Accessories & Equipment

The RNLI has been working with Newcastle University and Lloyd’s Register to develop a series of methodologies and tools for the enhanced design and operation of future high-speed search and rescue craft.

Vesper Marine has announced the evolution of the world’s first and only touchscreen Class B AIS transponder with the introduction of the WatchMate Vision2.

MarineMTS has launched to market ‘Silverbox’ - a new piece of technology that provides secure chart and data updates to mariners across the globe. Silverbox will help vessel owners and operators improve…

The UK’s Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) have run a special event to test the use of drones in a variety of real-life search and…

New technology capable of sending and receiving data signals wirelessly through any structure is able to locate anyone on a vessel or offshore installation in real time.

The International Maritime Rescue Foundation (IMRF) has opened the application process for its Maritime Mass Rescue Operations course which aims to equip search and rescue crews with training to handle the most…

Simwave has officially opened its 5,000-square-metre maritime training centre in Barendrecht, The Netherlands.

Swedish energy group Vattenfall has procured OceanWise Raster Charts XL (eXcluding Land) as a seamless Web Map Tile Service (WMTS) for Northern Europe.

UK operator Forth Ports has begun construction of a purpose built training academy at the Port of Grangemouth which aims to ensure that the right skills are in place to support the…

The Rogers 10t Twin Lift Carbon Davits are thought to be the world’s largest carbon fibre davits ever built and its makers claim weigh 75% less than traditional solutions.