All News articles – Page 768

  • IRM Offshore Services and Survival Craft Inspectorate senior figures
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    Survival Craft arrives in Middle East

    2012-08-17T15:34:00Z

    UK marine evacuation systems company Survival Craft Inspectorate recently signed an agreement with IRM Offshore Services to supply its products and services to the Middle East – the company’s first presence in the region.

  • SES will be fitting a full specification of electronics on the hybrid ferries
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    NavComms package for newbuild hybrid ferries

    2012-08-17T07:30:00Z

    Marine electronics equipment supplier Ships Electronic Services (SES) has been awarded a £375,000 contract to supply all the navigation and communications equipment for two new Hybrid Ferries building at Ferguson Shipbuilders.

  • The embedded GPS allows a variety of useful functions, such as the ability to save up to 100 waypoints
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    First fixed DSC radio to include GPS

    2012-08-17T07:30:00Z

    Marine transceivers manufacturer Standard Horizon has launched the GX1700E Explorer GPS DSC, which features a 12 channel internal GPS antenna built in to the front panel.

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    Maritime heritage conference

    2012-08-17T07:30:00Z

    The UK’s Milford Haven Port Authority is supporting an international conference aimed at boosting maritime heritage tourism in Pembrokeshire and across Wales.

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    Clean new diesels

    2012-08-17T07:30:00Z

    With both Europe and North America planning to introduce even stricter standards to control non-road diesel engines under 56kW from next year, Yanmar has been certified by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for diesel engines in the range 19 to 56kW, compliant with Tier 4 standards.

  • Narec’s new met mast will provide data for the Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstrator site. Photo: Narec
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    Blyth demonstrator tests the wind

    2012-08-16T16:18:00Z

    Progress is continuing at the Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstrator Site with the awarding of a multi-million pound contract.

  • Loop Head Lighthouse is rich in maritime heritage, with its origins dating back to the 1670s
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    Loop Head Lighthouse hits the airwaves

    2012-08-16T16:18:00Z

    Loop Head Lighthouse in County Clare is among hundreds of lighthouses and lightships worldwide participating in an event this weekend aimed at promoting public awareness of lighthouses and lightships.

  • The mine contained up to 500lbs of explosive
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    Ramora UK dispose of WWII mine

    2012-08-16T16:17:00Z

    Ramora UK recently successfully disposed of a British moored WWII mine after being chosen by Shell UK to carry out the task due to their leading Bomb Disposal Services.

  • Chicken Rock lighthouse
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    Pelangi International acquired by Sealite

    2012-08-16T12:00:00Z

    Australian navigational aids expert, Sealite, has acquired long term marine distributor, Pelangi International Ltd.

  • Cerberus serves to protect military vessels from underwater threats by alerting the operators to the presence of divers and other potential threats
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    Diver Detection Sonar secures German ships

    2012-08-16T11:34:00Z

    Atlas Elektronik will deliver portable Diver Detection Sonars (DDS) for installation on the latest frigate of the German Navy, the Type F125.

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    UK mapping and monitoring projects

    2012-08-16T10:30:00Z

    The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) at Southampton is to head two projects collectively worth £720,000 for investigating use of robot submarines.

  • Solar power – cost saving for safety and the environment
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    Singapore gets Sealite solar power

    2012-08-16T09:50:00Z

    Australian navigational aid expert, Sealite, has installed its SAL-01 Solar LED area lights along a new wave breakwater structure at Singapore''s International Cruise Terminal - meaning improvements for both the environment and for safety.

  • 'HNLMS Rotterdam' boarding team disrupt group of suspected pirates
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    Hijacked dhow recovered by NATO warship

    2012-08-16T09:19:00Z

    NATO warship ‘HNLMS Rotterdam’ recovered a dhow before it was attacked by a group of suspected pirates this week.

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    Onboard ECDIS training

    2012-08-16T07:30:00Z

    100 navigating officers have successfully completed PC Maritime’s ECDIS Type Training course and passed the assessment test required for formal certification.

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    Imtech’s Belgian boost

    2012-08-16T07:30:00Z

    Royal Imtech NV has acquired the Belgian maritime technical services provider Van Stappen & Cada NV, a company with an annual turnover above €3m.

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    Lifting KnowHow App

    2012-08-16T07:30:00Z

    Steel wire rope and lifting equipment supplier Certex has just launched an innovative ‘Lifting KnowHow’ App designed to enable customers to implement safer lifting.

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    Orolia acquires Boatracs

    2012-08-16T07:30:00Z

    Orolia, a group specialized in positioning, navigation and GPS timing equipment and systems for critical operations, has acquired of Boatracs Inc.

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    Entire Malta EEZ surveyed

    2012-08-15T10:30:00Z

    Remote sensing specialist Terra Imaging, which has bases in France, Germany and Holland, reports successful airborne mapping of the entire Maltese archipelago from ocean floor to church spires.

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    Dutch dredging win

    2012-08-15T07:30:00Z

    Dutch dredging giant Van Oord has been awarded the sand supply contract for the reclamation of a polder island for the Kapuk Nagah Indah Project.