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Type Approval for AIS Type FA-100
Germany''s Bundesamt fur Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH) has type approved and wheelmark approved Furuno''s recently announced AIS Type FA-100 against IEC61993-2, IEC61162 and IEC61108.
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NewsCaterpillar Takes Control at the London Boat Show
Caterpillar launched an all new electronic engine and transmission control system at the London Boat Show earlier this month. The Multi Station Control System (MSCS) allows the establishment of up to eight primary controls and eight full redundancy back-up stations on board and enables the full control of single or ...
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VTAS Automates Monitoring
VT Controls has developed a new ''open'' automation system called VTAS especially for complex applications in the industrial and marine markets.
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NewsAMOT Controls Temperatures
AMOT Controls have introduced their redesigned and significantly enhanced G Valve, a three-way temperature control valve which will should prove popular for marine diesel installations on vessels such as tugs and dredgers.
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NewsCummins Marine Introduces the QSK60 Engine Range
Cummins Marine followed up the European debut of its new QSK60 engine range at Rotterdam Maritime with an American first appearance last month at the Workboat Show in New Orleans.
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NewsAll Systems Go for Gas Turbine Rollers
Testing continues at the new purpose-built Rolls Royce facility in Bristol UK of the MT30 gas turbine engine with which the company will enter a marine application marketplace currently dominated by GE.
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NewsMariner Sails Through Quarter Century With Barrus
Oxfordshire UK based EP Barrus Ltd celebrated 25 years as distributor of Mariner outboard engines at the London Boat Show this month. The occasion was marked by the launch of a new 225 hp four stroke engine and news that the new 50hp versions of the Mariner FAST PIRS (Post ...
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NewsSmall Cat Joins Engine Room Family
Caterpillar moved into the smaller end of the marine generator market with its launch this month at the London Boat Show of the first in a new range of compact gensets that will span power output requirements from 9ekW to 99ekW. The new range will enable Caterpillar to outfit the ...
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NewsAdvanced Dual-Band Racon Happy in Remote Locations
Tideland Signal has launched an advanced new version of its SeaBeacon 2 dual-band racon, offering improved performance and economical power consumption which make it suitable for remote solar powered installations near marine fairways, on isolated buoys, platforms, lighthouses and bridges.
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Boost for European DGPS Service
Veripos has enhanced its proprietary European dual frequency Inmarsat DGPS service for offshore users with the establishment of three new reference stations at Ijmuiden in the Netherlands and Kristiansund and Tananger in Norway.
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NewsUSCG Approval for Solar Powered Lights
The US Coast Guard has officially approved the Carmanah 700 Series solar powered LED marine lights for use as USCG aids to navigation.
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BMT Explores Transport Concepts
BMT Reliability Consultants Ltd has started work on its contribution to the EU funded INTEGRATION programme.
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Autronica Acquisition
Autronica Fire and Security has acquired Kongsberg Maritime''s fire protection business for just under £ 5m. The new business, a division of Kongsberg Maritime Ship Systems, will gain greater access to global marine markets through Autronica and its sister companies.
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Sustainable Construction Website Launched
CIRIA has launched a new website which aims to make construction companies more sustainable, and more costefficient, in dealing with the 100 million tonnes of construction and demolition waste produced each year in England, Scotland and Wales.
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NewsNew Contract Ensures Holyhead Towing are Flying High
Holyhead Towing have been selected by Airbus Industries to specify, develop and manage the building of a specialised river vessel to transport Airbus A380 airplane wings from the factory where they are made at Broughton UK on the River Dee to a transfer berth at the Port of Mostyn.
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Peel Makes Deal for Clydeport
Peel Holdings made a successful £ 184m bid last month for Clydeport, which operates the ports of Glasgow, Greenock, Hunterston, and Androssan. The bid for the port operator''s shares was snapped up by investors at a 21% premium over the previous closing price after management backed the offer. Clydeport had ...
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NewsDouble Christmas Cheer for RNLI
December was an eventful month for the RNLI, with its first ever inshore rescue hovercraft becoming operational at Morecombe and work starting on the new RNLI Lifeboat College at Poole.
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NewsIMO Adopts Maritime Security Code
The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code is set to come into force on 1 July 2004 following its adoption at a week long Diplomatic Conference attended by 108 Contracting Governments to the 1974 SOLAS Convention which was held at the IMO in London last month.
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NewsMCA Takes Delivery of New Fleet
VT Halmatic has recently delivered the first vessels in a new fleet of eight boats to the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA).
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AND To Distribute Raytheon
AND Group plc have announced their appointment as the sole distributor for Raytheon Marine products, spares and service.
