Surveillance & Maritime News for February 2025

Demand for longer-term repair and maintenance framework relationships from ferry operators is increasing as the sector prepares to recover from COVID-19, according to Cammell Laird. Despite a reduction in ferry projects at Cammell Laird during 2020 as many operators, particularly those involved in passenger traffic, delayed all but vital work-the market for wider maintenance and repairs is improving. Longer-term contracts Ferry operators are showing an appetite for longer-term contracts and c...

Cammell Laird has completed the design, manufacture and installation of an innovative test rig as part of a project which plans to re-establish the UK as a world leader in thermal hydraulics research. The new Thermal Hydraulic test rig, which is 7 metres tall, 5 metres wide and 2.5 metres deep, was built for the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) as part of Project Faith (Fuel Assembly Incorporating Thermal Hydraulics). The project aims to use the build of the experimental rig as a model fo...

MetOcean Telematics (MetOcean), is pleased to announce it has been selected for a second consecutive year, as one of CANADA’s Top Small and Medium Employers. MetOcean has also proudly secured a second win for 2021, as one of Atlantic Canada and Nova Scotia’s top Employers. Now in its 8th year, Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers is an editorial competition that recognises the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that offer the nation’s best workplaces and forward-th...

MetOcean Telematics (MetOcean) is pleased to announce it has been awarded an extensive long-term contract to provide global satellite communications to the Canadian Government, exclusively through the Iridium® satellite network.  The contract will feature MetOcean’s vast portfolio of Iridium-based products and services, which will be utilized by over 150 Canadian Federal and Provincial agencies.  The Iridium network is the sole satellite constellation to offer true 100...

Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider is teaming up with Polaris Aero, the flight risk analysis and safety management system (SMS) provider to enhance the risk assessment and mitigation process for mutual SD and Polaris customers. The new integrated data solution enables SD PreFlight users to automatically send tail number, trip planning, and duty information data to the Polaris FlightRisk® application. Polaris system The Polaris system analyses the data to pro...

A nine-day project to replace bow visor hinge pins and bearings for CalMac Ferries’ MV Isle of Mull has been completed by Cammell Laird. Delivered as part of the vessel’s annual survey, the project involved a multi-disciplinary approach from Cammell Laird’s planning, technical and lifting teams in order to remove the vessel’s 33-tonne bow visor and replace its hinge pins and bearings. The programme involved a series of heavy lifts using 200-tonne jacks and a 350-tonne mo...

MetOcean Telematics (MetOcean), is pleased to announce it has been selected for a second consecutive year, as one of Atlantic Canada’s Top Employers. MetOcean has also proudly secured a second win for 2021, as one of Nova Scotia’s top Employers. Canada’s Top Employers project for Atlantic Canada and Nova Scotia is a competition to determine which employers lead their industries in offering exceptional workplaces for their employees. Employers are evaluated by the editors of Ca...

Cammell Laird has secured a new contract with one of the UK’s largest ferry operators for the annual maintenance and dry docking of five large vessels in its fleet. CalMac Ferries has awarded Cammell Laird a four-year contract with the option to extend it for two further one-year periods. The contract spans the MV Clansman, MV Loch Seaforth, MV Lord of The Isles, MV Finlaggan and MV Hebrides – all of which provide an essential lifeline service from the Inner and Outer Hebrides to th...

Each year, Cammell Laird employees and members of its supply chain take part in a huge fundraising effort to support the local community at Christmas time. Working together, Cammell Laird employees and supply chain raised a grand total of £4,000 for families and elderly people in need through competitions, raffle, Christmas Jumper days, and supplier donations. The money raised was shared across several initiatives, all of which provided much-needed support for local Merseyside charities,...

MetOcean Telematics (MetOcean), is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a five-year blanket purchase agreement (BPA) to supply the United States Coast Guard (USCG) with its world-renowned search and rescue buoy, the Iridium Self Locating Datum Marker Buoy, also known as the iSLDMB. MetOcean Telematics has supported and supplied Coast Guards (CG) around the globe with a cost-effective and reliable search and rescue (SAR) buoy for over two decades. The United States Coast Guard a core-use...

Satcom Direct (SD) has successfully activated 500 terminals for aerospace customers subscribing to Inmarsat’s High Throughput Satellite (HTS) Global Xpress network. This achievement positions SD as the pioneering service provider of Inmarsat’s ultra-high-speed data service to private and government aviation users worldwide. With the 500th activation, SD is managing service delivery to a combination of international business, government and military aircraft, all of which are op...

The Satcom Direct Data Centre, the global mobile solutions provider, has achieved International Standard Organisation (ISO) 27001:2013 certification for its state-of-the-art data centre. The 10,000 square-foot facility, located at the SD Melbourne, Florida world headquarters, was assessed by BARR Advisory P.A. a cloud-based security and compliance solutions provider, specialising in cybersecurity and compliance for Software as a Service (SaaS) companies and awarded the certificate in early Decem...

Cammell Laird has achieved its final milestone for the RRS Sir David Attenborough – formally handing over Britain’s new polar ship to the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Operated by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), the new polar ship will transform UK research in the polar regions. Its missions will be critical for understanding and making sense of our changing climate. Operational and scientific trials Crews from BAS will spend the next 50 days undergoing intensiv...

Cammell Laird employees have embraced the government's cycle-to-work scheme, with unprecedented take-up of the tax-free bike initiative at the Merseyside shipyard and maritime engineering company. Almost £75,000 worth of bikes and cycling equipment have been purchased through the scheme on behalf of Cammell Laird employees since it was launched at the company in early August. A third of orders have gone to Merseyside-based cycle shops in a bid to help support small, local businesses. New...

OneWeb, a global communications company with a vision to enable internet access everywhere for everyone, has announced a partnership with Intellian, to build user terminals designed specifically for remote enterprise networks, cellular backhaul expansion, and remote connectivity needs. User terminal The user terminals will be the units provided to customers to enable the high-speed, low-latency service that OneWeb's global satellite constellation will deliver. These user terminals will be per...

Speedcast International Limited, the world’s most trusted provider of remote communication and IT solutions announced that the company will begin to offer Intellian’s v240MT antenna to its Cruise and Energy customers. v240MT The v240MT is Intellian’s next generation, tri-band and multi-orbit 2.4-metre antenna for use on Ku, Ka, and C-band satellites. The antenna will provide Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) broadband access to virtually any satelli...

Great news for them at Luka Marine and for all the customers at the nearly end of 2018 year. They have become authorised dealers and service providers for Humphree Stabilisation Systems. Humphree products make the difference – the difference between enjoyment and seasickness, the difference between low and high fuel consumption, the difference between excellent visibility or bad visibility. 25 % more efficient compared to trim tabs Faster planning, lower energy consumption 75 % typic...

Volvo Penta has unveiled a new water sport control system designed to create a unique user experience for wakesurfing, wakeboarding and waterskiing enthusiasts. The innovative control and display system gives boatbuilders a turnkey Volvo Penta water sport package that’s fully integrated with the Forward Drive, Electronic Vessel Control (EVC) and Glass Cockpit systems. New automation technologies “Wakesurfing is one of the fastest growing trends in today’s boating market, and...

The SRT VMS System delivers a complete turn-key fisheries management solution at a cost that is up to 40% lower than traditional VMS systems whilst simultaneously delivering better performance, reliability, functionality, and future-proof flexibility. Proven around the world, the SRT VMS system includes functionality such as reliable ultra-low cost global tracking of any vessel and type and size, electronic fish catch reporting and auditing, advanced vessel ELOG system, integrated aquatic envir...

Propspeed is a solution to a problem that has frustrated owners and captains for years. Propspeed prevents marine growth from bonding to metal surfaces below the waterline. Propspeed is an environmentally safe product and does not contain copper, tin or any other toxic substances that may cause environmental pollution. Integrated foul release system The Propspeed system is made up of a two-component etching primer, which bonds to the metal substrate, and a clear coat, which provides an ultra-...

SRT, the global provider of maritime tracking technologies, products and turn-key system solutions, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a major agreement (the “Agreement”) for the supply of a significant maritime domain management system (“MDM system” or the “System”) for a large country in Asia. Under the Agreement, SRT will play an integral role in the development and implementation of a national integrated maritime system, which is expected to...