launched at Straightpoint (UK) Ltd’s headquarters in Havant.

  • One of the 9m long, five ton manned model ships is seen in transit from Marchwood toTimsbury last month.
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    Model ship handling centre on the move

    2010-11-30T15:39:00Z

    The UK’s only manned model ship handling training centre has moved home.

  • The SeaWise Vessel Stability Monitor works by continually monitoring the rolling motion of a vessel when at sea.
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    Award may boost vessel stability monitor uptake

    2010-11-24T15:21:00Z

    An innovative device developed by a Scottish company to prevent tragic fishing vessel accidents at sea has won a prestigious Lloyd’s List Global Award.

  • With the new List Angle technology from Hammar lives can be saved as EPIRBs and liferafts are released at specified degree of list when a vessel capsizes.
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    Likely LAD makes safe as vessel lists

    2010-11-24T15:05:00Z

    Swedish maritime safety company CM Hammar has developed new technology whereby liferafts and EPIRBs can be released and float freely when a ship or vessel is listing.

  • Royal Jordanian Air Force delegates attended the first training course at MAN’s new Training Academy in Stockport UK.
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    Merged MAN opens new Training Academy

    2010-11-24T14:32:00Z

    Stockport based MAN Diesel Ltd and its sister company MAN Turbo (UK) Ltd have merged operations in the UK to form a new organisation, MAN Diesel & Turbo UK Ltd.

  • Rear Admiral Sir Jeremy de Halpert KCVO, CB, Deputy Master of Trinity House (left) is seen with winners Steven Walker and Adam Creber, UK shipping minister Mike Penning MP, and winner Simon Curtis.
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    Shipping safety awareness award winners named

    2010-11-24T13:07:00Z

    The UK shipping minister Mike Penning MP presented the 2010 British Shipping Safety Awareness Awards at a ceremony held at the Chamber of Shipping in London.

  • The rescue RIB prepares to tow the first of the two liferafts clear of the ferry.
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    Trials success for evacuation slide/raft system

    2010-11-23T17:29:00Z

    The first commercially installed example of a new model inflatable slide and raft system has successfully completed trials on board the small ferry L’Estuaire on the river Gironde in France.

  • Richard Burt holds the UV AQUAtracka while Dr Brian Phillip holds the FASTtracka.
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    Chelsea does double time in Gulf environmental monitoring

    2010-11-08T12:25:00Z

    UK based Chelsea Technologies Group (CTG) has seen unprecedented demand for its UV AQUAtracka fluorimeter to monitor the extent and dispersion of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Kongsberg Maritime echo sounders have played their part in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill containment and are being used on NERC’s new ‘RRS Discovery’.
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    Underwater acoustics follow Gulf oil spill

    2010-11-08T11:57:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime acoustic products have been used as tools to monitor the damage following the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • A Tideland SB-2200 buoy marks a reef outside the channel into the port of Soyo.
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    New buoys mark Angola's LNG terminal

    2010-11-08T11:27:00Z

    UK based navaids specialist Tideland Signal has supplied SB-2200 and SB-138 polyethylene buoys along with mooring equipment to the new LNG port at Soyo, Angola to mark the newly dredged access channel and turning circle.

  • Ten Sealite’s Nautilus 2200 Ocean Buoys in addition to 18 other Sealite buoys now mark the way into Dighi Port in India.
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    Big buoys mark the way at Dighi Port

    2010-11-08T11:08:00Z

    Australia based navaid manufacturers Sealite Pty Ltd recently supplied 28 of its ‘big buoys’ fitted with GPS lanterns to mark the channel entrance to the brand new Dighi Port in Maharashtra, Dighi, India.

  • Newhaven Port Authority will be replacing the lights in the existing traffic light system at the harbour entrance with a new Hydrosphere Vega LED marine beacon system.
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    New marine beacon lights entrance to Newhaven

    2010-11-08T10:48:00Z

    UK aid to navigation supplier Hydrosphere has launched the new T1200, a medium buoyancy tail tube buoy and secured a bevy of new orders, including an important contract with Newhaven Port Authority.

  • Advice from scholars ensured Phoenicia  was completely authentic on the outside, but on the inside it was equipped with the latest high tech electronic navigational equipment.
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    ‘Phoenicia’ replica navigates around Africa

    2010-11-04T15:38:00Z

    Phoenicia, the replica 600BC wooden ship, has arrived triumphantly back in Syria having completed a 20,000 mile circumnavigation of Africa.

  • The opening of new Arctic Nav Areas for shipping will pose a challenge for authorities charged with mandatory marine safety broadcasts in those regions.
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    Denmark’s DaMSA in Arctic e-Navigation project

    2010-11-03T11:30:00Z

    America’s Iridium Communications Inc is collaborating with the Danish Maritime Safety Administration (DaMSA) in EfficienSea, a pilot e-Navigation project for Maritime Safety Information (MSI) broadcasts to ships in waters outside the coverage of terrestrial communication systems.

  • The new vessel is intended to conduct research activities and expeditions to the polar region, but is also designed to serve as an icebreaker, a passenger ship or a supply ship for the South African research centres in the Antarctic.
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    Integrated Bridge System for polar vessel

    2010-11-03T10:50:00Z

    Germany’s Raytheon Anschütz announced a recently awarded contract to supply their latest generation of Integrated Bridge System (IBS) to a new polar supply and research vessel at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg.

  • Using IBS/INS and ECDIS demands a different approach to the daily navigation tasks because everything is electronic.
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    DNV certification for Furuno INS Training Centre

    2010-11-03T10:19:00Z

    The Furuno INS Training Centre in Copenhagen has become the first in the world to have the course IMO Model Course 1.32 Operational use and understanding of Integrated Bridge Systems (IBS), including Integrated Navigation Systems (INS) certified by DNV SeaSkill.