IHO Nautical Information Provision Work Group endorses Guide for Nautical Data 2.1
offices and port authorities in the discharge of their collective responsibilities as per the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Chapter V, Regulation 9: Hydrographic Services.SOLAS sets out the minimum standards for the construction, equipment, and operation of ships, compatible with their safety. Specifically, Chapter V, Regulation 9 relates to the collection, compilation, maintenance and dissemination of information necessary for safe navigation.It requires the undertaking of hydrographic surveys and the preparation and
Subsea 7 Pipelay Vessel to be Equipped with Huisman’s Crane
a passive and active heave compensation system on the main hoist to counter-act the vessel’s heave motion when landing a product onto the seabed.Huisman has upgraded its heave compensation system with a variety of new control modes to extend the operational window, the Dutch manufacturer of construction equipment for the global offshore energy industry said.The crane for the Subsea 7 vessel will be built in Huisman’s production facility in Schiedam, the Netherlands."We are delighted to announce this contract of our valued client, Subsea7. Our pursuit of continuous improvement has led to
Huisman and ESD Forge Offshore Cable-Lay Solutions Alliance
Dutch firm Huisman, which makes heavy construction equipment for the global offshore energy industry, has signed a partnership agreement with ESD to expand its cable-lay product portfolio and increase its position in the offshore wind market. The agreement will see the combination of ESD’s expertise in designing smart cable-lay solutions with Huisman’s in-house engineering, production, and service capabilities of turnkey equipment.Huisman said Wednesday it had focused on the cable-lay market since 2022, pioneering innovative concepts and intelligent solutions for cable handling
Op/Ed: We Cannot Let the OceanGate Tragedy Put a Pause on Ocean Exploration
; in future undersea expeditions. Consider the remarkably similar situation following the sinking of Titanic.Two years after the disaster, the major maritime nations passed the International Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS), which established the minimum safety measures in the construction, equipment, and operation of merchant ships. Because SOLAS has been the backbone of maritime safety for nearly a century, the international community should convene a SOLAS-like convention for manned submersibles or incorporate this vehicle class in the SOLAS convention itselfAt the same time
Floating Offshore Wind: New Seascape, New Challenges
projects – can include navigation lanes, setbacks and safe access for fishing vessels.Wise listed other navigation impacts from wind towers including radar degradation, electromagnetic interference, noise and, of course, visual and line-of-sight problems because of new structures and construction equipment. He said that corridor widths between turbines are based on a number of considerations including power generation requirements, vessel navigation, commercial fishing, search and rescue, existing surface and sub-surface infrastructure, and seabed conditions. Lane width analyses are based on
Bibby Marine Appoints Samuels as CEO
HydroMap which provides leading subsea mapping and data analysis services.Bibby Marine Ltd is a subsidiary of Bibby Line Group – a diverse, $1 billion global business, operating in 16 countries, employing 4,000 people in sectors including retail, financial services, distribution, marine and construction equipment hire
Warner Linear Actuators Earn IP69K Rating
; Specific Warner Linear products with the IP69K rating include B-Track K2 DC actuators and actuator-mounted controls, S-Track actuators, I-Track actuators and M-Track actuators. The new rating makes these models suitable for use in food processing, pharmaceutical, medical equipment, marine, construction equipment, agriculture and outdoor applications. According to the manufacturer, the IP69K rating ensures ingress protection at 176˚F/80˚C (1450psi/100bars), ingress protection of solid foreign objects (including dust) and testing according to DIN 40505 Part 9 Standard.
St Engineering's Land Systems Arm Inject Capital in Brazil
has correspondingly injected approximately S$3.2m into the capital of SDGK as funding for SDGK’s capital injection into LeeBoy Brazil. LeeBoy Brazil was incorporated in 2013 to establish a manufacturing base in Brazil to further grow the market presence of the LeeBoy™ brand of road construction equipment in Brazil and throughout Latin America. The injection of capital is not expected to have any material impact on the consolidated net tangible asset per share and earnings per share of ST Engineering for the current financial year. ST Kinetics (Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd) is
Titanic & the Launch of a Landmark Safety Agreement
100+ years later, SOLAS still steering international maritime cooperation When the RMS Titanic made its debut in 1912, the ship epitomized everything new and advanced about shipbuilding and construction. It was the largest ship of its day, a steel-jacketed vessel that featured cutting-edge safety measures such as 16 watertight compartments, 15 bulkheads and 11 remotely activated watertight doors. The ship had her own waterworks, an electrical power plant more powerful than the then typical city power plant, and two wireless telegraphs. It was a sight to behold and a technological marvel,
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