Accessories & Equipment

MJ contributor Graeme Ewens has released a ‘Nautobiography’ of a 90-year-old lifesaver— with tales of shipwreck, heroic rescue, wartime tragedy later resurrection of a wooden lifeboat.

The SMART4SEA 2021 leadership award has been given to a company president who has made an outstanding contribution to smarter shipping and maritime digitalisation.

Since the introduction of the AlphaMidiCourse by JRC/ Alphatron Marine in 2015, many vessels worldwide have already been equipped with this gyro compass.

A new standalone professional qualification in marine corrosion has been launched for marine surveyors.

One offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator has launched its third apprenticeship programme to mark England’s National Apprenticeship Week.

Navigation services provider Novaco Limited has developed a new all-in-one navigation data and tracking product for commercial and leisure vessels.

A new maritime learning platform has been launched that combined the resources, talents and strengths of several maritime learning businesses.

Cadeler has signed a contract to install a new crane on the vessel ‘Wind Orca’ and retain the option for delivery of a crane on vessel ‘Wind Osprey’.

Reflex Marine’s Storm-Work suspended work basket was successfully employed in its 100th offshore project in October 2020.

Dutch company Z-Bridge has developed a motion compensated personnel transfer system that is compact enough to be fitted to crew transfer vessels.

A new cloud-based simulation service for maritime radar training has been launched that enables instructors to manage and control exercises with realistic radar simulations.

Two technology stakeholders have formalised their partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

The world’s first 5G ocean-based marine testbed will benefit from a 5G mobile private network built by Vodafone using Nokia equipment.

IEC Telecom has joined forces with a global satellite operator to bring affordable quality satcom technology to smaller vessels that have limited onboard space.

The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has released a new information paper: ‘Recommendations on Usage of ECDIS and Preventing Incidents’.

An impressive new Norwegian Police patrol boat benefits from a state-of-the-art navigation and communications package from Raymarine.

A new MBA pathway is being offered by the UK’s University of Southampton, taught by world-class academics in both management and maritime subjects.

One global safety and survival solutions provider has rebranded its liferaft rental and exchange service to meet increasing market demand for service flexibility.

One expert maritime industry provider of seafarer training has announced a 32% increase in online training sales to merchant shipping companies not sailing with passenger groups.