Key deals

Primar Stavanger , operated by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service , has established a new service under which it will support more than 280 national coastal pilots with remote ENC access.

Aberdeen based Swift Industrial Supplies Ltd , which supplies ships chandlery and marine safety equipment, has been awarded the sales distributorship for Draeger Safety . Draeger Safety specialises in gas measuring technology…

Norwegian marine electronic safety equipment manufacturer Jotron Electronics AS hasclaimed an industry first by gaining Type Approval for their new TRON S-VDR (Simplified Voyage Data Recorder) capsule. Jotrons latest product has been…

As we continue through this bicentenary year of Admiral Lord Nelsons famousvictory at Trafalgar and his death in action, this handsome book has beenpublished as the official book of SeaBritain 2005, a…

With over six thousand miles of ruggedcoastline, nowhere in Scotlandis more than 45 miles from tidal waters and seven of the biggest towns andcities are seaports.

Covered are sea safety checks recommended by the MCA and the RNLI,GMDSS, EPIRBs and SARTs, the liferaft and its contents, grab bags andadvice on their contents, medical equipment and advice, safe practicesat…

The offshore oil industry has contributed to a 5% increase in the volume of cargo handled at Lerwick Harbour in Shetland over the first half of 2005. The high level of industry…

The US Navy has unveiled plans for a major transformation in military marine navigation, with paper nautical charts to be replaced by advanced, interactive electronic navigation systems throughout the fleet. The ECDIS-N…

Liverpool Maritime Graduates & Masters Association haslaunched a website at www. lmgma. co. uk which allows former and current students to enrole online as members, search for other members, catch up on…

MICAD Marine , which provides real-time data collection and presentation systems for commercial vessel operators, has announced the inclusion of Vessel Corrosion Monitoring asstandard equipment on all of its MICAD Marine Systems…

Industry, conservation groups and the public are being invited to give their views on a major piece of legislation which is intended to improve the management of Britains seas. The Government is…

A hospital ship that survived Hurricane Katrina is now providing essential relief to devastated communities along the US Gulf Coast. The Caribbean Mercy , which is run by the international charity Mercy…

Japans Furuno marine electronics company has opened a fully owned subsidiary, Furuno Deutschland GmbH in Hamburg, which has taken over Furunos service and distribution activities within Germany, Austria and Switzerland from former…

Things have moved so fast after the prototype development of Germany’ s new environmentally safe Futura Carrier river/sea vessel that the first commercial order has now been announced.