The US National Maritime Centre will continue to evaluate training courses for merchant mariners to ensure compliance with the IGF Code and Polar Code requirements. The Polar Code includes training requirements for deck officers engaged on ships operating in polar waters.
Read moreLaunching, operating and recovering small boats from ships is often outside the expertise of crew and can require considerable skill and seamanship. To address this issue, the Nautical Institute published 'Launch and Recovery of Boats from Ships'.
Read moreDr 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.
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