Wärtsilä 31 engine for new Hartman Seatrade vessel
Wärtsilä will supply the engine and propulsion equipment for a new 3800-DWT heavy-lift vessel being built for Netherlands-based operator Hartman Seatrade. The owner has established a new shipyard, Rock Shipbuilding, where the vessel will be built. The vessel will...
EEDI Phase 3 to Be Introduced Three Years Sooner
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is pushing ahead with measures aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipping. One of the most notable is the decision to speed up entry into force of phase 3 of the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI).
Crew Member’s Thumb Caught while Hooking on
Vessel movements in waves cost a crew member part of his thumb while he was trying to recover a yacht’s beach lander.
STC Group Orders Simulator Software for Maritime Training Centres
Maritime students at Rotterdam based STC Group will spend more time practicing their navigational skills after the school ordered new simulator classrooms. The systems will be ready for use by the end of August 2019, in time for the start of the new academic year.
Lecturer Koelman: Rearranging Maritime Industry Requires Intensive R&D
Intensive research and development are a prerequisite to make the maritime industry future-proof. In addition, simulation is to play a much larger role in maritime education. These are just some of the conclusions of the new lecturer Maritime Innovative Technologies Herbert Koelman at the Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz (MIWB) in the Netherlands.
Royal IHC to Supply Dredger and Workboat to Cameroon
Royal IHC has signed a contract with Cameroon’s Port Authority of Douala (PAD) for the delivery of an IHC Beaver 50 cutter suction dredger and Delta Multi Craft 1450 workboat.
Cargo Hold Light Causes Fire on Board Cargo Ship
Failing to switch off an incandescent cargo hold light caused a fire on board multipurpose/container vessel Kokopo Chief. Heat radiating from the lamp set fire to packs of timber, while the vessel was in the Port of Tauranga, New Zealand.
Heerema Founding Partner of Specialist Decommissioning Company
Together with Norwegian AF Offshore Decom and British Decom Energy, Dutch offshore contractor Heerema Marine Contractors has founded Fairfield Decom. The company will focus on the dismantling and recycling of oil and gas installations at sea.
World Superyacht Awards for Oceanco’s Black Pearl and DAR
Both Oceanco’s sailing yacht Black Pearl and motor yacht DAR won awards at the World Superyacht Awards 2019. The Black Pearl was voted “Best Sailing Yacht Overall”, while the DAR came away with the “Best Motor Yacht of the Year” award.
Container Lashing, Port State Control and OHT Alfa Lift in SWZ|Maritime
How to keep containers on deck? What is happening in Port State Control? SWZ|Maritime’s May issue has the answers. In addition, we take a detailed look at Ulstein’s design for OHT’s new heavy lift ship, the OHT Alfa Lift.
New Global Project to Tackle Shipping Emissions
An international project has been launched to support the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction strategy. GreenVoyage-2050 will initiate and promote global efforts to demonstrate and test technical solutions to this end.
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