[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), represented by Chief Executive, Mr Andrew Tan, signed a Joint Statement with the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries on 10th October during the State Visit [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Maritime Administration (MARAD) has signed a $198,000 cooperative agreement with the Ship Operations Cooperative Program (SOCP) to develop interactive Computer Based Training Modules, a Best Practices Tool Kit, and other training materials concerning appropriate [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The European Border and Coast Guard Agency has been officially launched, less than a year after it was first proposed by the Commission. The launch event takes place at the Kapitan Andreevo Border Checkpoint at [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]IMO and the Pacific Community (SPC) are supporting enforcement of ship safety standards in the Pacific region with a two-week training exercise for flag State inspectors, in Suva, Fiji during 19-28 September. Fourteen technical officers [...]
In December 2014 Signum Services circulated loss prevention advice concerning ‘invoice’ fraud. It is an undeniable fact that these types of crime continue to cause problems. Therefore, the UK P&I Club has published bulletin in [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Maritime UK, in consultation with member organisations across the industry, has identified three key priorities in the discussions ahead as the UK moves to leave the European Union: Ensuring an attractive business environment, taking a [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]General Dynamics Mission Systems featured the Bluefin Robotics hovering-autonomous underwater vehicle (H-AUV) at OCEANS 2016 in Monterey, California. The Bluefin Robotics H-AUV locates, identifies and maps structural issues on a ship’s hull including large ocean [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The nation’s ports can reduce the harmful effects of diesel-engine emissions by replacing old equipment and improving cargo-handling operations, according to new research published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA researchers evaluated different methods [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Diesel power engineering specialist Royston has upgraded its engine fuel management system with the addition of a new low cost emissions monitoring capability. Building on the enhanced fuel data analysis and engine performance reporting options [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A remarkable achievement by teams on board vessels Seroja Enam, Seroja Tiga and Seroja Empat who were involved with a project requiring extensive modification in way of the water ballast tanks. In-depth tool box [...]
