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VTMS Has Wreck Marking Success
Barwell UK based Vessel Traffic Management Systems Ltd (V.T.M.S), Barwell, UK, has completed a successful operation to mark a partially sunk wreck just off the coast of Gibraltar.
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NewsUnmanned 50 Knot Harbour Security Craft
Sentry, a fast unmanned reconnaissance and surveillance craft developed by QinetiQ, that brings together military design requirements with a compact waterjet propelled platform, was publicly demonstrated for the first time on QinetiQ''s stand at Defence Systems & Equipment International (DSEi) in London last month.
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NewsThermal Imaging for Calais' Port Security
The French cross-channel ferry Port of Calais saw more than 11m passengers through its facilities last year whilst freight traffic also increased by a remarkable 11.8% to nearly 2m trucks.
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NewsGurkhas Driving Port Vehicle Security
Security specialist Octavian Security has been appointed by the GBA Group to provide manned guarding services for a number of its vehicle import terminals across the UK.
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NewsBomb Threat Detection for Ports
Leicestershire UK based 3DX-Ray has produced a detailed technical brochure on its advanced portable x-ray system, TPXi-675, for bomb and threat detection in suspect packages.
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NewsSAM Plays It Again
Hamburg based SAM Electronics has introduced a new low cost IMO compliant S-VDR, the SAM 4330, which is designed for retrofitting to cargo vessels of all types and sizes.
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ENC Services Launched at Europort Maritime
Two new electronic charting services developed by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) will be launched at Europort Maritime in Rotterdam next month.
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NewsGarmins Adds New Radar to Range
Following on from the success of the GMR 18, launched ten months ago, Garmin has added a new radar, the GMR 24, to its marine electronics product range. The new 24" unit features 4kW of transmit power, dual rotation speed for faster near target updates, plug and play reliability on ...
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Alphatron and JRC on Show at Europort
Alphatron Marine and Japan Radio Co. (JRC) will be exhibiting jointly at Europort Maritime this year.
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New Autopilot Provides Safer Navigation
As the successor to AP9 and the natural evolution of the AP50, the New Simrad AP50+, launched this summer, provides vast improvements in auto-steering performance, functionality and flexibility.
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NewsTransas at Europort
Marine electronics and simulation specialists Transas return to Europort Maritime with their new improved generation of onboard systems. This includes the 4000 series of Navi-Sailor ECDIS, Navi-Radar and Navi-Conning.
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NewsEnhanced Features with New Chart Plotter
Following on from the recently launched 7" widescreen CP300, Standard Horizon''s new CP500 completes their 2007 chart plotter line-up. With a big 12" sunlight viewable screen, the CP500 becomes the flagship of their range.
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NewsModular Oil Spill Recovery System
oil spill recovery technology, the Lamor Corporation AB, has built some 600 advancing recovery systems for vessels. The systems have been tailor made to fit each vessel and comprise several different components.
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News'Clean Up the World Weekend'
When 35 million volunteers around the planet will take part in the annual United Nations backed ''Clean Up the World Weekend'' this weekend, their activities will also break into cyberspace for the first time, with photos and videos posted onto Google Map under a new agreement which gives a global ...
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NewsHydraulic Power for King Harry Ferry
The ferry crossing saves motorists a 43km round trip but the stretch of water between the Feock and the Roseland Peninsula on the River Fal in Cornwall UK is only 300m wide. There has been a ferry crossing here for a very long time but in 2000 news came that ...
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JetMaster Extends Access to Joystick Control
Ultra Dynamics, which designs and manufactures UltraJet waterjet propulsion and control systems, has introduced the new JetMaster joystick control system. The new JetMaster Joystick is a budget priced, fully featured control system driven by a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC).
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NewsSeawork Debut for Yamaha Commercial Diesel
The first new commercially rated 285hp Yamaha inboard diesel stern drive units, designated the ME432Sti P2, made their debut at the Seawork 2007 exhibition in Southampton this summer. Yamaha Motor (UK) this brought their total available inboard range up to five models and eight variants, including Twin Rotating Propeller (TRP) ...
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NewsZF Gears Up In China
Less than one year after signing the joint venture contract was signed in Friedrichshafen last summer, the ZF Nanjing Marine Propulsion company in China has successfully tested its first transmission.
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NewsDiesel Power Drives History Ship
''Amistad'' a recreation of a 19th century schooner, visited the Port of London UK last month as part of its "Atlantic Freedom Tour". A pair of Cat 3304B marine engines supported the vessel while it was navigating the River Thames.
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NewsDanish Repower for Peterhead Trawler
MAN Diesel PrimeServ''s Service Center at Frederikshavn in Denmark successfully completed a major re-engining job aboard the Scottish fishing vessel.
