Accessories & Equipment

There is no question that the implementation of ECDIS as the primary means of navigation will place enormous pressure on the maritime industry, due to complex training and ISM compliance issues.

A convenient ‘one-box’ Automatic Identification System (AIS) has been launched by Raymarine and interestingly, it has a ‘one-market’ appeal as it aims to span both the commercial and leisure sectors.

The Supacat Launch & Recovery System (L&RS) for the latest Shannon class of RNLI lifeboat, has been displayed for the first time by the Supacat and RNLI’s joint project teams responsible for…

Managing business processes associated with petroleum and chemical cargo transportation can be extremely complex for a company like Louisiana USA based LeBeouf Bros. Towing.

Aluminium vessels designer and builder Austal Ships, has selected Survitec Zodiac escape slides for the Perle Express and the Liberty vessels.

Trends point to a growing importance of the offshore wind energy segment, both for renewable energy production and for job creation.

Early February saw the third annual inspection of the National Coastwatch Station at Gosport, Hampshire UK.

Following the success of the inspection and maintenance training courses delivered in 2011, Reflex Marine will be hosting a new program of courses this year.

Maintaining the very high standards required in the handling of LNG cargoes, between and during transit, requires knowledge, experience and diligence.

UK independent marine safety equipment supplier, Ocean Safety, has just completed a chilly training session to safety authorities in Iceland.

The National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) team at the Portland Bill lookout station in the UK was recently looking to increased visibility of the area of sea and land closest to the coast.

German Government comment that funding of a €300m new lock on the Kiel Canal could mean years of delay for other equally urgent projects on the waterway has drawn criticism from local…

Eastbourne RNLI Lifeboat Station’s new £2.7m Tamar lifeboat, which will be named Diamond Jubilee in honour of RNLI Patron, Her Majesty The Queen took to the water for the very first time…

A new mooring package especially manufactured for the severest of conditions is about to be fitted to a barge working in Arctic waters.

Wind farms and drilling platforms are becoming more widespread, with construction costs playing an integral role in their development. In previous years, the lack of convincing crane technology has proven to be…

In recent years there have been a number of accidents caused by the failure of on-load release hooks during lifeboat drills, which have resulted in seafarers being seriously injured and even killed.

Although the Eurozone may be facing its difficulties, the cross-Europe marine ‘conveyorbelt’ of components for the A380 Airbus is still going strong despite a clash between the ancient and modern worlds at…

The latest tug simulator at Transas is realistic enough to make a trainee seasick if they miscalculate their turn in a heavy sea state, even if that sea is a virtual one.