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IMO Sub-Committee on Ships Systems and Equipment (SSE 9)
The 9th session of the IMO’s Sub-Committee on Ship Systems and Equipment (SSE 9) was held between 27th February and 3rd March, 2023. ICSI has highlighted a few discussions where they pertain to passenger carrying ships. During the [Read more...]
VIKAND Partners with Marc-Henry Cruise Holdings LTD
Global healthcare specialist VIKAND is partnering with Marc-Henry Cruise Holdings LTD, Joint Owner/ Operator of Four Seasons Yachts, to provide its maritime medical expertise in the design and installation of onboard medical facilities for the launch of Four [Read more...]
ABB and Royal Caribbean Group collaborate on Safety
In a recent ABB press release Kalevi Tervo, Global Program Manager of ABB Marine & Ports said, “We at ABB take great pride in introducing new technologies to the industry to improve safety and add value for our [Read more...]
Increased COVID-19 on cruise ships
There has been a recent increase in the number of cruise passengers traveling around Australia testing positive of COVID-19. It is reported by Jim Walker in his Cruise Law News on 27th November that “Queen Elizabeth cruise ship is [Read more...]
Suicide on “Wonder of the Seas”
On November 13th a galley steward died on the Wonder of the Seas, an Oasis-class cruise ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. A source said the crew member “apparently died of suicide and left a note [Read more...]
Fighting vehicle fires at sea
For over six months, Finnish ferry company Wasaline has co-operated with Finnish fire safety companies, Firesea Equipment and Rescue Team Scandinavia to find new solutions to fight vehicle fires at sea. Together with other shipping companies, Wasaline has [Read more...]
SQLearn joins CLIA
Piraeus-based maritime training CBT provider, SQLearn has joined Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) as a Gold Executive Partner. SQLearn offers cruise ships crew STCW basic training courses, which are offered through fully interactive e-learning courses, designed and developed by the company. [Read more...]
Lloyd’s Register approves NAPA Stability
NAPA Stability, the Finnish software company’s new stability management software for passenger vessels, has been approved by class society Lloyd’s Register (LR). This system has now received type approval from both LR and DNV, which are the only class societies [Read more...]
Havila promotes new ship tunnel
Havila Kystruten has promoted the building of the Norwegian Stad ship tunnel by holding a one day conference on board the ‘Havila Castor’. Stad ship tunnel (Stad Skipstunnel) is a huge project led by the Norwegian Coastal Administration [Read more...]
Amsterdam to use cruise ship to accommodate migrants
Amsterdam is planning to moor a cruise ship in the city to help overcome an accommodation crisis. The unnamed vessel will be berthed in Amsterdam for at least six months, according to local reports. Rotterdam has already moored [Read more...]