Equipment News – Page 67
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NewsSearch and rescue for dummies
Maritime search and rescue authorities worldwide will benefit from the Spanish coastal authority’s pioneering training methods using SPOT Trace satellite tracker units.
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NewsWireless technology helps fleet performance management
Operations managers can now optimise the performance of their fleet by accessing critical engine information immediately through wireless technology.
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NewsK-Mate to assist in ambitious marine mapping project
K-Mate, an autonomous surface vehicle control system from Norway’s Kongsberg, is to be integrated with Sea-Kit, a new class of Maritime Autonomous Surface Vessel being built by UK manufacturer, Hushcraft, and operated by Sea-Kit International which is aiming to map the floor of all the world’s oceans by 2030.
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Time Zero vessel surveillance for El Salvador
Spanish marine software company MaxSea is providing a TimeZero Coastal Monitoring system for the port of Acajutla, El Salvador.
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NewsDevelopments in maritime mass rescue
One of the key drivers behind the development in maritime mass rescue operations over the last 30 years has been the ''MS Estonia'' disaster in 1994.
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NewsAlphatron Marine renews ECDIS lab
Alphatron Marine has upgraded its ECDIS training facility at its headquarters in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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McMurdo awards
McMurdo, the French-owned specialist in emergency readiness and response has announced that it has won two US search and rescue technology awards.
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First Frequentis coastal maritime system
Austria-headquartered Frequentis is to provide a maritime distress communication solution for South Africa.
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NewsIridium GMDSS milestones
US-headquartered Iridium Communications Inc. has announced that two key milestones along the path to becoming the second recognized provider of Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS) services have been reached.
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Safety certificates all in one place
C Data Services, a leading provider of professional IT Solutions to marine related industries, was showcasing its new application BSafe at Seawork 2017.
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NewsPlanning focus of Mass Rescue Conference
More must be done to emphasise the importance of maritime mass rescue operation planning, a keynote speaker at the G4 International Maritime Mass Rescue Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden, has urged.
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News3Si safety catalogue published
UK-based Safety and Survival Systems International (3Si) has published its 2017/18 products catalogue, its first since it acquired Ocean Safety, Typhoon International and US-headquartered Revere Survival.
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NewsIrish beach patrol drones
An Irish software startup is boosting lifeguarding operations by trialling the use of drone technology for automated beach patrols for the first time ever in Ireland.
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NewsDamen delivers Turkish Coast Guard vessels
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered two SAR 1906 vessels to the Turkish Coast Guard for refugee and migrant rescue operations 10 months earlier than expected.
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NewsOil response course accredited
Danish oil recovery solution manufacturer DESMI has obtained Nautical Institute accreditation for its IMO Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response (OPRC) training courses, allowing it to claim to be a ‘one-stop shop’ for its customers around the world.
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NewsFibre and wire together at last
A refit that’s turning a PSV into a ROV support vessel is taking advantage of a very new crane that can handle both wire and fibre, providing flexibility in a challenging market.
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NewsGains from eco-lube switch
So far the oil washed overboard from hydraulic deck equipment has been largely ignored, but not for much longer – growing concerns about sensitive regions such as the Arctic and the stepping up of US regulations indicate the future in Europe and Scandinavia. But the smart answer is not to ...
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NewsRight on track
Workboats are limited in space, that much is a given. So, why not innovate, giving the different elements the ability to move around the deck and only bring them out when needed?
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NewsTight deadline for deck kit
Three and a half weeks from kick off to fully-tested load out was all the time Norwegian based Scantrol and UK HQ’d ACE Winches had to meet a subsea kit order. Richard Wilson, ACE’s chief operations officer described the deadline as “challenging”.
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Navico acquires Naviop
Norway-headquartered marine electronics manufacturer Navico has acquired Italian marine monitoring and control systems company Naviop.
