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SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

McMurdo has appointed Garmin Iberia to handle distribution for the UK manufacturer throughout Spain.

1st March 2009

McMurdo appoints new distributor for Spain

1st March 2009

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

CM Hammar, developer of release units for liferafts and Epirbs, has discovered that fake copies of the companys Hydrostatic Release Unit, the Hammar H20, are on the market.

1st March 2009

Safety alert

1st March 2009

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

Some applications and regulations require the use of manual fire extinguishing systems.

1st March 2009

Fire-resistant sleeve helps protect vital cables

1st March 2009

SAFETY & DISTRESS

SAFETY & DISTRESS

The UKs Marine Accident Investigation Branch published it Fishing Vessel Safety Study at the end of last year.

1st March 2009

Fishing Vessel Safety Study

1st March 2009

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

In addition to the advantage of a reduced price compared with a new machine, there could well be the opportunity to buy a tried and trusted design that has stood the test…

1st March 2009

Second hand doesn’t have to mean second best

1st March 2009

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

Now, new evidence is emerging to show that fish and shellfish contain many other ingredients which prevent and cure life threatening diseases and other conditions."We have reached a turning point in our…

1st March 2009

Turning point reached in seafood and health

1st March 2009

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

Skipper Matteo Russo and his father-in-law, John Orlando, died early the morning of 3 January when their 16.5-m trawler, Patriot, sank somewhere off Gloucester, Massachusetts in fair weather and moderate sea.

1st March 2009

The sinking of the Patriot

1st March 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafish, the UK authority on seafood, has announced the 300th vessel to be certified by the Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS).

1st March 2009

Responsible Fishing Scheme nets 300th vessel

1st March 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Perus fishing exports grew 26% in 2008 to some 2.44 billion dollars, the Peruvian deputy minister of fishing, Alfonso Miranda, has said.

1st March 2009

Perus 7 year economy boom

1st March 2009

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

As one of the world’s prominent maritime nations, Indonesia has taken the initiative to hold a major conference on climate change and the potential of the planet’s ocean to combat the negative…

1st March 2009

Major conference in Indonesia

1st March 2009