Equipment News – Page 93
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NewsAlmarin AToNs for Columbia
DIMAR (Colombia''s National Maritime Authority) has continued to invest in the safety of its waterways and ports with a large order of Aids to Navigation (AToNs) from Spainish company Almarin.
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NewsRide control fore and aft
The Ride Control System (RCS) from UK company Naiad Dynamics combines a device similar to a trim tab, called an Interceptor at the transom and a T-Foil mounted forward. The company believes that it is a great contributor to solving the problem of allowing comfortable but rapid windfarm transfers.
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Mini tracking
Global Telesat Communications (GTC), a UK-based reseller of satellite communications, has announced the UK launch of what it claims is ‘the world’s smallest self-contained Iridium satellite tracker’, GSatMicro.
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NewsSimulating Schottel
German propulsion specialist Schottel has invested in a training simulator so that customers can now exercise their handling and knowledge of the company’s products and systems.
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Renewables network
In the UK, Scotland’s energy sector has embraced an initiative designed to equip it with the knowledge and skills to take the industry to the next level. The launch event of the Young Professionals in Renewables (YPiR) network – which now has almost 500 members - sold out two months ...
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NFFO Supports MAIB
The UK’s National Federation of Fishermen''s Organisations (NFFO) is urging fishermen and anyone who works at sea to minimise their risk of accident by reading the latest Safety Digest from the Marine Accident Investigation Branch’s (MAIB) and by signing up for future editions.
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NewsGyrocompass certification
The SGB 2000 gyrocompass manufactured by Teledyne TSS has been certified by Det Norske Veritas as meeting the standard required for use aboard IMO (International Maritime Organisation) registered vessels.
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MacGregor reorganisation
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has announced changes in its operative structure and starts a reorganisation into seven operative divisions which will become effective on 1 January 2015.
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NewsMotion monitored
The Swedish manufacturer of Interceptor Trim Tabs, Humphree, has introduced a new system for vessel motion monitoring. The system provides monitoring of real time impact forces, vessel heave motions and sea sickness index with possibility of complete data recording.
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NewsLifeboat skills exchange
Lifeboat Crew members from 11 countries have been involved in a European Exchange Programme designed to help reduce the numbers of people losing their lives in Europe’s waters.
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NewsDeck gear will pull its weight
When the Port of London Authority decided it needed a new Mooring Maintenance Vessel (MMV) it was obviously going to lean heavily on its deck equipment.
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Colours for Gleistein
Colour is at the heart of an interesting development by Gleistein. It’s ‘economy’ BiPo fibre round or square braid ropes are not just easier to splice but also feature a new look which adds to safety.
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NewsNot-quite destruction test
It is quite a theatrical piece of entertainment: lighting manufacturer Luminell invites a yard worker to try to break one of its RLX floodlights.
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NewsLiebherr at SMM
Liebherr presented components and system solutions for a wide range of maritime applications at the SMM, the specialist trade fair in Hamburg.
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NewsAction where it’s needed
It is not so much about just getting people to and from offshore structures, now it’s also about the tools for the job says Arjan Boezeman of Ulstein Idea.
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NewsBig pull for arctic icebreakers
Spain''s Fluidmecanica is to supply deck equipment for the largest icebreakers built so far.
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NewsWinch for MH370 hunt
UK company Romica Engineering Ltd have signed a contract with Fugro Survey PTY Ltd Australia to provide a deep tow traction winch system, providing extra capability to Fugro so assisting in the search for MH370.
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NewsAn eye for a good link
Towing operations now have a shiny new alternative to the commonly used cow-hitch, but why?
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NewsLifting gear fatalities need response
It can’t be clearer or more dramatic: failures in the present regime of onboard lifting gear inspections are resulting in injury and death.
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NewsCable laying: a fresh approach
The SeaSerpent, a patented product developed by UK buoyancy specialist Unique Seaflex, is being adopted by an increasing number of cable-laying contractors around the world. Unique Seaflex believes the product meets the challenges of cable laying head-on in a way which the alternatives cannot.
