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NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

New from E2S, European Safety Systems, are the MB005 five joule and MB010 ten joule xenon strobe beacons.

1st June 2003

New Harsh Environment Beacons

1st June 2003

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Norcontrol IT has recently concluded the installation of a complete Port Operations System for the UK’ s Tees & Hartlepool Port Authority. The system has been designed to be one of the…

1st June 2003

Port Ops System for Teesside

1st June 2003

NAVAIDS

NAVAIDS

Eason Marine, whose towering EM3000 Navigation Buoy was a guiding landmark at seawork2002, return for seawork2003 with not onebut two other models from their well-proven range. Visitors to Eason Marines Stand 71…

1st June 2003

Eason Marine Brings the Buoys to seawork

1st June 2003

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The pilot organisations of various European countries, united in the European Maritime Pilot Association (EMPA), are aware that they face a fast changing environment of competition and computer technology which requires a…

1st June 2003

Portable Pilot Units (PPUs) at Work in european Ports

1st June 2003

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

McMurdo, manufacturer of the ICS brand of NAVTEX receivers, has launched a new entry level dual-channel NAVTEX receiver called the ICS NAV6dual, a paperless model that displays weather and navigation warning information…

1st June 2003

New Dual Channel NAVTEX Receiver From McMurdo

1st June 2003

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new buoy tender under build at the Schelde Naval Shipbuilding yard in the Netherlands for the Middle East Navigation Aids Service (MENAS) will feature a complete suite of bridge electronics supplied…

1st June 2003

Versatile Buoy Tender Gets NavComms Package

1st June 2003

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) launched its new Admiralty Digital List of Lights at Norshipping in Oslo earlier this month. Developed with the professional mariner in mind and supplying details of…

1st June 2003

UKHO’s List of Lights Gets Digital Launch

1st June 2003

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Computers, particularly on vessels with integrated control systems, are seen as an increasingly common cause of dynamic positioning (DP) loss of position incidents. The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has recently published…

1st June 2003

DP Loss of Position Incidents Report Triggers Review

1st June 2003

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

With business now being carried out in more places around the world and work patterns demanding fast, efficient electronic communication any time, anywhere, Inmarsat has developed a new Regional Broadband, Global Area…

1st June 2003

Remote Use Antenna Takes Work Anywhere

1st June 2003

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Icom UK Ltd has launched a new VHF marine handheld transceiver designed with particular emphasis on commercial use. Suitable forboth commercial marine and Private Business Radio (PBR) applications, the compact and rugged…

1st June 2003

Compact VHF Handheld Designed for Commercial Usage

1st June 2003

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

seawork exhibitor Transas hasintroduced its next generation Potential Incident Simulation, Control and Evaluation System (PISCES 2).

1st June 2003

PISCES 2 Networks Pollution Response Management

1st June 2003

POLLUTION CONTROL

POLLUTION CONTROL

First time exhibitors, Finlands Lamor Corporation , adds to the increasingly international flavour of seawork . The company designs and produces workboats and dedicated oil recovery vessels in a range of standard…

1st June 2003

Lamor Set to Clean Up at seawork2003

1st June 2003

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Southampton based marine risk management specialists MARICO Marine will be bringing their survey vessel MORVEN to the floating exhibition at seawork2003 and the companys John Riding will address the UK Harbours Masters…

1st June 2003

Marine Traffic Surveys Bring Safety to seawork

1st June 2003

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

People caught on quicksands or by incoming tide on the immense notorious mudflats of Morecambe Bay UK will be thankful for salvation in the form of a new road transportable hovercraft which…

1st June 2003

Innovative Transport for RNLI Rescue Hovercraft

1st June 2003

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Norway based Hernis Scan Systems A/S have launched a new optical leakage detector system called DETEC which was shown at NorShipping in Oslo earlier this month.

1st June 2003

Automatic Engine Room Fire Prevention Detection System

1st June 2003

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Engineer cadets at the South Tyneside College National Nautical Centre of Excellence have improved their own training prospects by adding a new engine to their facilities, having dismantled it at its former…

1st June 2003

Hard Graft Gets College Centre of Excellence a Training Engine

1st June 2003

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

When UKD Sealion was delivered to UK Dredging Ltd it had already completed one of the most extensive sea trials likely to be undertaken by this type of vessel. This Damen Multi…

1st June 2003

UKD Sealion

1st June 2003

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

An extensive refit of Shetland Islands Councils pilot launch Sullom Shoormal has been completed by VT Halmatic and, following successful sea trials, the craft was returned to service at the end of…

1st June 2003

Major Refit of Shetland Pilot Launch

1st June 2003

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

When the failure rate of the shaft line rope guards protecting external shaft bearings on British Royal Navy vessels was running at an unacceptably high rate, BMT Defence Services Ltd was asked…

1st June 2003

Machinable Composite Delivers Shaft Bearing Solution

1st June 2003

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

One of the largest crane vessels in the world was recently in need of its general five year survey, which would normally have to be done in drydock.

1st June 2003

Mobdock Plugs Gap in Survey Cycle

1st June 2003