Maritime Reporter, May 2014

<BODY> <div> www.marinelink.com 55 NEW PRODUCTS ABB Energy Management System ABB won an order from Spanish ferry operator Baleària to supply energy management systems for one of its largest vessels. ABB’s advisory software will be installed onboard the ferry Martin i Soler, with options for additional vessels. The package supplied is envisioned to generate a more than 2% savings in propulsion power. The EMMA Advisory Suite is a decision-support tool to minimize the overall energy costs for individual vessels and entire fl eets. This in- stallation will cover dynamic trim optimization and hull condition monitoring. The package is designed to help the vessel operator to optimize required pro- pulsive power and forecast hull and propeller fouling, with both contributing to reduced fuel consumption. www.abb.com Vessel Optimization Data A vessel optimization application offering combined tidal and non-tidal (ocean) current data was launched for integrated vessel speed and route optimization. De- veloped by Tidetech, the application offers resolution of six nautical miles at 60-minute intervals in a six- day forecast. Tidetech managing director Penny Haire said this was the fi rst time ships could access global tides and ocean currents in the same application. Haire said Tidetech currently uses Mercator as its front-line ocean current model, a six-day ocean forecast at fi ve nautical mile resolution, forced by ECMWF weather data. In simulations for various northern European and eastern Asian shipping routes, Tidetech has been able to demonstrate signifi cant projected time savings. www.tidetech.org Martek: Network-Connected ECDIS Martek Marine released its unique ECDIS offering to the market: iECDIS, which the company claims is the fi rst model to integrate a GSM modem, offer- ing automatic download and installation of charts, updates and notices to mariners. The GSM modem uses a mobile network signal to keep iECDIS up to date anywhere with mobile signal, even download- ing the most recent piracy warnings and weather forecasts. Designed and built to military specifi ca- tion, iECDIS is available for lease or purchase. www.martek-marine.com Danelec’s 3G VDR Danelec Marine introduced its third-generation marine Voyage Data Recorder (VDR), the Danelec DM100 VDR. The new unit fully complies with the new IMO VDR standard which comes into effect July 1, 2014. It also incorporates Danelec’s Soft- Ware Advanced Protection (SWAP) technology – a new approach to shipboard servicing of marine elec- tronics. “Danelec’s SWAP solution saves time by re- moving the repair from ship to shore, reduces labor costs for service calls, protects valuable shipboard data and eliminates in-port delays for repairs,” said Hans Ottosen, Danelec CEO. Danelec designed the VDR data acquisition unit for easy plug-and-play replacement, with all system programming and con- fi gurations stored on a hot-swappable memory card. www.danelec-marine.com Color LCD Radar from SI-TEX SI-TEX Marine Electronics launched its new T-760 Series Radar, which offers features like touch screen control, AIS target tracking and standard MARPA (Mini Automatic Radar Plotting Aid). SI-TEX T-760 Series’ compact, slim case and vertically orient- ed, 7-inch (800X480 pixel) touchscreen color LCD dis- play allow for versatile mounting options, even on small and/or crowded consoles and helm stations. The T-760 Series case measures only 5.4 X 8.9 X 3.5-in. The series includes the T-760, equipped with an 18-in. compact radome antenna for solid perfor- mance in a wide range of conditions and range scale choices from 1/8th nm to 24nm. www.si-tex.com Transas Liquid Cargo Handling Simulator Transas Marine launched its new liquid cargo han- dling simulator LCHS 5000 TechSim LNG which reportedly is the fi rst one in the market to boast ship-to-ship transfer functionality. The new Transas LCHS 5000 TechSim product line includes simula- tors for LNG tanker, LNG terminal and LPG carrier. Ship-to-ship transfer is a complex operation which requires adequate training to minimize the risks of damage to personnel, environment and assets. Tran- sas LCHS 5000 allows for a complete resource man- agement training involving crews of both mother and daughter vessels. The LNG vessel and LNG ter- minal simulator models were developed in collabo- ration with the Sczecin Maritime Academy, Poland. www.transas.com WASSP Goes Wireless with New Remote Mapping System Multi-beam sonar manufacturer WASSP Ltd . debuts its latest system – now for super yacht applications. WASSP-Wireless has been designed to address one of super yacht captains biggest concerns; underwater obstacle avoidance. Ideally suited to use when navigating in unknown waters or where marine charts lack suffi cient detail, WASSP-Wireless helps takes the risk out of the equation for the captains. Installed in the tender or support vessel of a super yacht, the WASSP- Wireless system uses a wifi radio link to send a real-time sea fl oor map back to the super yachts bridge system and display on a MaxSea navigation plotting platform in real-time. Using a wide angle, multi beam transducer, WASSP-Wireless quickly and ac- curately covers the seafl oor. With one pass at a depth of 20m, WASSP-Wireless will map a swath over 60m wide using 112 sonar beams and renders an infor- mation-rich 2D or 3D real-time image on the bridge. Seafl oor topography, rock or coral outcrops, obstacles are clearly identifi ed giv- ing large vessels the opportunity to navigate safely into or through areas that would have previously been seen as off limits. www.wassp.com MR #5 (50-58).indd 55 4/30/2014 3:41:33 PM </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>