Accessories & Equipment

Operational oceanography played a key role in the safe rescue of all 155 people on board US Airways Flight 1549 which crashed into the Hudson River on 15 January 2009, as Alan…

In order to increase the safety of mariners and sea going professionals, the International Maritime Organisation recently tightened its lifejacket regulations, thereby making the old SOLAS approval no longer valid.

A trials programme conducted off the far north of Norway has demonstrated how a modern sea anchor could be an important safety aid for high-risk ships.

Revisions to the Fire Test Procedures (FTP) Code will have an important impact on the marine industry and manufacturers who supply it. That is the view of Janet Murrell, technical manager at…

The largest monohull heavy lift vessel in the world has been launched by Dutch builders IHC Merwede from their Offshore & Marine facility in Krimpen aan den Ijssel. The 183m LOA vessel…

OMC has recently opened a UK office, to help promote its Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC) system and support its European installations. This technology has been proven in the difficult waters found…

A new development in under-ice communication is getting underway. The technology will ‘ expand our knowledge of the virtually unexplored underwater arctic environment,’ says Bjorn Jalving of Kongsberg Maritime.

A new service has just been launched that will put any of the UK Hydrographic Office’ s digitised Admiralty charts and publications at your fingertips, day or night – wherever you might…

Preffered Marine Cranes has had an interesting request from one of its customers who wanted both flexibility and speed in order to deploy underwater and offshore equipment across a variety of locations,…

Radio communication specialist, Northwest Radio has devised an intelligent radio system to assist in the management of vessel traffic in the busy port of Liverpool.

' A major step towards creating a compliant digital service that not only fulfils the requirements of the mariner, but assists them during the transition towards the proposed ECDIS mandation that comes…

After extensive testing, the IMO (International Maritime Organisation) has approved the Orion Inertial Navigation System (INS), manufactured by Teledyne TSS Ltd, as meeting the performance standards required by gyrocompasses used for commercial…

A winch drive system that can make anchoring and mooring that bit smoother has been launched by ABB.

Trelleborg has had a hand in extending the life of new pilot boats for the UK Port of Harwich well before the pair is due to hit the water. The vessels, being…

LC Volgo-Baltic Logistic (VBL), one of Russia’ s biggest freight agencies, has signed an exclusive agreement with Dutch heavy lift shipping company Jumbo Shipping. Jumbo Shipping has appointed VBL as its exclusive…

Versatility is what Seaclear’ s new owner, the Cowes Harbour Commission (CHC), wanted from its new 16m multicat type workboat, the first to be built by Southampton Marine Services. The newly completed…

Self sufficiency is becoming more and more important for wind farm support vessels - especially as wind farm sites are getting ever more distant, with soon to be allocated UK Round 3…