Accessories & Equipment

The set of Olympic rings might not have seemed truly huge when hanging from the upper central section of London’s Tower Bridge, but in fact they measured 25m long by 11m high.

A new, custom built 400 ton boom hoist offshore pedestal crane was recently shipped from its construction quay in Zaandam to Amsterdam for installation onboard Seajacks’ jack-up vessel Leviathan.

Cargotec has released electrically-driven versions of its range of MacGregor offshore anchor handling and towing winches (eAHT).

Fighting a fire onboard any vessel is a challenging experience and it is essential that response units act fast, as the intricate spaces on most workboats can cause fire to spread very…

English football legend David Beckham helped the Olympic flame make a spectacular appearance on the River Thames shortly before the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Games.

Bournemouth UK based FRC International has developed a unique training course and qualification for the professional maritime sector.

Kannad Marine has helped save the lives of seven French sailors, who were successfully rescued after their catamaran capsized just off of the west coast of Scotland last month.

Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding has set a new freefall lifeboat record with its new generation FF1200 boat.

Thrane & Thrane has expanded its established workboat and fishing vessel VHF radio portfolio with the launch of the new SAILOR 6217 VHF DSC Class D AIS Receiver.

Marine electronics manufacturer JRC has issued a software update (V56) which makes the Admiralty Information Overlay available on all of its current ECDIS models.

Marine transceivers manufacturer Standard Horizon has launched the GX1700E Explorer GPS DSC, which features a 12 channel internal GPS antenna built in to the front panel.

Marine electronics equipment supplier Ships Electronic Services (SES) has been awarded a £375,000 contract to supply all the navigation and communications equipment for two new Hybrid Ferries building at Ferguson Shipbuilders.

The attitude to screening ship’s navigation bridges from the sun has changed a lot in two decades.

The wide range of operational equipment both on board a vessel and dockside can make the job of a surveyor, and indeed anyone responsible for examining equipment, challenging and fraught with pitfalls.

The Artemis is a self propelled cutter suction dredger, but a lot has gone into making it as self contained as possible. Above all, is the ability to just keep churning as…