Monitoring & Control – Page 22
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NewsLiDAR monitors Corsican coastal erosion
A new bathymetric survey of the Corsican coastline has been commissioned to provide detailed information about ongoing coastal erosion on the Mediterranean island as well as to assess the impact of manmade structures both on future erosion and navigation safety.
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NewsWatching the river flow
Erith Pier in Kent UK is being used to monitor water levels in London’s River Thames for purposes of monitoring and controlling the raising of the Thames barrier and other sluices.
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NewsEmissions monitoring breakthrough ahead of MARPOL
A new emissions monitoring system being developed by a systems engineering firm in Virginia USA will allow vessels worldwide to continuously monitor pollutants and readily report findings to regulatory agencies and inspectors.
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NewsHarbourWatch keeps an eye on the tugs
A newly developed GSM based ship to shore monitoring and alarm system from Essex UK based P& S Automation Ltd is intended for use on board tugs and other workboats.
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NewsPartnering for powerful condition monitoring system
Intelligent predictive maintenance solutions supplier Artesis has recently partnered with marine specialists James Fisher Mimic to integrate its Motor Condition Monitor (MCM) solution with the marine company’ s Mimic condition monitoring system.
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NewsThermal imaging monitor Sweden's coast
Thermal imaging technology means that Sweden’ s navy and coastguard service can now detect and read at distance, the name of a ship in total darkness, making the checking of potential intruders and smugglers along the country’ s 3,200km coastline much easier.
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NewsNew integrated control system for 'Solitaire'
Kongsberg Maritime has completed an extensive midlife upgrade of Allsea' s Solitaire, which at an overall length of 300m is the largest pipe laying vessel in the world.
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NewsTouchscreen control and monitoring
A screen to put your ship' s systems under finger-tip monitoring and control has been launched onto the market.
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NewsRemote boat monitoring via mobile phone
Using simple SMS text messaging via a mobile phone, Mastervolt’ s new GPRS module not only allows owners to remotely control the operation of all the electrical appliances aboard their boat, such as the battery charger, heater or dehumidifier, it also allows them to get a full report of all ...
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NewsDon't get swamped by the data tide
A new, user friendly marine-information ' cruncher' has just been launched onto the market, promising to make the tidal wave of data that maritime organisations are now expected to manage much simpler.
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NewsAMOT up the anti in actuation
AMOT EB has released new electric actuators for G series temperature control valves which introduce a range of enhancements to improve system robustness, safety and compatibility, whilst simplifying installation and calibration.
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NewsOne stop shop for UK marine monitoring
A new application which shows details of UK marine monitoring programmes is available to browse at www.ukdmos.org. The United Kingdom Directory of Marine Observing Systems is a searchable database of marine monitoring conducted by UK organisations, with UKDMOS providing an internet-based tool for searching monitoring programmes with the aim of ...
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NewsKinetic moves propulsion control forward
Workboat operators considering newbuilds or refits will be interested in the new Kinetik propulsion control system which has been launched by Surrey UK based RCS.
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NewsGuards monitor and protect DC systems
A hot topic around ports these days is the vulnerability of ships alongside to a total loss of the alarm system fed by DC power if, for example, a worker from shore brings a power tool on board and it shorts out the DC network through an insulation fault.
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NewsGustav puts Sentinel to the test
With Hurricane Gustav bearing down on New Orleans at the time of writing, it will be interesting to follow the fate and judge the performance of the first of four new hurricane hardened water level observing stations which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administartion (NOAA) is installing at key locations ...
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NewsSmart solution for valve monitoring
Netherlocks Safety Systems BV, the Dutch industrial safety specialist, has designed a new universal mounting system to safely and securely fix valve position indicator switches onto handwheel operated valves.
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News'Voyager II' monitors wind farm sediment transport
Sediment transport at the seabed presents a range of risks to offshore activities. Scour can destabilise structures and uncover pipelines and cables. Sandbanks and channels move and present potential navigational hazards, and contaminated sediments from hydrocarbon exploration can be dispersed with potentially harmful consequences for the marine ecosystem.
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NewsAnniversary launch for Power Monitoring System
German couplings and dampers for marine diesels manufacturer Geislinger celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with the launch of a new Power Monitoring System at the SMM exhibition in Hamburg.
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NewsBackground monitoring for Welsh coastline
Hampshire UK based Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL) has recently supplied the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) with a data collection system for background monitoring at Skomer Marine Nature Reserve.
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NewsMarine redundant control systems at Seawork
The Bourbon Mistral platform supply vessel was the first to Ulstein' s X-Bow design and won the Ship of the Year Award at the SMM 2006. The Mistral has been on duty for Bourbon' s offshore operations since September 2006.
