(Marine Engineer Liscense desired) Keeping the lights on & keeping the ship ticking, we are very thankful for our Engineering department, especially when it comes to keeping the air conditioning running! Various commitments | Marine Engineering About the role: The HVAC Refrigeration Engineer assists in the maintenance of all refrigeration and air conditioning equipment onboard. Our on board refrigerated food stores need monitoring, and our air conditioning systems […]
The National Audit Office (NAO) has released a report stating that although government departments have made progress in recent months implementing the changes required to systems, infrastructure and resources to manage the border at the end of the post-EU Exit transition period, it is still likely that widespread disruption will occur from 1 January 2021. […]
14 seafarers have been evacuated from a freighter off the coast of Portugal, leaving it adrift and awaiting a tow. The 5,400 dwt freighter Southwester called for assistance at about 0030 hours on Thursday, reporting sudden flooding in the engine room. At the time, she was located about 40 nautical miles off Figueira da Foz, a […]
The owners of the wrecked bulk carrier Wakashio announced that work on clearing the aft section of the ship from the reef in Mauritius will be commencing shortly but it is expected to take several months. The Wakashio became the center of international attention after the vessel ran aground in July and later split apart […]
WISTA International – the global voice for female managers within the shipping industry – presented its first Corporate Diversity Award at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) held online on Thursday 5 November to Terminal Internacional del Sur (TISUR) nominated by WISTA Peru. The Corporate Diversity Award is aimed at companies and organizations that have demonstrated […]
In 2011, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) established the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), as a goal-based technical standard to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated by the shipping industry. The phased approach began in January of 2013 with each phase requiring vessels to become progressively more efficient with the ultimate goal of achieving […]
ABS has just scheduled its 100th Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) Certification for Seaspan Ship Management, 98 percent of which are remote surveys. ABS is on course to ultimately certify more than 100 vessels for Seaspan, the largest containership lessor in the world, part of a huge increase in demand for ABS remote surveys […]
New Havyard Ship Technology will restructure its operations into a repair and service yard and reduce the number of staff. A staff meeting was held at the yard in Leirvik today where the employees were informed of the changes at the yard. CEO of Havyard Group Gunnar Larsen says that this was a difficult decision […]
Sanmar Shipyards and the German propulsion expert SCHOTTEL have signed a framework agreement, making SCHOTTEL the exclusive supplier of thrusters for 90-tonne BP tugs of the Bigaçay class in a Robert Allan design to Sanmar. The new framework agreement is valid for two years. “The agreement puts Sanmar in a position of a contractual partner […]
Cruise lines continue to map out plans to maintain their operations despite the increasing travel restrictions especially in Europe designed to curb the spread of COVID-19. Also, the US-based cruise lines are working to develop plans to meet the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s new framework for the resumption of cruising. MSC Cruises, […]
The technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded an Optimised Maintenance Agreement covering the main engines for two new, ultra-modern 174,000 cbm LNG Carriers (LNGCs) managed by Greece-based Thenamaris LNG Inc. The vessels, ‘Cool Discoverer’ and ‘Cool Racer’, are powered by low pressure, WinGD X-DF two-stroke, dual-fuel main engines, and were built at the Hyundai Heavy […]
Asia has become the latest area of the world to relaunch cruise operations. At the beginning of the week, two of Japan’s larger cruise ships resumed service, and tomorrow the first cruise will depart from Singapore. While the operations are being carefully regulated, it marks an important step for a region that was among the […]
