Equipment News – Page 157
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TTS Buys Kocks Deck Machinery
In a continuing policy of acquiring companies which complement its current portfolio, Norway''s TTSMarine ASA has signed a final sale and purchase agreement to acquire Germany''s Kocks GmbH of Bremen.
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NewsWinch Drives Delivered to Tight Schedule
West Yorkshire UK based hydraulic motors and drive systems manufacturer Hagglunds Drives was selected by Subsea 7 to supply two drive systems plus auxiliary supplies for ROV handling on the vessel Skandi Neptune .The power units are in the familiar cabinet style of Hagglunds and suitable for on-deck operations, complete ...
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NewsExperienced Shows that Boys Will Buy Buoys at Seawork
Eason Marine took the occasion of Seawork 2005 to launch their new 3m rotationally moulded navigation buoy. The EM3000 ispacked with new features aimed at making maintenance and deployment of the buoy much safer and simpler.
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NewsRacons Contract for US Coast Guard
Tideland Signal of Houston, Texas has won a three year contract to supply SeaBeacon 2 System 6 racons to the US Coast Guard .
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Data Buoys Debut
Surrey UK based Planet Ocean has announced a new ''off the shelf'' range of data buoy platforms for environmental instrumentation in all operational conditions. Starting with the low cost 1.24m DB-124 inshore buoy and rising to the open ocean 3m DB-300 model, all in the range incorporate high specification radar ...
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NewsNewNavComms for Tsunami Relief Boat
Marine electronics equipment manufacturer Raymarine is supporting the ongoing tsunami relief work being carried out by the crew on board Vega , ahistoric 115 year old sailing vessel. The company answered a plea from Shane Granger, the captain of Vega , to replace equipment damaged while delivering aid in Malaysia.
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News'The Bridge' to Navigational Experience
Navigating ships through changing weather and sea conditions, across vast oceans or along coastlines and in crowded harbours is an exciting job for professionals.
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Alphatron Marine Bridges Technology Gap for Jamaican Coastguard
Alphatron Marine of Rotterdam has delivered the first Alphabridge INS bridge to the Jamaican Coastguard vessel Cornwall , which is currently under build at Damen Shipyards in the Netherlands.
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NewsVirtual Navigation for German Water Police
Belgium based Barco , in cooperation with ELNA ElektroNavigation und Industrie and a third company named in-innovative navigation , has won a 1m contract to supply a new radar simulation training system to Wasserschutzpolizei-Schule (WSPS), the German Water Police Academy in Hamburg.
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NewsType Approval for Next Generation ECDIS
The Navmaster ECDIS developed by PC Maritime has been awarded type approval by DNV , certifying that it complies with IMO A817(19) and the latest edition of all associated specifications.
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NewsPort Monitoring Roll-out Continues
Of particular interest to many visitors to the Transas Marine UK stand at Seawork 2005 was the company''s recent installation of a port monitoring system at Portland Harbour inDorset UK.
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Irish Eyes on Lifeboat Training
The new National Maritime College of Ireland has begun training the country''s next generation of seafarers using a complete range of lifeboats manufactured by Survival Craft Inspectorate Ltd of Aberdeen.
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Money for New Rope at Seawork
Seawork regulars MarineCo Ltd had an unexpected but welcome experience at Seawork 2005. As the company''s Chris Dinham explained, ''A group of fishermen came onto the stand and, after the usual negotiation, handed me £ 750 in cash for rope to be delivered the following week. It''s very unusual to ...
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CCTV Security Solution for RNLI
A security system for the new £ 11m Lifeboat Crew Training College at the RNLI headquarters in Poole UK was planned and built fromthe outset, with local security specialists Meggitt Marsh Guardian Systems acting first as security consultants specifying requirementsthen acting as installer having won installation and maintenance contract in ...
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Reliable Monitoring of Onboard Gases
Sheffield UK based International Mining and Marine Limited (IM& M) has further extended its range of specialised safety services for the shipping industry with the addition of the Draeger X-am 3000 and X-am 7000 gas detection systems.
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Study Focus on Fast Rescue Boats Recovery
Bristol based Dag Pike Associate s (DPA) has completed a study for the Health and Safety Executive in the UK designed to improve the performance of the Fast Rescue Boats (FRCs) used on stand-by and multi-role vessels used in the North Sea offshore oil operations. The study looked at both ...
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NewsCrane's Claim to Fame at Seawork Exhibition
One of the lifting equipment highlights of Seawork 2005 , on display in the Innovations Showcase and also represented on the Wave Seven Marine stand, was the new marina lifting crane manufactured by Vermeer-Holland .
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NewsZhen and the Art of Crane Delivery
With Berth 1 of the Eurogate Container Terminal nearing completion after 18 months of modernisation works, five giant container cranes arrived in the Port of Hamburg last month following an eight week voyage by sea from Shanghai.
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News'Epor' Spells End of Hull Damage
A new system for mooring boats without risking the unsightly and expensive scuffing of hulls has been invented by Richard Meredith of Silverpin Ltd who, describing his invention as ''the opposite of a rope'', has chosen to call it Epor .
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NewsHigh Pressure Monitoring
Denmark based pressure and temperature product specialist Danfoss A/S haslaunched a new range of high pressure switches, supplementing the established pressure switch family MBC 5100 .
