Dr Lam Pin Min, Senior Minister of Singapore's Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Health, launched the Sea Transport Industry Transformation Map, in line with MPA Singapore's long term plans to develop the country's next-generation port and strengthen international maritime centre.
Read moreUK Club's Capt. David Nichol described a serious leg injury of an AB during un-mooring operations. The AB stood astride a slackened spring rope which suddenly came under tension, striking his leg with considerable force. After being landed ashore, he was hospitalised with a broken thigh bone, requiring almost one year of rehabilitation.
Read moreGreen Award Foundation announced that the marine technologies company E.D.I.T. Automation, officially became a member of the Green Award network as an incentive provider, on 06 December 2017.
Read moreInspectors from Saudi Aramco’s Environmental Protection Department gave guidance on how to verify that ships entering the Kingdom’s ports are discharging ballast waters, according with the D1 and D2 ballast water discharge standards.
Read moreBased on the reconstruction of an actual Line Orientated Evaluation, the video shows how human behaviour can be identified, providing snapshots throughout a LOE assessment to illustrate examples of how human behaviors can be witnessed.
Read moreKVH Videotel has launched an LNG bunkering training course to help crew and port or terminal staff enable a safe bunkering process. The programme has been developed in response to the increased use of LNG as a bunker fuel.
Read moreDanish Shipping recently announced that it is planning to enhance a number of areas such as, research policy, digitalisation, qualifications and training policy in the coming years, which will cause a new organisation in Danish Shipping's management team.
Read moreMGTIC, to be hosted at SUNY Maritime College, is a collaborative incubator fostering technology developments in the maritime space through entrepreneurial innovations bringing together maritime, technology and financial interests to accelerate tools for commercial growth.
Read moreThe new technologies are going to affect seafarers’ training standards and methodologies, as they are going to be the backbone for any initiative, said Capt. Pravesh Diwan, Director of KARCO-Karishma Marine Solutions, in an exclusive interview with SAFETY4SEA at Europort Conference, in early November.
Read moreThe digitization was made on the basis of the Danish Maritime Authority’s new rules on the working environment, which entered into force in July 2017. In the future, online tuition will take place in a virtual classroom for small teams of up to 6 participants.
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