New Lifejacket Moves Safety Standards Forward

30 Jul 2008

A new lifejacket has been launched by International Safety Products Ltd (ISP) of Merseyside UK to meet the needs of the Spanish fishing industry. Developed in conjunction with Aeromarine, the distributor of ISP products in Spain, the lifejacket has been designed to comply with new regulations requiring Spanish fishing crew to each carry personal radio locator beacons.   

Lifeboats Delivery Surge in Norway

30 Jul 2008

Norwegian marine equipment manufacturer Noreq AS has built and delivered 19 lifeboats to Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) for use on their semi-submersible crane vessels ‘Thialf’ and ‘Hermod’.  

Transas Scoops SASMEX Training Award

30 Jul 2008

Transas won the Training Category Award at a ceremony which was part of the revived Safety at Sea and Marine Equipment exhibition (SASMEX) in Brighton UK. The SAMEX Award was presented for the first ever distance simulation based training of oil spill and rescue response operations based in the Baltic region, the GOFMEC Project.  

Screened Testing Ends EPIRB False Alarms

30 Jul 2008

With SOLAS amendments dictating that EPIRBs must undergo shore based maintenance at least every five years, the onus is on service companies and organisations to ensure that they have the correct equipment to undertake these service regimes.  

Sea Cadet’s Double Diploma Distinction

30 Jul 2008

A 17 year old from Sea Cadet and pupil at Nonsuch High School for Girls in Sutton UK was presented with two BTEC First Diplomas by local Member of Parliament, Siobhain McDonagh.  

Marine Firefighting for Turkey and Egypt

30 Jul 2008

A new marine fire fighting system designed by Anglesey based company Marinex, has won a five figure deal to supply high speed military patrol boats in Turkey.