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Orolia launches new business unit dedicated to delivering integrated solutions to the global maritime market
- Published on Friday, 12 April 2013 07:40
McMurdo Marine Solutions created in response to growing demand for key products and solutions in workboat, navigation infrastructure and commercial fishing markets
Orolia today announced the launch of McMurdo Marine Solutions, a new business unit dedicated to integrated solutions for the maritime industry focused on safety, compliance and operational efficiencies.
McMurdo Marine Systems wins contract worth nearly 1.5 million euros to supply positioning and tracking beacons for fishing boats and oil slicks
- Published on Thursday, 22 November 2012 08:22
McMurdo Marine Systems has today announced that it has been awarded a contract worth almost 1.5 million euros, which involves the supply of beacons to track fishing boat fleets and oil slicks.
"News of this latest contract for M2M marine applications underlines our capacity and expertise in developing positioning and communication equipment for mobile objects, which are exposed to particularly extreme environmental conditions (flooding, hard impacts or vibrations, high humidity or dust, etc.)."
The beacons will be supplied at intervals throughout 2013 - 2014.
McMurdo Marine Systems showcases Oceania Marine Tracking Buoy System at SMM, Hamburg
- Published on Thursday, 30 August 2012 16:45
SMM International Trade Fair • 4th – 7th September 2012 • Stand B6.121
McMurdo Marine Systems will exhibit the Oceania Marine Tracking Buoy System at the Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology International Trade Fair taking place in Hamburg, Germany from 4th – 7th September 2012.
McMurdo strengthens product portfolio with the launch of McMurdo Marine Systems
- Published on Monday, 02 April 2012 14:53
McMurdo has expanded its product portfolio to include complete professional maritime and land-based tracking and monitoring systems, with the launch of McMurdo Marine Systems.
McMurdo Systems awarded a contract for the supply of Vessel Monitoring Systems worth around 500,000 euros
- Published on Tuesday, 14 February 2012 08:05
McMurdo Systems has been awarded a contract worth around 500,000 euros for the supply of a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) for the observation of fishing fleets. This new contract follows two recent awards by the French and British maritime authorities for the provision of "e-navigation" solutions, and, is another example of the rise of Orolia in the location based services sector.
McMurdo Systems wins tender from CETMEF to supply Aids to Navigation Remote Monitoring System
- Published on Tuesday, 08 November 2011 09:33
McMurdo Systems has been awarded a contract to supply an Aids to Navigation Remote Monitoring System. The contract has been awarded to McMurdo Systems by the Centre d'Etudes Techniques Maritimes et Fluviales (CETMEF – French Institute for Maritime and Inland Waterways), and is worth €1 million over 3 years.
KANAtoN 3 AIS Transponder chosen by General Lighthouse Authorities
- Published on Monday, 31 October 2011 16:28
The Kanaton 3 AIS (Automatic Identification System) Transponder (type 3 transmitter/receiver) has won a competitive bid to supply the General Lighthouse Authorities (GLA) for three years.
The General Lighthouse Authorities comprise the Northern Lighthouse Board, Trinity House and the Commissioners of Irish Lights, and is responsible for delivering a safe and cost-effective network of Aids to Navigation for the benefit and safety of all mariners in UK and Irish waters. McMurdo Systems’ Kanaton 3 (AIS transmitter/receiver) was put through a number of live and laboratory tests by the GLA prior to the contract award. Pierre Jean Jannin the McMurdo Systems Business Unit Manager comments “The GLA extensively pre-tested the Kanaton 3, so the team at McMurdo Systems are extremely pleased to have been selected to work with the GLA on this project.”
McMurdo Systems awarded a contract from the French marine supervisory authority to supply "e-navigation" solutions
- Published on Monday, 31 October 2011 15:01
McMurdo Systems has won a competitive bid for the supply of a global supervision system for navigation aid beacons along the French coasts, for a sum of nearly €200k. This system adds to the radiofrequency beacon system range proposed by the Brittany SME, enabling maritime signalling to be modernised by fitting floating buoys with a transponder capable of using AIS wireless technology, unaffected by weather conditions, to supply information about the identity of the buoy, its position and condition to ships and to the French maritime signalling authorities.