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NewsNew marine beacon lights entrance to Newhaven
UK aid to navigation supplier Hydrosphere has launched the new T1200, a medium buoyancy tail tube buoy and secured a bevy of new orders, including an important contract with Newhaven Port Authority.
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NewsStena’s latest superferry goes top by 6cm
Stena Line’s latest addition to its fleet of superferries was named Stena Britannica in a ceremony at Harwich last month performed by Mrs Susan Hammond, wife of Philip Hammond, the UK Secretary of State for Transport.
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NewsVattenfall cancels Thanet windfarm extension
Swedish energy company Vattenfall has decided not to proceed further with its proposed plans to extend the Thanet Offshore Wind Farm but will carry on with plans to extend the nearby Kentish Flats windfarm.
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NewsInsurers use marine GIS to mitigate risk
In an exercise undertaken with the World Wildlife Fund, insurer RSA has used the latest Geographic Information Systems to show how technology could help predict the spread of an oil spill – helping both the marine industry and environmentalists predict, and minimise, the damage a spill could cause.
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News‘Phoenicia’ replica navigates around Africa
Phoenicia, the replica 600BC wooden ship, has arrived triumphantly back in Syria having completed a 20,000 mile circumnavigation of Africa.
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NewsWave Hub plugged in and open for business
The pioneering Wave Hub marine energy project has been ‘plugged in’ for the first time since its installation over the summer and is officially open for business.
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NewsEU proposal to update EMSA’s mandate
The European Commission adopted a proposal last week modifying the mandate of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to enable it to deal with new challenges in an ever changing world.
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NewsDenmark’s DaMSA in Arctic e-Navigation project
America’s Iridium Communications Inc is collaborating with the Danish Maritime Safety Administration (DaMSA) in EfficienSea, a pilot e-Navigation project for Maritime Safety Information (MSI) broadcasts to ships in waters outside the coverage of terrestrial communication systems.
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NewsIntegrated Bridge System for polar vessel
Germany’s Raytheon Anschütz announced a recently awarded contract to supply their latest generation of Integrated Bridge System (IBS) to a new polar supply and research vessel at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg.
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NewsDNV certification for Furuno INS Training Centre
The Furuno INS Training Centre in Copenhagen has become the first in the world to have the course IMO Model Course 1.32 Operational use and understanding of Integrated Bridge Systems (IBS), including Integrated Navigation Systems (INS) certified by DNV SeaSkill.
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NewsMulti-million € VTMS for Libya
A VTMS contract between Libya’s Ports and maritime Transport Authority (PMTA) and Transas to supply and install the national scale Coastal Surveillance System was signed last month in Tripoli.
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NewsClass D VHF DSC transceivers with AIS
Electronics manufacturer Standard Horizon has launched the GX2100E and GX2000E, two new Class D VHF DSC transceivers which can display comprehensive AIS data on their large LCD back-lit panels.
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NewsWorkboat broadband for a life of leisure
Marine satellite communications experts Global Telesat Communications has launched what it claims is the most cost effective global broadband voice and data service through a single antenna, Inmarsat FleetBroadband Sailor 150 (FB150).
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NewsShock therapy for Swedish lifeboat fleet
The UK manufacturer of digital tank management products, Offshore Systems, has secured orders to supply NMEA2000 fuel and water tank senders along with the company’s NMEA2000 Multitank Display units to the Swedish national lifeboat organisation, Sjöräddningsällskapet (Swedish Sea Rescue Society).
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NewsBoom demand sparks boom times for Vikoma
High profile events in recent months have highlighted the need for equipment to effectively contain and recover high volumes of oil as a result of large scale spills and well blowouts.
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NewsNirvana is a clean harbour operation
Portsmouth based workboat operator Harbour Clean reports that a clean marine environment is still a priority for most ports, despite recent local government cutbacks in the UK.
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NewsVessel sharing saves pounds and pollution
The vessel sharing organisation Aberdeen Marine Logistics Alliance (AMLA) is on course to record in excess of £1.5m of savings for its members in 2010 after its operations doubled in frequency during the first half of this year.
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NewsFlowmeter controls consumption to reduce costs
Following a joint programme by Rederi AB Transatlantic, Transas AB, and Emerson Process Management to develop an onboard solution for better control of marine fuel consumption, Rederi AB Transatlantic has installed Emerson’s Micro Motion Coriolis mass flowmeters on several ships in its fleet.
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IMCA digital video publication
Discovering Digital Video - An Introduction to Digital Video and its Benefits is the title of a new publication from the International Marine Contractors Association, which now has over 700 members in 56 countries.
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NewsNovel gyrocompass developed
OceanFog, a compact survey grade north-seeking gyrocompass claimed to cost around one third less than the price of its nearest competitor has been developed by OceanTools of Aberdeen.
