Equipment News – Page 172
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NewsBarge Handling Reachstacker
Verbrugge Terminals BV in Terneuzen, The Netherlands, handles about 1.8 million tonnes of forest products each year which largely originate in Sweden and are shipped to Verbrugge by ro-ro vessel.
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Isn't It Good, Norwegians Would (Use It If They Could)
The success accruing after only three years for the Trinity House Lighthouse Estate Business Plan in the UK recently attracted a visiting party of 17 national and local government officials from Norway who would like to implement similar enlightened strategies in their own country.
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NewsBreakthrough in VTS Training at South Tyneside
South Tyneside College has become the first institution to receive MCA approval for VTS Supervisor Advancement Training. The breakthrough comes less than two years after the College was first to receive accreditation for the provision of basic training in VTS.
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NewsAtlantas Marine and Nauticast AG Launch New AIS
Somerset UK based Atlantas Marine Ltd, well known for their distribution of the very useful VideoRay mini-ROV, have entered the IMO mandated growth arena for Automatic Identification Systems (AIS).
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NewsIt's Good to Talk In a Force 8 Gale
The British Army Powerboat Team, supported by radio distributor Icom UK Ltd, circumnavigated Britain this summer in only ten days with 13 young soldiers crewing two 6.5m Humber Ocean Pro RIBs. Some of the team had never set foot in a RIB before training began for the 2,397 mile voyage.
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NewsOne-Box Gyrocompass and Motion Sensor from TSS
A new attitude and heading reference system combining gyrocompass and motion sensor in one box has been launched by the recently re-branded VT TSS Ltd of Whitney UK.
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NewsSouthampton UAIS Trial Adds Weather and Hydro Data
AIMS MIII, the universal automatic identification system (UAIS) from Marine Data Systems (MDS) of South Africa has recently completed a successful trial on the Solent conducted by Trinity House in collaboration with ABP Southampton, Red Funnel Ferries, Condor Marine and Tideland Signal, which distributes the system worldwide.
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NewsCrews Clued Up with Bespoke Boat Safety Manuals
The tragic event in the UK this summer when celebrity Chris Evans and his horrified friends watched helplessly as their skipper vanished overboard highlights the need for all persons stepping on board a boat to be fully aware of safety procedures and the location of equipment.
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NewsFast Rescue Craft Training Courses Launched
RGIT Montrose, the Aberdeen based training specialists, have launched a new range of fast rescue craft training courses for personnel in the marine and emergency response vessel industry.
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NewsBSIF Steers Debate on New PPE Directive
The first draft of the proposed new Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Directive will be released for general discussion in December 2002, according to the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF).
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NewsMetso Gets a Load Off With Orbiting Slewing Shiploader
Metso Minerals'' Bulk Handling Division has recently delivered a unique dual orbiting slewing shiploader to the port of Jose in Venezuela. The dual unit, the first of its kind in the world capable of loading up to 2,000 tonnes per hour, is arranged to operate on two circular runways which ...
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NewsRugged New Mooring Rope from Cosalt
Cosalt Safety & Protection has introduced a new offshore mooring rope manufactured to OCIMF guidelines suitable for tankers and storage vessels using single buoy or monopoint mooring systems. It also has applications for the general fishing industry.
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NewsSmit Bridges Gaps in the Market
Smit''s Transport & Heavy Lift Division has been awarded a contract to provide heavy lift services during the construction of the world''s largest self-propelled cutter suction dredger. The newbuild for Belgian dredging giant Jan de Nul is being built by IHC Holland at their Rotterdam yard.
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NewsPort Lifting Equipment Blitz by Kalmar
Kalmar Industries, which manufactures a range of mobile container handling equipment and heavy lift equipment for port and other applications, has launched a range of new equipment which includes 9 to 18 tonne fork lift trucks, two reachstackers and a terminal tractor.
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NewsPop-Up Lights for Clear Decks
A streamlined deck is not only aesthetically pleasing but also eliminates many common boating difficulties. Pop-Up navigation lighting from Accon Marine provides a perfect combination of function and practicality.
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STN Atlas 'Always a Step Ahead'
Hamburg based STN Atlas Marine Electronics does not have far to travel for SMM 2002, where it will show a comprehensive range of advanced ship automation, communication, navigation, propulsion and power management systems under the theme Always A Step Ahead.
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New Control System for Rotterdam's ECT
Germany''s Port Technology, Gottwald''s Terminal Systems Division, in co-operation with Navis LLC of California USA, have won an order from Rotterdam''s ECT Delta Terminal to replace several existing terminal management systems by a single integrated software system for terminal management.
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NewsEason Marine in Single Source Supplier Agreement
Eason Marine Ltd and XJF Plastics Ltd have announced an agreement to create a single source supplier of navigation buoys and flotation equipment.
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NewsPort of Boston Opts for Self-Contained Lanterns
The Port of Boston in Lincolnshire UK has chosen two Tideland MLED-120SC self-contained lanterns to help mark the navigational channel from the Wash. The busy East Coast port handles vessels of up to 4,000 dwt, with trade links throughout Europe and Scandinavia.
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NewsSMM Launch for New Navigation Products
Transas will exhibit under the motto Safety. Quality. IT. at SMM 2002. Transas'' Stand 11101 in Hall 11 will present a concentration of the latest IT developments in marine navigation and simulation.
