Gangways

FMD adds new product and services capabilities

Continuing to expand its product and service capabilities, Beloit, Wis., based Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) has reached new agreements with Hingham, Mass., based Massa Products Corporation and Spain’s Industrias Ferri S.A.

An exclusive North American maritime defense agreement with sonar and ultrasonics specialist Massa, sees FMD expanding its service capabilities for sonar transducer systems, cables, and connectors.

Industrias Ferri S.A. is a leading manufacturer of deck equipment and auxiliary...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/fmd-adds-new-product-and-services-capabilities/

The Shipowners’ Club: Gangway Guidance Booklet

The front cover of the Gangway Guidance Booklet

The Shipowners’ Club: Gangway Guidance Booklet

The Club regularly deals with claims involving access to vessels. Given their size, the majority of vessels entered with the Club utilise gangways rather than accommodation ladders which tend to be constructed for larger vessels

To assist in mitigating such claims, the Club has produced a revised version of its practical booklet detailing correct gangway assembly, access when vessels are double banked...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/19/the-shipowners-club-gangway-guidance-booklet/