Safety & Distress

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

A programme designed to improve the culture of safety in Australia’s commercial seafood industry has been launched by seafood industry body Seafood Industry Australia (SIA), in conjunction with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and the Fisheries Research and Development…

16th February 2023

Sea Safe for Aussie fishers

16th February 2023

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Shout, a free 24/7 confidential text service has been launched to help tackle mental health in the UK fishing industry. 

6th December 2022

Fishers’ health service

6th December 2022

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

The first at-sea assessment of working conditions and crew welfare onboard a longline vessel supplying Thai Union has already led to improvements being made, with more expected to follow, according to the…

24th November 2022

TU improves fisher welfare

24th November 2022

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

More than 400 crew members on 12 Spanish tuna fleet vessels operating in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans are participating in the second stage of the first pilot project of a…

28th October 2022

Fleet advances telemeds

28th October 2022

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Seven seafood industry and seven non-government organisations have declared their support of a call made by The Pew Charitable Trusts to the member states of the Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of…

7th September 2022

Fisher safety unites industry

7th September 2022

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Thordon Bearings’ authorised distributor in Mexico, TZ Industrias, has secured an order to supply the Canadian company’s TG100 shaft seals, equipped with a safe return to port (SRTP) emergency seal, to a…

28th June 2022

Mexico win for Thordon

28th June 2022

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

More than 500 medical kits are being distributed to Thailand’s fishing fleet by Bangkok-based seafood giant Thai Union through a new initiative to enhance the health and safety of workers onboard fishing vessels.

24th May 2022

Medical kits for Thai fishers

24th May 2022

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

The crew of Icelandic trawler Vestmannaey did all the right things when a fire broke out on board while steaming home with a full fishroom.

29th October 2021

Quick reactions

29th October 2021

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Scottish manufacturer, Quiksling, has re-launched its eponymous twin-harness man overboard (MOB) rescue and recovery system, now with Lloyds type approval.

25th October 2019

Quiksling reissued with Lloyds type approval

25th October 2019

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

ACR Electronics has released a new automatic buoy marker light, a high-intensity LED strobe that provides brighter light in all directions for clear marking of a man-overboard site.

30th September 2019

ACR Electronics unveils new COB light

30th September 2019

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Workers in the sub IMO/sub 24m professional sector will be able to learn about the latest safety solutions from experts at a NEXT GEN event in Southampton, UK this April.

20th February 2019

Safety solutions addressed in new workshops

20th February 2019

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Grundéns has been around for a while. Karl Grundén was making protective clothing for seafarers more than a century ago, starting with cotton dipped in oil and later with waxes used for…

7th August 2018

New ideas from Grundéns on oilskins and footwear

7th August 2018

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Foam fenders for fishing vessels require a protective polyurethane coating to endure the harsh conditions at sea. RG Group, owner of RG Rom Gummi, has acquired a polyurethane producing company enabling fast…

18th July 2018

Reduced delivery time on new customised fenders for the fishing industry

18th July 2018

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Lloyds Register Foundation, a charity helping to protect the safety of life and property by supporting education, research and public engagement, has announced the launch of its Insight Report on safety in…

12th June 2018

Safety in the fishing industry: providing insight into a global safety challenge

12th June 2018

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

ACR Electronics and Ocean Signal are working with commercial fishing operators in New Zealand to help them comply with new safety beacon regulations.

12th March 2018

New Zealand preparing for float-free EPIRBs

12th March 2018

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

McMurdo, Inc. has been awarded a US$3 million contract with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to supply up to 16,000 FastFind® 220 personal locator beacons (PLBs) over the next five years…

18th August 2016

McMurdo to provide PLBs to U.S. Coast Guard

18th August 2016

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Marine Society College is launching the new English@Sea programme and app to introduce seafarers to the English language to boost safety at sea.

21st June 2016

English@Sea programme to boost safety at sea

21st June 2016

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Ocean Signal’s new professional man overboard device for fishermen will be introduced at Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen on the Caley Fisheries stand.

26th May 2016

New MOB device introduced to fishermen

26th May 2016

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

White Glacier has launched the Arctic 25 immersion suit, which gives 25 hours protection in freezing waters.

3rd May 2016

Revolutionary immersion suit debuts in the global market

3rd May 2016

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Ocean Safety is introducing the brand new 3Si Guardian range of life saving electronics for the first time at Skipper Expo Aberdeen in May.

10th March 2016

Ocean Safety introduces the 3Si Guardian range

10th March 2016