Electronics & Communications – Page 5
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NewsVolstad embraces digitalisation
Norwegian fishing company Volstad Shipping AS has selected Inmarsat’s high-speed Fleet Xpress mobile satellite communications service to support the operation of its sophisticated factory vessel fishing in Arctic waters
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NewsReal-time shrimp monitoring with Notus Echo
Notus has developed what it describes as the first shrimp detector for trawl gears, and reports from the first users to fit the system to shrimp trawls have been highly positive.
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NewsInshore vessels benefit from monitoring app
Five inshore fishing vessels under 10m have been fitted with the AST AVMS (autonomous vessel monitoring system) and iCatch reporting app as part of the CEFAS/MMO/DEFRA sponsored ‘Spurdog bycatch avoidance programme’ in the southern North Sea.
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NewsBridge system improves operational efficiency
Scanmar has released a new fully customisable bridge system with advanced tracking functions and simplified customisable data display to improve operational control and efficiency.
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NewsNew efficient email solution
GTMaritime has launched an intuitive email management solution that is specifically optimised for fishing vessels to communicate with shore more efficiently and cost-effectively.
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NewsRockFLEET approved as only Iridium solution for Queensland VMS
The proven RockFLEET global tracking and messaging system, manufactured by UK-based Iridium satcom specialist Rock Seven, has been selected as one of four approved devices in a mandated scheme to install a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) to all Queensland commercial fishing vessels.
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NewsThe future of anti-fouling – now
Ultrasonic anti-fouling technology is making marine growth on hulls and in raw-water cooling systems a thing of the past. This is taking shape against a backdrop of increasingly strict legislation relating to the use of metallic biocides in anti-fouling coatings.
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NewsVMS to help AFMA ensure compliance
Icelandic tech company Trackwell will provide Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) services for Commonwealth commercial fisheries to manage the activity of commercial fishing vessels and ensure continuous compliance with fisheries management regulations.
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NewsNew Kongsberg simulator meets training demand for sustainable fisheries
The first contract for a state-of-the-art simulator covering navigation, fishfinding and catching has been signed with the Lofoten Vocational School in Northern Norway. The new K-Sim Fishery will support training, improving safety and sustainability within the fishing industry.
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NewsBetter target detection with WASSP F3X
Fisherman could benefit from better target detection, deeper depths and greater screen clarity with WASSP’s new F3X multibeam sounder featuring more energy and better processing than its previous F3 model.
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NewsPresenting the Gear-Eye View
A revolution has taken place in the last few years in terms of the volume of data that can be transmitted from gear-mounted sensors back to the catching vessel, although there are still significant natural limitations to this and companies developing marine electronics are competing for bandwidth, according to Axel ...
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NewsWASSP launches interference management system
WASSP has launched a Key Pulse and Interference management system including an automated frequency and bandwidth algorithm.
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NewsENL Group invests in ENL Europe to support growing WASSP sales
On 1st February, a new, international office for ENL Group to support the innovative WASSP Multibeam Sonar, opened in the UK located at Maldon in Essex. The successful growth of WASSP sales since its first introduction to the European market in 2006 has seen the requirement for further investment in ...
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NewsSensor success in West Africa
As well as those around the world with a long background in making use of trawl technology from Scanmar, there are some newer big players who are also singing the praises of the Norwegian experts.
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NewsEros chooses Fleet Xpress
Norwegian fishing company Eros A/S has signed a contract with Inmarsat Maritime to install Fleet Xpress on three fishing vessels operating in the North Sea, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea.
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NewsWesmar; changing hands after 52 years
Wesmar founder and president Bruce H. Blakey has announced today that he has sold his company to local businessman Roger Fellows. He founded Western Marine Electronics in 1965 to develop sonar to help commercial fishermen find fish.
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NewsA smarter way to fish
SeapiX from French marine electronics specialist iXblue is a step into the future as it merges familiar fishing tools into a single working environment in a fishing vessel’s wheelhouse.
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NewsTailoring data for coastal fishing
Inmarsat’s entry-level Fleet One satellite communications service has been developed to meet the needs of coastal operators who want to maintain cost efficient connectivity without the unpredictability of cellular coverage.
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NewsGillnet warning device for porpoises launched
A programmable warning device has been developed to alert harbour porpoises to gillnets in their vicinity.
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NewsOne man bridge on display at Nor-Fishing
JRC, Alphatron Marine and ProNav will be showing the one man bridge at this year’s Nor-Fishing, which they claim will “redefine the standard we know today”.
