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Gibdock completes renewal of Technip’s Deep Blue
Gibdock has completed a significant assignment in the offshore market, after Technip entrusted the Gibraltar yard with the repair and renewal of Deep Blue
Gibdock services Shearwater survey vessels in testing times
Mediterranean shiprepair facility Gibdock is overcoming the challenges posed by the current global health crisis, completing an extensive two-vessel drydocking and maintenance project for returning customer Shearwater GeoServices. The Gibraltar-based repair and...
Survitec highlights the need for medical oxygen onboard
Leading maritime safety specialist Survitec is highlighting the need to ensure there is sufficient medical oxygen onboard vessels in the event of crews and passengers becoming ill with a respiratory infection. While the IMDG Code and MFAG guidelines require operators...
Keppel secures FPSO contracts worth about S$73 million from MODEC
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) has through its wholly-owned subsidiaries in Singapore and Brazil secured two contracts worth a combined value of about S$73 million from MODEC Offshore Production Systems (Singapore) Pte Ltd (MODEC), a MODEC, Inc. group...
Servicing ships remotely via augmented reality glasses
After a successful pilot, system integrator Bakker Sliedrecht and gas shipping company Anthony Veder intend to enter a partnership to provide ships with remote service through augmented reality glasses (AR-glasses). Via a computer, service engineers of Bakker...
Michael Hansen, CCO, explains how Hempel plans to meet customer sustainability targets
Much has been said and written about the consequences of COVID-19. They have been, and still are, severe for the global marine industry. I will not go into detail about the present COVID-19 situation. However, I am certain that we will overcome this virus, and...
Milestone for first LPG conversion with Isle of Man design acceptance
BW LPG, the Isle of Man Ship Registry, Wärtsilä Gas Solutions, MAN Energy Solutions, and DNV GL, the world’s leading classification society, celebrated the first flag acceptance of a conversion to LPG as fuel for a VLGC. With the successful acceptance BW LPG will...
Further COVID-19 support measures outlined
The St Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry (SKANReg) has put in place a series of measures designed to help ship owners and managers as they embark on the road to normalising their own operations post-COVID-19 The newly implemented support measures are...
Ready for a “New Normal” in the wake of COVID-19
Bureau Veritas Marine Singapore (BV), in collaboration with PSA Marine (Pte) Ltd (PSA Marine), has successfully completed a remote marine survey for PSA Aspen, an LNG dual fuel PSA Marine harbour tug. Supported by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA),...
Ponant fleet reactivation supported by Bureau Veritas expertise
Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services, is working with Ponant, a cruise company with a fleet of 11 smaller-scale ships combining state-of-the-art technology and respect for the environment, to help implement...
Eidesvik and Yxney see significant potential in data-driven solutions for fuel efficiency
The Norwegian ship-owner Eidesvik has built a name as an industry innovator in energy efficient operations. Smart use of data has been a long-term theme in Eidesvik, and a key to finding the best ways to reduce emissions. As the next step on this path, Eidesvik has...
Total opens a new laboratory to extend technical services support for shipping
Total Lubmarine has extended the global reach of its technical support services with the opening of a new Diagomar Plus Laboratory in Chicago, USA. The new lab opening means the marine lubricant specialist now has five centres around the world – with Chicago joining...
Drydock challenges during the pandemic
In this article Ahmed Samir Ghowel, Senior Project Manager - Arab Ship Building and Repair Company (ASRY) shares his experiences of being a manger in a ship repair yard during the pandemic . The majority of cargo is carried around the world by shipping, and after the...
RINA performs world first statutory and class surveys through live streaming remote technologies
RINA has successfully carried out the world first statutory and associated class intermediate surveys with the use of remote technologies on the bulk carrier Cielo di Gaspesie, owned by the d’Amico Group. On completion, the Liberian International Ship & Corporate...
Subsea Global Solutions remains busy
"Our workload in the commercial shipping segment has remained very busy with several owner / operators requiring maintenance on their vessels," says Rick Shilling, COO for Subsea Global Solutions. "With the distress in the oil and gas market, and large tankers and...
Repatriations are possible but challenging says crew specialist
As the cruise industry remains paralysed by the global effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and with crew repatriations at the forefront of current shipping industry concerns, a Far East crewing specialist is leading the way – bringing home more than 9,000 crew members...