Navaids

Hydrosphere will show its latest Buoy Sentinel at this year’s Seawork exhibition.Developed in conjunction with iridium partner Rock Seven, the Buoy Sentinel tracks and monitors moored or free bloating buoys or any…

Aids to navigation company Hydrosphere will launch the latest in navigational aid technology at Seawork 2015.The new type of buoy, the JET1200, is from Mobilis for which Hydrosphere is the British representative.

The French National Centre for Scientific Research, the CNRS, has worked with specialist buoy manufacturer Mobilis to develop an advanced automatic data buoy. This has been located in Villefranche Bay and its…

US-based Tideland Signal Corporation has introduced the SB-1800 polyethylene buoy designed for higher performance and low maintenance for use in all marine environments.

Technology is constantly moving forward and navigational aids are no exception.The latest harbour to embrace new technology is Lochinver on Scotland’s North West coast, managed by the Highland Council.

Colombia’s National Maritime Authority, DIMAR, has renewed the maritime beaconing in Barranquilla (Colombia), furthering the extent of its business with Spanish Aids to Navigation (AToN specialist Almarin.

Sealite has introduced a new 5 degree LED Sectored Port Entry Light, which provides an overall 5 degree beam width and over 500,000cd of lighting power at only 30watts electrical consumption.

Inch Cape Offshore Limited has successfully deployed a ZephIR 300 lidar on the historic Bell Rock lighthouse, 17km off the Angus coast, Scotland. ZephIR 300 has been mounted on a platform on…

The General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs) of the UK and Ireland have announced a £13M seven-year contract to PDG Helicopters for the provision of helicopter services to cover all three Authorities.

DIMAR (Colombias National Maritime Authority) has continued to invest in the safety of its waterways and ports with a large order of Aids to Navigation (AToNs) from Spainish company Almarin.

The 18th IALA (International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities) Conference was held from May 25 – 31 2014 at La Coruña, Spain, attended by 413 delegates.

The International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) has endorsed a mooring line calculation software package, Calmar, designed by French buoy manufacturer Mobilis.

A light float, operated by UK’s Trinity House, has been equipped with a methanol-powered fuel cell as part of a trial to ensure onboard aids to navigation (ATON) have been kept fully…

UK navaids expert Hydrosphere is looking to follow up a successful Seawork 2013 with a new launch at the 2014 show - its Vega VLB-67 LED obstacle and bridge marking light.

The Valencia based Spanish electronics distributor, Azimut Electronics, is the newly appointed distributors of Exposure Marine’s range of compact, highly powerful, lightweight LED search lights and night vision torches.

The Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses have announced that Mike Bullock MBE took up appointment as chief executive of the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB).

Spanish navaids specialist, Almarin, is launching its latest model of buoy, the GUIA W at the XVIII IALA Conference. It will offer improved daytime visibility, increased safety for the technician working on…