La Cofradía de Pescadores “Santo Ángel de la Guarda”, de Viavélez, reclama al Principado que envíe buzos al puerto franquino para descartar que el faro rojo, derribado hace una semana por la borrasca “Bella”, no se haya quedado en mala posición en la bocana de acceso a la dársena. “Si se hubiera quedado ahí, y dependiendo de la posición, habría riesgo de que durante las mareas vivas alguna embarcación lo tocara y causara daños a los barcos”, alerta el
El patrón de Viavélez pide localizar el faro que tiró el temporal, para evitar colisiones con los barcos
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“Si se hubiera quedado en la bocana y según la posición, habría riesgo de tocarlo con las mareas vivas ”, advierte José Manuel García
Wintershall Noordzee to cut offshore hazards with next-gen Wärtsilä traffic monitoring system
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Wärtsilä Voyage has successfully completed its first commercial installation of the state-of-the-art Wärtsilä Navi-Harbour WebVTS 5.0 software application. The system was ordered by Netherlands-based Wintershall Noordzee to provide greater safety for their offshore installations in the North Sea. The order was placed in Q1 2020 and the project was finalised with full customer acceptance in November.
The Wärtsilä Navi-Harbour WebVTS features an early warning system to avoid collisions between the offshore platforms and vessels in their vicinity. It works by providing remote access to Automatic Identification System (AIS) or Vessel traffic Service (VTS) data sources to maintain constant and full situational awareness, utilising a standard Internet browser. The WebVTS decision support tools effectively
What is Integrated Bridge System (IBS) on Ships?
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Last Updated on June 19, 2020
The Wartsila Encyclopaedia defines IBS as “A series of interconnected and closely grouped screens and modules allowing centralised access to navigational, propulsion, control and monitoring information. The aim of IBS is to increase safe and efficient ship management by the qualified personnel.”
It is a combination of systems, which are interconnected to allow a centralized monitoring of various navigational tools. IBS allows acquiring and control of sensor information of a number of operations such as passage execution, communication, machinery control, and safety and security.
Integrated bridge system (IBS) is a kind of navigation management system which links other systems to provide all the details pertaining to ship’s navigation at one place. It
No More Loss Of Containers At Sea With New Vessel Response Forecasting System
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By MI News Network | In: Shipping News | Last Updated on December 24, 2020
The number of containers shipped at sea has grown roughly tenfold over the past decades, and today’s container carrying capacity for the global container vessel fleet has surpassed 20 million TEU.Volume 0%
The number of containers being transported by water is estimated to be 6 to 7 million at any given time. A marginal number of these containers never reach the destination port.
Exact figures are difficult to assess, but the total number of containers lost at sea is estimated to be roughly 1,500 per year. Most of these losses are associated with major incidents where a large number of containers are lost in a single incident. However, for most incidents, just a small number

