Accessories & Equipment

Navis dynamic positioning (DP1) systems are going to be put aboard the innovative ‘Sea Axe Fast Crew Suppliers craft, currently under construction at Damen Shipyards in Gorinchem.

A Norwegian high speed ferry operator is bringing onboard electronic updating of charts and navigation hardware, but the special demands of the ferries’ crew have also had to be met.

Both Dutch and Belgian marine pilots are to be supplied with Portable Pilot Units (PPU), following an order for 25 high precision systems that not just survived but surpassed rigorous testing.

“One plus one plus one doesn’t always equal three,” Captain John Wright of WrightWay Training told Maritime Journal.

Decisions relating to wind farm construction aren’t all about the geography or wind resource.

The programme to bring the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s (RNLI) new Shannon class all weather lifeboat into service reached a key milestone this summer.

Milford Haven Port Authority in Wales has begun a trial of advanced C-Vu 3-dimensional VTS display software from GeoVS.

Swedish commuter ferry operator Stirsöbolage has become the first Scandinavian company to benefit from the new Zodiac MES ESS automatic escape slide.

Flag states that fail to properly investigate maritime accidents should not be allowed to operate ship registries, the maritime professionals’ union Nautilus International told a conference last month.

The UK P&I Club has completed a a series of three short articles which provide a user friendly guide to the mystery surrounding electronic chart display and information systems (ECDIS).