May 4, 2019
Glomex SRL, a leading global manufacturer of commercial and recreational marine antennas, is celebrating its 35th anniversary. The Italian manufacturer launched its US presence—Glomex Marine Antennas USA—in 2018 and has since been honored with its third Boating Industry Top Product award.
Since its founding in May, 1984, Ravenna, Italy-based Glomex quickly became the antenna choice of OEM and consumers throughout Europe. It supplies boatbuilders such as Azimut, Benetti, Bavaria, Beneteau, Dufour, Ferretti, Hanse, Jeanneau, Sea Ray and Sunseeker, as well as numerous commercial shipyards around the world. It is the only antenna manufacturer in the marine industry to offer a lifetime warranty on its innovative products.
Recently, Glomex ZigBoat™ was selected from hundreds of submissions as a 2019 Boating Industry Top Product. It's a boat monitoring system that tracks vital vessel functions through a series of wireless sensors that send push notifications when critical events occur. It has no monthly fees, cloud services or subscriptions. With the ZigBoat mobile app for Android or iOS, owners can check important information 24/7. In 2018, Glomex won for its AGC TV Antennas and weBBoat 4G Plus, demonstrating its well-deserved place as a technology leader in the marine industry.
"Winning a Top Product award is an honor, but to be recognized for the second consecutive year is very satisfying," said Chris Catoe, Glomex VP of sales and marketing. "The award for ZigBoat is an affirmation of our resolve to introduce technologically advanced products that make boating easier."
Visit: www.glomex.us.
TRANSPORT CANADA COMMISSIONS UNDERWATER LISTENING STATION IN THE SALISH SEA TO PROTECT ENDANGERED KILLER WHALES AND QUIET SHIPS
Environmental science and engineering company JASCO Applied Sciences recently developed and installed a world-class underwater listening station in the Salish Sea to track endangered whales and measure underwater noise emissions of thousands of commercial vessels that frequent B.C.’s southern ports.
The station consists of two observation frames, each with eight underwater microphones, called hydrophones, installed 190 metres (620 feet) below the shipping lanes of Boundary Pass, about 50 kilometres south of Vancouver.
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IRIS INNOVATIONS LAUNCHES NEW CMAC RANGE OF ON-BOARD CAMERA AND ALARM MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Iris Innovations, specializing in affordable on-board camera security and situational awareness systems, has announced the launch of the industry’s first, fully-integrated command and control system for boat cameras and alarms – CMAC, as well as IrisControl, a new HTML5 application to run on OneHelm™, a third-party application platform by Garmin®.
Compatible with both analogue IP and HD cameras, Iris CMAC combines all of the main elements of a full-featured security and control system into a very stylish enclosure, complete with high-end waterproof connectors and wood-effect end caps.
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THOM DAMMRICH TAKES THE HELM OF CENTER FOR SPORTFISHING POLICY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Center for Sportfishing Policy (CSP), the nation’s leading advocate for saltwater recreational anglers, is pleased to announce its new chairman of the board of directors, Dr. Thom Dammrich. Dammrich was elected to succeed Robert “Bob” Hayes in the leadership role at CSP’s fall board meeting on Thursday, December 3. The board also elected Dave Pfeiffer, president of Shimano North America Fishing, to lead its Management Committee as chairman.
“Thom Dammrich is a visionary founder of CSP who saw the opportunity to unite the recreational fishing and boating industries through our organization 15 years ago, and he has been our biggest cheerleader...
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