Accessories & Equipment

We are all used to thinking of sailors as a hardy lot, but what happens when you are at sea and one of the crew suffers a sudden cardiac arrest?

There' s a good chance that groundings will increase over the coming years, says Bob Couttie, in a recent update on Maritime Accident Casebook.

A different kind of fast-rescue boat is hitting the water. ' It may look like similar boats, but it' s not’ , said Knut Erik Håheim of Norwegian company Brude Safety AS.

SAFEDOR, the maritime research project on risk-based ship design and approval has been concluded after four years of intensive study.

Specialist dynamic positioning (DP) training is available for the first time in Ukraine following the launch of a new facility by Bibby Ship Management.

The V100 VPIRB (VHF Position Indicating Radio Beacon), a new man overboard device from marine safety specialist Mobilarm, will make its European debut at Seawork 2009.

Offshore Solutions BV has announced the installation and operation of their third Offshore Access System (OAS) in the Southern North Sea.

Anytec Marine AB of Sweden UK and agent Wave Seven Marine Ltd have been chosen to supply a replacement slipway boat hoist to the Royal Navy’ s training establishment at HMS Raleigh.

Four Sennebogen 870 Mobile Specials have been delivered to Forth Ports PLC in the UK.

Following the recent launch of the TORO capsule, designed to enhance the safe transfer of personnel by crane, Reflex Marine have announced that the device will soon be operating in the North…

Among the many exhibitors returning for Seawork 2009 is Pembroke Dock based Ledwood Technology, which placed its IRIS radar on the market in 2006, offering all the functionality required of a port…

Piracy is a major concern for many vessel operators at present, following a number of high profile incidents. The logical response is to ensure vessels have an adequate anti-piracy plan in place…

The Nautical Institute professional body for qualified mariners has launched guidance to the industry on the transition from navigating with paper charts to navigating with ECDIS to help navigating officers meet the…

Merseyside shipyard Cammell Laird is strengthening its workforce with the recruitment of 20 new young apprentices.

With the survival of thousands potentially in the balance, UK based Sonardyne International Ltd has delivered the latest batch of acoustic monitoring sensors that will oversee the Indian coastline by providing the…

The Kiel Canal Pilots have called upon the services of BMT SeaTech and their PC Rembrandt ship simulation system to provide a flexible, cost effective and onsite training solution to their pilots…

Miko Marine AS of Oslo has begun work on the ShipArrestor project following the signing of a contract with the European Union in October.

Cargotec’ s Kalmar division has delivered four new ship to shore (STS) cranes and nine other new container handling machines to the Port of Vuosaari at Helsinki in Finland.

Four new gantry cranes have arrived safely at their new home in Hamburg' s Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB) following the close supervision of their construction by Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC).

The MacGregor Group’ s Offshore division has received orders for four remotely controlled deck handling manipulator systems (DHMS) for the two Island Offshore AHTS vessels, Island Valiant and Island Vanguard.