Accessories & Equipment

Disassembling the topsides of offshore platforms has, in the past, meant workers manually separating the structure into individual parts whilst at sea, an activity both time consuming and hazardous.

A new type of extremely powerful, self propelled DP2 crane ship has been ordered combining a heavy lift capacity with an uncommon flexibility.

A simulated fire and rescue drill simulating a fire on a ship in Ireland’s Shannon Estuary was held this week.

There is no question that the implementation of ECDIS as the primary means of navigation will place enormous pressure on the maritime industry, due to complex training and ISM compliance issues.

A convenient ‘one-box’ Automatic Identification System (AIS) has been launched by Raymarine and interestingly, it has a ‘one-market’ appeal as it aims to span both the commercial and leisure sectors.

A new industry guide points out that ECDIS should be taught as part of complete navigational competency, and that safety can’t be simply the matter of an ECDIS certificate.

The Supacat Launch & Recovery System (L&RS) for the latest Shannon class of RNLI lifeboat, has been displayed for the first time by the Supacat and RNLI’s joint project teams responsible for…

Managing business processes associated with petroleum and chemical cargo transportation can be extremely complex for a company like Louisiana USA based LeBeouf Bros. Towing.