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NewsDNV certification for Furuno INS Training Centre
The Furuno INS Training Centre in Copenhagen has become the first in the world to have the course IMO Model Course 1.32 Operational use and understanding of Integrated Bridge Systems (IBS), including Integrated Navigation Systems (INS) certified by DNV SeaSkill.
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NewsMulti-million € VTMS for Libya
A VTMS contract between Libya’s Ports and maritime Transport Authority (PMTA) and Transas to supply and install the national scale Coastal Surveillance System was signed last month in Tripoli.
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NewsClass D VHF DSC transceivers with AIS
Electronics manufacturer Standard Horizon has launched the GX2100E and GX2000E, two new Class D VHF DSC transceivers which can display comprehensive AIS data on their large LCD back-lit panels.
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NewsWorkboat broadband for a life of leisure
Marine satellite communications experts Global Telesat Communications has launched what it claims is the most cost effective global broadband voice and data service through a single antenna, Inmarsat FleetBroadband Sailor 150 (FB150).
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NewsShock therapy for Swedish lifeboat fleet
The UK manufacturer of digital tank management products, Offshore Systems, has secured orders to supply NMEA2000 fuel and water tank senders along with the company’s NMEA2000 Multitank Display units to the Swedish national lifeboat organisation, Sjöräddningsällskapet (Swedish Sea Rescue Society).
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NewsBoom demand sparks boom times for Vikoma
High profile events in recent months have highlighted the need for equipment to effectively contain and recover high volumes of oil as a result of large scale spills and well blowouts.
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NewsNirvana is a clean harbour operation
Portsmouth based workboat operator Harbour Clean reports that a clean marine environment is still a priority for most ports, despite recent local government cutbacks in the UK.
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NewsVessel sharing saves pounds and pollution
The vessel sharing organisation Aberdeen Marine Logistics Alliance (AMLA) is on course to record in excess of £1.5m of savings for its members in 2010 after its operations doubled in frequency during the first half of this year.
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NewsFlowmeter controls consumption to reduce costs
Following a joint programme by Rederi AB Transatlantic, Transas AB, and Emerson Process Management to develop an onboard solution for better control of marine fuel consumption, Rederi AB Transatlantic has installed Emerson’s Micro Motion Coriolis mass flowmeters on several ships in its fleet.
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IMCA digital video publication
Discovering Digital Video - An Introduction to Digital Video and its Benefits is the title of a new publication from the International Marine Contractors Association, which now has over 700 members in 56 countries.
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NewsNovel gyrocompass developed
OceanFog, a compact survey grade north-seeking gyrocompass claimed to cost around one third less than the price of its nearest competitor has been developed by OceanTools of Aberdeen.
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New Elak Nautik multibeam systems
Elac Nautik of Kiel in Germany has introduced a new medium depth and deepwater multibeam system with a swathe width exceeding 140 degrees, the SB 3030.
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Italian Hydrographic Society formed
An Italian Hydrographic Society (Societa Italiana Di Idrografia) has been formed under the leadership of its inaugural President, Dr Aldo Monaca.
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Arctic Regional Hydrographic Commission established
The International Hydrographic Organization in Monaco has established an Arctic Regional Hydrographic Commission (ARHC) comprising representatives of five member coastal states, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia and the USA. It is the 16th regional commission to be formed under IHO auspices.
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News‘Rigwatcher’ developed for decommissioned rigs
The Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB), in cooperation with the Norwegian Coastal Administration (Kystverket) and the offshore oil and gas industry, has been at the forefront of developing new techniques for the marking of offshore facilities during the decommissioning process and post-decommissioning.
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NewsHMS Astute torpedoes ETV cuts plan
Coastal authorities across Europe have expressed astonishment at the British Government’s decision to withdraw funding for the nation’s Emergency Towing Vessel (ETV) service.
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NewsNon-biofuel diesel supply secured for UK
Fuel suppliers now seem willing to promise a non-bio element supply following expressions of concern from the UK’s maritime sector.
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NewsMillionth vessel transits Panama Canal
History was made recently when the dry bulk carrier Fortune Plum was the 1,000,000th vessel to transit through the Panama Canal since it opened in 1914.
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NewsSalvors renew environmental award claim
The International Salvage Union (ISU) has renewed its call for changes to the regime governing marine salvage to enable payment of environmental awards.
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NewsSecond HADAG ferry conversion in Hamburg
Hamburg’s ferry concern HADAG has taken the port excursion ferry Falkenstein back into service after the second conversion of its kind on a company ship inside three years.
