Accessories & Equipment – Page 80
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NewsShock consequences of Seawork encounter
The seeds of collaboration planted only three months ago at Seawork have been quick to bear fruit, with a new range of shock mitigation seating making its debut at the Southampton Boat Show last month mounted in a Redbay RIB.
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NewsNew escape slide for passenger ships
Zodiac SOLAS of Chevanceaux in France has developed a new escape slide system that offers the fastest speed of evacuation for small to medium sized ships and high speed craft.
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NewsMicky learns the ropes for new career
A former Nissan auto factory worker made redundant in the UK earlier this year is celebrating after getting a job in the offshore industry thanks to help from South Tyneside College and AIS.
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NewsFree in-port lift training courses
Suppliers for professional lifting and material handling solutions, Certex UK, is launching a series of free training seminars of specific interest to those working in the marine and shipping industry.
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NewsHometowners in multi-launch mode at Europort
Rotterdam based Alphatron Marine BV will make a short journey to Europort 2009, where its usual showcase of navigation and communication equipment will be enhanced by a number of innovative new products.
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NewsOceanography key in air crash rescue
Operational oceanography played a key role in the safe rescue of all 155 people on board US Airways Flight 1549 which crashed into the Hudson River on 15 January 2009, as Alan F. Blumberg of the Centre for Maritime Systems, Stevens Institute of Technology writes in the latest issue of ...
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NewsMore freeboard for professional mariners
In order to increase the safety of mariners and sea going professionals, the International Maritime Organisation recently tightened its lifejacket regulations, thereby making the old SOLAS approval no longer valid.
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NewsSea anchor safety proven in trials
A trials programme conducted off the far north of Norway has demonstrated how a modern sea anchor could be an important safety aid for high-risk ships.
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NewsRevised FTP Code improves ship safety
Revisions to the Fire Test Procedures (FTP) Code will have an important impact on the marine industry and manufacturers who supply it. That is the view of Janet Murrell, technical manager at Warrington Certification Limited, part of Exova Warringtonfire. An expert in the marine sector, she has been participating in ...
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NewsWorld's largest monohull lift vessel launched
The largest monohull heavy lift vessel in the world has been launched by Dutch builders IHC Merwede from their Offshore & Marine facility in Krimpen aan den Ijssel. The 183m LOA vessel for Seaway Heavy Lifting features a 5,000mt crane and is the largest vessel ever built by IHC Merwede.
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NewsLearning from the Australians
OMC has recently opened a UK office, to help promote its Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC) system and support its European installations. This technology has been proven in the difficult waters found around Australia.
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NewsGetting what you want, when you want it
A new service has just been launched that will put any of the UK Hydrographic Office’ s digitised Admiralty charts and publications at your fingertips, day or night – wherever you might be in the world.
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NewsUnder-ice exploration
A new development in under-ice communication is getting underway. The technology will ‘ expand our knowledge of the virtually unexplored underwater arctic environment,’ says Bjorn Jalving of Kongsberg Maritime.
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NewsA moving story
Preffered Marine Cranes has had an interesting request from one of its customers who wanted both flexibility and speed in order to deploy underwater and offshore equipment across a variety of locations, from a number of different vessels.
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NewsExpanded VTS for Port of Liverpool
Radio communication specialist, Northwest Radio has devised an intelligent radio system to assist in the management of vessel traffic in the busy port of Liverpool.
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NewsAVCS on ECDIS ensures digital future
' A major step towards creating a compliant digital service that not only fulfils the requirements of the mariner, but assists them during the transition towards the proposed ECDIS mandation that comes into force from 2012,' is how Mike Robinson, Transas' CEO, describes the new commercial agreement that will see ...
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NewsOrion INS receives IMO approval
After extensive testing, the IMO (International Maritime Organisation) has approved the Orion Inertial Navigation System (INS), manufactured by Teledyne TSS Ltd, as meeting the performance standards required by gyrocompasses used for commercial shipping.
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NewsIntelligent winch drive is smooth on the pull
A winch drive system that can make anchoring and mooring that bit smoother has been launched by ABB.
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NewsEffective fendering for longer life pilot boats
Trelleborg has had a hand in extending the life of new pilot boats for the UK Port of Harwich well before the pair is due to hit the water. The vessels, being built by Holyhead Marine, are due to be launched in February next year.
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NewsJumbo goes supersize in Russia
LC Volgo-Baltic Logistic (VBL), one of Russia’ s biggest freight agencies, has signed an exclusive agreement with Dutch heavy lift shipping company Jumbo Shipping. Jumbo Shipping has appointed VBL as its exclusive commercial agent for Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
