Maritime Industry Top News
Rickmers Shipmanagement Achieves ISO 50001 Certification
Rickmers becomes the first German company operating in the maritime industry and one of only a handful of shipping companies in the world to achieve certificationā¦
Insurance Brokers Embrace UK Club Underwriting App
The UK Club has launched its āiPANDIā iPad based app to provide up to date underwriting information for members and their insurance brokers, even when on the move. The iPANDI app downloads underwriting data via the Clubās IT systems and presents it conveniently in both graphic and table formats. The data can be viewed off line, for example on planes or away from the office. Security is maintained by a unique licence key to access member information.
Braemar: Interim Management Statement
Braemar Shipping Services plc, (āBraemarā), an international provider of shipping, marine and energy services, today issues its interim management statement in relationā¦
Solace Global Maritime is first PMSC to Train Internal Auditors
Solace Global Maritime, a leading private maritime security company (PMSC), has confirmed its commitment to implementing international standards by training internal auditors. Already certified to ISO 9001, 18001 and 14001, the company is one of the first PMSCs to have conducted such training in preparation for the new ISO PAS 28007 accreditation, Guidelines for Private Maritime Security Companies.
IHC Merwede Constructs Three Pipelaying Vessels
IHC Merwede is building three 550t pipelaying vessels simultaneously at its Krimpen aan den IJssel yard in The Netherlands. The keel-laying ceremony for the first of two identical 550t pipelaying vessels for TL Offshore, a subsidiary of SapuraKencana, took place on Tuesday 15 January. This event was held one week ahead of the original schedule and was performed by Mr Darryl Peter Nelson, Project Director with TL Offshore.
Braemar Adjusting Opens New Dubai Office
Braemar Adjusting has underlined its commitment to the Middle Eastern onshore and offshore Energy Insurance Market by opening a dedicated loss adjusting operation, based in Dubai.
Update #41: Kulluk Remains Stable
Unified Command develops mitigation strategies for crab fishery. The Kulluk remains in stable condition with no reports of a release. Data from the completed underwaterā¦
Expedition Cruise Ship Battered in Heavy Weather
Silversea Cruises expedition ship 'Silver Explorer' damaged and next cruise cancelled for repairs. The expedition ship Silver Explorer encountered heavy weather and sustained damage while on a cruise from the Argentinean port of Ushuaia to South Georgia and the Antarctic Peninsula. The owners report that all 133 guests and 113 crew members were safe; no guests were injured but four crew members received minor injuries and were treated in the ship's Medical Centreā¦
Seismic Survey Offshore Liberia: 'Polarcus Asima' Starts Work
TGS has commenced acquisition of a 3D multi-client survey, Sunfish, which covers up to 7,800 km2 of highly prospective acreage in the Harper Basin, offshore Liberia.
British Warship Back to Sea After US$32.5-million Refit
Royal Navy Type 23 frigate 'HMS Somerset' returns to sea for the first time in 9 months following an extensive modernization. The Type 23 frigate has a new lease of life as one of the most advanced fighting ships in the fleet due following docking and upgrade in her home port, Devonport Naval Base, in partnership with Babcock Marine. The warshipās fighting capability is now among the most advanced in the world, while the living arrangements and main machinery have been improved and overhauled.
Cruise Injury Attorney Recognized
Charles D. Naylor, a Los Angeles maritime personal injury lawyer, becomes one of only 26 certified specialists in maritime law in California. Mr. Naylor, a Los Angeles cruise injury attorney , is now recognized by the State Bar of California as a Certified Legal Specialist in Admiralty and Maritime Law. To be eligible for certification as a specialist, an attorney must prove that Admiralty and Maritime Law isā¦
Learning 'Rules of the Road': New Graphics Method
NavTeach.com offers leading edge memory graphics method of effectively learning the USCG Navigation Rules of the Road. Total recall of the complicated and oftenā¦
Cruise Line RCI Extends Oceans TV Agreement
UK's Oceans TV announce that Royal Caribbean International has extended satellite TV channel agreements for two of the cruise line's ships. The first agreement coversā¦
New-build Waterway Cruise Ship Godmother Chosen
AmaWaterways has chosen Valerie Wilson of Valerie Wilson Travel, Inc. to be Godmother of the lines new ship 'AmaPrima'. Wilson will christen the ship at a traditional christening ceremony in Vilshofen, Germany on August 6, 2013. As the New York City-based Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Valerie Wilson Travel, Wilson leads one of the largest privately owned and family-managed travel agencies in the United States.
GE Oil & Gas Win Petrobas FPSO Contract
GE Technology will be used on 4 new Floating Production, Storage & Offloading Units (FPSOs) for the Santos Basin (São Paulo State), in the Pre-Salt Fields. GE Oilā¦
Tote Services Top Leadership Position Changes
President of TOTE Services, Captain Jorge Aguirre, retires after 33 years with the company, to be replaced by Retired Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, Philip H. Greene, Jr. Captain Aguirre spent 16 years at sea, coming ashore with TOTE Services in June of 1980 as a Port Captain at the Philadelphia headquarters of the company, then known as Interocean Management Corporation or IOM. He served as Manager of Operations, then Senior Vice President and in 2001 was made President.
Maritime Academy Makeover Courtesy of International Paint
International Paint helps refurbish a classroom at the Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy in St. Petersburg, Russia. The project began when Gazprom Marketing & Trading (GM&T)ā¦
Workboat Operational 363 Days in a Year
CTruck-built offshore wind farm support vessel 'CWind Alliance' delivered an impressive 363 days of operation on the London Array during 2012. Peter Jørgensen, CWind managing director, commented āWe are delighted to have achieved such a high level of performance with this vessel. She is a core part of the fleet at CWind, allowing our teams to efficiently undertake the varied and complex tasks demanded by the industry whilst also reducing their carbon footprint with the inherent fuel savings.
Lloyd's Register Boxes Clever
A major research project by Lloydās Register (LR) has discovered a means to improve the way containers are handled and carried. Containership owners and managers are forever seeking sleeker and more streamlined ways to load, stack and carry their boxes as vessel sizes continue to expand and economies of scale to match them accordingly. The results of this new research project by LR means that in futureā¦
Ocean Rig Charter Out 'Erik Raude'
Ocean Rig UDW Inc., a global provider of offshore deepwater drilling services, signs contract with an oil major for the semi-submersible drilling rig 'Erik Raude'. The drilling contract is for a one-well program, with an estimated duration of up to 6 months, for drilling offshore Ireland, with an estimated backlog of approximately US$112 million, including mobilization and demobilization. The rig is scheduled to commence this contract in the second quarter of 2013ā¦
