Equipment News – Page 34
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NewsBespoke running line monitors for vessel
Eight bespoke Running Line Monitors (RLMs) have been provided for a new next generation, 5,000t capacity floating installation crane vessel currently being built in China.
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NewsHefty lifting gear taking shape for Alfa Lift
The deck cargo ship BigLift Barentsz has recently left the Liebherr site at the port of Rostock with two remarkable, giant crane components ready for installation.
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NewsDamning report looks into pilot boarding fatalities
A hard-hitting research paper points to multiple failures “in regulation, regulatory enforcement, training and vessel design” that have lead to fatalities during pilot transfers.
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NewsOrca electronic charts and more
Norwegian company Orca has taken a fresh look at electronic charts systems and how they operate writes Dag Pike.
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NewsNavaid strategy key to ship safety
One UK supplier of marine aids to navigation has recently demonstrated how important strategic navaid deployment is for ships being able to navigate into ports safely.
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NewsCommunications network extension
Satcom Global has announced an extension to its Aura VSAT maritime communications network, with the addition of two new satellite beams; Astra 4a Nordic and SES-12 IOR.
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C-MAP Commercial sale
Lloyd’s Register has acquired the C-MAP commercial marine business from Navico Group.
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NewsMighty jackup calls for capable PPU
The SafePilot CAT MAX Portable Pilot Unit from Trelleborg’s marine and infrastructure operation has been used to move a capable but somewhat ungainly vessel.
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News90-year-old lifesaver
MJ contributor Graeme Ewens has released a ‘Nautobiography’ of a 90-year-old lifesaver— with tales of shipwreck, heroic rescue, wartime tragedy later resurrection of a wooden lifeboat.
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Star2M update
Multiple improvements have been brought with the new Star2M R1.6.3 update to improve functionality and efficiency.
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NewsSmart shipping pioneer wins award
The SMART4SEA 2021 leadership award has been given to a company president who has made an outstanding contribution to smarter shipping and maritime digitalisation.
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News30 years of innovative design
Irish navaids company JFC will come to Seawork this summer with over 30 years’ experience in business, with solutions derived from customer understanding, innovative design and expert engineering.
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NewsNew AlphaMidiCourse Mk2
Since the introduction of the AlphaMidiCourse by JRC/ Alphatron Marine in 2015, many vessels worldwide have already been equipped with this gyro compass.
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NewsStepping up for pilot safety
Pilot ladders are such a risk “that one pilot referred to climbing them as a ‘leap of faith’,” Madelaine Dowd of Helm Innovation told MJ.
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NewsDamen alliance to advance ship autonomy
Damen Shipyard has signed an alliance agreement with an autonomous technology company to further investigate the adoption of collision avoidance functionality onboard of Damen ships.
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NewsNew qualification in marine corrosion
A new standalone professional qualification in marine corrosion has been launched for marine surveyors.
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NewsOESV apprenticeship scheme launches
One offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator has launched its third apprenticeship programme to mark England’s National Apprenticeship Week.
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NewsWireless comms improves shipping safety
One technology company’s unique success in cracking the “billion-dollar problem” of wireless communication in a steel environment at an affordable price is helping improve safety in shipping.
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NewsTallink improves fuel efficiency
Tallink Grupp has improved its fuel efficiency and cut emissions with a voyage optimisation tool that manages the entire voyage by calculating an optimum power plan and executing it automatically, with little or no manual intervention.
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NewsTracking and navigation from one unit
Navigation services provider Novaco Limited has developed a new all-in-one navigation data and tracking product for commercial and leisure vessels.
