Safety

Survival Technology service provider, Survitec has unveiled a new Marine Evacuation System (MES) designed to the meet the emergency evacuation requirements of small to medium size passenger vessels. Targeted at vessels with passenger capacities ranging from 300 to [Read more...]

Global Healthcare specialist VIKAND has signed a contract with Singapore-based Resorts World Cruises to provide healthcare and medical operations consulting services. VIKAND’s team will assist and support the senior leadership team at Resorts World Cruises, including the shipboard management [Read more...]

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 [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 [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 [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 [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. [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 [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 [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, [Read more...]