Safety

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

As the race to find the ideal future fuel heats up, so does the need to make sure fire safety systems are suitable for the new chemistries.

22nd May 2024

Methanol safety: Overlooked in today’s fuels race

22nd May 2024

SEAWORK

SEAWORK

According to Seawork 2024 exhibitor Shipshape World, legislation is continually getting tighter around the foams, fabrics and numerous other materials used in the sleeping cabins of commercial vessels.

21st May 2024

Fire safety for commercial marine mattresses

21st May 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Spectrum Aeromed, which specialises in air medical equipment and solutions, has completed its first venture into the maritime sector in a project with Damen Shipyards.

8th May 2024

Air medical equipment supplier enters marine market

8th May 2024

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Continuous vigilance, enforcement and safety cultures are critical to avoid injuries or worse, with internal waters such as ports the scene of more than half of marine incidents last year, says Lars…

2nd May 2024

OPINION: Port operations must be made safer

2nd May 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Wescom Group’s new first aid kits have received Certificate of Type Approvals from Lloyds Register.

30th April 2024

Wescom first aid kits get the Lloyds thumbs-up

30th April 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The rails installed on most pilot vessels can now be serviced by Marine Fire Safety, a UK life-saving equipment firm that has three service station sites in England and Scotland.

9th April 2024

Marine Fire Safety wins service approval for rails

9th April 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

NorthStandard and Orca AI are working together to offer the global marine insurers’ members an automated situational awareness solution to manage safety risk.

13th March 2024

NorthStandard looks to AI for safer navigation

13th March 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Viking Life-Saving Equipment has appointed Henrik Helsinghof as its new chief executive officer effective from 1 June 2024.

27th February 2024

Henrik Helsinghof takes the helm at Viking A/S

27th February 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue (ICE-SAR) has formed a commercial partnership with Hefring Marine, in order to increase its fleet safety and operational efficiency.

19th February 2024

SAR partnership will increase Icelandic fleet safety

19th February 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Intellian Technologies Inc and Iridium Communications Inc are developing a new Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) safety display terminal.

5th December 2023

A benchmark new GMDSS safety display terminal

5th December 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

There’s an innovative range of lifeboats and davits avilable which are looking to set new standards for compact and lightweight evacuation solutions.

22nd November 2023

The changing face of the lifeboat market

22nd November 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A member of crew died when a tug manoeuvre was carried out under supervision of a captain who was still in training himself, an investigation has found.

21st November 2023

Lack of training led to crew death, probe finds

21st November 2023

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has released guidance which aims to support Dynamic Positioning (DP) operations in shallow waters.

8th November 2023

Expanding offshore wind knowledge in shallow waters

8th November 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Intellian and Inmarsat have signed an agreement for a next generation safety terminal, designed for operation over Inmarsat’s ELERA L-band network.

23rd October 2023

Setting a new benchmark in safety

23rd October 2023

SUBSEA SERVICES

SUBSEA SERVICES

The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has revised its guidance on the safe and effective management of Dynamic Positioning (DP) diving operations.

4th July 2023

Safety first for dynamically positioned diving operations

4th July 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Robosys and SEA.AI have created a first of-its-kind machine vision-based maritime autonomous surface collision avoidance system.

20th June 2023

Pioneering machine-based surface collision avoidance

20th June 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

In what has been called an industry first for ship evacuation, Viking’s LifeCraft system is bound for installation on its first series of newbuild ferries.

16th May 2023

Landmark evacuation order for safety-first ferries

16th May 2023

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

Three marine technology companies are among those to receive the first King’s Awards for Enterprise, including one which uses ultrasound to clean up the seas.

25th April 2023

Royal seal of approval for marine technology innovators

25th April 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Zelim, an Edinburgh based start-up pioneering unmanned search and rescue solutions, has secured £2.3m (€2.7 million) in equity investment. 

7th December 2022

Search and rescue craft set for commercialisation

7th December 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A marina network operator has acquired a majority stake in an Internet of Things (IoT) company focused on boat safety.

21st September 2022

Digital boat monitoring for marinas

21st September 2022