Lloyd’s Register names next group chair
Lloyd’s Register Group (LR) and the Lloyd’s Register Foundation have announced the appointment of Matthias Altendorf as their new...
Marine safety
The latest news about marine safety and safety equipment including companies who are pushing product developments, tech innovations and legislation to make it safer for all those at sea.
Life jackets, man overboard recovery systems, locator beacons, life rafts, buoyancy aids and more. Includes companies such as Ocean Safety, Baltic, Typhoon International, Survitec and Daniamant.
New voice alert safety system rolls out
Galvanic Works has opened pre-orders for Galvanic Voice, its intelligent voice alert system for sailors on pleasure sailing boats,...
Lookout forms advisory board following latest funding round
Lookout – a firm specialising in artificial intelligence for marine safety – has completed a new funding round backed...
Dinnteco America launches DDCE lightning protection for sub 50ft vessels
Lightning protection technology firm, Dinnteco America, is launching the DDCE Marine Mini – the latest model in its marine...
Sea Fend’s emergency flotation system takes proactive approach to prevent boats sinking
Turning an extreme emergency into a manageable situation is the ambition behind a new marine safety system from Italian...
Baltic Safety Products appoints UK and Ireland manager
Baltic Safety Products, a safety equipment manufacturer based in Sweden, has appointed David Brown as country manager for the...
New data shows Gen Z ‘more likely to take risks’ at the coast
New research commissioned by the RNLI suggests that many people in Gen Z (born between 1997 and 2012) underestimate...
King’s Award for Enterprise hails UK marine firms for innovation
Ocean Signal and Solent Rib Charters have both received a King’s Award for Enterprise in the Innovation category. They...
Bayesian superyacht ‘did not sink due to storm’, fresh reports suggest
An ongoing investigation into the loss of the sailing superyacht Bayesian off Sicily in August 2024 has indicated that...
AI-powered MOB system gains Lloyd’s Register certification after 90-day trial
Zelim says its AI-enabled Zoe man-overboard (MOB) detection system has received ISO 21195:2020 certification from classification society Lloyd’s Register,...
‘Ha ha. Nope’: survey responses paint shocking picture of whether PPE is fit for boatbuilders
A new safety standard aimed at making personal protective equipment (PPE) more inclusive has been introduced across the UK....
