Monitoring & Control – Page 15
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NewsBalancing SWATH vessels
Indian-owned and UK-headquartered Servowatch, the marine systems integrator and automation specialist, has introduced a new trim and draught stability optimiser, ServoTrim, designed specifically to ‘balance the draught’ of SWATH (Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull) vessels.
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NewsNav-Tracker update
US-headquartered GOST (Global Ocean Security Technologies), has announced the latest innovation in its successful line of Nav-Tracker vessel monitoring and surveillance systems – the GOST Nav-Tracker 3.0 SM.
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NewsMonitoring System for Lerwick
Germany-headquartered navigation systems specialist Transas, has signed a contract with the Lerwick Port Authority, Shetland, UK to install a new Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) to cover Lerwick Harbour. The new system is required to replace the harbour’s existing system.
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NewsAdvanced monitoring
Vessel monitoring systems are becoming ever more complex and comprehensive. One of the latest new systems from Italian company Onyx shows just how far they have developed and to ensure reliability it features considerable redundancy.
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Kobelt Acquires Accu-Steer
Kobelt, the Canadian manufacturer of propulsion controls, steering systems, thrusters, stabilizers and braking systems, has acquired US-based Accu-Steer, well known for its line of hydraulic steering actuators.
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NewsHelm Operations in European languages
Canadian marine software developer Helm Operations has announced that it now supports multiple languages within its dispatch and billing software, Helm Dispatch Manager. The move comes after a sharp increase in demand from Central and South American nations. The language offering will begin with Latin American Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese ...
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NewsHumphree looking at expansion
Swedish boat control and stabiliser manufacturer Humphree is looking to expand into new markets. Following the successful demonstration of its new stabilising system at the Cannes Boat Show, a spokesperson from the company said that they were looking to expand their expertise into new sectors of the market.
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NewsSeaPlanner management software at Gemini
SeaPlanner, providers of marine monitoring and management solution, and part of SeaRoc Group have been confirmed as the proprietary software for the Gemini offshore wind farm operated by Van Oord.
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NewsMarine operations software
Three companies have cooperated to develop a software programme that is claimed will revolutionise the operations at wind and tidal energy sites. The aim of this software is to predict whether the operations taking place at a site in the future are viable in the light of expected conditions and ...
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NewsNew LNG monitoring system from Kongsberg Maritime
LNG as a fuel is fast becoming a hot topic due to oil prices and forthcoming regulations relating to engine emissions.
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NewsA safe level
When the UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI) needed accurate and reliable fuel monitoring for its latest lifeboat model, the Shannon class, PSM Marine provided an effective solution to withstand the very tough conditions that these life-saving vessels need to endure.
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NewsRadamec alarm and monitoring system installed on 'Titan'
On any single vessel there could be hundreds of systems from bilges to hatches to navigation lights which all need to be controlled and monitored.
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NewsValve control acquisition
UK-based Rotork has increased its range of flow control products and services for the worldwide marine and offshore industries with the acquisition of Masso Ind s.p.a., an established Italian manufacturer of innovative shipboard valve remote control systems (VRCS).
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Geo-fencing for tracking
A US manufacturer of fuel monitoring systems believes it has hit upon a fuel use monitoring solution that will cut down on the time taken to report fuel usage while increasing the accuracy. In the USA, the complexity of tracking fuel burned for tax purposes has been time consuming and ...
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NewsIntegrated Safety Solution
Global maritime software house, NAPA, has launched an innovative data-led package of monitoring, analytic and predictive solutions to increase the safety of passenger vessels and save lives in emergency situations.
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NewsJack-up automation
The new ‘Wind Server’ Wind Turbine Service Jack-Up Vessel was delivered to owner DBB Jack-Up Services in December 2014, with a full complement of Kongsberg Maritime control and automation technology on board.
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NewsChinese orders
UK-headquartered Cathelco has won a succession of orders from Chinese shipyards for their hull corrosion protection and seawater pipework anti-fouling systems. The largest order has come from New Times Shipbuilding where a series of ten 33,000 dwt tonne chemical tankers are to be built for Jo Tankers of Norway.
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NewsLower cost tracking
A new GSM module developed for Rock Seven’s RockFLEET vessel tracking system introduces least cost routing functionality via terrestrial networks, giving users the opportunity to transmit position data via Iridium globally and switch to terrestrial networks when in range.
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NewsVstep certification
Vstep, a Netherlands-based global supplier of simulator solutions for commercial, government and military customers in the maritime and public safety and security sectors, has announced that it has been awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification by DNV GL Business Assurance.
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NewsPlatform management for award winning lifeboat
UK-based Servowatch Systems’ chief executive officer Wayne Ross has praised the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM) for winning last month’s prestigious KNVTS Ship of the Year Award for its revolutionary new search and rescue boat, the Nh1816.
