Green Marine
Maersk Training’s New Program Addresses Human Error in Incidents at Sea
Maersk Training announced today that it launched a new training programme aimed at minimising incidents through human error in marine environments. The course is designed to help offshore workers understand the impact of the human error in marine incidents, and enhance their leadership and managemen
DNV GL Improves Classification Rules for Offshore Units
DNV’s Enhanced Classification Rules for mobile offshore units presented in May have been further improved through a process of industry consultation and feedback. The final versions of the related DNV Offshore Standards have been released and are available now. “Our aim has been to take class a new
Wartsila Completes Testing of 2-Stroke Dual-Fuel Engine Technology
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has successfully conducted full scale testing on gas of its low-speed 2-stroke dual-fuel engine and is now introducing a full new range of engines based on its established and well-proven low pressure technology. The implicatio
Survey: Majority Is Looking for Online Crew Management Software
CrewInspector crewing software provider conducted an online survey asking companies, which are currently searching the market for a new software, to answer the question “Why they are looking for crew management software”. Survey was conducted among participants from various industry sectors such as
Seajacks Installers Race Towards Finish Line (Germany)
Seajacks will soon be adding Meerwind Offshore Wind Park, a 288MW wind farm development located in the Exclusive Economic Zone region of the German North Sea, to an impressive tally of successful offshore wind farm installation projects. Seajacks vessels and crews are working their way through the r
DSCV SBM Installer Sold to Daya Vessels
SBM Offshore has agreed to the sale of the DSCV SBM Installer, a newbuild Diving Support and Construction Vessel (DSCV), to Daya Vessels Limited, a subsidiary of Daya Offshore Construction Sdn Bhd, for US$180 million in cash. Both parties have signed a memorandum of agreement, subject to the buyer s
Germany: Port of Kiel Gears Up for Coming Winter
Throughout the port of Kiel preparations are in full swing for the oncoming winter period. The 2,050 GT, 88m long and 13 m wide cargo ship “Julieta” arrived with a load of 3,200 tons of gritting salt from Morocco. Hans-Martin Burmann, Managing Director of Burmann Hafenlogistik, said “This is a premi
Kalmar Updates on STS Crane Heightening Project in Spain
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, wants to clarify the press release published on 24 September 2013 regarding a ship-to-shore crane heightening project in the south of Spain. ZPMC is in fact the main contractor, while Kalmar, as one of ZPMC’s subcontractors, is providing the needed local operations for this
Pole Star and Risk Intelligence Join Forces against Piracy
Pole Star Space Applications, a leading provider of realtime asset tracking and monitoring solutions, and Risk Intelligence, a security and piracy intelligence specialist, recently announced their strategic partnership. The companies are working to integrate several solutions, allowing mutual custom
DMCA Explores Latest Maritime Transportation Operating Practices in Malta
The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) participated at the 38th edition of the Interferry Annual Conference held in the Republic of Malta and attended by the leaders of water transport and maritime, trade and tourism transport organizations from around the world. The participation is in line with
Presentation of Catamaran Seafox at Port of Ostend (Belgium)
On Friday November 8th the French shipbuilder NAVALU visited the port of Ostend. NAVALU presented its catamaran SEAFOX. This offshore wind farm service vessel is a catamaran with an aluminium hull. On Wednesday September 18th 2013 NAVALU shipyard managed successfully the sea launch of the SEAFOX at
BMT Announces Further Extension
Bath-based BMT Defence Services Ltd (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has announced the opening of a second office in Bath. Plymouth House on Monmouth Street will house the Norwegian LSV (Logistics and Support Vessel) project team – a prestigious design contract BMT recently won in partnership w
Kick-Off for Project Aiming to Ensure Winter Navigation in Baltic Sea
The kick-off meeting for the winter navigation project WINMOS took place in Helsinki 5-6 November. WINMOS is a project that aims to safeguard efficient winter navigation in the European Union’s northernmost fairways by safeguarding icebreaking resources in a medium and long term perspective and to d
First Ship Calls at DP World London Gateway
Britain’s new global shipping port yesterday welcomed its first scheduled vessel, the ‘MOL Caledon’ from South Africa. After more than a decade of planning and construction across three square miles of development, DP World London Gateway deep-sea port is now open, providing British exporters and im