Equipment

Marine electronics company Navico has launched a pulse compression radar which it claims offers revolutionary range and resolution.

Austrian headquartered lifting equipment and daughtercraft specialists Palfinger Ned-deck and Palfinger Boats have sold a combined package with davit and fast rescue boat to Tersan Shipyard.

GEA Westfalia Separator is to supply four of its MarineX systems for installation on Navigator Gas’ two new build vessels currently under construction in Korea.

A new report from Global Water Intelligence has placed a figure of US45.6 billion on ballast water management system sales over the next five years.

AIDA is to roll out ABB’s energy monitoring and management system (EMMA) across its entire 10-strong cruise ship fleet, with six vessels already using the software to aid energy cost optimisation.

Diesel power engineering company Royston has introduced a new version of its Enginei fuel management system.

UK-based computerised control system manufacturer, Unison, has commissioned what is thought to be the largest all-electric tube bending machine ever produced at Newport News Shipbuilding.

DBB Jack-Up Services new wind turbine service jack-up vessel has just been launched, with a full complement of Kongsberg Maritime control and automation technology on board.

Allseas’ giant offshore construction vessel Pioneering Spirit will begin its first job this summer off the coast of Norway, assisted by innovative Dynamic Positioning (DP), bridge and automation solutions from Kongsberg Maritime.

Cylinder pressure sensor specialist IMES has launched a new electronic pressure indicator designed to measure peak pressure and calculate engine speed on fourt-stroke engines.

Cathelco has reported several orders from Chinese shipyards for hull corrosion protection and seawater pipework anti-fouling systems.

UK engineering firm IPS Marine Fabrications has upgraded air-flow systems on a Stena Line ferry while it was sailing between the UK and Ireland.

Intelligent Engineering has supplied K-Line subsidiary TNKC with sandwich plate system (SPS) piracy protection doors for its nine bulk carriers, all of which operate in high risk areas.

Norwegian marine publisher Nautisk is launching a compact, cheap and effective solution to the weight of frequently-updated printed material carried by vessels worldwide.

A series of eight newbuild 33,000 DWT chemical tankers will be equipped with explosion proof (EX) Wärtsilä Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS), the first EX delivery since the system was…

A new Rolls-Royce anchor recovery frame (ARF) with a wider operating range will receive first use onboard six Maersk Supply Service anchor handlers, under a deck machinery contract awarded in December.

There are options beyond UV and electrochlorination for ballast water treatment systems, as Coldharbour Marines inert gas system shows. CEO Andrew Marshall discusses the thinking behind the technology, and the challenges any…

Cathelco is to supply equipment for five ice-classed containerships being built at Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding.

Crane builder TTS NMF says an order for an 800t capacity crane for a new self-propelled jack-up ship is of “great significance” for the Norwegian-owned specialist, reports Tom Todd.