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Advancing zero-emission shipping
Samskip advances zero-emission shipping, partnering with TECO 2030 retrofitting Samskip’s LNG vessel Kvitnos with hydrogen-powered fuel cells
New Restart Risk Model helps businesses get back to work after COVID-19
ABSG Consulting Inc (ABS Consulting) has launched the Restart Risk Model to help commercial and public organisations resume operations safely as restrictions around the COVID-19 pandemic begin to ease. The Restart Risk Model builds on guidance from the Centers for...
Survey a fleet in a day: DNV GL’s new MMC unlocks unprecedented machinery efficiencies and insights
Machinery Maintenance Connect (MMC) is DNV GL’s new remote approach to the machinery planned maintenance system (MPMS). Instead of requiring surveyors to travel to each individual vessel and go onboard, machinery data can be processed via algorithms and presented to...
Norwegian spirit beats the Covid-19 downturn
Norwegian Cruise Line received the all-new Norwegian Spirit back from a 43-day drydocking in Marseille, France in February, just before the Covid-19 virus started to take hold around the world. The $100 million renovation was part of The Norwegian Edge program, which...
SeaFirst is your first port of call for marine Coronavirus news
SeaFirst for the latest Coronavirus updates from companies and yards around the world. SeaFirst should be your first and only port of call to find out how yards are coping with the Covid-19 pandemic, and what services they currently have on offer. Find out when yards...
A May return to work for Navantia
“Reference is made to the situation generated by the Covid19 coronavirus global pandemic, and to the State of Alarm declared by the Government of Spain from 16 March, restricting freedom of movement nationwide to prevent group contact, a lockdown which has currently...
SMS is very much open for business
“All our yards are open – we took that decision based on our proximity to UK trade hubs, ports and harbours,” says Nick Warren, Commercial Director at SMS, in the UK. “A percentage of the workforce has been furloughed, but that’s not for health/risk reasons, that is...
No lockdown at Lisnave
“In respect of the present pandemic scenario, we can say that our shipyard is operating almost at the same level as before Covid-19, except for some contingency measures and a minor reduction in activity,” says Luis Braga, Commercial Director at Lisnave. “We are...
Running at full capacity at Davie
Davie in Canada is still working and has not had to reduce capacity during the Covid-19 pandemic . When it comes to maintaining worker/client safety, Alex Vicefield, Chairman of Davie Shipbuilding told DryDock; “All the measures one would expect, such as checking...
Environmentally-friendly preservation system for ship owners and operators
With the outbreak of COVID-19, a new economic landscape has appeared on the maritime scene. Demands for shipping services from tankers, bulkers, container ships, and cruise lines have dropped as one nation after another has been impacted by the pandemic, setting...
A helping hand during the coronavirus pandemic
The St Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry (SKANReg) is taking a pragmatic approach to helping shipowners during the Coronavirus pandemic with requests for assistance with operational activities being considered due to worldwide restrictions. It has held...
ABS first in industry to offer majority of annual class surveys remotely
In an industry first, ABS is now able to conduct almost all classification annual surveys remotely on eligible vessels, after moving to further expand its remote offerings. Launching 10 additional remote survey options today, ABS now offers the most comprehensive set...
Bolidt Innovation Center stays open for virtual visitors
Bolidt Innovation Center stays open for virtual visitors Bolidt has found a creative way of supporting its clients during the COVID-19 restrictions by inviting visitors to take a virtual tour of its groundbreaking Bolidt Innovation Center, which officially opened near...
Indian Register of Shipping increases the use of remote surveys to beat coronavirus restrictions
The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) is taking a pragmatic and practical approach in rendering services to its clients during this period of unprecedented challenges posed by global restriction in personnel movement to reduce the spread of COVID-19 pandemic....
Wärtsilä’s Smart Support Centre delivers fast remote service response
Wärtsilä has announced the launch of its global Smart Support Centre service. This service is aimed at improving asset uptime via remote access for customers of Wärtsilä’s Voyage business, thereby substantially reducing the need for physical service attendance....
Teignbridge Propellers 3D prints essential face shields
Teignbridge Propellers International has partnered with South Devon College in the UK to give their engineering department a new task to print 3D face shields, giving back to the community and key workers. With innovation at the core of Teignbridge, it comes as no...