Accessories & Equipment

Reliability is a prerequisite for the type of rugged motors that lie at heart of marine winches – but while even normal support operations are demanding, icebreakers like the ones being built…

A repair vessel may have just deployed a bight of telecoms fibre optic cable or similar product - but it’s still attached to the crane. So, how does it retrieve what may…

Recently unveilled at the Sea Asia exhibition in Singapore, the LT-3100 Iridium Communications System from Denmark-based Lars Thrane A/S is a maritime satellite communication product, designed for the professional market (deep sea,…

“We are consistently pushing the envelope of the capabilities and uses of AIS technology and our smartAIS device intelligence is miles ahead of any other system,” says Jeff Robbins, CEO of New…

German marine electronics specialist Raytheon Anschütz, says it has introduced the world’s first user-defined Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) software. The company designed the new Synapsis ECDIS NX software based…

The Offshore and PitMaster series LED deck lights engineered and manufactured by Vision X for the recreational and commercial marine markets are claimed by US distributor Imtra to provide superior illumination with…

Switzerland-headquartered electrical and motor systems expert ABB has been recognized by classification society DNV GL for meeting its standards for maritime training in its ABB Marine Academy.

The European Union’s Galileo Search and Rescue (SAR) service is one of three services soft launched in December 2016 and seeing improved performance now as new satellites come on-stream.

A new training programme from Videotel and The Standard Club addresses the need to report ‘near-miss’ incidents with others through an open, ‘no-blame’ safety culture.

Norwegian maritime safety equipment concern Norsafe has signed a contract with Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding BV to supply its IMO Polar Code compliant Life Saving Appliances (LSA) to an arctic supply and…

Ten maritime search and rescue non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have met with representatives of the European Parliament in Brussels to further the understanding and agreement of the means and methods of addressing unsubstantiated…

Netherlands-headquartered shipbuilder Damen has introduced the Responder 5413 – a new First Line Assistance Vessel.

Satellite links have revolutionised communications at sea but they do require the installation of an antenna located within a dome to provide the link between vessel and satellite.

The satellite positioning community is getting more and more aware of the potential threats from jamming and spoofing of GPS and other satellite positioning systems the need for alternatives expands.

Norwegian maritime training provider Seagull Maritime has announced the release of a new distance course covering the timely topic of Incident Investigations.

Norwegian maritime safety and lifting expert H Henriksen AS, known worldwide for its off-load release lifting hooks, has introduced a disc type towing hook for safer on-load release.

Interest is slowly picking up in fibre rope and now Rolls-Royce has begun to offer cranes up to 400 tonnes based on this field-proven but still innovative technology.

Crane manufacturer Huisman is involved in construction of the world’s largest ring bearings at its Chinese production plant.