Accessories & Equipment

A team of Russian developers has been working on the creation of a multipurpose sea-going ekranoplan, (the Russian name for a Wing-In-Ground-Effect craft, or WIG) which they say could contribute significantly to…

NMEA specialist Actisense has recently cooperated with Austrian Tech company t-matix solutions to make information gathered by its products accessible online in real-time, so stepping into the word of the so called…

A new device promises to revolutionise offshore windfarm work by creating a more stable platform between vessels and structures to allow safer crew transfers.

FarSounders longest range sonar system FarSounder-1000 is to be the latest addition to the state-of-the-art equipment incorporated into the British Antarctic Surveys new Polar Research Vessel, the ‘RRS Sir David Attenborough’.

Vessel owners and operators will have more accurate vessel control thanks to the newly available Simrad A2004; a dedicated autopilot controller designed to meet the needs of workboat, commercial fishing and passenger…

Maritime search and rescue authorities worldwide will benefit from the Spanish coastal authority’s pioneering training methods using SPOT Trace satellite tracker units.

One of the key drivers behind the development in maritime mass rescue operations over the last 30 years has been the MS Estonia disaster in 1994.

Alphatron Marine has upgraded its ECDIS training facility at its headquarters in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

US-headquartered Iridium Communications Inc. has announced that two key milestones along the path to becoming the second recognized provider of Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS) services have been reached.

More must be done to emphasise the importance of maritime mass rescue operation planning, a keynote speaker at the G4 International Maritime Mass Rescue Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden, has urged.

UK-based Safety and Survival Systems International (3Si) has published its 2017/18 products catalogue, its first since it acquired Ocean Safety, Typhoon International and US-headquartered Revere Survival.

An Irish software startup is boosting lifeguarding operations by trialling the use of drone technology for automated beach patrols for the first time ever in Ireland.

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered two SAR 1906 vessels to the Turkish Coast Guard for refugee and migrant rescue operations 10 months earlier than expected.

Danish oil recovery solution manufacturer DESMI has obtained Nautical Institute accreditation for its IMO Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response (OPRC) training courses, allowing it to claim to be a ‘one-stop shop’ for…

A refit that’s turning a PSV into a ROV support vessel is taking advantage of a very new crane that can handle both wire and fibre, providing flexibility in a challenging market.

So far the oil washed overboard from hydraulic deck equipment has been largely ignored, but not for much longer – growing concerns about sensitive regions such as the Arctic and the stepping…