Security

Carnival Cruise Line is installing a tender tracker developed by Japanese marine electronics giant Furuno on several of its cruise ships. Tender trackers are not new but this new Furuno developed system…

Netherlands-headquartered shipbuilder Damen has delivered its second Fast Crew Supplier 3307 Patrol to Homeland Integrated Offshore Services Limited (HIOSL) of Nigeria just 18 months after a sister vessel entered service.

UK security specialist Symetrica has launched a new radiation detection and identification technique at the World Customs Organization Technology & Innovation Forum in Rotterdam. The company claims the technique will reduce the…

According to BMT Group’s Business Development Director Dr. Mark Yong, port security has too often lagged behind the demands of ever more vulnerable facilities with new technology often being deployed as an…

Swede Ship Marine will install new Kongsberg Maritime sonar systems as part of a major rebuild and lifetime extension of five patrol boats for the Swedish Navy. The new sonars will replace…

Lessons learned from the prolific increase in building workboats for the offshore wind farm sector can benefit the military user, according to CTruk, a UK- based builder of boats for both the…

In the US, GOST (Global Ocean Security Technologies), which is celebrating its 10th year in marine security, tracking, monitoring and video surveillance systems, has announced the release of its next generation security…

Defence IQ has just released a market report: Global Offshore Patrol Vessels 2015-2016. The report reveals that at least 24 countries are known to have a total of 136 OPVs on order…

Officials in Lithuania say the integrated engine, steering and propulsion system on their new €3.4 million patrol boat Aleksandras Barauskas provides both economical operation and excellent manoeverability in a range of duties…

The trend in maritime security is one of growing complacency, the Chief Operating Officer of one of a UK-based maritime security firm has warned.

Following an extensive evaluation protocol, the Kuwaiti Ministry of the interior has placed an order with Tampa Yacht Manufacturing LLC based in Florida – U.S.A, parent company of Tampa Defence UK and…

Ålesund, Norway-based boatbuilder Maritime Partner has recently announced that it has delivered the latest in a long line of 110 large enclosed boats to Norwegian and international customers.

With the now almost universal use of GPS for navigation and timing, the potential for jamming of the GPS signal is causing increasing concern. Originally developed for military use, systems were produced…

Port security is a hot topic in the mainstream news, with stories of thousands of immigrants trying to enter Europe daily and the ever worsening security situation with regard to terrorist threats.…

UK outboard motor distributor Suzuki GB has announced the launch of a security-marking product in an exclusive partnership with specialist company Datatag. The unique product is an electronic security identification system that…

British Antarctic Survey have selected Synectics surveillance cameras to safeguard crew, science teams and research technology on-board the pioneering RRS (Royal Research Ship) ‘James Clark Ross’, which was recently involved in vital…

In view of the increasing demand for security of merchant ships and maritime trade, Raytheon Anschütz, a German-based manufacturer of Integrated Bridge Systems, has developed the ShipGuard shipborne security solution.