Navaids – Page 8
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NewsLow maintenance navaid
US-based Tideland Signal Corporation has introduced the SB-1800 polyethylene buoy designed for higher performance and low maintenance for use in all marine environments.
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NewsNew technology used for Hydrosphere buoys
Technology is constantly moving forward and navigational aids are no exception. The latest harbour to embrace new technology is Lochinver on Scotland’s North West coast, managed by the Highland Council.
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NewsColumbian renewal
Colombia’s National Maritime Authority, DIMAR, has renewed the maritime beaconing in Barranquilla (Colombia), furthering the extent of its business with Spanish Aids to Navigation (AToN specialist Almarin.
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NewsPort entry light
Sealite has introduced a new 5 degree LED Sectored Port Entry Light, which provides an overall 5 degree beam width and over 500,000cd of lighting power at only 30watts electrical consumption.
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NewsLidar for the Bell Rock
Inch Cape Offshore Limited has successfully deployed a ZephIR 300 lidar on the historic Bell Rock lighthouse, 17km off the Angus coast, Scotland. ZephIR 300 has been mounted on a platform on the north east of the lighthouse using a specially designed support frame measuring wind direction and wind ...
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NewsNavaids chopper contract awarded
The General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs) of the UK and Ireland have announced a £13M seven-year contract to PDG Helicopters for the provision of helicopter services to cover all three Authorities.
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Buoys looking buoyant
UK-based marine environmental solutions company, Ocean Scientific International Ltd (OSIL), have reported strong global buoy sales, which has seen installations of buoy systems as far afield as South America, the Mediterranean, the North Sea and the Far East, in the last few months alone.
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Canada investing
The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada’s Minister of Transport, announced back in October that the Government of Canada will provide up to $20-million over three years to Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) for its Smart Ocean initiative, which supports the World-Class Tanker Safety System.
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NewsAlmarin AToNs for Columbia
DIMAR (Colombia''s National Maritime Authority) has continued to invest in the safety of its waterways and ports with a large order of Aids to Navigation (AToNs) from Spainish company Almarin.
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NewsIALA Conference conclusions
The 18th IALA (International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities) Conference was held from May 25 – 31 2014 at La Coruña, Spain, attended by 413 delegates.
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NewsIALA endorses Calmar
The International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) has endorsed a mooring line calculation software package, Calmar, designed by French buoy manufacturer Mobilis.
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Fundy buoy funded
The Governments of Canada and New Brunswick and partners have part funded and launched the SmartATLANTIC buoy project in Saint John. The project is designed to help improve the efficiency, safety and environmental stewardship of marine transportation in the Bay of Fundy.
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NewsLight float methanol trial
A light float, operated by UK’s Trinity House, has been equipped with a methanol-powered fuel cell as part of a trial to ensure onboard aids to navigation (ATON) have been kept fully operational prior to their dry dock and repair.
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NewsHydrosphere new launch at Seawork
UK navaids expert Hydrosphere is looking to follow up a successful Seawork 2013 with a new launch at the 2014 show - its Vega VLB-67 LED obstacle and bridge marking light.
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NewsTwo new distributors for Exposure marine
The Valencia based Spanish electronics distributor, Azimut Electronics, is the newly appointed distributors of Exposure Marine’s range of compact, highly powerful, lightweight LED search lights and night vision torches.
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NewsNew CEO for Northern Lighthouse Board
The Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses have announced that Mike Bullock MBE took up appointment as chief executive of the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB).
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NewsAlmarin’s latest launch
Spanish navaids specialist, Almarin, is launching its latest model of buoy, the GUIA W at the XVIII IALA Conference. It will offer improved daytime visibility, increased safety for the technician working on board, and will provide both a longer service life and lower maintenance.
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NewsTideland lanterns mark German research platform
The Forschungs und Entwicklungszentrum Fachhochschule Kiel has chosen Tideland''s Nova-65HI LED lanterns to mark its FINO1 research platform in the North Sea approximately 45 kilometres offshore from Borkum.
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NewsTrinity House celebrates 500 years of serving the mariner
Celebrating a 500th anniversary is a bigger event than most organisations could ever aspire to, but for the Corporation of Trinity House, the organisation that looks after maritime safety infrastructure, that time has come.
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NewsHigh visibility new buoys at Falmouth
Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) in the UK has commenced replacing its steel navigation buoys, some of which are of pre-war riveted construction, in Falmouth Harbour waters.
