Monitoring & Control – Page 20
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NewsLevelling out the pressures
The UK’s Shoreham Port has two sea-locks, the Prince George and Prince Phillip, which ensure the level in the basin is maintained while allowing sea traffic in and out of the port.
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NewsEasy start to condition based monitoring
A new kit which includes everything that is needed to carry out reliable condition monitoring and enables ship operators to take a first step towards ongoing condition based maintenance has been launched by SKF.
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NewsElectronic control wins hydraulic efficiency
A fleet of harbour and escort tugs in the port city of Iwaki on the east coast of Japan is getting the very first Voith Water Tractor (VWT) to use a fully electronic control system that gains much needed space.
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NewsMotion monitoring for heavy lift giant
Netherlands based monitoring and forecasting software solutions provider Amarcon has received an OCTOPUS-Onboard order for the newbuild Dockwise Vanguard.
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Consumption watch on engines
Three Danish freight and passenger ships now have fuel consumption measurement devices which both give a section overview and help with the changeover between heavy fuel oil and distillates.
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NewsStraightpoint launches load cell hire division
Force measurement, load monitoring and suspended weighing load cells designer and manufacturer Straightpoint has launched a load cell hire division for use on short or one off projects and within the offshore market.
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NewsA clear case for condition based maintenance
With the UK heading for inevitable blackouts in 2016, when older coal and nuclear stations must be phased out, marine energy really needs to start coming into its own.
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NewsMotion monitoring for windfarm transfers
Fendercare and Strainstall Marine have received excellent results following work with subsea and offshore development experts Submarine Technology Ltd (STL) to test and validate their new Vessel Motion Monitoring System (VMMS).
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NewsMarine tracking buoy makes debut
McMurdo Marine Systems has debuted its new Oceania Marine Tracking Buoy System.
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NewsTraction and control system for tug winches
Bosch Rexroth developed and engineered both the hydraulic and electrical systems for the winches of a new tug for Damen Shipyards.
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NewsNew modular control block for winches
Bosch Rexroth has launched the HIWCB, a control block developed specifically for high-pressure hydraulic winches. Intended for deck mounting, the modular design enables interoperability with almost any type of winch.
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NewsDrive control enhances thruster performance
A 15 year life cycle extension and improved dynamic performance is being achieved on a fleet of seismic survey vessels, following the upgrade of a variable speed drive system by engineering specialist, Dynamotive.
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NewsAre your monitoring and alarm systems safe?
Radamec Control Systems Ltd is continuing to improve the dependability of monitoring and alarm systems on board vessels through replacement of old, failing, or unsupported systems with its established DARAD product.
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Centre of gravity system for offshore lifting
Force measurement, load monitoring and suspended weighing load cells designer and manufacturer Straightpoint (UK) Ltd has just launched what is believed to be the first off the shelf wireless centre of gravity system of its type in the world.
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Thruster monitoring for marine and offshore
SKF has announced the availability of SKF Thruster Monitoring, an integrated and flexible condition based maintenance (CBM) solution for propulsion and positioning thrusters (tunnel and azimuthing thrusters) in the marine and offshore industries.
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NewsIntelligent monitoring enhances manoeuvring
The first Becker Intelligent Monitoring System (BIMS) has been installed on the new car carrier MV Titania in the fleet of Wilh. Wilhelmsen.
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NewsAutomated dock management cuts costs
Marine terminal operators must optimize dock usage and cargo transportation efficiency in a complex environment involving many oceangoing and inland vessels and a large number of activities, writes Dean Rosenberg, president of PortVision.
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NewsHow hard do your visitors hit?
A system for monitoring the load on marine fenders in quays and harbours can both measure the impact of a vessel berthing and the ongoing force applied as it continues to bear against them whilst docked.
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NewsMonitoring of AtoNs by mobile phone
Sealite has launched its next generation of the GSM Monitoring & Control System, which enables authorities to efficiently monitor the status of their AtoN assets via mobile phone and Sealite’s secure Online GSM Web Portal.
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NewsAntwerp to host LNG ports working group
Due to ever stricter emission standards there is growing interest in the international shipping world for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a fuel for ships.
