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ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Plans for the worlds biggest crane vessel, a 214m long by 97.5m behemoth, include installing the worlds largest cranes.

16th June 2014

Largest crane vessel, largest cranes

16th June 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Following a two-year development programme, UK based company Teledyne TSS is previewing a new family of AHRS and INS (Inertial Navigation and Attitude and Heading Reference Systems) named Saturn at the Oceanology…

16th June 2014

Teledyne TSS’s new Saturn

16th June 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

The costs of offshore wind energy could be cut by at least 10% if “market-ready” technologies are adopted, according to DNV GL’s FORCE (For Reduced Cost of Energy) report.

13th June 2014

DNV GL helps offshore wind industry reduce costs

13th June 2014

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

UK based engineering firm IPS Marine Fabrications has completed a series of maintenance contracts for three ship operators.

13th June 2014

IPS completes maintenance contracts

13th June 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has published a new Nautical Publication to support the transition to Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS).

13th June 2014

UKHO publishes ECDIS guide

13th June 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new solution called FlatFee by US company Jeppesen, promises to help maritime professionals accurately predict charting costs and to streamline the process of purchasing official electronic navigational charts (ENCs).

13th June 2014

ENC management simplified

13th June 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Launch and recovery units have to be considered when the submersibles they serve get an upgrade, especially as the weight always seems to go up, never down.

13th June 2014

Thirty years of weight issues

13th June 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Ferry trade association, Interferry, has commented on the recent ferry disaster in South Korea pointing out that although fatal ferry accidents are rare in developed countries it doesn’t diminish the industry’s ongoing…

13th June 2014

Interferry speaks out about South Korea ferry incident

13th June 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Red7Marine ended the first day of Mercator Media Ltds Seawork International with the christening of its new 250 tonne, €2.5m, jack-up barge.

12th June 2014

Barging in at Seawork

12th June 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Co-operation – and improvisation – were the keys to getting a dredger off a ship where there was little infrastructure in place the other end.

12th June 2014

Offloading the hard way

12th June 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

First time exhibitor Shipshape IMO (B199) is enjoying a ‘fantastic’ Seawork. The company specialises in multi-compliant, fire retardant bedding and mattresses.

12th June 2014

And so to bed…

12th June 2014

SHIPYARD NEWS

SHIPYARD NEWS

A Canadian ice-class ferry has been coated with Ecospeed to give it full, long-lasting protection against damage from impact with ice while transporting passengers between the Canadian cities of Lévis and Québec.

12th June 2014

Ecospeed protection for Canadian ice-class ferry

12th June 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Leading offshore wind solutions provider CWind’s successful boat share scheme has to date attracted investment from different groups within the maritime community, with commercial fishermen and superyacht skippers among current partners.

12th June 2014

CWind in ex-Royal Marines boat-share deal

12th June 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

UK based marine training provider Maritas have announced at Seawork 2014 that they have received MCA (Maritime and Coastguard Agency) approval to offer the three day course in Human Element Leadership and…

12th June 2014

Maritas to offer HELM (O)

12th June 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Huisman, the Netherlands’ specialist in lifting, drilling, and subsea solutions, has introduced a new rope luffing knuckle boom crane to better provide for subsea installation in increasingly deeper water and in severe…

12th June 2014

Rope luffing knuckle boom crane

12th June 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

SWL Rope Lifting and Testing Ltd has been approved as an Independent Service Provider for the Annual Servicing and Testing of lifeboats and davits with approval from Lloyds Register.

12th June 2014

Lifeboats and davits testing

12th June 2014

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Top Side Offshore Technology has launched a new offshore communication system based on GSM technology, designed to bridge the gaps in communication offshore.

12th June 2014

ComPro bridges the gaps

12th June 2014

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

Osiris Projects, part of Bibby Marine Survey Services, is making progress with the construction of ‘Bibby Athena’.

11th June 2014

‘Bibby Athena’ makes progress

11th June 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

The first day of this years Seawork International has seen a contract signed between Burgess Marine and Mainprize Offshore.

11th June 2014

Burgess Marine & Mainprize Offshore sign

11th June 2014

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Fender Innovations announce at Seawork that the company is the official fender supplier for the new RNLI Shannon Class lifeboats. Fender Innovations BV, based in Den Helder, Holland, brings an innovative approach…

11th June 2014

Fender Innovations secures RNLI contract

11th June 2014