Virgin Voyages Signs Up For Newly Opened MSA Solent Training Centre With Wärtsilä Simulators The MSA Solent maritime training centre was innaugurated on September 15th. It features state-of-the-art simulators from the technology group Wärtsilä. The centre is located in Portsmouth, England. To support the achievement of the highest possible levels of safety and operational efficiency…
OGCI Climate Invests €8 Million To Support Expansion Of Norsepower Rotor Sail Technology To accelerate Norsepower’s growth on global markets, Norsepower Oy Ltd., today announced that OGCI Climate Investments has led an €8 million investment round in Norsepower, along with current investors. This investment will enable Norsepower to increase its production from it’s manufacturing facilities…
Stella Maris (Apostleship Of The Sea) Opens New Seafarers’ Welfare Facility In Southampton Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea), the global maritime charity launched a new welfare facility for seafarers in Southampton. The seafarers and the vessel crew members will be provided with a variety of pastoral and practical support services at the space located…
ABS And HHI Group Join Forces On Digitalization And Decarbonization ABS, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Hyundai Global Service (HGS) have agreed on a framework for the exchange of Digitalization and Decarbonization (D&D) concepts to apply to present and future designs. This arrangement will make it the industry’s first D&D ecosystem between class, shipyard and…
ABS And Samsung Heavy Industries Sign Digital Technology ABS and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have signed a joint development project (JDP) at the Gastech 2019. They are to collaborate on the use of digital technologies to streamline designing, building, and classing assets. The JDP includes 3D digital disclosure, data exchange and the use of analytics…
Höegh Autoliners announced that there will be an increase in their service frequency to Australia. Starting in November, the company will offer five sailing per month to Australia from Europe. Höegh had previously offered up to four regular sailing per month. With the increase in frequency, the company will strengthen its position in the region….
Meyer Turku Moves The Delivery Of Costa Smeralda The delivery of Costa Smeralda has been moved from mid-October to mid-November by Meyer Turku. With the new cruise ship LNG propulsion system and the highly sophisticated rooms with stage and also audio/video equipment, the complexity of the ship is too high to create a unique Costastyle…
Emilie Bulker, the Captain and Chief Officer of an Isle of Man flagged bulk carrier, gave false information to Maritime NZ after a crewman passed out because of lack of oxygen in the ship’s poorly-ventilated hold. On Thursday, at the Wellington District Court, Captain Walter Damian and Chief Officer Ian Dingaling pleaded guilty for providing…
Bahri Signs VLCC Order With IMI And HHI To Promote Indigenous Shipbuilding In Saudi Arabia Bahri announced that it has signed a Vessel Purchase Agreement with International Maritime Industries (IMI) and also a sub-contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for a 319,000DWT Very Large Crude Oil Carrier which is expected to be delivered in October…
Divers Bring Trash Out Of Water During Project Aware In Helsinki And Hamburg Wärtsilä organized a local clean up event in Helsinki, Finland, Hamburg, and Germany. Many volunteers came together and managed to collect kilos of trash from the water. The event was organized with the motive to increase awareness about the growing need for…
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