Security – Page 11

  • The Marin Evo 150 STE mass-flow excavator being deployed with customised jetting tool from the AOS Constructor.
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    Subsea team secures crucial pipelines

    2011-10-24T10:00:00Z

    Subsea excavation specialists Marin Group recently played a key role in clearing unexploded ordnance from the route of three new pipelines crucial to Iraq''s future oil exports.

  • The Lower Manhattan skyline seen from New Jersey pre-9/11.
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    Port security an issue on 9/11 anniversary

    2011-09-08T10:56:00Z

    Port and industry leaders across the Western Hemisphere paused on Sunday 11 September to remember those tragically lost in the terrorist attacks in America 10 years ago.

  • Bradwell Marina now has a 24 hour security system which monitors, records and alerts both the marina and the boat owners of problems.
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    Bullet cameras seal security at Bradwell

    2011-09-06T09:00:00Z

    Bradwell Marina is one of the largest boating sites in Essex UK, holding millions of pounds worth of boating equipment.

  • PSA puts users on board a Rotterdam Port Authority Patrol vessel during a routine patrol through the Port of Rotterdam.
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    Security software soothes suspicious minds

    2011-09-02T09:00:00Z

    Netherlands based virtual training and simulation developer VSTEP was proud to have its Port Security Awareness (PSA) software shortlisted in the Security category for the recent Safety at Sea International Awards 2011 in London.

  • The nine new high speed patrol boats will be used for for preventing financial crime and smuggling in Italy. Photo: FB Design, Carlo Borlenghi
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    Fast patrol fleet guards Italian lakes

    2011-06-26T14:00:00Z

    Nine new vessels designed by world famous racing boat driver and designer Fabio Buzzi and fully equipped with Raymarine electronics, have been delivered to the Guardia di Finanza.

  • One of two Local Operative Centres for the new system is located in Galata (Varna).
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    SIGNALIS signs on with surveillance system

    2011-06-24T15:00:00Z

    Bremen based ATLAS ELEKTRONIK has completed the delivery of the coastal surveillance system which was ordered by the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance.

  • To date, no vessel has been hijacked while carrying armed guards.
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    Piracy and what SAMI is doing about it

    2011-05-18T20:55:00Z

    The numbers of reported maritime security incidents off Somalia and in the Indian Ocean continue to grow, writes Steven Jones of the newly formed Security Association for the Marine Industry (SAMI).

  • The Buccaneer Launcher can deploy line, netting, or various projectiles to disable approaching pirate craft.
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    Buccaneer is bad news for pirates

    2011-03-08T10:56:00Z

    Pirate attacks have become increasingly common, not least in the Somali region.

  • The wireless security buoys provide a high capacity communications network grid to provide real-time monitoring for marine environments.
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    Wireless security buoys have WOW factor

    2011-03-07T16:28:00Z

    In its ongoing quest to find and stop weapons of mass destruction, the US Department of Defense is expanding the role of elite commando units.

  • The Sentinel screen shows the track of a diver approaching HMS Pembroke.
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    Navy divers fail to beat Sentinel

    2011-03-04T17:19:00Z

    UK based subsea acoustic systems designer and manufacturer Sonardyne has completed a successful week at the inaugural NAVDEX defence exhibition in Abu Dhabi.

  • Protector enables the officer on watch to maintain 24 hour situational awareness and provides a robust yet non-lethal first line of counter measures.
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    Multi-technology Protector deters pirates

    2010-12-06T18:57:00Z

    The increasing threat to vessels from piracy attacks has lead Vector Developments to apply its experience of marine and military level mission critical systems to design an anti-piracy device.

  • By integrating CCTV cameras and other electro-optical sensors such as thermal imagers into the Sea Cobra platform, the system can be tailored for a range of uses on fixed and floating platforms.
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    Sea Cobra takes a Quantum leap

    2010-11-29T15:12:00Z

    UK based electro-optical systems manufacturer Chess Dynamics Ltd has announced a new agreement with Quantum Marine Marketing Ltd which will see their range of CCTV and thermal imaging camera systems launched into the commercial marine market for the first time.

  • A coalition of organisations representing the majority of the world’s ships and ships’ crews delivered 930, 406 signatures to the International Maritime Organisation in London as part of an ongoing world campaign against piracy.
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    United Nations pledges to tackle piracy

    2010-11-17T12:10:00Z

    In a response to the 13 organisations who jointly presented an almost million strong petition demanding action on piracy recently, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has promised that the UN and its partners will ''spare no effort to address the challenges arising from the issue of piracy''.

  • The ShipArrestor trial underway with drifting LNG tanker 'Arctic Princess'.
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    Successful full size trial of ShipArrestor

    2010-08-12T10:57:00Z

    Miko Marine AS of Oslo has successfully completed the first full scale test of its pioneering ShipArrestor system.

  • EU Commission recommendations advise states to regain control over exercising force on the high seas through the implementation of an effective vetting and training system of private security personnel.
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    Joint venture to raise maritime security standards

    2010-07-29T11:10:00Z

    The Poole UK based Merchant Maritime Warfare Centre (MMWC) has entered into a joint venture agreement with specialist maritime security company Independent Maritime Security Associates Ltd (IMSA) to combine accredited private maritime security training with anti-piracy Best Management Practice and the most comprehensive piracy intelligence.

  • The €1.8m, two year project will deliver the world’s first wireless, through ice wireless location and communication system.
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    Security served by through ice communication trials

    2010-07-28T14:13:00Z

    Homeland security in northern climes will be among the beneficiaries of field trials successfully completed by WFS Technologies of Scotland and Kongsberg Maritime Subsea of wireless communication through ice.

  • By integrating CCTV with Access Control onto a single PC-based system, CDA Solutions can now offer security systems for any size of vessel or port.
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    Quantum leap in security at Seawork

    2010-05-24T17:33:00Z

    Following their successful launch into the marine market at Seawork 2009, CDA Solutions Ltd will be unveiling their new Total Marine Security (TMS) concept at this year’s show.

  • The sheer area of the Port of Cork provides a major challenge for port security.
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    Port of Cork is safe and secure

    2010-05-19T19:23:00Z

    The Port of Cork is one of Ireland’s largest and most economically important ports. Over 3,000 ships and 10m tons of cargo pass though the port each year, making it one of the busiest ports in Ireland.

  • The coalition intends to deliver at least half a million signatures to governments by IMO World Maritime Day on 23 September.
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    Global coalition says, ‘Enough is Enough’

    2010-05-19T17:44:00Z

    An unprecedented coalition of organisations, from trade unions to shipowners’ associations and insurers, has joined forces to back a global e-petition demanding concrete action to end the piracy that is putting lives at risk and threatening world trade.

  • Anti-piracy activities such as this EU mission off Somalia cannot guarantee the safety of all shipping in the region. Photo: Council of the European Union.
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    New updated anti-piracy training package

    2010-03-16T15:22:00Z

    With Somali pirates continuing to attack shipping and a number of nasty incidents occurring elsewhere, such as off the coast of West Africa, Videotel’s launch of a revised version of its Piracy & Armed Robbery training package is particularly timely.