Hook Marine Ltd, the Ayrshire-based engineering specialist, has appointed Brixham company Tecmarine as its distributor for the south of England. Hook Marine specialises in engineering equipment to enhance safety at…
Nine fishing companies have donated in total DKK3.2 million (€430,000) to the Greenland Maritime Center, for a K-Sim Fishery simulator from Kongsberg Digital. The first of its kind in country,…
Additional funding of more than £1 million has been announced to support the Scottish fishing industry and help make it safer. The funds will aim to reduce the number of…
Safe, legal and sustainable sums up the message unanimously from governments during the Ministerial Conference on Fishing Vessel Safety and IUU Fishing, organised by the IMO and the Government of…
The unique Quiksling twin-harness MOB rescue and recovery system has been through a process of development, testing and improvement, completing the rigorous testing and trialling demanded by Lloyds demands before…
Since its introduction in 2001, over 8000 members of the Irish fishing sector have completed BIM basic safety training and have been issued safety cards. Moreover, almost 2000 Bord Iascaigh…
A US Coast Guard team carrying out a routine boarding of 49 metre Ecuadorian purse seiner Marujita were taken by surprise as the ship lost stability. Both crew and inspectors…
UK Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani has announced that almost £1 million in government funding is to be routed to improving safety in UK fishing. There were six fatalities in the…
More commercial fishermen in Wales have received life saving flotation equipment to help make the fishing industry safer. Seafish has supported an industry-led Welsh Fishing Safety Committee (WFSC) project, which…
Safe, reliable, adaptable – why Ireland’s new vessel gangway system is causing a stir in the marine sector. Although the evolution in all aspects of fishing vessel technology has been…