Accessories & Equipment

A marine course at South Tyneside College in the UK is helping to address skills shortages training which could help save shipping companies thousands of pounds in staffing costs.

With the training and retention of mariners a continuing issue for the shipping community, it comes as good news that ex-fireman cadet Peter Sommerfield has recently qualified in the UK as a…

A total of 26 Kongsberg Maritime Neptune Engine Room Simulators (ERS) and Cargo Handling Simulators (CHS) have received a new Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Statement of Compliance this year according to new…

There is a new service for the electronic management of onboard information that has come from the teaming up of ChartCo and Regs4Ships.

As investment starts in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games, Portland Harbour Authority starts to upgrade its AIS and radar based system.

New helicopters introduced to provide search and rescue (SAR) services from two bases in the north of Scotland are now established in the role. The new Sikorsky S92 aircraft have been introduced…

Having recently supplied the deck machinery package for Holyhead Towing Company' s new 35m tug, North Sea Winches has just completed manufacturing   an almost identical package for the same customer. Winches…

The family run business of Colle Towing Inc, which operates tugboats on the Pascagoula River in Mississippi USA, has recently taken delivery of its second Marine Travelift. The new 600C boat hoist…

Preffered Marine Cranes celebrated a successful year in 2007 and managed to draw successful contracts even in what they term as a somewhat erratic market.  The company was able to supply a…