Security – Page 14
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Quantum leaps into marine security at Seawork
CCTV and access control system manufacturer CDA Solutions Ltd will be launching its innovative PC based security and surveillance systems into the commercial marine sector on Stand 89 at Seawork 2009 courtesy of a new marketing deal with Quantum Marine Marketing Ltd.
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NewsMega-Voice loud and clear at Seawork
Visitors to previous Seawork exhibitions have occasionally missed announcements of upcoming events and demonstrations, especially out on the quayside or on the floating pontoon, where winds and/or the sheer vastness of space would dilute and dissipate the effective transmission of sound.
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NewsSlovenian Navy finds Sentinel fault free
The Slovenian Navy has taken delivery of a Sonardyne Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar (IDS) for the underwater protection of key installations in the northern Adriatic Sea.
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NewsPolice force chooses Microdive scuba systems
The Abu Dhabi Police Force has become the first to buy Microdive scuba systems from Mini B Ltd, for use during operational policing.
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News'Boat Trap' a net loss for pirates
Moscow Mills Manufacturing and Foster-Miller Inc of Massachusetts USA have announced a new non-lethal system for stopping small boats such as those used by pirates, drug traffickers and terrorists. The companies are working in conjunction with the Pentagon' s Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate program in Quantico, Va. and the U.S. ...
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NewsUnderwater surveillance sonar boosts port security
The US Naval Underwater Warfare Center (NUWC) in Rhode Island has placed a contract with Sonardyne Inc for the supply of an additional Sentinel Intruder Detection Sonar system.
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NewsStepping lightly through conflicting demands
Concerns over ports'' energy outputs are rising. It isn''t just the price that is giving port authorities pause for thought, there are two other sets of clashing public and political demands. One of them is improved security and the other is for greener practices. They are not the most natural ...
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NewsLock-outs to lock-ups for ports
Preventing unauthorised access to secure sites is a vital requirement for many industries, including at maritime locations such as boatyards and cargo storage areas in ports.
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NewsSecurity Dorset
Dorset Police and Poole Harbour Watch in the UK are working together to make the county’ s marine community even safer as the dark winter nights draw in.
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NewsHolographic radar spots approaching pirates
A novel application of Cambridge Consultants’ holographic radar technology to the ' MV Powerful' and the ' Sirius Star' could have enabled their crews to take early defensive action against the pirates that attacked them last month.
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NewsWave goodbye to marine diesel crime wave
These days of rising fuel costs have inspired a new breed of thief, marine diesel siphoners. Midnight transfers of fuel from both leisure and commercial craft are rising in tandem with the cost of energy.
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NewsEffective security for workboats
From French luxury yachts to freighters, it seems that no vessel is immune from the scourge of modern day piracy attacks, writes Stuart Flynn of Securewest International.
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NewsX-Ray Specs Enhance Port Security
The requirement for rapidly deployable and portable x-ray systems that can be used in public places such ports, airports, railways and underground stations has grown substantially in the last year.
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NewsMCA Approves Marine Security Training
Securewest International, which has specialised in maritime security for more than 20 years, has received official approval of its security training operations from both the UK''s Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA) and the classification society Det Norsk Veritas (DNV).
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NewsNight vision system enhances marine surveillance
There are many threats to factor in when securing a vessel or site offshore. Whether it is accidents, man overboard, severe weather, sabotage or piracy, both property and lives are at risk.
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Dutch deliver boat security systems
Dutch marine equipment manufacturer Vetus has introduced two new security systems which will report unauthorised entry to or removal of a boat.
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NewsMonitor upgrade for marine surveillance systems
Norwegian marine monitor and computer specialist Hatteland Display has signed a long term agreement valued at some € 500,000 annually to provide its recently upgraded Series 1 Maritime Multi Display (MMD) for use in Hernis Scan Systems' sophisticated marine CCTV Systems.
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NewsMaritime Security Conference at SMM 2008
The security of shipping channels has become an important concern in view of the growing threat to international shipping.
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NewsUnmanned 50 Knot Harbour Security Craft
Sentry, a fast unmanned reconnaissance and surveillance craft developed by QinetiQ, that brings together military design requirements with a compact waterjet propelled platform, was publicly demonstrated for the first time on QinetiQ''s stand at Defence Systems & Equipment International (DSEi) in London last month.
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NewsThermal Imaging for Calais' Port Security
The French cross-channel ferry Port of Calais saw more than 11m passengers through its facilities last year whilst freight traffic also increased by a remarkable 11.8% to nearly 2m trucks.
