Equipment

An innovative MacGregor self-loading system from Cargotec is an integral element of Ecore.

Cargotec has introduced new developments that allow shipboard systems for gravity self-unloading dry bulk cargoes to deliver greater capacity while minimising environmental impact.

The drive for more clean and green cargo ships is now penetrating down into the way the cargo is handled, writes Mark Langdon

A fourth generation of Miko Salvage Patches has been introduced following upgrades to the design of the Norwegian company’s hat-shaped patch.

Zodiac SOLAS’s latest rescue boats is the RIBO 450N, which at 4.5m overall length replaces Zodiac’s RIBO 420 and provides ship owners with a high quality RIB that is fully compliant with…

Swedish maritime safety company CM Hammar has introduced new technology claimed to ensure that liferafts and Epirbs can be released automatically so that they float freely when a vessel is in listing…

At Mercator Media’s recent Seawork exhibition, the product that won the Spirit of Innovation award as well as the award for underwater technology was Echopilot, for the latest version of the forward…

Hochiki Europe, a manufacturer and supplier of industrial fire detection products, recently launched a range of analogue addressable marine approved fire detection sensors, call points and ancillary products.

Transas says that its Navi-Sailor ECDIS is the first to feature compatibility with the UKHO’s AIO (Admiralty information overlay). The overlay includes all temporary and preliminary notices to mariners (T&P NMs) and…

Hamworthy of the UK recently received its first order for wider demand Membrane BioReactor (MBR) waste water management technology from ferry operator DFDS.

Kelvin Hughes reports that its SharpEye radar was recently fitted to a Korean LNG carrier; the company says this is the first order it has received from Korea for this product.

Lifeboat manufacturer and service provider Schat-Harding says IMO and some parts of the shipping industry need to move more quickly to a consensus on vital lifeboat safety issues which have important consequences…

UK-based Videotel Marine International says that it is helping to spread the ‘green’ message with its new training course ‘The Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan’ which guides seafarers through the practical and…

UK training provider Warsash Maritime Academy’s manned model fleet has left its Marchwood base and journeyed inland to its new location at one of the UK’s oldest existing reservoirs.

German company RWO says that it has held a pioneering position in non-corrosive ballast water treatment, and recent tests have underlined this stance.