Accessories & Equipment

Alicat Workboats Ltd unveiled and christened the yard’s new boat hoist recently during an open day attended by over 250 guests.

UK independent marine safety equipment supplier Ocean Safety has just completed two major ferry safety servicing schedules on time for the start of the holiday season.

A new three year European Research Project, part funded by the EU has been launched to help increase safety on-board vessels.

Spanish manufacturer Ibercisa has delivered the first of two towing winches AHT type model MR-E/930/2/2500-89, which will be installed on the AHT Bylgia ofHereema Marine Contractors from the Netherlands.

Ohmex Ltd returns to Seawork this year with a focus on its new TweetM8 service to provide live PortM8 tide and weather information to marine navigation users via the Web or SMS…

The design of the new passenger boarding bridges for the Kai Tak Terminal in Hong Kong is more than sophisticated to look at, “it’s also a been a very technically demanding project”,…

Norwegian boat handling system and specialist davit supplier, Vestdavit, has won a contract to supply work boat and man overboard davits for Turkey’s Besiktas’ four seismic chase vessels.

Scotland based hydraulic handling and lifting equipment supplier Outreach Ltd will have a lot to show at Seawork 2013.

One of the UK’s leading maritime trainers, Warsash Maritime Academy (WMA), has designed a new scaled container ship model to extend its training capability for seafaring pilots, masters and ships officers.

Rolls-Royce has delivered an advanced deck machinery system for a new WesterGeco specialised Amazon class seismic research vessel currently under construction at Flensburger Shipyard in Germany.

First aid, customer service, towing, harbour byelaws, enforcement, administration and vessel recovery are just some of the key elements covered in the annual Chichester Harbour Patrol training taking place in the run…

For many years now we have acknowledged that professional powerboat users face an increased risk from injuries associated with the constant impacts they receive during their daily activities, writes James Glover of…

An innovative new personal locator beacon (PLB) is now fully certified for use throughout Europe and the USA after it was recently awarded the relevant Cospas-Sarsat and product approvals.

A team of eight worked for five hours to load the 25m Damen Shoalbuster ‘Marineco Akela’ onto the deck of a transportation vessel at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai. Simon O’Neill of…

The recent lifting into place of the forward island marks a “highly visible achievement” in the build of the UK’s new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers says Babcock QEC project director Sean…

A rather older but still rugged seagoing port tug is getting a new lease of life. MJ finds out that along with other upgrades, the 1974 built ‘Antey’ is getting a new,…