VMS Installed in Norwegian Ferry
Milestone Systems' open platform IP video management software (VMS) is installed in the Hurtigruten ferry 'MS Nordlys'. Essential ship operations covered by the surveillance system include: guest reception, the retail shop, unloading and loading, wharf landings, car deck traffic, the bridge overview and the engine room. Video from the engine room helps the engineers on board to make sure that everything is in proper working order.
Don't Throw it Over the Wall ...
Annex V of the MARPOL Convention aims to eliminate and reduce the amount of garbage being dumped into the sea from ships. Amendments to Annex V were adopted by resolution MEPC.201(62)…
Northrop Grumman Honors Employees Lost in 'USS Thresher'
Northrop Grumman Corporation has donated $5,000 toward construction of a memorial to the Navy submarine 'USS Thresher'. The company has made this donation in memory of two employees who perished when the Thresher sank in the Atlantic Ocean 50 years ago. Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine employees Kenneth R. Corcoran and Donald T. Stadtmuller were performing work on the Thresher's gyroscope when the submarine sank during deep-diving tests approximately 200 miles off New England in April 1963.
Disney Cruise Ship to Get Marvel Makeover
Disney Cruise Line's first ship, 'Disney Magic', is due to be refitted & modernised during her Fall 2013 drydocking in Spain. Included in fairly extensive renovations and interior additions will be the creation of an area that gives a chance for young 'recruits' to unleash their inner super heroes at Marvel’s Avengers Academy! This is the first time Super Heroes from the Marvel Universe have been introduced on a Disney Cruise Line ship.
Drydocks World Presents HSE Awards
Drydocks World, one of the world’s largest yards, present Annual Awards for Excellence in Health, Safety & Environment. The event was held to coincide with the World Safety & Health Day on 28, April 2013, initiated by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The awards, which are presented annually, celebrate the success of various departments and teams employed in the shipyard, including clients…
Stainless Steel Tankships a First in Japan
Duplex stainless steel, NSSC®2120 by Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corporation was recentlly chosen for the construction of two domestic tankers. Sasaki Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. & Hakata Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. became the first shipbuilders in Japan to use stainless steel in the recent construction of the vessels, although these days, duplex stainless steels (ASTM A240M S31803, S32205) are increasingly being used for the construction of chemical tankers around the world.
Hong Kong Dock Strike: Shipping Industry Hit Hard
Estimates by the Port Development Council show container volumes through the 9 Kwai Tsing container ports fell 5.9 per cent in March. While the month-long dockers…
Wave Glider Wins Edison Gold Medal
Liquid Robotics, an ocean data service provider and developer of the Wave Glider, was named the 2013 Gold Medal winner for innovation in power generation and utilization. Presented at the 26th Edison Awards Ceremony and Gala event, Liquid Robotics was honored for the creation of its wave powered autonomous ocean robot, powered solely by the planet’s endless supply of wave and solar energy. This innovation transforms how the world can economically and pervasively observe…
Piracy & Armed Robbery: Latest ICS Report
The Piracy & Armed Robbery Report section below follows the definition of Piracy as laid down in Article 101 of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of…
China J/V to Buy Six LNG Carriers
China Shipping Development and Sinopec Kantons are to spend HK$11.71 billion to buy six LNG carriers, which will be chartered to Sinopec. The two companies have…
Robert Allan to Design More OSV Icebreakers
Robert Allan Ltd. was awarded a contract for two new designs of icebreaking OSVs for use in the North Caspian Sea. The contract was awarded to the Vancouver naval…
RSC Gear Oils Gain Blohm, Voss Approcal
RSC Bio Solutions EnviroLogic 210 and EnviroLogic 215 readily biodegradable and non-toxic gear oils have passed the stringent performance requirements of Blohm. After significant testing, in both static and dynamic evaluations, these synthetic, high-performance products have met the requirements for two of Blohm + Voss Industries’ patented Simplex-Compact sealing systems: the “Standard” Seal and the “Airspace” Nonpolluting Seal.
Sewage Plant Installed on Chinese Gas Platform
Mark Mellinger, President of Headhunter, Inc., announced that the company’s Tidal Wave HMX Model 8202 sewage treatment plant was completed and exported to China for installation on the Panyu PY34-1 CEP, a $205 million gas production platform under construction in Qingdao by China Offshore Oil Engineering Company (COOEC). The Tidal Wave HMX systems are USCG-certified to IMO MEPC 159(55) standards. They can process up to 50…
CNOOC Announces Operational Statistics
CNOOC Limited announced its key operational statistics for the first quarter of 2013. During the quarter, the Company achieved a total net production of 93.6 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE)…
New Multilingual Medical Assessment Booklet
The International Seafarers' Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) published multilingual questions for the medical assessment and treatment of seafarers. This updated publication assists medical professionals, first officers, port health authorities and welfare workers, among others, with assessing and treating seafarers in emergency and non-emergency situations. The booklet covers a range of medical areas including cardiac events…
ClassNK Signs Agreement with Myanmar Govt.
ClassNK announced that it has signed an agreement with the Government of Myanmar granting ClassNK authorization to carry out statutory surveys on its behalf. The signing ceremony took place in the Park Royal Hotel in Yangon on April 26, 2013, with Director General of the Department of Marine Administration Mr. Maung Maung Oo signing on behalf of the Government of Myanmar. ClassNK has been carrying…
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding 1Q13 Net Profit Down 30%
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJ) reported a 22% YoY fall in revenue to RMB2.9b and a 30% drop in net profit to RMB717.2m in 1Q13, accounting for 24% and 26% of our full year estimates…
Sensors Expo to Feature New Omega Products
The OMEGA iTHX-SD transmitter lets you monitor and record Temperature, Relative Humidity and Dew Point over an Ethernet network or the Internet with no special software except a Web browser.
Tsakos Delivers Shuttle Product Tanker
Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (TEN), a product, crude and LNG tanker operator today announced the successful delivery of its second fully coated DP2 suezmax shuttle product tanker…
ASSA Hosted a Roundtable with Sec. Stackley
On April 10, 2013 the American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association (ASSA) hosted a roundtable discussion between 35 representatives from member companies; the Honorable Sean Stackley, assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development & acquisition (ASN RD&A); and Elliott Branch, deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for acquisition and procurement (DASN AP). Member companies raised concerns related to timely issues such as FY13 and FY14 budgets…
