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Wind propulsion set to crash over the bow of SMM 2024
The presence of wind-powered shipping will be more prevalent than ever before at the upcoming SMM trade fair in Hamburg
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...
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),...
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...
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...
AkzoNobel launches e-Learning for core marine products
As with AkzoNobel’s Protective Coatings business unit (see AkzoNobel accelerates digitalisation during COVID-19), the marine side of the business has launched e-Learning for sales and customers during Covid-19. The training is on core products and ranges and...
Viking Line to launch cruise service from Helsinki to Mariehamn
Viking Line will place its Gabriella in service for cruises from Helsinki to the Åland Islands three days a week beginning July 1. Day trips to the popular summer town of Mariehamn will give passengers the chance to get to know Åland’s sights and attractions. Viking...
Viking Line is the first shipping company in the world to have its Covid-19 management verified by DNV GL
Viking Line became the first shipping company in the world to be verified by the accredited classification society Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd (DNV GL) in accordance with its My Care methodology. This verification, which covers all seven Viking Line vessels...
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...
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...
DNV GL’s My Care: Applying hospital-grade infection risk management to ships
Managing infection risk during the COVID-19 pandemic requires a new approach to disease control and prevention. My Care is DNV GL’s infection risk management approach that has been developed to assess, manage and mitigate infection risk in management systems, business...
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...
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...
CroisiEurope applies Bureau Veritas infection prevention measures
Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection and certification (TIC) services has started working with CroisiEurope to implement infection prevention measures. The cruise ship operator – the European leader for inland waterways cruises – offers a large...