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ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The Transas Group claims to be a world-leading manufacturer of software and hardware systems for professional training and certification of sea specialists. The broad scope of Transas simulators enables training in different…

31st August 2006

Transas teaches fishing

31st August 2006

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Belitronic fish jigging machines were developed by the Swedish family, Neuendorf. The father, Bjorn and sons Patrik and Thomas have used the most modern computer technology available to help fishermen make line…

31st August 2006

Smart ways to catch fish

31st August 2006

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Sonavision’s RoxAnn uses tried and tested seabed analysis techniques to produce colour-coded 2D and 3D charts in real-time. With this, a skipper can quickly and accurately identify what kind of ground is…

31st August 2006

RoxAnn GD – for better bottom discrimination

31st August 2006

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

The cost of Internet broadband access on land has dropped like a lead line, but seafarers are still being charged a fortune via satellite. Peter O’Neill looks at some ‘offers’ and also…

31st August 2006

Data, data everywhere and not a byte to please

31st August 2006

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Simrad has been selected as supplier for the complete hydroacoustic instruments suite and all trawl monitoring systems for the NB399 “Cattleya”, a 62m combi fishing vessel that was scheduled for manufacture during…

30th August 2006

Simrad main electronics supplier to Danish new build

30th August 2006

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS

Should you drop down dead while driving a train on the London Underground, the ‘dead man’s handle’ will be released and bring the train to a halt. Cambridge University scientists have now…

30th August 2006

E-Guardian Angel on your watch

30th August 2006

NEWS

NEWS

Danish fisheries about to enter a new era - Hans Morten Sundnes examines the state of Danish fisheries and the likely impact of new quota arrangements to come into force at the…

30th August 2006

Denmark

30th August 2006

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

A billionaire American tourist, mesmerised by the green lawns around the ‘Bloody’ Tower of London, asks the groundsman how he could get the same quality at his Texas ranch. “Simple really, sir:…

30th August 2006

The Chief Inspector sniffs out the flesh

30th August 2006

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Described by Director Hallvard Slettevoll as a breakthrough in technology, the new system manages to combine the unique features of pure sinusoidal electric power, both towards the main switchboard, and to the…

30th August 2006

A new form of diesel electric propulsion

30th August 2006

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Last July I had the pleasure of revisiting Foroyar (the Faroese name for the Faroe Islands) and talking to its fishermen, industry representatives, and scientists. I found there a lively discussion as…

30th August 2006

The Faroe Islands revisited

30th August 2006