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ClassNK Issues First Approval for Maritime Training

Sep 22, 2011

NYK Shipmanagement ECDIS course first to be recognized by top class society. ClassNK issued its first approval for maritime training programs to an Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) course offered by NYK Shipmanagement Pte…

BV Launches Condition Assessment Program for Yachts

Sep 21, 2011

Bureau Veritas has extended its Condition Assessment Program to cover all types of yachts. BV Yacht CAP will provide owners with a certified and recognized evaluation of the real status of any yacht to promote the yacht’s condition to charterers…

Bureau Veritas Extends Russian partnerships

Sep 20, 2011

Bureau Veritas is extending its partnerships in the Russian shipping and offshore sector, focussing on High Arctic offshore projects. Bureau Veritas and the Russian Register are working together to provide basic design review for the Shtokman FPU for the two tenderers: SAIPEM…

BV Launches New Rules for Yachts, Megayachts

Sep 20, 2011

Bureau Veritas is launching a fully updated set of classification rules for yachts and megayachts. The Rules cover design approval, material and equipment certification and construction surveillance at the yard for single yacht building or for…

Cooperation between Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy and ABS

Sep 19, 2011

ABS has signed an agreement with the Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy (AMSMA) initiating a new cooperation between the two organisations.  Based in St Petersburg, AMSMA has a total of nine faculties offering a wide array of marine…

LR Debuts Training in Materials, Welding and Non-destructive Testing

Sep 19, 2011

Lloyd's Register is offering training courses in the properties of marine materials, welding techniques and non destructive examination (NDE), some of the cornerstones of ship construction, repair and maintenance. The course, Basic Principles of Materials…

RINA celebrates ties with China

Sep 16, 2011

International certification, verification and ship classification company RINA is celebrating its ties with China on its 150th anniversary. It also took the opportunity to celebrate the ties between Italy and China on the 150th anniversary of Italian Unification…

ClassNK Opens First Russian Office

Sep 16, 2011

ClassNK opened its first exclusive surveyor office in St. Petersburg on September 14 with a lively reception hosted by ClassNK Chairman and President and Current IACS Vice-Chairman Noboru Ueda.The event was attended by more than 80 guests…

Lloyd's Register Educational Trust-funded Collegium

Sep 14, 2011

Lloyd's Register Educational Trust-funded collegium provides innovative forum to find solutions for the carbon capture and storage industry. University of Southampton-based initiative combined students, faculty and the private sector. A…

Foss' Retrofitted Hybrid Tug to be on Display

Sep 14, 2011

Foss' Retrofitted Hybrid Tug to be on Display Tuesday, September 20 at Company's Rainier, Ore., Shipyard.     Hybrid technology already proving itself, says port environmental planner     Who: Foss' second hybrid tug, the retrofitted Campbell Foss…

Lopez Joins T&T Bisso

Sep 13, 2011

Oscar Lopez joins T&T Bisso as an Assistant Project Manager and On-Site Coordinator, bringing more than 10 years of experience in Salvage Logistics support and Project Management. After serving on active duty in the U.S. Army,  Lopez  began…

Lloyd's Register Working to Develop Software for Managing the Risks Associated with Blow-out Preventers

Sep 13, 2011

Lloyd's Register working with industry to develop new software for managing the risks associated with blow-out preventers on oil rigs. 'BOP Monitor' a new offshore application for respected Scandpower software, RiskSpectrum©  Lloyd's Register…

GL Renewables Certification Updates Type Certification for Vestas' V52 Turbine

Sep 13, 2011

Vestas Wind Systems has received an update of the type certificate for its V52-850 kW wind turbine from GL Renewables Certification (GL). Vestas Wind Systems expanded its manufacturing portfolio for the V52 wind turbine to its hubs in China…

Trinity Offshore Launches RAstar 3100 Class Escort Tug

Sep 13, 2011

Trinity Offshore, LLC announces today the August 30, 2011 launching of  Hull TO-22, SIGNET CONSTELLATION, a 100’ (30.48m) RAstar 3100 Class Terminal Support/Escort Tug, built for Signet Maritime Corporation’s U.S. Gulf of Mexico operations.Signet…

Fatigue and Fracture Analysis for Marine Structures Hosted by BMT Fleet Technology

Sep 12, 2011

3-DAY WORKSHOP FATIGUE AND FRACTURE ANALYSIS FOR MARINE STRUCTURES HOSTED BY BMT FLEET TECHNOLOGY - October 25 – 27, 2011 - ABS Auditorium, Houston, Texas. Learn how design, maintenance and operational issues affect fatigue and fracture of steel and aluminum ship structures…

Logistics News

Kruger Named President of Austal USA

Kruger Named President of Austal USA

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Tanker Enroute from Russia to India hit by Missile off of Yemen - Report

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Situational Awareness System Battles Cognitive Fatigue in Watchkeepers

Situational Awareness System Battles Cognitive Fatigue in Watchkeepers

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