Author: Importer

Safety equipment supplier Umoe Schat-Harding has launched a compact tender for smaller cruise ships. The CTL1200 cruise tender has a capacity of 100 persons when used as a tender, or 150 when…

Hamworthy KSE is developing a new system for loading and unloading roro vessels called IPSI. The system is based on the roro operation of containers loaded on cassettes as well as normal…

Aalborg Industries says it has acquired Wiesloch to establish a global presence in the manufacturing of marine thermal fluid heaters. Aalborg is a maker of maritime steam boilers and shell and tube…

The Drew Marine has introduced the New Era portable wire-welding package. The package includes the Amerarc I-400GMS inverter arc welding machine, Merarc F-4 wire feeder and Merarc No.4 MIG gun. The equipment…

Solar Solve Marine has won two orders for its anti-glare screens and roller blinds together worth over £20,000 ($31,572). Five Solasafe screens were installed on the bridge windows of Ben-My-Chree, a 12,600gt…

A general guide to current safety and pollution prevention requirements for ships, and the thinking behind their development, has been published by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS). The 28-page guide,…

MacGregor cargo access/transfer equipment has been specified for six SuperFast ferries ordered by Attica Enterprises from HDW. Each shipset being supplied by the company`s roro division comprises: two stern ramps, bow equipment…

A low-cost internet-based satellite e-mail system called Sat.400 has been introduced by Station 12 which is said to cut communication costs by up to 30 per cent. The system selects whether to…

The completion of the Iridium network enables global telephone calls to be placed and received on a hand-held phone with an integral antenna, says O’Gara Satellite Networks. The Iridium system is made…

HydroComp has announced the release of NavCad 3.7, its naval architect`s tool designed to predict resistance, power, and optimum propeller parameters. This version includes new prediction methods and optimum trim analysis, says…