A Marine Evacuation System (MES), consisting of a slide or chute where passengers can evacuate straight into waiting life rafts, can often be found on modern high speed crafts and passenger ships, where weight, space and evacuation times must be kept to a minimum.

Actisense has released the new NGW-1 NMEA 2000 Gateway. This product has already generated huge interest throughout the marine leisure industry, recently winning the British Marine Electronics Association (BMEA) New Product of the Year category for 2009. 

Arik Air has expanded its regional services with the launch of flights between Abuja and Accra (Ghana), Banjul (Gambia) and Dakar (Senegal).

APM Terminals Apapa Limited has installed a new modern, state-of-the-art crane simulator with a view to making the container terminal more efficient.

The year 2008 marked a major turning point in the history of the world economy and trade.