War risk insurance specialist, DNK, is pleased to announce the appointment of Göran Skuncke as Insurance Director.Skuncke will be responsible for the Association’s insurance activities, with a particular responsibility for membership service…
The Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board (DMAIB) reports on the fire that occured on board in early 2012.On 9 January 2012, a fire broke out in the ship’s hospital of the AHTS vessel Maersk Champion that was engaged in tanker lifting/heading control off the Brazilian coast…
European Union Naval Force Commander reminds yacht & leisure craft owners piracy still a danger in Gulf of Aden & Indian Ocean.Rear Admiral Potts who is the operation commander of the European Union’s counter piracy mission (EU NAVFOR) off…
ECDIS Ltd unveil Vstep Nautis Full Mission Bridge Simulator primarily for Bridge Team training but fitted with 4 ECDIS systems.UK based ECDIS training and consultancy company ECDIS Ltd unveiled the simulator at the opening of the facility by MP George Hollingbery in Southampton…
The ship 'Norgas Cathinka' remains detained in Indonesia following a September 2012 collision.In a statement, the operators, Singapore-based Norgas Carriers said that the ship, the Norgas Cathinka, was still carrying 3,045 metric tons of the highly flammable and explosive chemical propylene…
The International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation & Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) in Australian training mission.International representatives tasked with maintaining the world’s aids to navigation will be in Australia for two weeks…
Kannad's SafeLink AIS SART obtains Wheel Mark (Mark of Conformity) the European regulatory marking for marine equipment.The SafeLink AIS SART is a manual deployment survivor location device intended for use on life rafts or survival craft…
GAC Protective Solutions has published a new position paper calling for ship owners and operators to adopt a more systematic approach to sea defense that is based upon a multi-layered model of non-lethal risk mitigation measures, rather than…
Classification society DNV has been designated as a 'Recognized Organization' by the Japanese government.A year ago Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) was similarly designated as a 'Recognised Organisation' by the Norwegian government and was…
The Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday for the missing captain of the HMS Bounty 200 miles southeast of Hatteras, N.C. Missing is Robin Walbridge, 63.“Our thoughts and prayers are with the Walbridge and Christian families,' said Capt…
The Captain of the Port for New York and New Jersey set port condition ZULU for all commercial waterways, effective 7 a.m., Monday, in preparation for Hurricane Sandy. During Port Condition ZULU (sustained gale force winds from a hurricane…
Working in the Barents Sea must be as safe as elsewhere Norway's Petroleum Safety Agency (PSA) makes clear.The petroleum sector faces special challenges as it moves northwards, and the question is whether emergency preparedness, knowledge and technology are sufficient to meet them…
The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) advises on safe use of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's).Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) are widely used in a variety of small and large pieces of equipment on marine construction vessels…
NYK LNG carrier 'Lusail' rescues fishermen from the sea off the coast of Sri Lanka.Lusail was sailing from Ras Laffan, Qatar, to Yungan, Taiwan, when a crewman on deck spotted two fishermen in in the sea. The captain immediately directed…
Hurricane-force winds are expected along portions of the coast between Chincoteague Virginia and Chatham Massachusetts.As Hurricane 'Sandy' heads north along the Atlantic coast, NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey is deep into preparations for maritime rapid response…
