Security – Page 8
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NewsPort radiation detection
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 incidence of nuisance alarms from radiation portal monitors (RPMs) used to screen vehicles and cargo at ports and ...
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NewsNight Navigator
Radar is the primary means of detection for boats and ships when the visibility does not allow visual detection. However radar has its limitations in detecting small craft and other targets and cannot be guaranteed to detect everything on the water.
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NewsPort security requires early planning
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 after-market add-on, rather than a homogenous part of the port’s day to day working.
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NewsPatrol sonar for Swedish Tappers
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 the previous model Simrad SS576 sonars first installed in 1996 on board the Tapper-class (or Bevakningsbåt 80), with ...
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NewsMilitary lessons learnt on the windfarms
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 offshore wind and military sectors.
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NewsHD recording of suspicious activity
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 video solution, the GOST Watch HD Internet Video Recorder (IVR).
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NewsWorldwide OPV demand increasing
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 and 30 countries have plans for up to another 276 at a total value of over $60 billion.
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NewsNew Lithuanian patrol boat
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 including search and rescue.
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NewsGrowing complacency could result in loss of life
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.
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A new frontier?
With crises and instability in West and East Africa being mirrored in North African states, ‘Maritime Journal’ asks whether the Mediterranean is becoming the new frontier in Maritime Security.
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News29 Interceptors
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 Tampa Defense USA, for 29 Fast Coastal Interceptor craft for the Kuwaiti Coast Guard.
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NewsPatrol boat delivered for Norwegian Defence
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.
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NewsGPS anti-jamming
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 to reduce the chance of GPS signal jamming and now these anti-jamming systems are becoming available for the ...
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NewsSecuritas and Stena Line
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. These situations are, of course, the extreme, but what about the more general, day-to-day challenges faced by security ...
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NewsSuzuki/ Datatag partnership
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 has been developed specifically for outboard motors.
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NewsSurveillance, science and security
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 research into the effects of climate change on the Pine Island Glacier.
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Panic rooms for ships
With the latest security alert from BIMCO effectively rendering the use of armed guards commercially placed on merchant vessels illegal in Nigeria, the need for citadels onboard vessels has never been greater according to a Spanish marine security company.
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NewsRaytheon Anschütz ShipGuard
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.
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AMRS speakers
Senior representatives from international navies, coast guards and governments will be speaking at the 12th Annual Maritime Reconnaissance and Surveillance congress, a two-day conference addressing the challenges which have emerged over the past 12 months, including illegal immigration, counter piracy, smuggling, drug interdiction operations and EEZ protection.
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NewsKongsberg and I2C
Norway’s Kongsberg Norcontrol IT have provided vessel tracking interfaces for the I2C (Integrated System for Interoperable Sensors & Information Sources for Common Abnormal Vessel Behaviour Detection & Collaborative Identification of Threat) integration project.
