Accessories & Equipment – Page 5
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NewsShock monitoring systems aid safety at sea
Four new vessel shock monitoring systems have been launched for safer operations at sea.
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NewsRadar imagery made easier
Vessel traffic and port security management is being made easier with new software that enables the display of sophisticated radar imagery with maps and target symbology on hardware.
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NewsSpeed adaptive autopilot upgrade
The AlphaPilot MFS-VR from JRC/ Alphatron is an adaptive autopilot that uses information of speed or draft and it is suitable for multiple vessel types, like workboats, fast crew tender vessels, fishing boats, tugs and more.
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NewsThrill rides RIB fatality report makes sad reading
The UK’s MAIB has released an interim report concerning a fatal collision between an ‘Experience Rides’ RIB and a steel navigation buoy, in the hope that the publicity could help prevent a similar tragedy this summer.
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NewsWalk to work with a Viking
A new lifejacket-fitted Walk-to-Work crew transfer suit overcomes a cumbersome feature of offshore wind turbine maintenance procedures without compromising safety.
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NewsAI first for ship safety management
A shipbuilding company is believed to be the first of its kind to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into ship safety management.
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NewsLalizas UK strikes pyrotechnics deal
Lalizas UK has struck a distributor deal with a company that supplies pyrotechnic marine rescue signalling products.
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NewsAccidents at sea: Is blame culture partly to blame?
According to Captain Lee Clarke of training provider Tapiit Live, blame culture can cause deeper systemic issues to be overlooked.
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NewsISO/PAS 23678 standards first
A Danish company is the first company in the world to certify personnel in accordance with the new recognised ISO/PAS 23678 standards for certification of personnel working with life-saving inspections equipment.
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NewsEight new lifeboats for the KNRM
The Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM) has commissioned the construction of eight new lifeboats which will be built over the next five years at two Dutch shipyards.
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NewsBoosting harbour safety in North Wales
Reach and Rescue’s lifesaving Portsafe public access water rescue system has been installed at numerous waterside locations across North Wales as part of a campaign to improve community safety.
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Seafarers’ mental health
In response to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on seafarers, DNV has instructed its safety management auditors to specifically address seafarer health, work and living conditions in their 2021 audits.
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NewsTracking personnel on board and on turbine
An industry expert is predicting that the offshore wind industry will very soon demand electronic monitoring of the whereabouts of all personnel at all times.
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Survitec refinancing
Global safety solutions specialist Survitec has announced that it has completed a £270 million refinancing with funds managed or advised by the Credit Group of Ares Management Corporation.
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NewsCompact antennas still bring fast data speeds
Intelsat has released a smaller antenna class for its FlexMaritime service that will bring a new level of broadband connectivity performance and affordability to light-commercial maritime vessels.
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NewsUnmanned fireboat on target
A Singapore-based Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) specialist has completed Phase II engineering development of an 8m unmanned fireboat.
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NewsSubstation cranes for Hornsea 2
Having supplied 14 cranes for Hornsea 1 offshore windfarm, Palfinger has announced an important part of its lifting gear contract for Hornsea 2.
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NewsBespoke running line monitors for vessel
Eight bespoke Running Line Monitors (RLMs) have been provided for a new next generation, 5,000t capacity floating installation crane vessel currently being built in China.
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NewsHefty lifting gear taking shape for Alfa Lift
The deck cargo ship BigLift Barentsz has recently left the Liebherr site at the port of Rostock with two remarkable, giant crane components ready for installation.
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NewsDamning report looks into pilot boarding fatalities
A hard-hitting research paper points to multiple failures “in regulation, regulatory enforcement, training and vessel design” that have lead to fatalities during pilot transfers.
