Navaids

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafarer charity and General Lighthouse Authority Captain Ian McNaught has announced his retirement after 11 years.

16th February 2023

Lighthouse authority head announces retirement

16th February 2023

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

Sperry Marine and NAVTOR have teamed up to launch a new integrated e-navigation solution aimed at improving cyber security and reducing the administration associated with chart updates and route planning.

2nd September 2022

New e-navigation system launches

2nd September 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Newly installed acoustic monitoring buoys are helping to alert mariners to the existence of right whales in a bid to protect the endangered animals. 

24th August 2022

Acoustic buoys deployed to save whales

24th August 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As the number of wind farms increases around the UK coast, the government has launched guidelines to navigate around them safely.

19th July 2022

New guidance issued for navigating wind turbines

19th July 2022

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A revolutionary new antenna range has been unveiled at this year’s Seawork.

24th June 2022

Fin-shaped antenna unveiled

24th June 2022

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Researchers have modelled three concepts which they say could avoid ships crashing into wind turbines and other offshore installations.

28th March 2022

Researchers model crash barrier concepts

28th March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Sensor technology in new buoys can also be added to existing ones in a new concept by Navmoor.

23rd March 2022

New concept smarter than the average buoy

23rd March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

When the Port of Rotterdam decided to upgrade its old single point steel-hulled mooring buoys for safer, lower maintenance systems, it looked to French aids to navigation specialist manufacturer Mobilis. The low…

21st March 2022

Port buoyed by better bollard technology

21st March 2022

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Navmoor has published an informative white paper on daymarks for fixed locations.

14th March 2022

Navaids firm publishes white paper on daymarks

14th March 2022

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The safety feature was first used in Thordon’s TG100 workboat and SeaThigor naval vessels, and has now been designed for use in merchant fleets. The new BlueWater Seal has been designed to…

21st February 2022

Thordon Bearings unveils shaft seal with SRTP

21st February 2022

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

A radar beacon with outstanding range has become more accessible.

11th November 2021

Radar beacon benefits

11th November 2021

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Trinity House’s ship replacement project has achieved a major milestone.

5th October 2021

Ship replacement greenlighted

5th October 2021

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) is investing in solar-powered navigation lights.

4th October 2021

Solar continuity

4th October 2021

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The SL-75 from Australian navaids manufacturer Sealite is a next-generation solar marine lantern with up to 5NM visible range.

22nd September 2021

Solar, Bluetooth and remote programming

22nd September 2021

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

A Hampshire, UK-based company has been awarded a prestigious tide gauge contract.

13th September 2021

Tide gauge contract win

13th September 2021

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

JD Marine & Sons Ltd vessel ‘Alec D’ recently loaded and sailed to Barry for the deployment of 12 buoys over a four day window.

7th September 2021

Bristol Chanel buoy deployment

7th September 2021

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Logistics in marine works are frequently more expensive than the equipment installed. This is certainly true with marine aids to navigation (AtoN) equipment in locations with difficult access.

13th August 2021

Modular onshore beacons reduce logistics costs

13th August 2021

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

The Portuguese Port Authority of Setúbal and Sesimbra (APSS) have recently improved the marking of the central area in the North Channel in Setúbal.

5th July 2021

Improved navigation for Portuguese port

5th July 2021

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

On World Marine Aids to Navigation Day (Friday 1st July), the Board of the International Foundation for Aids to Navigation (IFAN) reminded the world’s ship owners that Aids to Navigation (AtoN) are…

1st July 2021

Navaids funding plea

1st July 2021

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Trinity House will replace the Channel Lightvessel, which was put on station in 1979, with one of its largest Safe Water Mark buoys.

13th May 2021

End of an era: Channel Lightvessel to be replaced with a buoy

13th May 2021