by Satzuma-Creative | Jun 3, 2020 | SeaFirst
BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping association, has moved a step closer to finishing a global set of guidelines needed to protect the marine environment from invasive species and reduce CO2 emissions. Currently, there is no common global standard for cleaning ships’...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jun 3, 2020 | SeaFirst
ABS has published the ABS Guide to Wind-Assisted Propulsion System Installation, providing class safety standards when installing wind-assisted systems. The Guide is applicable to two leading wind-assisted propulsion technologies: Flettner rotors and wing sails,...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jun 2, 2020 | News, SeaFirst
“Namdock has resumed full operations with effect from Tuesday 5 May 2020, in accordance with the inception of stage 2 of the lockdown, which has seen the partial easing of restrictive measures thanks to the recent flattening of the infection curve,” explains Heritha...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jun 2, 2020 | News, SeaFirst
“Multimarine Shipyards has been fully operational during the COVID-19 lockdown,” says Pavlos Phokas, Commercial Director at the yard. . During the period between March-April-May, Multimarine completed three important drydocking projects (Bourbon Diamond, Nor Naomi,...
by Satzuma-Creative | Jun 2, 2020 | Opinion, SeaFirst
Over the last weeks, many companies may have issued or received force majeure notices suspending performance where permitted by force majeure clauses in the relevant contracts based on the COVID-19 outbreak. As the crisis continues with deepening business disruption,...