Accessories & Equipment

McMurdo s new 4th generation SART, the S4 Rescue , is smaller and lighter than earlier SART models, enabling it to be easily carried in a liferaft or lifeboat.

Nearly half the ferry traffic in Scotland travels on the shortest route across the Firth of Clyde.

Winch specialist Atlas Winch & Hoist Services continues the expansion of their operations in the Southern UK with a relocation to new premises at Great Dunmow in Essex. The development of hire…

Marine design consultancy Houlder has delivered two cranes for the Royal Navys Fishery Protection Vessel HMS Dumbarton Castle . The cranes replace obsolete units and will be used to handle the two…

Having established that the slew ring on its 20 year old cement unloader was in need of replacement, the management of Leith & Forth Ports inScotland called in Metalock Engineering of Coventry…

One of the many exhibitors showing new marine communications equipment at Europort last month was France Telecom Mobile Satellite Communications , which introduced Inmarsat Fleet 55 and 33 mobile satellite services. These…

McMurdo Limited , the Portsmouth UK based manufacturer of marine electronic and safety equipment had an eventful Europort last month, revealing a new corporate branding and launching two new products plus a…

UK based operator of global satellite based telematics information services Satamatics travelled to Amsterdam to launch a new miniature SAT 101 mobile satellite terminal at Europort last month. The new terminal, with…

Oil tanker operators Teekay Shipping is the latest shipping company to enrol for sea trials of the forthcoming Admiralty ECDIS Service , which is expected to launch in Spring 2004. Trials are…

In an unusual vessel supply contract supportive of their local rescue organisation, Portsmouth UK based Halmatic Limited has handed over a rolling chassis Pacific 30 RIB Rescue Boat to Gosport & Fareham…

Oceanwide Safety at Sea maybe a new name in the marine safety field but with 12 of its team coming from Mulder & Rijke and Schatt Harding , there is no shortage…

Great Yarmouth Stevedoring faced a difficult task last month when required to unload a 20m long, 89 tonne drilling rig valued at £ 1 million from the hold of a cargo ship.…

Drives and motors from ABB are helping the UKs Royal National Lifeboat Institution to launch its fast inshore lifeboats quickly and safely.

Work is underway at the Port of Liverpools Seaforth Container Terminal on assembling the first of six new Noell straddle carriers. The machines were purchased by the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company…

Bodewes Winches has delivered a second series of storage winches for installation on GlobalSantaFes Development Driller ll, the second of two ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling units under construction at the PPL Shipyard in…

Marine window wiping systems manufacturer Wynn Marine will use Europort 2003 to showcase its new stand alone window washing system and its digital Series 3000 Network Controller.