Accessories & Equipment – Page 103
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News'Island Fox' Delivers Workboat Training
In response to ever increasing demand for workboat training, Scotland''s Seatrek Training has added the 45ft twin engined Nelson Island Fox to its training fleet. The new Category 2 coded acquisition offers increased scope for larger vessel training and will be used to deliver all Seatrek''s RYA Advanced Powerboat, Coastal ...
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Wynn/Win Situation
Marine window wiper specialist Wynn Marine unveiled a newstand-alone window wash system for ships’ windows recently. As a compact off the shelf module, the 5010 makes he design, purchase and installation of complete window washing systems more efficient and cost-effective, whether for newbuilds or retrofit projects.
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Modular System Lifts £1m Load
Lifting Gear Hire had to respond quickly to an emergency call from Montrose Harbour Port Authority when approximately 80m of the south quay unexpectedly collapsed into the water. Lifting Gear Hire''s Aberdeen UK branch worked with consulting engineers Babtie, providing specialist knowledge and equipment to restrain the remaining quayside and ...
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Powerful Xenon Bow Light
Norselight has developed its new BL35 MX xenon bow light in conjunction with several fast ferry operators and, following successful pilot projects, has placed it on the market. The powerful xenon light is similar to the headlights of a car and allows the navigator to see obstacles such as logs ...
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Felixstowe Lifts its Capacity
Ten new Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGCs) and one Ship to Shore Gantry Crane (SSGC) have arrived at the UK Port of Felixstowe from Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (ZPMC) of Shanghai.
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All At Sea with Winch Repairs
Due to limitations imposed by the client''s busy seismic acquisition programme, Coventry UK based Metalock Engineering sent engineers to Ghana to in-situ machine two winch brake drums on the SRV Veritas Viking II while it was at sea en route to Cameroon.
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Big Bisso Lift Re-Opens Mississippi
America''s Bisso Marine has lifted the sunken OSV Lee III from the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River, which it was completely blocking following a pre-dawn collision in the middle of one of the world''s busiest deep draft waterways.
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NewsRapid Radar and VHF for Yemen Coast Guard
Simrad has been chosen to supply radar and VHF communications to 100 patrol boats currently in production for the Yemen Coast Guard .Delivery and installation of the CR44 radar and RD68 dVHF radios for the first 25 boats is underway, with the final boat due for completion by the end ...
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NewsSSAS Proposed for US Homeland Security
The Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) scheduled for introduction by 1 July 2004 is being proposed as part of the best and most logical solution for national homeland security needs. This suggestion has been made to the US Coast Guard following the recent request it made to industry for technical ...
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NewsSwift Service for Fleet
The usual arrangement whereby marine electronics is serviced by the company which sold and installed the equipment is often not an efficient one for vessels sailing internationally. Users of the Thrane & Thrane Capsat Fleet 77, 55 and 33 terminals are now guaranteed worldwide service via the Fleet Service Centre ...
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NewsRNLI Riggers Learning the Ropes
The UK''s RNLI and training provider ITE have worked together to provide a formal accreditation for the RNLI''s boat riggers. No specific formal qualification had previously existed for marine riggers.
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NewsRescue Frame From Ocean Safety
Southampton based Ocean Safety Ltd has announced that it will be supplying the Dacon Rescue Frame within the UK.
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BSIF Launches Spill Response Training Standard
A new training initiative has been launched to improve and standardise the way workers first respond to potentially hazardous liquid spills in marine and industrial environments. The training is the idea of the British Safety Industry Federation ''s Sorbent Manufacturer''s Group whoidentified that the critical aspect of dealing with a ...
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SOLAS Approval for New SeaSafe Jacket
The Port Authority at the Port of Leixoes in Portugal has placed a large order with Isle of Wight UK based SeaSafe Systems for their new SOLAS TC180 all in one foul weather coat with integrated lifejacket.
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NewsChinese Lifeboats Cross to Europe
In a recent visit to China, where they lectured on fast rescue at Shanghai Maritime University , researchers from Sweden''s Landsort Maritime visited an emerging cluster of lifeboat and rescue boat builders in the city of Jiangyin, some 150km up the Yangtze River.
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LNG Port Warns of Customs Withdrawal
An influential group of visiting MPs has been warned that the security of Pembroke Port in Wales UK could be compromised if a decision to withdraw customs officers from the port is implemented.
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Lloyds' List International Rescue at Sea Award for 'Stolt Capability'
The crew of the Stolt-Nielsen SA ship S tolt Capability hasbeen named recipient of the 12th annual Lloyds'' List International Rescue at Sea Award for 2003. The award was presented this month at the Lloyds'' List Awards 2004 Gala in London.
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MCA Approval for SSAS
Marine telematics company MarineTrack Ltd has had its SeaGuard Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) UK flag approved by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency .
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NewsApprovals for S4 SART and MT-1 UAIS
McMurdo ''s new 4th generation SART, the S4 Rescue , is smaller and lighter than earlier SART models, enabling it to be easily carried in a liferaft or lifeboat.
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NewsNo Hanging About for Crash-Prone Ferry's Lifeboats
Swift action by lifeboat and davit supplier Schat-Harding has helped the Silja Line to maintain its schedules while replacing damaged lifeboats and davits. Three lifeboats and davits on the port side of the Silja Opera were damaged in a collision at St Petersburg earlier this year.
