Monitoring & Control – Page 14
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NewsOff the shelf remote and autonomous workboats
Boston, USA-headquartered Sea Machines Robotics has announced a collaboration with European boatbuilder Tuco Marine of Denmark to offer remote and autonomous control products as factory options in their line of ProZero workboats.
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NewsUpgraded monitoring from Flow Marine
This year Flow Marine has launched version 1.5 of its monitoring and control system, which provides an advanced configuration interface giving full control over both the setup and calibration of all the sensors and alarms in the vessel system as well as remote monitoring.
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NewsOperate a vessel from anywhere onboard
Controlling your workboat remotely away from the helm is becoming increasingly popular and one of the latest companies to enter this market is the Spanish company NaoControl with their Ship Controller system.
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NewsUK launches Industry Code of Practice for autonomous vessels
Maritime UK has launched a new Industry Code of Practice for autonomous vessels which seeks to bridge the gap while more detailed regulatory framework for these systems is developed.
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Navico expands Track offerings with HD telemetry
Navico, the parent company to the leading marine electronics brands Lowrance, Simrad and B&G – has expanded the range of options for marine-based reporting and connectivity, with its all-new Track HD telemetry system.
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NewsFuel reduction tool for multi-engine vessels
Caterpillar Marine has introduced a new fuel reduction tool which aims to achieve the lowest possible fuel consumption for multi-engine vessels.
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NewsUnmanned endurance vessel developed
An unmanned vessel featuring two moon pools for maximum sensor deployment and extended endurance missions has been developed.
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NewsUK port first sees centralised air traffic systems applied to marine ops
Air traffic control technology is to be applied to a commercial port group in the UK for the first time in order to help streamline marine operations and aid growth.
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NewsSensor alliance
Seawork 2017 exhibitors Reygar and Gill Sensors & Controls have formed a strategic partnership where Gill’s extensive range of specialist sensors can be integrated into Reygar’s BareFLEET fleet monitoring system.
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NewsAutonomous ships and the human element
As vessels become more and more autonomous consideration has to be given to the human element of future vessel operations, according to David Patraiko FNI, Director of Projects at The Nautical Institute, a UK-headquartered maritime professional organisation.
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NewsSeaworthy robot vessel for high latitude work
Liquid Robotics, a US-headquartered specialist in long duration, unmanned surface vehicles, has announced the next generation of its Wave Glider with advancements to the platform’s operational range, and performance for missions in high sea states and high latitudes.
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NewsRussia to create offshore anthropomorphic robotic system
Russian developers have created an integrated anthropomorphic marine robotic system for offshore operations.
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NewsVessel monitoring technology partnership makes tracking more accurate
Accurate vessel monitoring is now easier with a technology offering that combines monitoring with a transponder.
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NewsDynamic Positioning for coastal and inland vessels
Netherlands-based systems integrator RH Marine has commissioned a Rhodium 4500 Dynamic Positioning and Tracking System on the ‘Nordzee’, the new flagship of Hakkers, a specialist in the development, production and realization of excavation, dredging, construction, foundation, coastal and shoreline works.
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NewsSaildrones for survey
In September, scientists from the USA’s National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will launch two Saildrone sail powered unmanned systems from Alameda, California, on a six-month, 8,000 nautical mile round trip mission to the equator and back to improve the Tropical Pacific Observing System (TPOS).
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NewsTest setting for meteorological kit
Meteorological monitoring specialist Biral, has just added a useful test function to its entire range of visibility and present weather sensors.
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NewsOcean plastics support from ABB
Swiss propulsion and automation specialist ABB is providing the shipboard systems and systems expertise that will support the research voyages undertaken by ‘By the Ocean we Unite’, the charitable organisation whose mission is to highlight the damage done by the millions of tonnes of plastics that end up in the ...
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NewsExhaust gas temperature sensors: the future’s digital
Patrice Flot, chief technical officer at CMR Group, considers the current approach to sensing exhaust gas temperature (EGT) on high horsepower engine platforms and the capabilities provided by new digital technology.
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NewsWireless technology helps fleet performance management
Operations managers can now optimise the performance of their fleet by accessing critical engine information immediately through wireless technology.
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NewsK-Mate to assist in ambitious marine mapping project
K-Mate, an autonomous surface vehicle control system from Norway’s Kongsberg, is to be integrated with Sea-Kit, a new class of Maritime Autonomous Surface Vessel being built by UK manufacturer, Hushcraft, and operated by Sea-Kit International which is aiming to map the floor of all the world’s oceans by 2030.
