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Trinity House has begun preparation work on a project to decommission Royal Sovereign Lighthouse at the end of its serviceable life.

Global marine systems manufacturer, Ocean Scientific International (OSIL), has supplied a data buoy platform to the ‘Orion’ joint research and development centre for use as a real-time monitoring station on an EU-funded…

Mclennan has supplied a custom-designed motion control system to Irish Lights to help increase the efficiency and reliability of its lighthouse drive train technology.

Flaskebekk, a small community on the edge of the Oslofjord, regularly experiences what are being termed as ‘mini-tsunamis’, believed to be caused by large ships passing areas of the fjord with pronounced…

The challenges of reduced vertical beam width when using precision sector lights for precise navigation by day where high intensities are required has been highlighted by Hydrosphere.

A new company has launched which provides artificial intelligence-backed navigation tools for the maritime industry to help prevent costly collisions.

A new Internet of Things platform has been developed for the Port of Rotterdam Authority, with the first application for hydro/meteo already in operation.

The Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Minister Creed T.D. has announced investment of over €0.7M in the Marine Data Buoy Network.

The benefits of 100% in-house production was recently highlighted to Hydrosphere when members of its team paid a visit to the factory of its French supplier Mobilis.

Trials have shown that the biocide-free anti-fouling film, Renolit Dolphin S could be suitable for application to navigational buoys.

The Queensferry Crossing over the Firth of Forth has been installed with new navigational lights in a £1.35 billion project involving more than 10,000 people.

Carmanah Technologies’ M860 marine lantern with satellite monitoring has been helping improve safety and efficiency for Dirección General Marítima Autoridad Marítima Colombiana (DIMAR) at two Columbian ports.

The UK Shipping Minister has paid a visit to The Northern Lighthouse Board’s (NLB) Oban base to experience first hand the vital work it does to keep mariners safe.

The General Lighthouse Authorities of the UK and Ireland are conducting a survey to gauge current and future user requirements for their Differential GPS (DGPS) service.

The British government has endorsed the recommendations of the collective UK lighthouse collaborative to retain seven mixed service vessels to maintain an essential maritime safety service.

Spanish AToNs manufacturer Almarin has presented at The International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) quadrennial Conference in Incheon (Korea).

Glamox has recently launched Aqua Signal Series 60 and Series 61, two long-life LED navigation lights with integrated countdown systems for leisure and commercial vessels.