Equipment News – Page 59
-
NewsITO Navaids purchased by air navigation company with eye on offshore wind market
Technostrobe, a Canadian specialist in the manufacturing of obstruction lighting systems for air navigation, has announced the acquisition of a majority interest in ITO Navaids, a Dutch company specialising in marine navigation aids.
-
NewsSimwave maritime simulator centre officially open
Simwave has officially opened its 5,000-square-metre maritime training centre in Barendrecht, The Netherlands.
-
NewsSTM Baltic Navigational Warnings directly in ECDIS could reduce accident risk
The EU part-funded STM (Sea Traffic Management) Validation project has released a new service reducing workload for the crew on board and decreasing the risks of accidents and misunderstanding.
-
NewsVattenfall procures OceanWise Raster Charts XL
Swedish energy group Vattenfall has procured OceanWise Raster Charts XL (eXcluding Land) as a seamless Web Map Tile Service (WMTS) for Northern Europe.
-
NewsRolls-Royce to supply Autocrossing system and propellers to 13 Fjord1 ferries
Rolls-Royce Marine has signed a deal to supply its Autocrossing partially autonomous system to a total of 13 new environmentally friendly ferries for the Norwegian company Fjord1.
-
NewsForth Ports begins training academy construction
UK operator Forth Ports has begun construction of a purpose built training academy at the Port of Grangemouth which aims to ensure that the right skills are in place to support the future growth of the business.
-
NewsClass approval for lightweight carbon davit
The Rogers 10t Twin Lift Carbon Davits are thought to be the world’s largest carbon fibre davits ever built and its makers claim weigh 75% less than traditional solutions.
-
NewsDirect sharing of voyage plan schedules
Sea Traffic Management (STM), and Port of Rotterdam have established electronic exchange of arrival times between ships and the port. 300 ships in the STM Validation Project are now able to share their voyage plan schedules, directly from their ECDIS/navigation system, with Port of Rotterdam electronically.
-
NewsSide scan sonar tailor made for the SAR community
EdgeTech’s new Discover Blue side scan sonar was developed specifically for police organizations, fire departments, dive teams, and other groups that utilize side scan sonars for search and recovery (SAR) efforts.
-
NewsActisense products and expertise donation to help NCI keep a close watch
UK marine electronics brand, Actisense, has made a vital donation to the National Coastwatch Institute, an organisation aiming to restore a visual watch along UK shores.
-
NewsDeep learning techniques will enhance safe autonomous navigation
ASV Global is leading a new £1.2million research project in partnership with BMT to enhance the safety and reliability of autonomous navigation. The project team will use deep learning machine vision systems trained with a unique combination of simulated and real world data.
-
NewsNAVTOR works to revolutionise route planning
Global e-navigation provider NAVTOR has teamed up with a private weather service company in order to help revolutionise route planning within the maritime industry.
-
NewsAmpelmann gangway for Arkona offshore windfarm
Ampelmann’s A400 gangway system has set sail onboard Vroon’s Subsea Support and Walk to Work VOS Stone vessel to undertake its first deployment to transfer crew and cargo at the Arkona offshore windfarm.
-
NewsIrish Lights set five-year course for navigation
Irish Lights has launched a new five-year strategy which maps out its vision for the delivery of its next generation of maritime navigational services.
-
News
UK P&I Club supports IMRF maritime mass rescue projects
The UK P&I Club has made a significant donation to the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) to support its work developing resources, training and building preparedness for maritime mass rescue operations.
-
NewsDMS Holland expands stabiliser range
Following its electric roll damping system, the MagnusMaster, DMS Holland has now started the development of a roll damping system for fast, planing craft, Dag Pike reports.
-
News
‘Interaction Between Offshore Wind Farms and Maritime Navigation’
A new PIANC report provides an approach, guidelines and recommendations to assess the required manoeuvring space for ships in the vicinity of offshore wind farms (OWF) and the minimum recommended distance between shipping lanes and sea areas for OWF in order to ensure a minimal risk to navigation.
-
NewsAlumarine ‘SNS 277’ for S.N.S.M.’s Golfe Du Morbihan station
The Alumarine shipyard has just launched the new ‘SNS 277’ heading for the SNSM station in the Golfe Du Morbihan, located at Port Blanc. The first seatrials on the Loire are said to have gone perfectly.
-
NewsBrimmond cranes aid mattress recovery campaign
Integrated engineering solutions company Brimmond Group has completed a contract which involved one of its fleet marine cranes participating in a mattress recovery campaign in the North Sea.
-
NewsAnother national safety investigator picks Rembrandt
BMT has announced that the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Australia’s national transport safety investigator, has purchased a licence for its navigation and manoeuvring simulator, Rembrandt.
