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Aanderaa's Coastal

Monitoring Buoy: Accurate

Weather At 6 To 8 Km

Coast guards, harbor authorities, research institutions, offshore in- dustry and others interested in im- mediate, accurate data on coastal conditions now have a new product available to them: the Coastal Moni- toring Buoy 3280 from Aanderaa

Instruments A/S. Currently under- going one year of rigid testing out- side Bergen, Norway, it is intended for use along the coast, outside har- bors and by offshore installations. It can be moored into a fixed position from a small boat and operates on solar power.

The Coastal Monitoring Buoy measures waves, currents, tempera- tures, wind velocity and barometric pressure. It may also be equipped with other sensors for special user requirements. The buoy transmits data by VHF radio signals with a range of 6 to 8 kilometers in line of sight. On shore or aboard a ship or offshore installation, the data is made computer compatible for flex- ible use. The data can also be pre- sented as a voice message. Readers are encouraged to test this feature by dialing +47 55 131006 for a real- time update on the coastal condi- tions outside of Bergen, Norway.

For more information on the

Coastal Monitoring Buoy from

Aanderaa Instruments,

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Comsat Inmarsat-C Service

Available In Atlantic Ocean

Region-East

Comsat Mobile Communications announced that its Inmarsat-C data service, called C-Link™, is now avail- able in the Atlantic Ocean Region-

East by choosing land earth station "101." The new ocean region cover- age will expand Comsat's service into Eastern Europe and Africa, as well as much of the Middle

East.Comsat's C-Link service is an enhanced version of the store-and- forward Inmarsat-C service that provides text and data messaging using small, inexpensive Inmarsat-

C satellite terminals available in maritime, aeronautical, vehicle- mounted and portable models.

The Comsat C-Link service al- lows Inmarsat-C-equipped custom- ers to send messages to fax ma- chines and provides access to more than 60 electronic mail systems worldwide from anywhere in the world.According to Comsat, uses of

C-Link include vessel or vehicle tracking and monitoring, receiving weather reports, remote monitor- ing and control, and ship manage- ment functions. In addition, the C-

Link service meets the International

Maritime Organization's require- ments for the Global Maritime Dis- tress and Safety System.

For more information on Comsat,

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Norwegian-Based TTS Signs

Contracts With Shanghai

Shipyard, German Shipyard

The Norwegian company TTS has signed a contract with the Chinese yard Shanghai Shipyard for the de- sign and delivery of a one side weld- ing station and modernization of an existing panel production line. The investment will enable Shanghai

Shipyard to increase both produc- tivity and capacity as well as qual- ity.

Furthermore, TTS has signed a contract with the German yard

Elbewerft Boizenburg GmbH for the design and delivery of a profile cut- ting line and upgrading of an exist- ing panel production line.

The contract will be carried out by TTS's subsidiary company in

Rostock, TTS GmbH. TTS has been a major supplier of technology to the shipbuilding industry since 1971 and more than 120 production lines have been installed in shipyards world- wide.

For more information on the Nor- wegian-based TTS,

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Needless to say, MTU product support also embraces continuous operator training, in-house courses for our own specialists and regular exchanges of experience. We are constantly expanding our services and setting ourselves still higher targets to provide topflight product support, worldwide.

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