Navaids

One marine association is moving from an NGO to an IGO to have more clout at government level.

One UK supplier of marine aids to navigation has recently demonstrated how important strategic navaid deployment is for ships being able to navigate into ports safely.

Wärtsilä Voyage has successfully completed its first commercial installation of its WebVTS 5.0 software application with a system to monitor the Wintershall Noordzee wind farm writes Dag Pike.

In a recent blog post, John Caskey of Hydrosphere has suggested that the recently accelerated move towards zero carbon shipping could also herald significant investment in Aids to Navigation.

Australian navaids supplier Sealite, has announced that it will soon launch a new protocol convertor called Universal Gateway.

Southbay Civil Engineering Limited together with its specialist delivery partner Red7Marine have been undertaking critical works to three Aids to Navigation structures in New Brighton, UK, on behalf of Wirral Borough Council.

There are over 5,000 Aids to Navigation in the waters around Finland, so AtoN manufacturer Meritaito had the bright idea these could work smarter. One issue, however, is onboard power.

A new a high intensity, two-tier marine lantern has been launched with a range of 7-11NM.

New SATCOM-enabled marine lanterns have been released that are more efficient and last longer than previous versions.

A company specialising in measuring the ocean surface will introduce its range of radar-based solutions to the Seatronics global rental pool.

A manufacturer of marine aids to navigation will spend this year focusing on enabling the connection of all its devices to its cloud platform to support low-cost and reliable global asset management…

The Port of London Authority (PLA) has appointed marine consultancy ABPmer to provide independent designated person (DP) services, as described in the Port Marine Safety Code (PMSC).

An electronic navigation and piloting system from a European industry leader is central to an upgrade to increase capacity at a New Zealand port.

A specialist company has been hired to install both navigation and monitoring buoys at the huge Triton Knoll offshore wind farm where construction is due to start shortly, writes Dag Pike.

A buoy and light installation project has been carried out in the northeast corner of Scotland to help guide vessels and improve safety.

UK General Lighthouse Authority Trinity House has launched a Vessel Replacement Project to commission the design and build of a vessel to replace the 86m ‘THV Patricia’.

A meteorological equipment specialist is now offering its range of visibility and present weather sensors with the added protection of hard anodising as an option.

Orolia has partnered with Radio Holland to develop the world’s first Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) solution specifically designed for inland shipping.