Hellenic Lloyd’s holds its initial LR Hellenic Technical Management Systems sub-committee

We would like to advise our clients that the first Lloyd’s Register Hellenic Technical Management Systems Sub-Committee was held on Wednesday 24 April at Hellenic Lloyd’s premises in Piraeus. This initiative of Lloyd’s Register aims to facilitate cross-industry discussion and debate at the very...

May 1st, 2013 | Classification Societies, Technical | Read More

Wärtsilä to design and power four new offshore support vessels for Malaysian owner

Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been awarded a major contract to design a series of four multi-purpose platform support vessels (MPSVs) for Armada Offshore MPSV Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bumi Armada Berhad, a Malaysian-based international...

April 8th, 2013 | Marine Equipment Products and Services, News, Oil Industry, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Technical | Read More

eCMID / CMID inspection report database use guidance from IMCA

Jane Bugler The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) Common Marine Inspection Document (CMID) and its electronic version eCMID have proved invaluable by providing a standard format for inspection of offshore vessels. Its use promotes safety and efficiency and can help reduce the number...

April 5th, 2013 | Associations, IT and Communications, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Technical, Technology | Read More

Lloyd’s Register provides first ISO 50001 certification in the Middle East

Zahid Rahman, Waleed Al Dawood, Jorn Hinge and Apo Poulovassilis. Lloyd’s Register provides first ISO 50001 certification in the Middle East United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) Dubai has become the first shipping company to achieve ISO 50001 certification from Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA)...

March 30th, 2013 | Classification Societies, Regulatory, Safety and Security, Technical | Read More

IMCA publishes guidance on RADius relative positioning system

Jane Bugler The development of dynamic positioning (DP) systems has grown over the past 35 years, with reliable and robust methods of positioning essential for safe vessel operations at offshore installations. This growth has in turn stimulated the development of DP position measurement sensors which...

March 11th, 2013 | Associations, Books, IT and Communications, Marine Equipment Products and Services, News, Regulatory, Technical | Read More

GL Container Ship Forum: From Stowage to Steel and Everything in Between

Dr Olaf Doerk, from GL’s consulting subsidiary FutureShip, presents the results from two joint development projects looking at HT47 welded joints. Hamburg/Germany, 7 March 2013 – A comprehensive programme awaited the attendees at Germanischer Lloyd’s (GL) latest forum in Hamburg. The...

March 7th, 2013 | Bunkering, Classification Societies, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Container shipping, LNG, Ports & Terminals, Regulatory, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Technical | Read More

ClassNK Approves Revolutionary Minimal Ballast Water VLCC Design

Tokyo－Leading classification society ClassNK announced that it has granted AIP (Approval in Principle) to the MIBS (Minimal Ballast Water Ship) VLCC design developed by Namura Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in cooperation with the Shipbuilding Research Centre of Japan. Although the IMO’s Ballast Water Management...

March 6th, 2013 | Classification Societies, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Technical | Read More

MARPOL and VIMSAS top discussions when senior Caribbean maritime adminstrators met in Montego Bay

Attendees at the Regional Senior Marine Administrators Workshop MARPOL and VIMSAS topped discussions when senior Caribbean maritime administrators met in Montego Bay, Jamaica this week (February 19 and 20). The Regional Senior Marine Administrators Workshop was hosted by the Maritime Authority of Jamaica...

February 22nd, 2013 | Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Environment, IMO, Politics and Government, Pollution, Technical | Read More

SIGMA ECOFLEET® 690 provides high performance antifouling for short sea and coastal shipping

Newest addition to the SIGMA ECOFLEET range provides predictable antifouling protection at variable operating speeds in aggressive fouling environments Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 21 February 2013. PPG Protective and Marine Coatings (PPG) has launched SIGMA ECOFLEET 690, designed to deliver self-polishing...

February 21st, 2013 | Environment, Marine Equipment Products and Services, News, Ship Conversions, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Technical | Read More

Launch of Specialist Event Management Company

Fiona Morris and Christine Martin FIGS Events Limited, whose launch is being held in London today, focuses on the organisation of technical events specifically for professional institutions, research and development organisations and societies. www.figsevents.co.uk “Technical events and conferences...

February 21st, 2013 | Communication, Company Profiles, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Education and Training, Events, Exhibitions, Health and Safety, Manning - Seafarers and Offshore, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Maritime Education and Training, Person Profiles, Press ans Media, Safety and Security, Technical, Technology | Read More

Atlantic Marine Associates introduces new surveying and consultancy arm

John Poulson John Poulson heads AMA Consulting Services as market reach is extended New York, February 18, 2013*: Atlantic Marine Associates Inc. (AMA), a member of the Eagle Ocean Group, which includes Shipowners Claims Bureau Inc., managers of the American P&I Club, has extended its business reach...

February 19th, 2013 | Marine Equipment Products and Services, P and I Clubs, Technical | Read More

Maghioros Kaminis

Two prominent figures in the Greek Shipping have teamed up! Two old time friends Sotiris Kaminis of KAMINCO and George Maghioros of SHIPCARE MARINE CONSULTANTS have formed a new strategic partnership in an effort to pursue jointly new opportunities for their companies for the benefit of their customers....

February 8th, 2013 | Energy, Environment, LNG, Logistics, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Ports & Terminals, Salvage, Towage, Wreck Removals, Ship Conversions, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Shiprepair, Technical, Technology | Read More

NSC to implement GL Condition Monitoring Survey Arrangement for Engine Pistons

Piston with piston rings seen through scavenge ports of large 2-stroke diesel engine. Source – GL. Hamburg/Germany, 1 February 2013 – German shipping company NSC Schifffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Cie. KG (NSC) has decided to implement a Condition Monitoring (CM) survey arrangement on the...

February 1st, 2013 | Classification Societies, News, Technical | Read More

IMCA Publishes Guidance on Operational Activity Planning

Jane Bugler The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published Guidance on Operational Activity Planning (IMCA M 220) to provide a brief overview of tabulated methods that are increasingly being used in the planning and execution of offshore marine vessel projects and routine offshore...

December 10th, 2012 | Associations, Technical | Read More

Example specification for DP FMEA for a new DP vessel

Jane Bugler Example specification for a DP FMEA for a new DP vessel (IMCA M 219) is a newly published document from the International Marine Contractors Association that provides, as the title indicates, an example of a specification for a dynamic positioning (DP) failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA)...

December 10th, 2012 | Associations, Safety and Security, Technical | Read More

IBEX offers pre-conference workshops for marine professionals

Full-Day Sessions Provide In-Depth Hands-On Training from Industry Experts LOUISVILLE, KY – Aug. 22, 2012 – (Marine NewsWire) Marine professionals attending the 2012 International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition and Conference (IBEX) who are interested in more intensive education can come one day early...

August 23rd, 2012 | Maritime Education and Training, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Technical | Read More

IMCA Publishes Safety Statistics for members 2011

Hugh Williams Every year the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) produces an annual report of safety statistics (covering fatalities and injuries) supplied by members. “Safety statistics are a useful insight into the performance of a company and industry sector in the areas of health,...

July 13th, 2012 | Health and Safety, Safety and Security, Technical | Read More

Lloyds Register’s Technical Investigation engineers analyse a wide range of failures, both marine and land-based.

Peter Filcek delivering his paper Medium speed diesel engines are the most common power source in the marine industry and since the formation of Lloyd’s Registers Technical Investigation Department in 1947, LR has have accumulated a wealth of data which can be used to improve the design, materialsand...

April 30th, 2012 | Classification Societies, Conferences, Seminars, Forums, Marine Equipment, Technical | Read More

ClassNK Issues Approval for Friction Stir Welding with Floating Bobbin Tool

Tokyo – ClassNK announced today that it had issued an approval for a friction stir welding (FSW) method using a floating bobbin tool to IHI Corporation. The approval certifies that this new method complies with ClassNK’s Guidelines on Friction Stir Welding. IHI is considering applying this welding...

March 27th, 2012 | Classification Societies, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Technical | Read More

Shell awards inspection services framework agreement to GL Noble Denton

GL Noble Denton, an independent technical advisor to the oil and gas industry, has been awarded a four-year enterprise framework agreement (EFA) to provide inspection services for Shell’s extensive global portfolio of projects in select locations. GL Noble Denton’s network of highly qualified inspection...

March 25th, 2012 | Classification Societies, Oil Industry, Regulatory, Technical | Read More

First true hybrid system to be installed on board an offshore supply vessel

The “Viking Lady” London: A true hybrid energy system is currently being developed for installation on board the offshore supply vessel “Viking Lady”. An impressive battery pack for energy storage will soon be installed. When the new system is complete, the operation of the...

March 14th, 2012 | Classification Societies, Environment, Marine Equipment Products and Services, News, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Technical | Read More

Chinese owners seek answers on ‘one fits all’ cylinder oils

Leading Chinese shipowners are seeking further guidance on claims from certain lubricants suppliers that a mid-range Base Number cylinder oil product can meet critical challenges set by tightening environmental legislation on the sulphur content in fuel oils. As regulations on emissions tighten over...

March 14th, 2012 | Comment, Marine Equipment Products and Services, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Technical | Read More

Seascapes: Maritime Research and Development

Just scroll back into Seascapes and look at the astonishing variety of ships and marine equipment that has been developed in relatively recent years. Marine technology is every bit as enterprising and exciting as any other and there has been an explosion in technological development as the industry...

March 11th, 2012 | BIMCO, Shipbuilding and Shipyards, Technical | Read More

Deepblue becomes IMarEST marine affiliated

Singapore-based DeepBlue Pte Ltd (DeepBlue) has become an Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST) Marine Affiliate able to draw on the numerous advantages of corporate partnership with IMarEST, the leading professional body for the global marine community. DeepBlue was established...

February 3rd, 2012 | Marine Equipment Products and Services, Organisations, Technical | Read More

Braemar (incorporating The Salvage Association) announces new regional director for key market

Braemar (incorporating The Salvage Association) is delighted to announce the appointment of Richard Gayton to the key role of Regional Director, Americas. He will take responsibility for strengthening and growing Braemar’s surveyor presence in this important region and for engaging more directly with...

February 1st, 2012 | Marine Equipment Products and Services, P and I Clubs, Salvage, Towage, Wreck Removals, Technical | Read More