Accessories & Equipment

UK marine engineering consultants Houlder Ltd has announced that the 34th and final 3.5Te SWL ‘C’ type davit has been delivered to the Ministry of Defence.

Leading insurance provider to the transport and logistics industry, TT Club, in collaboration with ICHCA International, has issued new guidelines on safe slinging of cargo on and off vessels, in the form…

A further development to Echomax’s original radar target enhancer is the new Active-XS dual band RTE that has just been released. Like the original, it amplifies and returns a stronger radar signal,…

A replica 600BC wooden ship has rounded the Cape of Good Hope on its epic 17,000 mile voyage around Africa and beyond, with the help of navigational equipment from Seawork exhibitor Raymarine.

Marine navigation, auto steering, communications and fishfinding system specialist Simrad has introduced a host of innovative new software enhancements for its NSE navigation systems, some of which will be on display on…

Ocean Rigs semi-submersible drilling rig Leiv Eiriksson has successfully navigated the Bosphorus Strait using the sophisticated new DPS 4D Differential Positioning System developed by Kongsberg Maritimes specialist position reference and satellite positioning…

A project to enable a tow line and sea anchor to be attached to an unmanned vessel with engine failure has been boosted by the development of a chain which is lightweight…

Two recent incidents have shown the necessity of flares and beacon distress signals which remain reliable even in extreme weather conditions, making the point that we still need ‘old technology’ like pyrotechnics…

A wireless fluid level measurement system has been developed by NASA scientists which eliminates the inaccuracy associated with a vessel’s movement, and the system can also be adapted to detect contaminants such…

An innovative life saving device that aims to bring people in trouble in the water within reach by giving extra distance to the ‘throw’ is already finding a home with a number…

A satellite will be used by maritime authorities as an additional means of ensuring safety at sea in the High North.

In the UK, the devastating floods of 2007 and recurrent extreme weather patterns have shown the need for flood rescue boats which are, as much as anything else, fast on the scene.

The very first Beluga multipurpose project carrier of the latest generation proved its capabilities by transporting several large reactors during its recent maiden voyage.

The market would appear to be very enthusiastic about Noreq AS’s newly developed davit products if the resulting record sales are anything to go by.

Offshore Solutions B.V. (OSBV), which invents, develops, manufactures and ensures the safe operation of advanced marine access systems, is celebrating another significant achievement in the operation of its Offshore Access System (OAS).

Finland headquartered Cargotec will deliver two large offshore cranes to Singapore based Ezra Marine Service Pte Ltd in 2010 and beginning of 2011 respectively. The cranes will be fitted to a deepwater…

The Steiner Shipyard in Alabama USA has acquired one of Marine Travelift’s 400C mobile boat hoists, thanks in part to a Small Shipyard Grant from the U.S. Maritime Administration. The Small Shipyard…

K-Master, Kongsberg Maritimes integrated aft bridge workstation has received an Award for Design Excellence from the Norwegian Design Council (NDC), presented last month during the NDCs annual Design Day event.

Atlantas Marine Ltd of Somerset in the UK will be helping to improve the navigational system at Bristol Port having just supplied them with an E-Sea Fix CAT III’ Portable Pilot Unit…

A recent ceremony recognizing lifeboat heroes was interrupted as the recipients of the Bravery Medals dropped everything to make another, on the spot emergency rescue.