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...]
Royal Caribbbean (RCI) has initially blamed pilot error for the ‘Harmony of the Seas’ colliding with a berth at Falmouth, Jamaica last month. No injuries were sustained to either crew or passengers. The collision was said to have caused mostly cosmetic damage to the vessel, [Read more...]
Healthcare industries are now beginning to require International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) certification from their medical device manufacturers. As a result, MinXray announced that it had been awarded ISO13485:2016 Certification on 2st April, 2022. This certification ensures compliance with internationally recognised best practices and safety [Read more...]
Healthcare solutions provider, VIKAND, has opened an office in the Danish Shipowners’ Association’s building in Copenhagen. Hosting a reception on behalf of VIKAND were Peter Hult, CEO (pictured), and Bo Larsen, Vice President Commercial Partnerships. During the speeches, Larsen announced that VIKAND had joined the [Read more...]
VIKAND—the maritime medical operations and public health provider—has signed a medical management agreement with small ship expedition cruise company, Heritage Expeditions. The company will manage all medical operations on board its new exploration vessel, ’Heritage Adventurer’. Holding records for the most northern and southern Arctic and [Read more...]
Survival technology solutions provider, Survitec has won a contract to supply firefighting systems to two 48,000 grt LNG dual-fuelled ropaxes They are currently under construction at Finland’s Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) for Australian shipowner, Spirit of Tasmania (TT-Line Co Pty Ltd). “This is a major [Read more...]
Newcastle, UK-based occupational health and wellbeing company, NPH Group, has won a contract to supply onsite and offsite COVID-19 testing services to Virgin Voyages. This contract comes ahead of the launch of two new vessels, ‘Valiant Lady’ and ‘Resilient Lady, in the UK and [Read more...]
This week, the UK Government outlined plans to bring in legislation to address seafarer wages in response to P&O Ferries’ firing of 800 seafarers and replacing them with a lower paid agency workforce. Nearly two months after the company suddenly sacked its seafarers, the main [Read more...]