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July 2012www.marinelink.com 37Thomas Gunn LaunchesNew Voyager Voyager 4 is the latest incarnation of an automated chart management systemfrom Thomas Gunn Navigation Services. Launched in the exhibit halls of Posido- nia 2012, Thomas Gunn, founder and MD of Thomas Gunn Navigation Serv- ices, had this to say about the adoption ofnew technology in the maritime market: ?Some sectors are very into new technol- ogy, no matter where the technology is, whether it is bridge, engine room or deck? they have to have the best,? said Gunn. ?Then there are certain sectors wherethere is a reluctance to put new technol- ogy onboard, because they are very con- servative, until they are forced into a corner and have to do it last minute be- cause they have to.? Voyager 4 is designed to offer mariners an easy-to-use, cost-effective and quality database of navigational data neatly de- signed using an interactive map interface with Admiralty information overlay. ?We have incorporated a number of in- dustry firsts into the new Voyager,? said Gunn. ?The new route planning func- tionality will enable the mariner to plotan optimum route then automatically re-ceive a tailored list of corrections for that route alone. Our digital loose leaf appli-cation delivers digitzed loose leaf updates straight to the vessel. We are proud of our partnerships with Shipping Guides,Regs4ships and SPOS, and of new fea- tures such as ENC display and touchscreen technology.? www.thomasgunn.com Rolls-Royce Power for Korean Navy Rolls-Royce will supply its MT30 gas turbine to power a new FFX frigate for the Republic of Korea?s Navy. The FFX frigate will use a single MT30. The MT30 is derived from Rolls-Royce aero engine, and produces 36 to 40 MW. The FFX Batch II program is for eight ships.This order is for the first vessel in the pro- gram, which will be built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME).The MT30 engine will be built and tested in the UK before beingshipped to Korea, where Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) will integrate it into the steel enclosure which also houses the airinlets, exhausts and ancillary equipment, prior to installation in the ship.Globe Wireless: R6 for Globe iFusionGlobe Wireless? latest software release, R6 for Globe iFusion, is a free upgradeto all existing users. It will feature the fol- lowing enhancements: a Fixed-Multiple Voice solution for Fleet Broadband, VSAT auto-recovery tools and a pre- paid/sponsored email solution. R6 for Globe iFusion takes the existing GlobeMobile multiple voice lines, cur- rently on over 1000 FB vessels, using it as a VoIP solution. This enables multiple calls using Globe?s unique Digital Qual- ity Voice (DQV) technology on both the GSM and VoIP phones over a standard FB terminal. In this release, the GlobeiFusionFixed-Multiple Voice solution al- lows up to 5 inbound and outbound calls over DQV, while the standard circuit switched voice line remains free at all time for the captain?s use or for emer- gencies. One of key features of Fixed- Multiple Voice is the ability to assign international phone numbers from over 60 countries to each phone line onboard reducing the cost to call the ship from shore as no 870 number is required. Customers who have offices in the UK, Singapore, Italy, etc. can have a local in-country number that will berouted to the vessel and the vessel will be charged the same rate as if they were making the call from ship to shore. R6 for Globe iFusionwill support up to8 VoIP handsets onboard the vessel and POTs handset plugged directly into the i250. Each handset is configured from shore via Globe iPortal allowing a sim- ple name to be assigned, an internationalinbound number if requested, PIN codesto restrict outbound calls, and split billingfor sub-accounts. In the case of a char- tered vessel the charterer would have a unique PIN and all calls will be billedunder a sub-account in the customers in-voice each month. www.globewireless.com OMEGA: Rangeable Industrial Pressure Transmitter PX5100 Omega introduces its new PX5100 se- ries of rangeable industrial pressuretransmitters. The CE compliant, compact transmit-ter features a backlit display for easyreading, all stainless steel wetted parts,high life cycles, program lock function, quick ranging with internal push-buttons, a backlit display (rotates in 90 degree in- crements to fit the location) for easy read- ing. The PX5100 has rugged field-proven thin film sensor technology and can mon- itor a wide variety of wet or dry media. Applications include: pump control, hy- draulic control systems, compressor con-trol, process automation, and water and tank level. Price starts at $625 www.omega.com Email: [email protected] Anschütz won a contract for the supply of advanced Integrated Navi- gations Systems (INS) of its Synapsis Bridge Control series to new Heavy Lift Car- riers for Dutch company Jumbo Shipping. The vessels are being built at Brodosplit shipyard in Split, Croatia. Jumbo ordered two Heavy Lift Carriers at Brodosplit with delivery dates in 2013, and holds an option for a third. The 152m long vessels are designed for operation, even in icy waters, and intended to service international transport and offshore installation programs with a lifting capacity of 3,000 tons. The INS includes S-band- and X-band radar sensors, which are configured as full wide-screen multifunctional workstations for Chart Radar, Radar, ECDIS and Con- ning. Two additional multifunctional workstations with same configuration serve as main and backup ECDIS, another multifunctional workstation with ECDIS and Conning function is supplied for route planning purposes. Additionally, the bridge is equipped with two fixed-role Conning displays. Within the INS all workstations are connected through a redundant Ethernet-based local area network (LAN). Rel- evant navigation data such as charts, routes and sensor information are shared within the network and stored independently on each system. Thereby, the inte- grated consistent common reference system (CCRS) monitors all navigation sen- sors and automatically selects the best available data. For manual and automatic steering control, Raytheon Anschütz provides equipment from the new NautoSteer AS series and the adaptive NautoPilot 5300. The new NautoSteer AS steering con- trol series is based on CAN-bus technology and provides advanced functionalities such as integrated steering failure, wire-break monitoring and a simplified steering mode selector switch. All controls share the same user-oriented design and allow take-over from any steering position on the bridge. Synapsis INS for Jumbo NewbuildsNew K-3000 Heavy Lift Carriers for Jumbo Shipping. (Credits: Jumbo Shipping) MR#7 (34-41):MR Template 7/9/2012 1:39 PM Page 37