Equipment

With the imminent entry into force of the ECDIS carriage requirements for all SOLAS ships, the industry has been looking at providing navigators with the necessary charts.

2009 saw the conclusion of the four-year European Safedor project, intended to establish a new approach to design for enhanced maritime safety.

Although Inmarsat remains the first choice for marine satcoms, other systems continue to find applications at sea.

An alternative to filters, which have proved costly in operation, has been introduced by Marinfloc for oily water separators.

Sensors for machinery and cargo monitoring are to be produced in the Far East.

Queen Elizabeth to be equipped with Cosalt Premier lifejackets

Lifeboat and davit manufacturer Schat-Harding is investing in a new lifeboat servicing facility in Shanghai, China.

In the general deck and cargo field, the shipbuilding boom provided plenty of activity in the early part of the year, but as new orders dried up times looked harder.

Bhagwan Marine endorses Crewsafe for fleet of 30 oil and gas offshore support vessels