The rubber insert sleeves expanding (Rise) system for the sealing of multiple pipe and cable bulkhead transits has been used for the fire safe and smoke-tight ducting of cables through all the…

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…

Globe Wireless has introduced the Globe Communications Centre, which it says provides a one-stop program for onboard communication needs. The system features a single interface that handles all messaging and data transfer…

A fully waterproof VHF radio which floats and has a five-year user replaceable lithium battery has been developed by McMurdo and Pains-Wessex. Called the McMurdo R1 or Pains-Wessex SOS Rescue VHF radio,…

It is now possible to communicate from a PC via wireless WLNDS24 Wi-Lan modem to Amot Controls’ Hawk-l control unit which, like the modem, is designed to withstand arduous industrial applications and…

The ProPilot 731 and 741 models offer a choice of two different computers as well as two drive control units and will operate using either the Cetrek 609 or 619 pilot computer.…

The Inmarsat Communications at Sea Report which surveyed 338 companies in 46 countries with control over 5,000 ships showed wide-spread use of ship management software. The company predicts that data will soon…

Spliethoff Bevrachtingskantoor`s new multi-purpose freighters will be fitted with Kelvin Hughes radar sets. The 10 ships will each feature a Nucleus2 6000 arpa split radar system with display; a Nucleus2 5000 True…