Accessories & Equipment

Barges are essential for bringing cargo through restricted waterways, easing congestion and pollution on Europe’s roads, and will be playing an increasing role in today’s eco-aware logistics.

Getting trapped in a capsized workboat is a nightmare scenario, and while an open deck will just tend to dump people into the water, interior spaces are another matter.

A new Hamburg based engineering company sees a market in specialist vessel conversions, and aims to help clients take on challenging lift and build projects in overseas shipyards.

Fendercare Marine has launched a new division, Fendercare Marine Equipment and Lifting Services, located at its Great Yarmouth UK base.

The tricycle, usually a forgotten part of childhood, has given rise to a transporter which is ideal for moving large, heavy and delicate loads around congested spaces such as a drydock.

An acquisition by Austrian company Palfinger Marine gives it the capability to manufacture cranes specially adapted to the highly explosive offshore environment.

There is yet another order for very large cargo access equipment for a growing family of big ro-ro and container vessels.

With a total bollard pull of 100 tonnes and a reinforced hull, the TunDRA 100 tugs have been designed by Vancouver’s Robert Allan Ltd to meet the growing need for both increased…

A US survey vessel needed to meet lifting operation regulations for UK waters but, as the vessel maintenance manager admitted, they needed help with not just adhering to the rules, but even…

A remote Australian LNG development which is challenged by an 8m tidal range has asked Damen Shipyards to create a tailor-made pontoon, the largest Damen has built so far.

One issue with some of the new generation cruise vessels is that they have lifeboats located outside the hull, which require a new generation of boarding bridges to cope with the simple…

History took a strange turn recently as people watched food containers arrive in Paris by river for the first time since the Middle Ages.

Lankhorst Ropes Offshore Division has relocated its rope production facility for deepwater mooring ropes and single point mooring (SPM) hawsers to a new purpose built factory at Viana do Castello, Portugal.

Houlder and BMT Nigel Gee’s jointly developed Turbine Access System (TAS) is gaining an integrated bow roller mechanism to further enhance its capability as a safe and predictable transfer platform.

1987 was a momentous year for shipping. Not only was the Maritime Journal launched, it coincided with a period of significant change for maritime legislators.

UK based ECDIS training and consultancy company ECDIS Ltd has unveiled its new VSTEP Nautis full mission bridge simulator with a 315° viewing capability.

Transas Hellas has supplied a navigational simulator complex to Costamare Maritime Training Services S.A in Athens.