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US water treatment company Hyde Marine has recently become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Calgon Carbon Corporation’s UVT (ultraviolet technologies) division.

20th January 2011

More approvals for Hyde

20th January 2011

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Wilhelmsen Ships Service has signed an agreement to acquire Nalfleet, the marine division of Nalco.

13th January 2011

Wilhelmsen acquires chemical supplier

13th January 2011

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Korean company Techcross says that its has installed its Electro-Cleen System (ECS) ballast water treatment system on 11 out of 14 vessels recently built by Korean, Chinese and Japanese shipyards.

13th January 2011

Korean system well received by Far Eastern yards

13th January 2011

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Norwegian company Enwa reports that its chemical-free EnwaMatic maritime water treatment has obtained approval from engine manufacturer Wärtsilä.

13th January 2011

Engine coolant treatment gains Wärtsilä approval

13th January 2011

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US company NEI Treatment Systems has announced that in September 2010 its Korean licensee Samgong received an initial order from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for four VOS (venturi oxygen stripping) ballast water…

13th January 2011

Major order for BWTS in Korea

13th January 2011

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Channel Islands-based company Marine Electronics Ltd recently demonstrated the first obstacle avoidance sonar fitted to a tanker. The See Echo sonar has been developed in Guernsey, and has been installed aboard a…

1st January 2011

First obstacle avoidance sonar fitted to a tanker

1st January 2011

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German company Conrac was at the recent SMM event, launching a series of marine grade panel PCs, which the company says adds the flexibility of an integrated solution to the benefits of…

1st January 2011

Widescreen format for marine computers

1st January 2011

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Hamburg-based SAM Electronics, an L-3 company, reports a number of orders for a further four Nacos 65-5 integrated navigation command systems for installation aboard new cruise ships under construction in major European…

1st January 2011

Further cruiseship orders for integrated systems

1st January 2011

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Kongsberg Maritime unveiled a new focus for its offshore aft bridge workstation during SMM 2010. The K-Master platform is now available in a new, redesigned version, as a forward looking bridge, workstation,…

31st December 2010

Looking forward to the future of bridge operation

31st December 2010

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Jeppesen Norway, part of Boeing, says that it has launched a new resource for the maritime industry, to help shipping companies prepare for the IMO’s mandatory carriage requirements for ECDIS and e-Navigation…

31st December 2010

New tools for e-Navigation preparation and ship tracking

31st December 2010

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Marine electronics group Navico has entered into a cooperative partnership with marine safety and navigation specialist Consilium through its Simrad brand, with the intent to offer new and innovative products for the…

31st December 2010

Innovative products sought for merchant fleet

31st December 2010

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Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and Yokogawa Denshikiki (YDK) have jointly announced expansion of the installation of the YDKheading control system to K Line’s operating vessels.

31st December 2010

Heading control system expands into operating vessels

31st December 2010

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Kelvin Hughes reports that among the latest installations of its integrated bridge equipment is a system onboard the 107m Austal-built catamaran Jean De La Valette, which is due to enter service with…

31st December 2010

Integrated system for high speed craft

31st December 2010

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At the recent SMM exhibition, German company Raytheon Anschütz launched its latest bridge system, known as Synapsis. The system aims to make navigation more efficient and to simplify operation for users.

31st December 2010

Simpler and more efficient navigation

31st December 2010

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The latest product from ChartCo is PassageManager, an addition to the company’s oceanMaster software suite.

31st December 2010

Easier organisation of navigational data

31st December 2010

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Michiel Meijer, maritime marketing manager for Stratos Global, and a former officer on merchant and Dutch naval ships, looks at the benefits of onboard broadband from the various platforms.

30th November 2010

Making the most of broadband satcoms

30th November 2010

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KVH provides communications equipment operating on both the Inmarsat and VSAT networks, and its latest Inmarsat FleetBroadband offering was presented to the commercial marine market at the Seawork 2010 exhibition, by UK…

30th November 2010

Compact satphones for all market sectors

30th November 2010

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The recent SMM exhibition in Hamburg saw the launch of a new GMDSS system from Thrane & Thrane, known as the Sailor 6000 GMDSS series. The system is designed for flexibility, with…

30th November 2010

New GMDSS offering from Thrane & Thrane

30th November 2010

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The growing possibilities for using electronic communication onboard ships have received a boost from ClassNK, which has produced some timely guidelines for shipboard wireless LAN (local area network) systems.

30th November 2010

Class guidelines for shipboard wireless LAN systems

30th November 2010

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German satcoms provider GE-Satcom has launched a service designed to support a range of value-added services for merchant vessel operators.

30th November 2010

Value added satcoms service

30th November 2010

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Danish company Uni-Safe Electronics has obtained DNV type approval for its BW 800 BNWAS (bridge navigational watch alarm system), certifying that its complies with IMO MSC.128 (75) regulations and the latest IEC…

12th November 2010

Type approval for Bridge Watch

12th November 2010

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The Danish pump manufacturer Grundfos is gearing up to make inroads into the marine market more than 60 years after starting up in business producing pumps mainly for the transference of water…

26th October 2010

Heavyweight pump manufacturer enters marine market

26th October 2010

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HVAC systems specialist Dometic Marine is to supply eight Radome environmental control units (ECUs) to CapRock Communications, a global satellite communications provider, for use with the companys maritime VSAT antennae.

18th October 2010

Air conditioning for satcoms antenna

18th October 2010