Equipment News – Page 168
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Low Cost Digital Compass Module
Surrey UK based Inertial Aerosystems has announced the availability of a new solid state, dual axis, low cost digital compass module suitable for OEMs in high volume applications.
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Trials Expand for New ECDIS Service
Shell has become the ninth large international shipping company to join sea trials of the new Admiralty ECDIS Service ahead of its official launch in the autumn. The service, developed by the UK Hydrographic Office to provide official electronic chart coverage on a global scale, combines Electronic Navigation Charts (ENCs) ...
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VTS Upgrade Boosts MilfordHaven
Milford Haven Port Authority switched its control of shipping movements to a new VTS which was formally opened last month by Gwyneth Dunwoody MP, chairman of the influential Parliamentary Sub-Committee on Transport which is currently undertaking a review of the UK ports industry.
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Compacted Firefighting for Taichung Tugs
The Netherlands'' Fischcon Trading & Engineering BV has made a recent contribution to the safety of shipping in Taichung Harbour, Taiwan by supplying their new close-coupled marine gearbox/ firefighting FiFi I pumps for installation on two new 4,200 PS tugs for the Taichung Harbour Bureau.
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Cosalt Safety & Protection Appointed Jason’s Cradle Distributor
Cosalt Safety & Protection has been appointed the sole UK distributor for the Jasons Cradle man overboard retrieval system manufactured by Land & Marine Products Ltd.
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Mini Free Fall System in Europort Debut
Norwegian Maritime Equipment is developing a new free fall system which will be introduced at the forthcoming Europort 2003 in Amsterdam.
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NewsSmith Launches New Flexi-Drive for Hard to Reach Valves
Smith Flow Control has launched an enhanced version of its Flexi-Drive cable driven remote valve operator. The new ''Continuous Loop'' version has the same versatility as the original model but can now transmit drive to valves through much shorter cable runs, even if a large number of handwheel turns is ...
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NewsVersatile Electric Actuators Turn Up in Norway
Suffolk UK based AMOT Controls chose the recent Norshipping Exhibition in Oslo to showcase their new AMOT 47702X range of electric actuators, which have been developed for quarter-turn operating applications such as valves, dampers or similar uses.
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New Mon&Con Package for 'Kronprins Harald'
Kongsberg Maritime has won the contract for the complete upgrade of the automation systems on board the Color Line ferry Kronprins Harald.
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NewsBespoke Hydrographic Winch for 'RRS Discovery'
Kent UK based Lebus International Engineers hasdesigned and manufactured a versatile self-contained hydrographic winch to meet the requirements of the Ocean Engineering Division of the Southampton Oceanography Centre to carry out survey work to full ocean depth.
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News'Autostrads' Lift Fisherman's Island Efficiency
Port operators worldwide will make note of the excellent results achieved at the automated straddle carrier terminal at Fisherman''s Island Berth 7 in Brisbane, Australia.
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NewsRapid Response Is ACE On Every Deck
ACE Winches has designed, manufactured and supplied a 75 tonne towing/anchor handling winch complete with a 150kW diesel hydraulic power pack and control system in only six weeks for Bue Viking of Aberdeen to install on board their vessel Bue Islay .
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News'Hi-Reach' Omnipole Restores Sparkle to London Piers
The polycarbonate domed roof of London''s Festival Pier isbright, shiny and free of seagull droppings for only the second time in more than 20 years due to PH Window Cleaning/Graffiti Removal Contractors and their innovative new Omnipole ''hi-reach'' system.
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New Harsh Environment Beacons
New from E2S, European Safety Systems, are the MB005 five joule and MB010 ten joule xenon strobe beacons.
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Port Ops System for Teesside
Norcontrol IT has recently concluded the installation of a complete Port Operations System for the UK’ s Tees & Hartlepool Port Authority. The system has been designed to be one of the world’ s most robust vessel traffic management applications and is capable of handling high volumes of traffic.
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Eason Marine Brings the Buoys to seawork
Eason Marine, whose towering EM3000 Navigation Buoy was a guiding landmark at seawork2002, return for seawork2003 with not onebut two other models from their well-proven range. Visitors to Eason Marine''s Stand 71 will see an intermediate 2m diameter EM2000 redport navigation buoy and a 1.25m diameter green model commonly found ...
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Portable Pilot Units (PPUs) at Work in european Ports
The pilot organisations of various European countries, united in the European Maritime Pilot Association (EMPA), are aware that they face a fast changing environment of competition and computer technology which requires a quick, clear and effective answer to the challenges of the future. EMPA represents 4,700 pilots in 21 European ...
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New Dual Channel NAVTEX Receiver From McMurdo
McMurdo, manufacturer of the ICS brand of NAVTEX receivers, has launched a new entry level dual-channel NAVTEX receiver called the ICS NAV6dual, a paperless model that displays weather and navigation warning information on a large, easy to read LCD screen.
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Versatile Buoy Tender Gets NavComms Package
A new buoy tender under build at the Schelde Naval Shipbuilding yard in the Netherlands for the Middle East Navigation Aids Service (MENAS) will feature a complete suite of bridge electronics supplied by Sperry Marine.
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VTS Coastal Surveillance System for Kuwait
STN Atlas Elektronik has been awarded a major contract to supply the Kuwaiti National Coast Guard with a new purpose-designed radar based coastal surveillance system due to begin service in 2005.
