Marine Log - April 2008 - (Page 49)

Cavotec wins first MoorMaster order Cavotec MSL Holdings Limited (CCC), New Zealand, has secured an order for the supply of four MoorMaster 400 automated mooring units from Nordic Ferry Services A/S, Denmark. The units will be installed in the ferry terminals at Hou and Saelvig. According to Cavotec CEO, Ottonel Popesco, “the installation will be the first deployment of MoorMaster in Scandinavia.” Cavotec is currently completing an order for MoorMaster received during the third quarter of 2006 from the St. Lawrence Seaway Management. Delivery and installation of this system is expected to take place this month. www.cavotec.com L-3’s side scan sonar seminar L-3 Klein Associates, Inc., Salem, N.H., announced a Side Scan Sonar Operations and Maintenance Training Seminar from April 29 through May 2008. The three-day seminar will be conducted at the company’s facility in Salem, NH. The training will include two days of classroom instruction and day of on the water training with lunch provided daily. The seminar is geared to the operator, as well to the manager, who wants a better understanding of Side Scan Sonar techniques. The course is open to any user of side scan sonar regardless of brand, experience, or occupation. Topics covered will include: basic sonar principles, types of Side Scan Sonar, sonar design, basics of underwater acoustics, interpretation of Side Scan Sonar records, target detection, field operations, specialty applications, troubleshooting and maintenance. L-3 Klein Associates’ Garry Kozak will teach the course. Kozak is an expert in undersea search operations and provides consulting and training expertise to companies. www.l-3com.com Port of Pittsburgh granted patent for its SmartLock system The Port of Pittsburgh Commission (PPC) has received a patent for its SmartLock system. James R. McCarville, Executive Director of the Port of Pittsburgh Commission, said that the SmartLock system consists of computers on the towboat that provide pilots with an easy display of navigational charts showing the position of the tows as they approach and enter the locks. The computers are also linked to sensors such as GPS that can send information, to the computers for display. SmartLock relies on only well-tested and understood technologies. A high-precision GPS is used to locate the tow via satellite. The lock provides data about conditions such as dam openings, currents and wind. The pilot receives the information via a Wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11), certified by the same encryption technology used to transmit credit card data over the Internet. Finally, the information is overlaid on Electronic Navigation Charts (ENC, IHO S-57), installed on standard personal computers, and displayed to the pilot. www.port.pittsburgh.pa.us A diagram on how the SmartLock system works www.marinelog.com APRIL 2008 MARINE LOG 49 http://www.cavotec.com http://www.l-3com.com http://www.port.pittsburgh.pa.us http://www.ebdg.com http://www.ebdg.com http://www.marinelog.com

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Marine Log - April 2008 Contents Editorial Second Thoughts Update Inside Washington Offshore Vessels Evolve to Meet Subsea Demands Picking the Right Floaters for Deepwater Tugs: The Good Times Roll, But for How Long? Interactive TV at Sea Jo-Kell's Suzan Kelly Tugs & Barges Exhibitors Preview Beyond Imagination Tech News Newsmakers Contracts Events Website Directory Infodirect ML Marketplace Last Page

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