Electronics group appoints new managing director
Spanish electronics supplier Nautical has appointed Carmelo Zabala as its new managing director with immediate effect.
New commercial director joins Nautical Vigo
Spanish marine electronics specialist Nautical Vigo has appointed a new commercial director, who brings a wealth of experience to his new role.
Getting the best from the trawl sensors
Earlier this year Scanmar Ísland’s Thórir Matthíasson joined one of Iceland’s top demersal trawlers for a trip to give the skipper and crew some instruction on how to get the best from their ScanBas365 system.
Notus unveils world’s first shrimp detector
A real-time monitoring system launched by Notus is a first in giving shrimper skippers a way of knowing if their gear is on shrimp or not. The Notus Echo is designed to be mounted on a shrimp trawl’s separator grid and sends signals back to the wheelhouse indicating which part of a tow is most productive or if the shrimp catch rate has dropped off.
Scanmar: next generation bridge system
Scanmar has announced the official release of the new ScanBas 365, which incorporates the newly developed WDR-42 receiver and a top-line industrial computer in a system designed to replace older ScanBas systems.
ProNav to expand across UK, Ireland and Nordic region under JRC ownership
Norwegian electronics supplier ProNav will be bringing the latest in marine electronics to this year’s Nor-Fishing exhibition, and the company will also use the exhibition as a marker of the change in its strategy as it plans to expand from serving mainly the Norwegian market to doing business throughout Scandinavia, the UK, Ireland and Iceland.
Taking the mystery out of sensor selection
Electronics manufacturer Simrad offers a wide selection of catch monitoring sensors, with each catch sensor transmitting data from the fishing gear back to the catching vessel’s wheelhouse.
Fishing vessels try out Mareano charts
Seventeen fishing vessels from seven Norwegian fishing companies are currently trying out Mareano charts on their chart plotters. These show undersea terrain and bottom types produced using advanced multi-beam echo sounders.
Internet technology at sea facilitates fuel saving
Russian company Dobroflot, which operates its own fishing fleet and canned fish production, has signed an agreement with the international service provider Orange Business Services to equip Dobroflot vessels with an IoT solution for managing fuel consumption and engine operation.
Marport opens new Lorient facility
Marine electronics specialist Marport has announced that Marport France SAS (Sales and Service) is moving to new and improved facilities in Lorient, adding technical support to its customers in France, central Europe and Africa.