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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Most crew on modern vessels have become used to relying heavily on electronic navigation systems, but what happens if there is a system malfunction or power failure?

1st June 2009

Navigation back-up pops up at Seawork

1st June 2009

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Cummins Inc showcased its EPA Tier 2 certified and IMO Tier II compliant Quantum System 50 litre engine at the NorShipping 2009 exhibition in Oslo last month, marking the first time a…

1st June 2009

Cummins launches QSK50 at NorShipping

1st June 2009

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Nine lifeboats presently operating in the Ekofisk oil field are to be refurbished by Schat-Harding.

1st June 2009

Upgraded lifeboats for offshore operations

1st June 2009

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

UK based marine safety equipment supplier Cosalt will be showing off its new Premier 2010 lifejacket and the new Cosalt Personal Recovery Device (CPRD) at this year' s Seawork exhibition.

1st June 2009

See MSC lifejacket a year early at Seawork

1st June 2009

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The Port of Tyne’ s marine department were put through their paces recently during a successful emergency training day. Held at South Tyneside College’ s marine simulator, the exercise scenario involved a…

1st June 2009

Port of Tyne simulates tug collision

1st June 2009

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new form of marine rescue sled from an equally new company is to be launched at Seawork 2009.

1st June 2009

ResQsled sleighs them at Seawork

1st June 2009

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

An emergency services test named ' Exercise Piran' , took place last month to put local response teams through their paces. This involved both the Brittany Ferries ship ' MV Armorique' playing…

1st June 2009

Major response to fire at sea exercise

1st June 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

Based at Volendam in the Netherlands, Habbeke Shipyard has been building aluminium vessels since 1966, winning the Dutch Aluminium Prize for innovation, quality and service in 1994. The yard has established excellent…

1st June 2009

Habbeke delivers a Rotterdam pilots taxi

1st June 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

For well over a decade the names Holyhead Towing Company Ltd and Hepworth Shipyard Ltd have become virtually synonymous. The two companies have collaborated closely to produce a succession of custom designed…

1st June 2009

The shallow draft tug AK Bars nears completion at Hepworth

1st June 2009

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

The first of four vessels from Shetland booked for drydocking with Dales Marine Services this year was recently at the Aberdeen facility.

1st June 2009

Dales hails another busy year

1st June 2009