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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…

The Marine Institute of Ireland in Galway and the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (IMR) in Bergen have signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering collaboration and co-operation for seabed surveys and underwater…

Paris based shipping company LD Lines started operations between Portsmouth UK and Le Havre in France earlier this month. The 1992 built Norman Spirit , with a capacity for 120 trucks and…

Associated British Ports latest annual report has won a special award for Best Packaging, Visuals & Communication.

One of many events commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar this month is an ambitious tree planting project organised by the Woodlands Trust in the UK. Tree for All…

The International Ship Suppliers Association (ISSA) has strengthened its relationship with the global ship management sector by becoming an associate member of ISMA. With global membership approaching 1,600 companies, ISSA currently represents…

Harwich International Port haswelcomed the first call of a new Nedlines BV ro-pax service. The service between the Essex UK port and IJmuiden in the Netherlands is operated by the MS Envoy…

A new guide, The Tidal Thames - a guide for users of recreational craft , is available free from the Port of London Authority . The 30 page booklet explains the key…

Environmental engineering consultancy Metoc plc has agreed to sell its majority shareholding in SeaZone Solutions Ltd to the UK Hydrographic Office . Metoc will continue to work from time to time with…

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…

Maritime safety has lost one of its greatest and most influential advocates with the sudden passing earlier this month of Lord Donaldson of Lymington.