Accessories & Equipment

A new 75 ton Wise boat hoist is launched thismonth at Crab Marsh in the UKport of Wisbech.

Seawork 2007 exhibitor LeBusInternational Engineers Ltd, manufacturer of LeBus grooved drums, sleeves,spooling systems and purpose built winch equipment, are certainly in the grooveat the present time with both their UK Divisions securing…

Markey Machinery Co Inc of Seattlein North Americas tug epicentre Pacific Northwesthas created a monster constant tension hawser winch for Crowley MarineServices new oil tanker escort tug Response.

Port cargo handling equipment manufacturer Kalmar has designed andbuilt a state of the art automation test facility to better aid the integrationof its intelligent applications with its customers container handlingequipment and terminal…

Clipper Elite Carriers (CEC) has ordered aModulift Spreader System for permanent use on the 9,000dwt multipurposecontainer/heavy lift vessel CEC Century.

Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Hardinghas completely re-engineered its range of on-load release hooks.

BMT Cordah Ltd, asubsidiary of BMT Ltd, has become the first UK private sector company to offera Maritime Search Planning (SP) training course to advise the industry andpublic funded SAR organisations on…

AllseasGroup S.A., a Swiss offshore pipe laying company, has collaborated with DSM Dyneemato improve the safety and speed of underwater pipe laying using next generationrope technology.

NorsafeAS Lifeboat has claimed the record for lifeboat freefall drops with its GES 50Lifeboat.

KalmarIndustries seventh generation ESC series has reaffirmed its position as thestraddle carrier of choice for German ports with new orders for a combined 27units received from the countrys leading terminal operators.

The Patrol Team at Chichester Harbour UK have just completed a week ofrigorous training.

An international trainingcourse on Sound and Vibration on Board takes place in Delft,the Netherlandson 5 and 6 June 2007.

UK marine data supplier SeaZone Solutions Ltd hasannounced the completion of the first pilot area as part of its ongoingCoastline Mapping Improvement Programme (CMIP), which it claims will revolutioniseour understanding of the…

Wallenius Marine AB in Stockholm have placeda landmark order through Admiralty Distributor Nautic Center AB for over thirtycomplete sets of the recently launched Admiralty Digital Publications (ADP)portfolio developed by the UK Hydrographic…

Bristol UKbased Marine Electronic Services has introduced the new Wetterbox WIB2 NavtexBlack Box Receiver, a cigarette packet sized unit which incorporates aninternal Navtex receiver and PC interface.

Specially adapted Kongsberg Norcontrol ITC-Scope software formed the platform for an in depth MarNIS (MaritimeNavigation and Information Services) demonstration, held at the MCAsHighcliffe Training Centre on 13 & 14th Feb 2007.

Two Belgian companies, Barco, which designs and develops visualisationproducts, and technical installations specialists Fabricom GTI, are installinga high performance VTS system, including new radars, for the Port of Antwerp.