UK-based marine training course provider, Stream Marine Training (SMT), has run its first Battery and Fuel Cells Awareness course. This course is aimed at arming seafarers with the knowledge on the life-threatening risks of lithium-ion batteries. As a fast-growing new vehicle fuel source, shipping companies [Read more...]
South Shields UK-based Solar Solve Marine recently won a contract to manufacture and dispatch 33 of the SOLASAFE roller sunscreens to Florida. The screens were installed on cruise ship ‘Zuiderdam’s’ navigation bridge windows. They enable personnel on board to be able to protect themselves from [Read more...]
Wärtsilä Voyage’s Smart Panoramic Edge Camera System (SPECS) will be used by Brittany Ferries to improve the safety and efficiency of its passenger ferry operations. SPECS will be first installed on board the ’Salamanca’ – the 214.5 m, 1,015 pax E-Flexer ropax, which started operations between Portsmouth [Read more...]
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ended its voluntary Covid-19 programme on 18th July. Instead, the CDC will now take a general approach to providing health and safety guidance to the cruising sector, similar to how it provides guidance to all other [Read more...]
The cruise industry must take many steps to achieve a full return to service. In one of its regular articles, class society DNV said that a critical component of safely returning to service is crew training and competence. Cruise ship operators need to invest more [Read more...]
Ocean Technologies Group (OTG) has received approval from Bahamas Maritime Authority to offer an e-learning course on STCW ice navigation. Safe navigation through ice passages and avoiding their many hazards depends on the knowledge and skills of the senior bridge team. As new routes open [Read more...]
A US Coast Guard (USCG) ’No Sail Order' issued against the ‘Margaritaville at Sea Paradise’ has been lifted. During the ship's annual inspection, Port State Control Officers from USCG’s Marine Safety Detachment Lake Worth, identified conditions, which required the ship to stay in port until rectified, [Read more...]
Viking Cruises is to use VSTEP’s CESNI compliant simulation products for its river cruise vessels’ crew training. Similar to many other inland waterway cruise companies, Viking Cruises is facing a shortage of personnel. By investing in simulation solutions, Viking will gain control over the learning [Read more...]
Class society, DNV has awarded type approval to NAPA’s new on board stability software for the passenger sector. NAPA Stability is a new on board stability solution that will replace NAPA Loading Computer, the stability management solution for passenger ships. This type approval established that the software meets [Read more...]
The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) has launched a concentrated inspection campaign (CIC) to verify compliance with the requirements of the Polar Code. This campaign started on 13th June and lasts to 1st July, 2022 (first period) and from 1st [Read more...]