Equipment News – Page 170
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NewsGas Monitor Meets SOLAS Requirement
Designed to protect personnel against a range of hazardous gases, Crowcon''s Triple Plus+ portable gas detector can now be used to monitor container purging on board oil and gas carriers.
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NewsMonitoring & Control for Greek Navy Re-Powers
Following its selection on the Hellenic Navy''s SuperVita Class Fast Attack Craft, VT Control''s VTAS automation system has been chosen to provide a modern platform management system on the Hellenic Navy Evropi Class MCMVs.
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Oil Seepage Monitors Watching 'Prestige'
The Chelsea Technologies Group has sold a suite of UV Aquatrackas to assist in monitoring oil seepage from the sunken tanker Prestige off the northwest coast of Spain.
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NewsUAIS Training Launch in Portsmouth
Technical training courses covering all aspects of installation and commissioning of Class A Universal Automatic Identification Systems (UAIS) are now available through Portsmouth UK based manufacturer McMurdo.
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NewsFire Safety Upgrade for 'HMS Belfast'
HMS Belfast, the WWII era light cruiser now preserved as a floating museum on the River Thames in central London, has been equipped with a new intelligent fire detection system based on Apollo fire detectors.
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NewsISPS Code Compliance Achievable, Says Expert
Industry-wide compliance with not only the letter but also the spirit of the ISPS Code by July of next year is not only achievable but also essential, a leading security training provider has told Maritime Journal.
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NewsCruising the Comfort Zone of Back-Up Power
Rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery technology has been selected in preference to valve regulated lead acid (VRLA) batteries to provide 30 minutes of emergency back-up power for Royal Caribbean''s fleet of Radiance Class luxury cruise ships. Two of the four vessels from the Meyer Werft shipyard of Papenburg in Germany have already ...
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NewsNew Pollution Control Vessel Joins Greek Fleet
The newbuild oil pollution control vessel Chrissi Akti Z has gone into service in Greece equipped with an oil spill containment and recovery package supplied by Vikoma International Ltd.
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NewsP-PHS Born of Marine Handling Consolidation
Parkburn Precision Handling Systems Limited (P-PHS) is a new name but an experienced player which now encompasses the traditional 30 year class heritage of the Dowty brand naval and commercial handling systems as well as the recently acquired company IPR and service rights of Marine Projects Developments Limited.
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NewsClean Screens for CalMac Newbuilds
Marine window wiper specialist Wynn Marine has delivered the wiper system for two new ferries in production for Caledonian MacBrayne.
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NewsPrecise Heavy Lift Placement Off Qatar
Smit Heavy Lift''s Marine Projects Department completed the loading, dry tow, offloading and placement of a permanent production facility (PPF) in the UAE last month. The contract was awarded by the Anadarko Qatar Energy Company of Dubai.
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Felixstowe To Lift TEU Total
The Port of Felixstowe UK is undertaking a major expansion of its container handling capacity, ordering three Ship to Shore Gantry Cranes (SSGCs) and 10 new Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGCs) from the Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (ZMPC) of Shanghai. The latest order is part of the Options provided in ...
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NewsDutch Launch Small Marine Genset Range
Brinkmann & Niemeijer Motoren b. v. of Twello in the Netherlands has developed the new Triton range of small gensets specially for the marine market.
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Cosalt Safety & Protection Lands a Fishing Net Specialist
Cosalt Safety & Protection has acquired specialist fishing net company Leach & Turner (Fishing Gear) Ltd. The deal complements Cosalt''s existing fishing business in the UK South West and provides additional expertise in the gill net market as the company focuses on delivering a comprehensive range of services under the ...
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NewsBodewes Delivers Deepwater Mooring System
Bodewes Winches of The Netherlands has obtained the R4 quality rating for their 84mm Bodewes QuickLink, a connector link by which wire rope and chain can be connected/ disconnected rapidly.
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Diesel Electric Power for US Platform Supply Vessels
Alstom has won a $20m order to supply the propulsion and control systems for 10 new diesel electric platform supply vessels being built by Bender Shipbuilding & Repair Company of Alabama USA.
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NewsNavaid Solar Power Supplies Top Tough Testing
Dartmouth UK based BecoSolar has been specialising in navaid power supplies since 1976, turning to solar electric (photovoltaic) in 1989. All products made by Beco and BP are manufactured to ISO9001 and ISO9002.
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NewsTideland Tower Beacons for Gulf
The Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) has awarded Tideland Signal Ltd a contract to supply tower mounted beacons to mark two navigational reefs in the Arabian Gulf.
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NewsUpgraded Irish VTS Gets Tracking Bonus
By combining their purchasing power with EC grants, the four Irish ports of Cork, Shannon, Rosslare and Waterford have installed VTS systems that are technically more advanced than those of some ports many times their size. The STN Atlas VTS systems at Shannon, Cork and Waterford also include a Thales ...
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Wheel Mark Approval for New GPS Chartnavigator
Simrad''s newly launched GN33 B/W GPS Chartnavigator is the first GPS Navigator with built-in chartplotter to gain the Wheel Mark approval awarded by BSH in Germany. Aimed at all sizes of commercial and coastal vessels, the GN33 succeeds the GN30 DGPS, which was also awarded Wheel Mark approval upon its ...
