Latest News – Page 568
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NewsMercury’s diesel progress
US outboard motor manufacturer Mercury has developed a diesel outboard that is rated at 175 hp making it one of the most powerful diesel outboards now available.
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NewsCombined wind and wave unit ready to go
After 17 years of development and testing the Danish company, Floating Power Plant is ready to offer a tried and tested combined wind and wave power generator. Over the years the concept has grown from a small 2.4 metre unit through to a full scale unit 37 metres in size ...
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Remote navaid monitoring
AtoN specialist Sabik Ltd, in conjunction with Carmanah are launching at Seawork 2015 the new ‘LightGuard Monitor‘, a remote monitoring system for navaids.
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NewsCommercial sector takes its technology from the leisure side
Timage is returning to Seawork after an absence of a couple of years to launch a raft of new products aimed at the commercial sector including steering wheels, helm seats, pilot seats and heavy duty dock fendering.
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NewsBelgian order for Blyth Workcats
Specialist designers and builders of GRP catamarans Blyth Workcats of Canvey Island, exhibitors at Seawork International on Stand B27, have completed delivery of their very first two-deck boat to Ostend Marine Services, Aqualink. Featuring a high bridge and a wide foredeck, the 18m all-purpose vessel has a cruising speed ...
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Anglo-German onboard ECDIS training accord
ECDIS manufacturer Martek Marine of Rotherham has teamed with Safebridge and the ECDIS Training Consortium in Hamburg to provide type-specific computer-based training for crew members aboard vessels without internet access while at sea.
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OI 2016 papers call
Organisers of the biennial Oceanology International 2016 conference programme at London’s ExCel Centre next March are now inviting abstracts of papers for presentation at an event expect to attract well over 8,000 worldwide visitors. As usual, hydrography and associated disciplines will be among core topics for discussion.
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UKHO upgrades bathymetry portal
The UK Hydrographic Office says that some of its most recently acquired UK bathymetry is now available on its Data Archiving Centre (DAC) web portal following refreshing of data-based information.
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New Odom multibeam system
Odom Hydrographic, the recently-acquired Teledyne company in the US, has announced development of MB2, a fully integrated multibeam echosounder designed for rapid mobilisation on smaller vessels.
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IMCA inertial navigation guide
Responding to increased usage for survey, installation and inspection tasks, the International Marine Contractors Association''s Offshore Survey Division has published an introductory guide to inertial navigation systems for offshore applications, IMCA S 022.
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NewsPower cables tracking system
Teledyne TSS has extended its subsea monitoring expertise with introduction of what it claims is the world''s first tracking system for live seabed power cables, Powertrack. A variant of the Watford-based company''s TSS 350 system used worldwide on ROVs, it is capable of detecting the harmonics of AC ...
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Major Norwegian contract extension for Nautronix
Leading supplier of positioning, communications and survey services Nautronix of Aberdeen has been awarded a multi-million pound contract extension for continuing provision of survey services over the next three years to Ocean Installer, one of Norway’s leading subsea organisations operating three construction support vessels in the North Sea and elsewhere; ...
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Trans-Atlantic mapping survey
The first trans-Atlantic mapping survey to be carried out under a €70m cooperative research programme jointly convened by the EU, Canada and the US as part of Horizon 2020, the largest-ever EU research and innovation project, is currently being completed by a multi-national team of ocean survey experts aboard the ...
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World Hydrography Day
‘Our Seas and Waterways - Yet to be Charted and Explored’ is the theme chosen by the Monaco-based inter-governmental International Hydrographic Organization for this year’s UN-sponsored World Hydrography Day on 21 June.
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NewsMulti Cat for wave and tidal
Marine operations company Green Marine Energy Support Services, based in Stromness, Orkney (UK), recently took delivery of a Damen Multi Cat 2712 workboat for its offshore wave and tidal activities.
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NewsOlympic met buoys
Canadian remote monitoring buoy specialist AXYS Technologies has announced that four WatchKeeper metocean buoys were selected by the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG) to be used by the Autoridade Publica Olimpica (APO) in support of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
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News3 mile lantern
Seawork exhibitor Tideland Signal Corporation has introduced the latest addition to its self-contained LED lantern product line. The SolaMAX-3 lantern contains some features that have been designed to meet industry standards and deliver a 3NM range with an improved duty cycle, offering, it says, greater flexibility.
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NewsHigh-tech buoy tender
IRClass (Indian Register of Shipping), a Classification society and member of IACS, has just completed the new construction survey of a high value, technologically sophisticated Buoy Tender cum multi-purpose vessel built by Cochin Shipyard Ltd (India) under single class.
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NewsDiesel powered hovercraft launch
Hovertravel in partnership with Griffon Hoverworks has launched its new generation MAN diesel powered passenger hovercraft to serve the popular Isle of Wight passenger route.
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NewsVisitor centre opened
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has officially opened the UK’s Portland Bill Lighthouse and Visitor Centre in her capacity as Master of the Corporation of Trinity House.
