Electronics & Communications

Scanmar says it will launch a whole new generation of sensors with improved technology and new options for users in autumn.

The Transas Group, which offers simulation software for skipper training, has now added new features to its fishing simulator as part of its Fishing Bridge package and says it also has all…

Fort Lauderdale-based (FL) ACR Electronics says it has now put on sale one of the smallest, fully-functional radio beacons in the world and hopes it will help expand the market beyond its…

Despite all the gadgets and new services which the electronics industry throws at us there are certain basic things which you need and it is these which can save your life.

Online Telematics, in partnership with S M Group (Europe) Ltd, are offering a GPS-based intruder warning device linked to a mobile phone to provide alerts by automatic text message and also track…

Japan Radio Co. (JRC) says it will be showing a new LCD Navtex, a compact Fleet F33 and three new Inmarsat C systems, at the Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition.

SCANMAR says that, following comprehensive trials of its Angle Sensor on doors, they are now moving to commercial production. It says it is the first sensor to feature brand new functionality since…

Sonavision is offering its latest long-range Titan scanning sonar in titanium for operation at 6,000m and a stainless steel model for use at 1000m depths. The standard tiny TITAN measures 226mm x…

FURUNO says it has set a new standard for the market in echo sounders with its innovative multi-/split-beam sounder the FCV-30. The FCV-30 facilitates optimal sounding searches for fishing operations as well…

Sonavision, the manufacturers of RoxAnn announce that the new RoxAnn GD, successor to the RoxAnn Seabed Classification System will be launched by Sonavision’s UK Distributor at the UK Fishing Show in Glasgow…

MAQ says its triple frequency sonar is helping Albacore and Benito fishermen detect individual fish at 400m with its 90KHz transducer while Bigeye and Yellowfin fishermen are detecting schools at 1,500m and…

Raymarine has launched its first autopilot for Volvo Penta IPS at the Schroders London Boat Show last month.

South Africas Olrac has developed a Traceability module at its Scottish-based subsidiary OLRAC-UK which it hopes to sell as an enhancement of its Olfish fisheries management for automated catch traceability down to…

New Zealands Seafood Industry Council (Seafic) and the Crown Crop & Food Research agency have set up Seafood Innovations Ltd to develop the seafood industrys value-added strategy.

Saab TransponderTech has introduced a new, type-approved GPS as an integrated part of the R4 ship AIS transponder system.

Combined with its ability to show not only hardness, but also roughness of the bottom in relation to the contour, MaxSea has become an indispensable tool to many types of fishermen.

Martek Marine (UK) has launched its Crewtrack® man overboard (MOB) alarm/locator system saying it is the most effective on the market with a mechanism to prevent false alarms.

At the SMM exhibition in Hamburg, Xantic displayed a new web-based tool, AMOS Connect Online, which makes it easier for ship managers to manage vessel mailboxes from the office. It can be…

Univan Ship Management, a leading ship management companies, is equiping its fleet with Iridium Satellite systems supplied by provider Horizon Mobile Communications (HMC) in a move to reduce communication costs between ship…

Thrane & Thrane, the worlds leading manufacturer of equipment for mobile satellite communication, has acquired EuroCom Industries (Denmark). EuroCom Industries is a leading supplier of maritime communication equipment for all types of…