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In Focus: Lalizas continues strategic safety expansion into USA

Lalizas, which manufactures lifesaving equipment such as lifejackets, life rafts, immersion suits, MOB systems and breathing apparatus, has acquired Revere Survival, a US-based manufacturer and distributor of liferafts (and other survival equipment) for the recreational and commercial markets. Lalizas is billing this as a move that marks a significant milestone in the company’s journey towards […]

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Ocean Safety highlights importance of onboard safety equipment at boot Düsseldorf 2024

Ocean Safety will highlight the importance of marine safety and the provision of onboard safety equipment with an extensive selection of its innovative lifesaving products at boot Düsseldorf, 20-28 January 2024. Hosted by its German leisure distributor, Sostechnic, in Hall 11 (E59), on display will be the complete range of the Jon Buoy Man Overboard (MOB) […]

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Ocean Safety partners with The Famous Project

Marine safety specialist, Ocean Safety has announced it has joined forces with The Famous Project as its official safety partner as the all-female team launches its campaign to take on the Jules Verne Trophy. Ocean Safety says the partnership demonstrates its ongoing commitment to offshore and round the world yacht racing. It will be equipping […]

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Ocean Safety unveils new brand identity at METSTRADE 2023

Marine safety specialist, Ocean Safety has unveiled a new brand identity at METSTRADE 2023. The company says the brand refresh represents its commitment to ensuring its brand identity reflects the high quality of its extensive portfolio of innovative lifesaving equipment. “As the experts in marine safety, we want our brand to visually reinforce our mission to provide […]

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Ocean Safety expands technical team

Marine safety specialist Ocean Safety has made three appointments to enhance its current technical team, reinforcing its position in the design, manufacture, and supply of marine safety equipment across the commercial, military and leisure marine sectors. The news comes shortly before the firm unveils its new brand identity at METSTRADE, 15-17 November 2023.  Technical manager Leading […]

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Ocean Safety to reveal new brand identity at METS 2023

Marine safety specialist Ocean Safety has announced it will be unveiling its new brand identity at METSTRADE, 15-17 November 2023.  Ocean Safety has also revealed it will be moving pavilion at the trade show in Amsterdam, taking space on parent company Alliance Marine’s stand. The company will showcase its range of lifesaving equipment alongside other […]

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Maritime, Commercial & Defence

AquaSpec receives Red Ensign approval across entire range

Marine safety light specialist, AquaSpec has received MER (Red Ensign) approval across its entire range. AquaSpec’s AQ8A, AQ40L and AQ40S lifejacket lights, AQLBL and AQLBA lifebuoy lights, and the AQLRL liferaft light now comply with MER regulations and are available to be used on UK-registered commercial vessels, where previously only MED approval was required. The […]

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Ocean Safety introduces new commercial liferafts at Seawork

Marine safety equipment specialist, Ocean Safety, is launching its new 14 and 16-person ISO 9650 Type 1 compliant commercial liferafts at Seawork, 13-15 June 2023. Seawork is Europe’s largest commercial marine and workboat exhibition, held in Mayflower Park in Southampton. With recent changes to the ISO 9650 regulations allowing for a maximum capacity of up […]

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In Focus Maritime, Commercial & Defence

In Focus: Regulation change for safety brands affects all UK-flagged vessels

“Brexit has come with some major challenges,” says Alistair Hackett, MD at Ocean Safety. Those challenges have far-reaching consequences for the commercial marine industry. He says his company has had to adapt to meet the new regulations to enable UK-flagged commercial vessels to operate within the law. As such Ocean Safety is currently focused on […]

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Ocean Safety strengthens sales team

Ocean Safety has appointed Mary Clark as its sales office manager. Based in the marine safety specialist’s Southampton headquarters, Clark will be responsible for the management of Ocean Safety’s internal sales teams. Ocean Safety says Clark’s sales management background, coupled with extensive customer-facing experience, makes her ideally suited to driving its sales strategies and procedures […]

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Red Ensign approval for Ocean Safety

Marine safety specialist, Ocean Safety has announced its range of commercial liferafts meet the new ‘Red Ensign’ standard for United Kingdom conformity assessment procedures for marine equipment and are now approved to carry the Red Ensign logo. After the United Kingdom left the European Union, the UK implemented regulations to establish UK conformity assessment procedures. […]