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Pirates Move From High Seas to High Tech

Mar 04, 2016

A group of cunning tech-savvy pirates hacked a shipping company’s systems, enabling them to carefully target cargo on the firm’s vessels. A curious case reported by Verizon's RISK (Research, Investigations, Solutions and Knowledge)  Team…

Inmarsat C Celebrates 25 Years Saving Llives at Sea

Mar 04, 2016

Inmarsat has marked the 25th anniversary of Inmarsat C by revealing that more than 600 distress alerts from vessels in urgent need were broadcast over the service in 2015. The disclosure demonstrates how the decision made by IMO administrations…

London Looking to Expand Team of Marine Pilots

Mar 03, 2016

The Port of London Authority (PLA) is recruiting 12 new pilots this year to respond to increased traffic on the Thames. The PLA is looking for candidates with a Class 1 Unlimited Certificate of Competency. Other suitably qualified candidate…

VSTEP's NAUTIS Delivered to HELMEPA

Mar 03, 2016

HELMEPA purchased a NAUTIS DNV Class A FMB Simulator and Instructor Station for training of its fleet members. The simulator was delivered and installed by VSTEP at HELMEPA premises in Athens, Greece.The simulator purchased by HELMEPA included…

SUNY Maritime Welcomes Astronaut Alumnus Back to Earth

Mar 02, 2016

Late last night, SUNY Maritime College alumnus Scott Kelly, ’87, felt Earth’s gravity for the first time in nearly a year.The astronaut safely landed in Kazakhstan after plummeting hundreds of miles to Earth from the International Space Station with Russian astronaut Mikhail Kornienko…

Seafarers' Unions Hold International Cruise Seminar in India

Mar 02, 2016

NUSI alongwith Norwegian Seafarers Union (NSU), FIT-CISL and International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) together organized the Fifth International Cruise Seminar in India.  This time the seminar was organized in Bangalore from January 19th -23rd…

New Bridge Procedures Guide from ICS

Mar 01, 2016

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published a new edition of the ICS Bridge Procedures Guide, shipping industry guidance on best practice for safe navigation, which is used by seafarers and training institutes worldwide.  The…

£204 mln Investment in Science, Engineering Research

Mar 01, 2016

Science minister Jo Johnson will today announce two major investments in science and engineering research totaling £204 million. Forty UK universities will share in £167 million that will support doctoral training over a two year period…

NWA Presents First Apprenticeship Award

Feb 29, 2016

The National Workboat Association, a trade association for the owners and operators of workboats, has awarded the John Percival Memorial Award for the first time, to George Turpin, an apprentice at offshore energy support vessel operator Seacat Services…

NYK Completes Winter Safety Campaign

Feb 29, 2016

The NYK Group has completed its Sail On Safety winter safety campaign, which ran from December 1, 2015, through January 31, 2016. Under the theme 'Think, Act, and Be Safe,' the campaign has been conducted annually by the entire NYK Group…

Defence Force Chief Marks ADFA Anniversary

Feb 27, 2016

The Chief of the Defence Force Parade took on added significance today as the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) marked 30 years since the first trainee officers marched in. Traditionally, the first parade of the year acknowledges the…

Shipowner’s Loss of Earnings and Collision Claim

Feb 27, 2016

Awareness of the ways of calculating loss of earnings claims can be useful in both presenting and challenging this type of claim. This Gard Insight looks at some general principles and methods applied by the courts. A product tanker was hit by a bulker while at berth…

Training the Next Generation of Seafarers

Feb 26, 2016

Major global independent common carrier, X-Press Feeders and Bibby Ship Management have put training at the forefront of their investment into the next generation of highly trained and capable crew, by enrolling a group of young aspiring seafarers…

Liverpool Industry Inspires GenNex Mariners

Feb 26, 2016

Major global independent common carrier, X-Press Feeders and Bibby Ship Management have put training at the forefront of their investment into the next generation of highly trained and capable crew, by enrolling a group of young aspiring seafarers…

Two Students Awarded Crowley Scholarships

Feb 25, 2016

Crowley Maritime Corporation awarded $2,500 Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarships to University of North Florida (UNF) students Camilo Garcia and Danijel Hadziavdic at a scholarship luncheon yesterday. Crowley’s Katy Keene, manager of employee programs and Angela Urso…

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