Accessories & Equipment

The recent and catastrophic Cockermouth floods in the UK suggest we have entered a new climactic era. Flooding caused by sudden rainstorms (let alone by rising sea levels) means that rescue services…

The growing demand for easily deployed high speed vessels has so far left one factor on the sidelines. People are not really built for the kinds of motion onboard, as Dr Dominic…

The International Maritime Organisation’ s definition of e-navigation equates to the harmonised collection, integration, exchange, presentation and analysis of maritime information onboard and ashore by electronic means to enhance berth to berth…

AMI Marine  (UK) Ltd  launched its new Bridge Navigation Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) at Europort 2009 this month and has reported significant interest in the product.

A new card calling service that gives affordable communication between ship crew members and their families has just been launched.

Hamburg based SAM Electronics introduced a range of new generation vessel control systems at the Europort exhibition in Rotterdam earlier this month.

Norway’ s Jeppesen Marine is contributing to the training of the next generation of seafarers in electronic navigational charts and ECDIS by supplying systems and data to a leading maritime training institution,…

There are a plethora of wire ropes used on offshore construction vessels. The wires can be very long (several kilometres) and quite inaccessible. They are performing in a harsh environment in terms…

The quality of the hydraulic oil used in marine cranes, hoists and winches is rarely monitored effectively, with occasional oil changes being seen as the easiest, but not necessarily cheapest, solution, says…

In order to expand capacity, Malta Freeport has needed to undertake some heavy lifting. On this occasion it is what not about lifting containers but rather, the container cranes themselves.