Modern electronic navigation systems have the potential to improve vessel navigation safety and reduce accidents.  The potential of these new systems is unlikely to be realized, however, if the officers keeping the navigation watch are not fully trained and properly qualified in their use. ...
Inmarsat has confirmed that its new FleetBroadband 150 (FB150) service is now live and passing commercial voice and data traffic on the network. According to Piers Cunningham, Director of Maritime Business for Inmarsat, FB150 was “designed specifically to handle broadband IP data, as well as high-quality voice and SMS...
Nor-Shipping 2009 was the largest in the event’s history, dating back to 1967. 1105 exhibitors from 52 countries participated. By comparison, Nor-Shipping 2007, which took place in the midst of a market boom, had 830 exhibitors from 42 countries.The Leading Voices conference that opened...
More than two dozen Sea Scouts were rescued by the Coast Guard this week after their boat began taking on water in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta near Concord, authorities said. According to Petty Officer Levi Read, the crew of the 85-ft. SSS Farallon reported that there were eight inches of water...
Though it has sustained economic growth for the past ten years, China’s shipbuilding industry suffered in 2008. The nation contracted 48.3% fewer ships in the first half of the year as compared to 2007. Carrying capacity was down by about 45%, and China’s total market share in the shipbuilding industry dropped to 33.7%....
According to a report on UPI, South Korean ship builders have been hit hard by the global economic slowdown as new orders plunged in the first half of 2009. Yonhap reports that South Korea’s three major shipyards received combined orders of only $1.23 billion in the first six months of this year, compared with $34...
Aker Solutions has opened a new, expanded manufacturing facility for surface trees and wellheads in Batam, Indonesia. The expansion is part of Aker Solutions' strategy to increase its presence in the Asia Pacific oil and gas markets. Aker Solutions has invested $17 million into the expansion, which included...
At the end of June, Sealink Slipways at Miri delivered a 53.8-by-13.8-m Offshore and Support Vessel to Rederij Groen B.V. of the Netherlands. Unlike Sealink’s Venture G, the new Maria G is powered by a pair of Cummins KTA50-M2 mains and uses three Cummins QSM11DM-powered 245 kW generators. The...
Karl Erik Kjelstad has been appointed executive vice president and member of the executive management team at Aker Solutions. Kjelstad will lead the development of the strategic initiative related to oilfield services and the company's fleet of marine vessels. Kjelstad will report directly to the CEO,...
The British Royal Navy-led EU NAVFOR, the European Union’s first naval task force assembled to protect international shipping in the waters off Somalia, has partnered with IT service company Polymorph to develop a collaboration tool for its vessels. The tool will be designed to coordinate anti-piracy...
The Mobile & Marine Robotics Research Center at the University of Limerick performed trials and demonstrations of their new Remotely Operated Vehicle, ROVLATIS, at Limerick Dock. This underwater robot
Swedish survey company MMT AB has purchased a TSS 440 pipe and cable tracker from Teledyne TSS Ltd. The new TSS 440 will be used to identify the routes of the numerous cables that cross the region. Marketing
StatoilHydro and Scottish and Southern Energy have begun commercial operations at the Aldbrough gas storage facility in East Yorkshire, UK. Aldbrough will provide around 60 million cubic meters (mcm)
Marport, a subsea acoustics technology company, announced that that it has been awarded a contract valued at over $870,000 to supply its SQX-1 AUV to an international geodetic survey company. The AUV
Deepwater Wind Rhode Island signed a 10-year, $20.7 million agreement to lease 117 acres of land at the Quonset Business Park for use as its regional manufacturing headquarters and local development office.
An international team of researchers is surveying the Mid-Atlantic Ridge halfway
between Iceland and the Azores to determine its biodiversity and search for new
species and clues to deep-sea food webs.
Two GeoSwath wide swath bathymetric sonars are being used for regular hydrographic port surveys around the South Australian coast, providing bathymetry and side scan data for use in the development and
After many years of contacts and testing, Kongsberg Maritime Holland has received orders for the delivery of EA 400 single beam echo sounders with single and dual frequencies for the survey vessels of RWS.
The latest Triton 1000/2 submersible has recently completed sea trials and is now available for sale. Next month, the company intends to sponsor a "demo day," where interested Triton buyers will be able to dive to 1,000 ft.
EdgeTech will be holding its annual sonar training seminar at its West Wareham, Mass. facility September 15-17, 2009. This comprehensive course will cover sonar theory, operational training, system maintenance
L-3 MAPPS has won a second simulator order for China's Hongyanhe nuclear power plant from Liaoning Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Co Ltd (LHNPC), the plant owner and operator. The second simulator is for operator training for Hongyanhe plant's third and fourth units. Preparatory work on the simulator will start immediately, and it is expected to be in service in spring 2011.
"Our high-performance simulators at Daya Bay and Ling Ao in Guangdong provide tremendous value, operating six shifts per day with an availability of 99.8%," said Michael Chatlani, vice president of marketing and sales for L-3...
Sotra Anchor & Chain have a considerable stock of offshore anchors, studlinks and studless mooring chains for offshore moorings.
We keep both brand new and second hand anchors as well as chains in stocks of grade K3, ORQ, R3, RS3 and R4. Kenter-shackles, swivels, pear shackles, triplates and all accessories required to build mooring systems are in stock for immediate delivery.
Our products are fully certified by DNV, ABS and LRS. With yards in Scotland and The Netherlands, in addition to our own quay facilities at our central location along the main shipping route off the coast of N...
Even with the propeller shaft rotating in only one direction, ahead, the torque on the propeller shaft oscillates (torsional vibration) back and forth from positive to negative as the prop passes through the barred speed range.
What is the magnitude of this torsional vibration and is it potentially damaging to the propulsion system? Find out by measuring the true mechanical torque on the rotating prop shaft using TorqueTrak telemetry instruments from Binsfeld Engineering.
Any size shaft, any torque level; Binsfeld instruments will show you the true mechanical torque data and then infor...
Chemring Marine is supporting ILAMA's campaign to tighten regulations over replacement of time-expired items in commercial shipping liferafts.
Chemring Marine, the parent company of Pains Wessex, is a member of the International Lifesaving Appliance Manufacturers' Association (ILAMA). Through ILAMA and its new chairman, Jim Booth, the company has been lobbying the International Maritime Organisation to ensure dated items, such as pyrotechnics, food, water and batteries, are replaced in extended service interval liferafts (30months) if out-of-date by the next service.
After a long and sus...
Chemring Marine, the world's leading supplier of marine distress signals to commercial and leisure marine markets, has had a hugely successful Nor-Shipping show.
The company received strong interest in its SOLAS, MED & USCG-approved Comet and Pains Wessex products.
Managing director Robert Hill, sales director Justine Heeley and sales manager Holger Muegge met key clients and distributors on their busy stand in Hall C and answered inquiries about their reliable and cost-effective range of products.
The team attended the SASMEX safety awards dinner and were guests at a reception at...
An offshore vessel, designed and equipped by Rolls-Royce, has today been named Skipsrevyen 'Ship of the Year' at the Nor-Shipping industry event in Oslo, Norway.
The Far Samson - a UT 761 CD design - is the world's most powerful offshore vessel and entered service recently with Farstad Shipping on a contract to plough pipeline trenches in the North Sea, out of Aberdeen. 'Ship of the Year' was awarded jointly to shipowner Farstad Shipping, the yard STX Europe and designer Rolls-Royce.
The accolade builds on last year's success, when the Rolls-Royce designed UT vessel, the UT 767 CD Island...
The Te’ Safety havs all-weather safety workwear with built-in lifejacket is always there when you need it, and is certified according to EN 396 (150 N offshore). It is classified as personal protective equipment (PPE) according to EU directive 89/686/EEC and prevents drowning. It provides thermal protection according to class D (EN ISO 15027), which makes it possible to survive for one hour in cold water (5°C).
The Te’ havs Safety all-weather safety workwear with built-in lifejacket is fully automatic and manual, and suitable for use in coastal waters and offshore. It is not suitable f...
Today at Nor-Shipping 2009, Vinashin Shipbuilding Engineering (Visec) and business solution provider MultiPlus Solutions signed an exclusive pre-study contract for the MultiPlus ERP/business system. In addition, Visec and MultiPlus Solutions signed a collaboration agreement for Visec to represent the Norwegian company in the Vietnamese market.
Visec is a subsidiary of Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin). If successful, the pre-study will be followed up by an agreement for consultancy services and installation of the MultiPlus Shipbuilding Solution at shipyards and other su...
ISIC today announced an expansion of the DuraMon marine monitor range to include wide-screen monitors in 16:9 format. The new 22in and 26in monitors are tailored for the IEC 60945 maritime certified environment.
Following the product release and use of the DuraMon certified marine monitor series, which has been exceptionally well-received by the naval and marine market globally, many have asked ISIC to provide DuraMon in wide-screen format. ISIC is committed to fulfilling customers' needs and with the success of the DuraMon, the wide-screen format is a natural extension, said Bo Hansen, sal...
ShipConstructor Software Inc (SSI), Canada, is proud to announce a new, simple software licence option, the Universal Seat License. The Universal Seat License provides a welcome and cost-effective alternative to the current modular licensing system, providing access to every module and function ShipConstructor has to offer with one single license. Better yet, future modules of ShipConstructor, such as Electrical and WeldManagement, will be automatically provided free-of-charge under the subscription program.
As per today, the modular licensing system allows users to obtain the required numb...
