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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The UK' s Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has implemented Phase 3 of the UK AIS network following successful Factory/Site Acceptance (FAT/SAT) testing of Kongsberg Norcontrol IT software upgrades to its C-Scope…

1st December 2007

MCA Upgrades UK AIS Network

1st December 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Port of Mobile, Alabama in the USA has become the 14th location in the nation to install the Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS), developed and operated by the National Oceanic &…

1st December 2007

Port of Mobile Resorts to PORTS

1st December 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Lairdside Maritime Centre has recently re-equipped its GMDSS Suite in order to continue providing realistic operator training across a range of subject specialisations. The new equipment configuration is centred around Furuno equipment…

1st December 2007

GMDSS Upgrade at Lairdside Maritime Centre

1st December 2007

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Radio Holland’ s presentation at the recent Europort Maritime exhibition in Rotterdam focused on complete bridge systems, with no separate standalone equipment on the company' s stand. 

1st December 2007

Workboat Bridge Makes Europort Debut

1st December 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

MAN Diesel is enjoying continued success with its four-stroke heavy fuel engine, the type 58/64, which is proving popular for container feeder vessel applications.

1st December 2007

Feeders Feast on Enhanced Diesel Power

1st December 2007

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Ultra Dynamics has introduced a new JetMaster Joystick Control System driven by a programmable logic controller (PLC) which delivers enhanced manoeuvring power. The new JetMaster system provides features previously only available on…

1st December 2007

Year End Surge for UltraJet

1st December 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The series production of the latest Tamar Class lifeboats for the RNLI is continuing at a steady pace following the recent takeover of builders, DML Group, by Babcock Marine. In October the…

1st December 2007

Tamar Class is Most Advanced Lifeboat

1st December 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Seawind Barclay Curle launched and delivered the multi-purpose workboat ' Inish Davar' this month for client Waterways Ireland, which is a cross border initiative established by the Dublin and UK governments to…

1st December 2007

Demountable Workboat Free to Roam Ireland

1st December 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Buckinghamshire UK based Intelligent Engineering has completed an innovative project for Wallenius Lines to strengthen the decks of their sister ship car carriers ' Don Pasquale' , ' Don Quixote' and '…

1st December 2007

New Materials Technology Extends Carriers

1st December 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The ship repair and maintenance industry has been through some significant changes over the past few years. Increasingly, the larger scale vessel repair projects, involving significant steel renewals on bulk carriers, tankers…

1st December 2007

China, But No Crisis for Ship Repair

1st December 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Given the huge volumes of crude oil transported worldwide, the tanker industry has achieved a remarkable reduction in the number of significant oil spills, which has fallen to less than five per…

29th November 2007

Reducing Pollution Threat is Salvage Priority

29th November 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Avon Inflatables, which has built over 200,000 high Hypalon inflatables and rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) since 1959, has tasked its specialist Military & Professional division with creating a separate tube build facility.

29th November 2007

RIB Tubes To Go

29th November 2007

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Leading figures from the marine science and ocean technology community will focus on the key themes of climate change, meeting future energy needs and ensuring environmental and civil security when the Oceanology…

22nd November 2007

Oceanology 08 Appears on the Horizon

22nd November 2007

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Following a competitive tender process, Drogheda Port Company has awarded Hydrosphere UK Ltd the contract for the upgrade to solar power of all of its seaward and estuarial navigational aids.

19th November 2007

Solar Power for Irish Lights

19th November 2007

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

UK based Firdell Radar Reflectors Ltd is now offering turnkey solutions for floating object collision protection. The objective is to enhance both the visual and radar visibility of high value maritime floating…

19th November 2007

Navaid Reflectors for Collision Protection Systems

19th November 2007

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

SAM Electronics has introduced SAM 4683, a new IMO and DNV compliant dual-axis doppler log for provision of onboard docking information by calculating a vessel’ s transversal speeds at bow and stern.…

19th November 2007

Onboard Doppler Docking System Launched

19th November 2007

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Tideland Signal' s AB-560 fog signals have been chosen to warn shipping in the vicinity of what will be the UK' s largest wind farm at Lynn and Inner Dowsing in the…

19th November 2007

Fog Signals for UKs Largest Wind Farm

19th November 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

It is uncertain just when Germany&rsquo

19th November 2007

Uncertainty Over Pod-Plagued Research Ship

19th November 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Seattle USA based Markey Machinery has supplied a the Type WES-32 electric anchor windlass to the Transocean owned drill ship ' Joides Resolution' as part of a major overhaul and conversion the…

19th November 2007

Electric Anchor Windlass for Joides Resolution Refit

19th November 2007

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

International classification society RINA has joined forces with UK based coatings testing company Bodycote to launch a global Corrosion Prevention and Coatings (CPC) programme. The heart of the programme will be a…

19th November 2007

RINA Launches Corrosion Prevention and Coatings Programme

19th November 2007