The Isle of Man Ship Registry is set to launch the first-ever seafarer welfare app designed by a ship registry.
The oil and gas industry has historically been a hard place for female workers. Now, with the oil and gas industry transitioning towards green energy, women workers could be the fresh workforce injection companies desperately need.
Three crew members of the Maltese-flagged Samus Swan oil and chemical tanker have been released from a hospital in Spain, after testing negative for the coronavirus twice, the ship’s managers Uni-Tankers confirmed to Offshore Energy-Green Marine. To remind, the ship has been quarantined at the Isla
Twelve countries have committed to facilitating crew changes and achieving key worker designation for seafarers, following a virtual ministerial summit hosted by the UK Government on 9 July.
Seven crew members have tested positive for Covid-19 on board a tanker that arrived in Algeciras, Spain from Nigeria. Based on the available information, nine crew members took rapid Covid-19 tests which turned out to be positive for seven sailors. The Maltese-flagged Samus Swan oil and chemical tan
Wave and tidal energy test facility European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is looking for a marine energy development manager. The position should identify, develop and secure opportunities for EMEC to grow its wave, tidal and floating wind projects portfolio. This is a full-time, permanent post, whic
The maritime sector is the backbone of the global supply chain, with 90 per cent of the world trade, from fish that we eat for dinner to gas for our cars, being carried by sea from one part of the world to another. Keeping global trade moving during the COVID-19 pandemic has been one of […]
UK offshore technology supplier Osbit has welcomed two graduates and two further permanent staff members to its Northumberland-based team. The new employees have joined Osbit’s 110 strong workforce as the business celebrates ten years of operations. The company also confirming a third engineering gr
Maritime partners urge leaders “to commit to doing everything in their power” to promote the facilitation of crew changes by EU Member States and third countries.
The labor market is on lockdown since the start of the corona crisis, however the first signs of change are starting to appear.
Maersk Training and Babcock Marine Training have signed an agreement to develop a custom-built wind energy training facility in Paisley. The facility, where a wide range of Global Wind Organisation (GWO) accredited courses will be held, will feature a modular training unit from recycled and modified
A staggering number of seafarers is being impacted by the inability to carry out crew changes due to the COVID-19 restrictions imposed on travel by national governments across the globe. Despite incessant calls from the maritime bodies, seafarers are yet to be designated as ‘key workers’ and exempte
Survivex has invested more than £ 100,000 in new facilities and equipment to align its training centre in Aberdeen to the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) standards and will start with the first GWO courses on 6 July. The company, focused mostly on offshore training in the oil & gas sector, said that
Fifteen crew members on board a Maltese-flagged oil tanker have tested positive to COVID-19, and two crew members have been hospitalized, but they are not in a critical condition. The information was confirmed to Offshore Energy-Green Marine by a spokesperson for the Antwerp Port Authority where Min
