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Handbook on Mast, Rigging & Sails Published Soon

Aug 17, 2012

'Rig Basics' will be launched on15 September, 2012,  at the Southampton Boat Show (Kelvin Hughes stand J001, Solent Hale).Rig Basics - How to Look After Your Mast, Rigging and Sails provides a concise, informative and clearly-written outline…

Saab Sea Giraffe Naval Radar

Aug 14, 2012

Naval Radar Experts Meet to Share Experiences and Suggest ImprovementsUsers of the Saab Sea Giraffe naval radar are meeting this week in San Diego to share their experiences with the operation and support of the Sea Giraffe family of naval surveillance radars…

Caley Davits for Irish Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel

Aug 14, 2012

Caley Ocean Systems contracted by Babcock to supply rescue boat davits for new Irish Naval Service ship.The all-weather Caley davits are designed for rapid deployment, enabling boats to be held in readiness and launched in seconds, even in Sea State 6 (5 metre (16ft) significant waves) conditions…

'Survival Craft Inspectorate' Signs Middle East Agreement

Aug 10, 2012

UK-based 'Survival Craft Inspectorate' signs deal to provide for Qatar's onshore & offshore energy sector LS equipment needs.Survival Craft Inspectorate has signed an agreement that will see it establish an operational presence in the Middle East for the first time…

HV Submarine Cable Market Research Report

Aug 09, 2012

Latest Pike Research report focuses on a small & highly specialised market that is due to grow steadily.Demand for submarine cables is growing steadily as national governments and regional organizations pledge their efforts to expanding offshore renewable power generation…

ABB Launch Tropos 1410-HAZ Communication Equipment

Aug 08, 2012

ABB announce the Tropos 1410-HAZ wireless mesh router and wireless bridge, certified for use in hazardous environments.Tropos 1410 wireless mesh routers and wireless bridges create secure, IP-based field area communication networks serving…

Steam Boiler Contract for Parat Halvorsen

Aug 07, 2012

Tersan Shipyard, Turkey, awards contract for four fishing-trawler steam boilers to Parat Havorsen.The boiler plants will be equipped with Parat combined oil fired and exhaust gas boilers, type MCS, to comply steam production for the freezer trawlers fishmeal and fish oil factory…

IEC Sets Out High Voltage Shore to Ship Connection Standards

Aug 07, 2012

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has set standard for HV equipment onshore and aboard shipThe International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees)…

Ocean Signal Debuts Safesea Range at Brazil Expo

Aug 02, 2012

Ocean Signal presents its SafeSea GMDSS product range at 'Navalshore Brazil' for the first time.Communications and safety at sea provider, Ocean Signal, created the SafeSea range following extensive research and development by the company's…

New Cranes Arrive at Seattle Container Terminal

Jul 26, 2012

SSA Marine & subsidiary SSA Terminals announce arrival of 3 new Super Post Panamax cranes for Terminal 18, Seattle.Together with the three Super Post Panamax cranes that arrived in December 2011, the cranes represent a $54 million investment by SSA Terminals…

Vizinex RFID Introduce Long Range Asset Tags

Jul 25, 2012

Vizinex RFID Introduces Sentry AST™ long range durable asset tags for outdoor and industrial monitoring(Radio-frequency identification (RFID) refers to the use of a wireless non-contact system that uses radio-frequency electromagnetic fields to transfer data from a tag attached to an object…

Ship Unloader Signals Start of Richards Bay Improvements

Jul 23, 2012

Arrival of a pneumatic ship unloader at Richards Bay, South Africa, bulk terminal marks start of equipment renewal project.Port operator Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has earmarked the biggest slice of its R33-billion budget over the next…

Solid State Gyro Compass Introduced by Alphatron

Jul 23, 2012

Alphatron Marine adds a fiber optic heading sensor to its gyro compass product rangeThe small light-weight fast setting device, contains a fiber optic and 1Xblue core as sensor reference, and is fully approved by class and is MED wheel-marked…

Reflective Safety Tape Glows in the Dark

Jul 19, 2012

New 3-way safety marking tape from William Frick & Company combines reflective & glow-In-the-dark propertiesWilliam Frick & Company introduced EscapeTape™ Safety Tape recently at the 2012 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston.The 3-way safety marking tape helps people navigate buildings…

Dynamic Positioning in Ice Research Project Gets Green Light

Jul 02, 2012

Kongsberg Maritime DP and simulation systems provide foundation for improving ice operations.The final piece of a CAD $8.5 million research project to improve DP operations in ice fell into place on May 23, 2012 when the Government of Canada announced a contribution of $3…

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