Equipment News – Page 55

  • RYA SafeTrx is designed to improve safety at sea Photo: RYA
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    UK Coastguard adopts new safety ID scheme

    2018-08-28T16:32:00Z

    The UK Coastguard will use the RYA SafeTrx safety app as its new official voluntary safety identification scheme.

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    Load expert looks to expand into America

    2018-08-28T12:54:00Z

    Load cell manufacturer LCM Systems Ltd has signed a distribution agreement with a US based load cell and torque transducer manufacturer to distribute its products in America.

  • Ulstein Verft AS will build Nexans' new Cable Laying Vessel 'Aurora' (Image: Ulstein Verft AS)
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    Deck equipment contract for ‘Aurora’

    2018-08-23T12:24:00Z

    Palfinger Marine has been chosen to deliver a major deck equipment package for a new advanced cable laying vessel in build at Ulstein Verft.

  • Colin Forsyth and James Gregg of Motive
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    Expanding fabrication division

    2018-08-23T12:03:00Z

    Marine equipment specialist Motive Offshore has expanded its fabrication division at its main site at Boyndie in North-east Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

  • C-Worker with TerraSond’s mother ship in background
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    5,639km unmanned survey

    2018-08-22T16:32:00Z

    ASV Global and TerraSond recently announced the successful completion of a hydrographic survey for charting off the coast of Alaska.

  • The projects will see Ampelmann deploy six E-type gangway systems for planned maintenance support across the North Sea Photo: Ampelmann
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    Ampelmann steps up North Sea activity

    2018-08-20T14:12:00Z

    A global leader in offshore access solutions has strengthened its position in the North Sea after being awarded four new contracts and two extended scopes of work in the basin.

  • Furuno FM4800
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    New VHF radio boosts safety at sea

    2018-08-17T09:59:00Z

    A new all-in-one marine VHF radiotelephone offers built-in Class D DSC, GPS receiver, AIS receiver, and simplified loudhailer with intercom.

  • Sea Robotiocs' ASV 'Harry'
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    First fully autonomous hydrographic survey

    2018-08-16T10:57:00Z

    The UK’s Solent has hosted a pioneering autonomous surveying event reports Dag Pike.

  • During the visit the Minister was given a tour of the buoy yard and had a go at some cleaning Photo: NLB
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    Minister visit for Northern Lighthouse Board

    2018-08-16T10:44:00Z

    The UK Shipping Minister has paid a visit to The Northern Lighthouse Board’s (NLB) Oban base to experience first hand the vital work it does to keep mariners safe.

  • Maritime data can be used to prosper, create value and safeguard our oceans Photo: NOAA
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    How Open Data can be used to save the oceans

    2018-08-14T11:16:00Z

    Maritime data can be used to prosper, create value and safeguard our oceans, or can be kept to ourselves and slowly stagnate, both commercially and environmentally.

  • Sea Machines is managing a pilot programme with Tuco Marine to test autonomous technology aboard ProZero workboats Photo: Sea Machines
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    Autonomous vessel company quadruples in size

    2018-08-13T13:05:00Z

    A US based developer of autonomous vessel technology has quadrupled in size in the past 18 months mainly as a result of a growing demand for the technology.

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    New IMO radio regulations

    2018-08-13T10:33:00Z

    Regulations set down by IMO came into action at the beginning of this July this year. These regulations involved fire fighters’ radios used aboard vessels.

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    Major comms order for Hagenuk

    2018-08-13T10:25:00Z

    Hagenuk Marinekommunikation a subsidiary of Atlas Elektronik, has been commissioned to supply integrated communication systems for units 6 to 10 of the Type K130 corvettes for the German Navy.

  • KVH's V7 HTS terminal
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    KVH’s 8,000th VSAT system shipped

    2018-08-13T10:10:00Z

    KVH Industries has announced that it recently shipped its 8,000th mini-VSAT Broadband system.

  • L-R Piotr Cywinski, Senior Engineer at Navinord & Owen Vachell,  Actisense Technical Support Engineer and Training Coordinator
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    Actisense Polish partnership

    2018-08-10T14:15:00Z

    Marine electronics brand Actisense in Poole, UK have formed a new product partnership with Navinord, a specialist marine electronics integration company based in Poland.

  • Shipowners and operators need up-to-date and reliable data in order to plan a safe voyage
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    Digital navigation platform reduces administrative costs

    2018-08-08T15:27:00Z

    Danish supplier of nautical charts Iver C. Weilbach & Co. A/S has launched a digital platform with multiple navigation services that reduces administrative costs.

  • The survey results will be used to establish current and future user needs for DGPS Photo: Commissioners of Irish Lights
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    GLA surveys future DGPS service requirements

    2018-08-08T14:09:00Z

    The General Lighthouse Authorities of the UK and Ireland are conducting a survey to gauge current and future user requirements for their Differential GPS (DGPS) service.

  • Captain Ian McNaught: “We have worked hard to create an evidence-based system that demonstrates very clearly that the safety of ships and seafarers in our waters requires a combined fleet of seven vessels" Photo: Trinity House/YouTube
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    UK government endorses lighthouse fleet review

    2018-08-08T13:53:00Z

    The British government has endorsed the recommendations of the collective UK lighthouse collaborative to retain seven mixed service vessels to maintain an essential maritime safety service.

  • JoBird has supplied one JB08FE fire equipment cabinet for the Fangio II oil spill recovery vessel Photo: JoBird
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    Bespoke fire storage cabinets for workboats

    2018-08-08T13:31:00Z

    An international designer and manufacturer of lifesaving and fire safety equipment storage will be working to raise the profile of its fire storage cabinet range at SMM.

  • Standard Horizon GX-6000E Quantum
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    Feature-packed DSC VHF

    2018-08-08T12:39:00Z

    Standard Horizon has launched the GX-6000E Quantum, a DSC VHF that can support up to four wireless remote microphones.