Accessories & Equipment

Resolving issues around the winches for the ‘Neil Armstrong’ research vessel proved quite a puzzle, Hitesh Patel of US based Allied Systems told MJ.

It is quite simple says Ross Cowie, project engineer of ACE Winches’ design team: “Electrically powered lifting gear, with electronic interfaces, offer better control.” And this is exactly what some projects demand.

Netherlands-headquartered JRC and Alphatron Marine have announced a new digital AlphaChartTable. It includes a phenomenal 46-inch touch display, well known from the premium bridge design, where routes can be planned on a…

A Straightpoint 5t Wirelink Plus and Handheld Plus digital display were recently delivered to the UK’s RNLI Inshore Lifeboat Centre (ILC).

Norwegian-headquartered Rapp Marine has got not one, but two new Chinese contracts under its belt, both for research vessels.

A Canadian company has developed a safety and security system that allows a shore station to closely monitor the machinery and operation of fast rescue boats in any part of the World.

Rope has to deal with a lot of harsh realities: both heat and ultraviolet do their level best to degrade the fibres.

Twelve brave volunteers from Maersk Training in Newcastle, UK took part in a gruellingly physical and mental challenge by spending 24 hours at sea in a small life raft.

French company iXBlue is using Fibre Optic Gyroscope (FOG) technology to provide navigational accuracy for extreme maritime applications such as high Northern latitude navigation, nuclear submarine stealth operation as well as mission…

France-headquartered marine instrument company LCJ Capteurs recently launched a collection of new products at the Marine Equipment Trade Show in Amsterdam. The products increase the functionality or connection potential of a number…

A complete bridge system overhaul using technology from global marine electronics brand Simrad has enhanced the ground-breaking conservation work done by the Auckland Whale & Dolphin Safari in New Zealand.

French-owned McMurdo Group, has announced that its distributor, Alphatron Marine BV, has won the tender to supply Dutch tug company KRVE (Koninklijke Roeiers Vereniging Eendrachtthe), with McMurdo’s Smartfind S20 Personal AIS Beacon.

UK-based Salvare Worldwide is best known for its innovative inflatable survival platform, the Seapod, but now the company says its new smaller cousin, the Mini-Pod, is proving to be just as popular…

French-owned McMurdo Group, has announced that it has completed the installation of a six-antenna next-generation Medium-Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) satellite ground station system in New Zealand.

Survey ships and many marine construction vessels are often required to go into areas of shallow water where the chart may not always show reliable information. The margins for safe navigation can…

The Dutch company of TBV Marine Systems, part of High-tech-Solutions & Design B.V., is using an innovative Wave Measurement System first shown at Europort 2015 by its Dutch manufacturer; Krohne.

Two high-speed boats from Sweden have been sent by the not-for-profit NGO, the Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS), to join the sea rescue effort in the Eastern Aegean. The SSRS approached GAC…

Unique Group, the UAE-headquartered integrated subsea and offshore solution provider, has acquired Netherlands-based Oceanwide Safety at Sea, an expert in the design, construction and maintenance of self-propelled hyperbaric lifeboats.