General News 13-18 – Page 641
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MAN buys Alstom Engines
German engineering conglomerate MAN (parent company of MAN B&W) has bought Alstom Engines which comprises the UK-based manufacturers Ruston, Paxman and Mirrlees Blackstone. In general the UK-produced range fits well between the small marine engines made by MAN Nutzfahrzeugh and the larger units from MAN B&W.However, overlaps occur with Mirrlees ...
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Gypsum gets Lloyds listing
British Gypsum has had its glass-reinforced gypsum boards listed in the Lloyds Register. Gyproc Multi-Board and Glasroc `S` have both been listed as suitable for marine use due to their non-combustibility. These two products can now be used by ship fitters and specified by specialist marine architects.British Gypsum says that ...
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Four-year flares
Hansson Pyrotech now offers its entire range of Ikaros distress signals with an additional year`s official shelf life, bringing to four years the period of MCA current validation. The four-year dating is a first on the UK market, says sole UK distributor Ocean Safety. The range is designed for use ...
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American fast ferry gets Alstom system
Alstom Regulateurs Europa has supplied a range of equipment for a new 41m fast ferry to be built by Derecktor Shipyards for Nantucket/Woods Hole Steamship Authority. The maximum speed of the vessel will be 36 knots with a full load of 300 passengers. The company has designed a system for ...
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Fast cat gets protected
An impressed current cathodic protection system from BAC Corrosion Control is to be used to provide long-term corrosion protection for the 86m gas turbine powered aluminium hulled catamaran Austal Auto Express 86, constructed by Austal Ships and destined for service in the Baltic. Although the vessel will have a maximum ...
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Mechanical 360deg de-scaling
Dalseide Shipping Services has developed a machine designed for de-scaling and cleaning outer pipe surfaces in a 360deg single operation. Called Rustibus Pipe it has a capacity of up to 25 m/hr and achieves a surface treatment to SA2.5, says the company. The unit is available in various sizes to ...
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More in less space
PBE says the latest version of its AutoLog AL20 programmable logic controller gives a higher specification with bigger power and performance on a smaller footprint. It is mounted on a printed circuit board measuring 177 x 108 x 35mm and is suitable for panel or DIN mounting.Up to eight analogue ...
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On-line corrosion protection
A new web site designed to help engineers and maintenance professionals find solutions to problems in vessel mothballing, industrial lay-ups or corrosion prevention is available at: www.protec-inc.com.The site shows the evolution of industrial, military and marine mothballing as well as the cocooning techniques for ship mothballing, including the temporary lay-up ...
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Berendsen launches range
Berendsen says it supplies its new range of Lynx hydraulic power units with valves mounted and tested, the unit painted, mountings designed-in, lifting eyes provided and, optionally, the motor wired to a starter isolator.Noise levels have been reduced to 75dba by making the tank stiffer and submerging the pump, says ...
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Hamworthy to supply roros
Hamworthy KSE has signed a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard to supply cargo access equipment for two 4,700 dwt, 1,600 lane-metre roro vessels currently under construction for Rederi AB Gotland. The company will supply stern ramp and doors, bow doors, bow ramp and folding frame, side door and ramp, pilot and ...
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Wallenius embraces ECDIS
At the beginning of March, Wallenius Lines AB became the first ship operator to allow one of its vessels to navigate using Official Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs) only, albeit with the back-up of a relevant folio of paper charts as required by SOLAS.The 57,018g, 5,850-car PCTC vessel Mignon, which was ...
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Training to use a joystick
A bridge simulator developed by British Maritime Technology (BMT) is helping senior officers from cruise companies in the use of joystick control systems to manoeuvre their vessels. The joystick enables the captain to designate the direction in which to travel and the ship?s rate of turn, then an onboard computer ...
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Mobiq Marine goes global
BT has announced a three-month promotion to introduce its Mobiq Global Service which, it says, provides more flexible and cost-effective price packages for mini-M satellite phones. BT has expanded the service with the introduction of Indian Ocean Region coverage and introduced a global billing system called Neon.The promotion gives savings ...
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Anti-collision system
Consilium Selesmar says its new NavBat ATA radar complies fully with the new SOLAS Chapter V carriage requirements for ships of 3,000g and above. The unit features modular architecture and comes with a choice of either S or X frequency band transceivers (both up-mast and down-mast), 406 or 204mm (16 ...
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Network expands
The Maritime Data Network, owned and operated by Globe Wireless, has commissioned a new terrestrial digital node in Darwin, Australia. ITS Communications will handle maintenance and facilitation of the node which increases the network to 17 nodes linked world-wide. The network provides communications to and from ships at sea as ...
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Inmarsat-E EPIRB
Inmarsat and navtec have launched the navtec global-3, an Inmarsat-E emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB). The float-free L-band unit measures 210mm diameter by 210mm high and weighs less than 1,200g.In the event of an emergency the EPIRB transmits accurately-timed GPS position information and if it is in the water, ...
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Data overlays
KonMap Maritime Systems says its system for chart presentation overlaid with DXF-data uses the latest IMO/IHO standards. It supports S57-edition3 and C-Map CM93e3 nautical chart data, and presentations are made according to S52, with DXF data, such as underwater installation drawings, overlaid. Additional user defined information can be shown on ...
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Static goes dynamic
Software which allows dynamic information to be added to static chart data has been released by BMT Marine Information Systems, and the software framework, Visual Marine Information Systems, has been applied to a number of applications, says the company.One application is an integrated port approach vessel scheduling system, developed in ...
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Open all hours
Maritime Information Systems is offering a web-based supply chain management service via the e-commerce portal site Maritime Global Net. The service offers 24-hour transactions and allows web browser users to transact business directly over the internet, intranets, extranets or virtual private networks, says the company. Users can create and exchange ...
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Maintenance data via the net
Mincom has updated its electronic maintenance documentation system LinkOne to version 4.0. The publishing, viewing and distribution system allows users to consult electronic manuals on screen to carry out repairs, order new parts or conduct maintenance procedures.Version 4.0 allows integration with many existing data formats and provides the ability to ...
