PRODUCTS New LARS for Unmanned Craft
SOLUSV, a new launch and recovery system (LARS) for unmanned craft has been proved in testing off Norway’s West Coast. Designed as a cost-effective and compact equipment fit for an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) and useable with existing davits, the DNV GL-approved SOLUSV uses standard H. Henriksen hooks but deploys a unique spring-loaded rope drum mounted on the USV, tuned for easy connection to the fall rope via a special soft link. The low weight and compact handling system is easy to operate and offers a plug and play solution.
CanPower ESS Two of the main hurdles facing shipowners wishing to install energy storage systems (ESS) are the physical footprints and the complexity of installation. Sterling PBES says its CanPower microgrid ESS system aims to solve both concerns by using a self-contained unit, designed to easily and inexpensively be located on the top deck or other exterior location of any vessel, alongside intelligent design to streamline installations. CanPower is designed to add energy storage to virtually any vessel, for newbuilds and retrofits, without the need for complex design and build times. 72 MN
Automated Vacuum Mooring A next generation automated vacuum mooring solution from Cavotec is designed to reduce fuel consumption and increase port productivity by simplifying and accelerating the mooring process. The Swiss-headquartered manufacturer of connection and electrification solutions for the maritime industry launched its MoorMaster NxG with the goal to “revolutionize the way ships enter and leave ports,” enabling ships to dock in as little as 30 seconds. The system comes with patented active control technology and uses a proprietary software algorithm to eliminate vessel motion while also increasing system lifetime.
FCwave Fuel Cell
Ballard Power Systems has launched what it says is the fuel cell industry’s first module designed for primary propulsion power in marine vessels such as passenger and car ferries, river push boats and fishing boats, as well as stationary electrical power to support hotel and auxiliary loads on cruise ships and other vessels while docked at port (also known as ‘cold ironing’). The FCwave fuel cell product is a 200-kilowatt (kW) modular unit that can be scaled in series up to the multi-megawatt (MW) power level.
C700 Intellian’s new C700 Iridium Certus maritime terminal can deliver out-of-the-box uplink speeds of 352kbps and downlink speeds of 704kbps by default, with equally impressive low-elevation-angle RF efficiency thanks to its unique 12-patch phased array antenna technology. It will support three high-quality, low-latency phone lines simultaneously; and as a solidstate antenna with no moving parts inside, the C700 is especially robust, requiring no scheduled maintenance over its lifetime. November 2020
