Accessories & Equipment

JRC/Alphatron Marine is reintroducing the JMA-5200/5300Mk2 radar series. Thousands of JRC JMA 5200/5300Mk2 radars were installed around the world.

Wärtsilä has successfully completed sea trials of its SceneScan system, the world’s first ‘targetless’ dynamic positioning (DP) laser sensor.

Azurtane is developing an advanced vessel positioning system capable of positioning vessels within 4cm of a given location to make operations safer whilst continuously reducing carbon emissions.

European barge operator Imperial Logistics International has taken the next step in its Safety Takes Us Home campaign by rolling it out to suppliers too.

The top three positioning challenges in autonomous marine navigation include sub-meter accuracy in the presence of extreme multipath; interference: jamming and spoofing; and reliable heading information needed for vessel control.

Survitec has unveiled a new emergency descent system during the Wind Europe trade fair, in Bilbao, Spain.

Liquid water is easy to keep out of things – seals and plastics are excellent barriers. However, water vapour can permeate right through those same plastics and barriers almost as if they…

Tug capsizes and near-capsizes, particularly those caused by towline girting are an area that MJ still reports on all too often.

Sometimes something as apparently simple as a big lifting hook calls for very sophisticated technology, writes Stevie Knight.

It seems that even the very experienced Dutch Rijkswaterstaat is not above learning an important – but chastening – deck kit lesson

In order to give naval vessels more opportunities to fix their position, the Dutch system integrator RH Marine has integrated an optical bearing device (OBD) in WECDIS, the company’s digital chart system…

Seawork exhibitor Survitec has launched a unique backpack in which to carry fire-fighting foam, allowing first responders to fight marine fires more efficiently.

Wilhelmsen and Airbus’s shore-toship Singapore pilot project, marks the first deployment of drone technology in real-time port conditions, delivering a variety of small, time-critical items to working vessels at anchorage.

The regulations for working safely and efficiently with lifting equipment in the European wind energy sector have been highlighted by the performance and special projects manager at the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association…