All News articles – Page 1051
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NewsVideoRay in Starring Role at Seawork
Atlantas Marine returns to Seawork and can be found on Stand 114 where, amongst other things, it will be showing the VideoRay Micro ROV which HRH The Duke of Edinburgh used to open the recent World Maritime Technology Conference (WMTC 2006) over the internet. By streaming live ''control and video'' ...
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NewsThales Upgrades Positioning Systems
Thales Navigation has upgraded its marine survey Aquarius, Sagitta and 3011 GPS compass satellite navigation and positioning systems with the introduction of a new back-up feature. With it, marine, dredging and survey organisations can now acquire clear, accurate and reliable positioning results with increased flexibility without any interruptions due to ...
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NewsNewWorkboats Satcom Terminal
Three new Inmarsat Fleet 77/55/33 satcom terminals featuring simplified connectivity and a variety of options have been introduced by Hamburg based SAM Electronics.
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NewsNavSim/C-Map in Navigation Software Partnership
NavSim Technology Inc, a Canadian manufacturer of advanced PC navigation systems has partnered with C-Map to create BoatCruiser 2.0, a PC navigation software product based upon C-Map''s proven MAX on PC technology, and one that supports both C-Map''s highly acclaimed MAX technology as well as their popular NT+ digital charts.
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NewsNew Navaids for The Perch
Vessel Traffic Management Services (VTMS) of Leicester UK are no strangers to Irish waters, having worked in most ports around the coast.
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NewsMulti-Purpose Pontoons at Seawork
Making their debut at Seawork 2006 will be EasyFloat Pontoons, an innovative design of lightweight modular floating pontoons which were introduced to the UK market last year by Crystal 32 Ltd.
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MPs' Praise for Seafarers
As the Mission to Seafarers was celebrating its 150th Anniversary at a service in Westminster Abbey, an all-party group of MPs, led by Shadow Minister for Shipping Julian Brazier, praised the work of the Mission. Tabling an Early Day Motion, Brazier said, ''This charity, and its Catholic sister the Apostleship ...
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NewsMermaid Meets MoD at Seawork
Mermaid Marine Engines returns to Seawork as an exhibitor and also as sponsor of the MoD Boat Users Working Group committee meeting and luncheon. As the UK''s leading independent marine engine manufacturer, Mermaid Marine have a long association with commercial boat builders and operators as well as the Armed Forces.
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NewsMCT Moves for Money Men
With Marine Current Turbine''s 1MW SeaGen tidal device set to be installed in Northern Ireland''s Strangford Lough later this year, and preliminary work underway to develop a commercial tidal farm in UK waters within the next three to five years, MCT has appointed KPMG as financial advisers to review all ...
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NewsSeeEngineering Magic on the Seawork Pontoon
It was at Seawork 2005 that skipper Graham Etheridge first informed MJ of the impending arrival of RV Callista, a new research vessel for the University of Southampton''s School of Ocean & Earth Science. The vessel, then nearing completion at the Tyovene Oy yard in Finland, was duly delivered and ...
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NewsThamesport Loads Up On Terminal Tractors
Thamesport (London) Ltd has taken delivery of a further 13 new terminal tractors, supplied by MOL Group of Belgium. The new tractors will be used to haul containers between the quayside gantry cranes and the only automated container stacking yard in the UK.
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NewsJoined Up Piping at Seawork
Reading based Marine Ventures Ltd returns to Seawork as UK distributor for the Swiss-made pipe couplings of Straub Werke AG , which have had such an impact on pipe joining practice in Europe and throughout the global marketplace.
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NewsUpdate Your ISPS at Seawork
As the second anniversary of the implementation of the ISPS Code rapidly approaches, it is an appropriate time for port facilities and ships to consider how workable their security plans remain and whether any changes in operation need to be considered. The best way to achieve this is to undertake ...
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NewsLandslide Investigation on Isle of Wight
Coastal landslides can cause considerable damage to roads, buildings and underground services. From the perspective of the Isle of Wight Council, its most valuable assets are coastal defences and an extensive network of important highways and the retaining walls which support them.
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News'Napoleon' Invades Southampton for Seawork
Marine diesel engine and boat equipment supplier and Seawork exhibitor Vetus Den Ouden of Schiedam in the Netherlands has added a new model electric anchor windlass to its range.
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NewsWinch Innovation for New Research Vessel
Maria S Merian, the world''s most modern research vessel, was handed over to begin a working life of scientific exploration earlier this year, supporting the Polarstern as a floating laboratory working in the Arctic circles. Both vessels are equipped with winches supplied by HATLAPA of Uetersen in Germany.
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Modern Products Help Rescue Historic Lifeboat
Sika''s advanced Sikaflex adhesive bonding and sealing solutions are helping to restore the world''s oldest surviving motor lifeboat, the James Stevens No 14 to its former glory. Wheelmark accredited Sikaflex products were used throughout the 43ft historic vessel, originally built in 1900.
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Ports Insurance Responds to Hectic Hurricane Season
Following losses from the 2005 hurricane season, property premiums have increased on average by 40% for global ports and terminals, particularly those operating in catastrophe prone areas, according to a new report by Aon Marine.
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NewsStrength and Style in Milford Haven's New Pilot Launch
The new Pilot and Patrol Launch Skomer was delivered to the Milford Haven Port Authority (MHPA) last month and is one of the cutting edge vessels to be found on the floating pontoon at Seawork 2006. Skomer has been built principally as a pilot boat to serve the Port’ s ...
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New Survey Handbooks
London based Clarkson Research Services has published an updated sixth edition of its Survey Vessels of the World register detailing 153 coastal and deepwater hydrographic survey vessels, 174 for seismic survey and 282 for deep ocean research.
