Equipment

Viking Life-Saving Equipment presented its LifeCraft alternative life-saving appliance (LSA) for passenger ships to the IMO Ships Systems and Equipment Sub-Committee on 25 March.

DBB Jack-Up Services new wind turbine service jack-up vessel has just been launched, with a full complement of Kongsberg Maritime control and automation technology on board.

Allseas’ giant offshore construction vessel Pioneering Spirit will begin its first job this summer off the coast of Norway, assisted by innovative Dynamic Positioning (DP), bridge and automation solutions from Kongsberg Maritime.

Cylinder pressure sensor specialist IMES has launched a new electronic pressure indicator designed to measure peak pressure and calculate engine speed on fourt-stroke engines.

Cathelco has reported several orders from Chinese shipyards for hull corrosion protection and seawater pipework anti-fouling systems.

Thordon Bearings is to supply its seawater-lubricated COMPAC propeller shaft bearing package for a new Fincantieri-built cruise ship designed to set new standards in environmental protection.

UK engineering firm IPS Marine Fabrications has upgraded air-flow systems on a Stena Line ferry while it was sailing between the UK and Ireland.

Intelligent Engineering has supplied K-Line subsidiary TNKC with sandwich plate system (SPS) piracy protection doors for its nine bulk carriers, all of which operate in high risk areas.