Other Equipment – Page 51
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Innovative products sought for merchant fleet
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 world’s commercial vessel fleet.
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Heading control system expands into operating vessels
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.
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NewsMaking the most of broadband satcoms
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.
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NewsCompact satphones for all market sectors
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 distributor CA Clase.
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NewsNew GMDSS offering from Thrane & Thrane
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 new products combined in a new console design, providing GMDSS suitable for all vessels in all sea areas.
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NewsClass guidelines for shipboard wireless LAN systems
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.
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Value added satcoms service
German satcoms provider GE-Satcom has launched a service designed to support a range of value-added services for merchant vessel operators.
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Type approval for Bridge Watch
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 62616 performance standard from February 2010.
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Heavyweight pump manufacturer enters marine market
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 in domestic heating systems and the water industry.
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NewsAir conditioning for satcoms antenna
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 company''s maritime VSAT antennae.
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NewsAutomation for reliability
MTU cites the diverse range of applications, including a German ice-breaker and research vesse, a Spanish fast ferry and a New York fireboat, as users of its Callosum integrated control and monitoring system.
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NewsNew advanced scalable automation from SAM
SAM Electronics of Hamburg says that at the forthcoming SMM exhibition it will be demonstrating its latest Nacos Platinum series of advanced scalable systems that integrate navigation, automation and control systems.
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NewsOil mist detection added to marine range
Italian company Valcom says that it has been involved in measuring and control technology for over 35 years, mainly in industrial applications, but has recently expanded into the maritime market.
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NewsSteering and station keeping controls
Volvo Penta’s IPS system includes a joystick controller which controls the vessel by moving the stick in the appropriate direction, for ease of docking and other low-speed manoeuvres.
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NewsAutomation system supports Green Ship portfolio
Kongsberg Maritime’s latest addition to its K-Chief automation system includes a ''Fuel Saver'' application developed as part of the company’s commitment to the Green Ship concept.
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NewsHeavyweight pump manufacturer enters marine market
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 in domestic heating systems and the water industry.
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NewsMore contracts and training aid for cargo access equipment
Cargotec’s MacGregor division continues to book orders for deck and cargo equipment for a variety of newbuildng and retrofit projects in shipyards worldwide.
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NewsMarine crane business expands
Crane specialist Palfinger says that it has recently acquired a 75% interest in Dutch company Ned-Deck Marine (NDM), a manufacturer of rescue boat davits. NDM is based in the Netherlands and has a production facility in Vietnam.
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NewsSpecialised winches offered for offshore use
German company Hatlapa says that it has been producing winches for many years. In addition to the standard winches manufactured at its own facility in Northern Germany, a number of specialised products have been added to the portfolio.
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NewsNew pumps for offshore applications
Hamworthy Svanehøj has launched the first of what it says will become an entirely new range of combined sea water lift and fire pumps that meet the requirements of the offshore market.
