IMO: Enclosed Space Ship Safety Rule Enters Into Force
A new regulation aimed at protecting seafarers who need to enter enclosed spaces, by requiring ships to carry portable atmosphere testing equipment on board, enters into force on 1 July 2016.
Boskalis Transports And Installs The Ocean Cleanup’s First Prototype
This week Boskalis will transport and install The Ocean Cleanup’s North Sea prototype, the first ocean cleanup system ever tested at sea, 23 km (12 NM) off the Dutch coast.
DNV GL: Enhancing Fire Safety On Ro-Ro Decks
DNV GL has issued a report on fire incidents in Ro-Ro spaces to address growing safety concerns in this segment and provide guidance to shipowners. DNV GL’s “Fires on Ro-Ro decks” has examined fires within Ro-Ro spaces on Ro-Pax vessels, vehicle carriers and general Ro-Ro cargo vessels and has identified 35 such fires between 2005 and 2016.
Photos: World’s Largest Lock Officially Opened
King Filip, minister Ben Weyts, the chairman of the European Investment Bank Werner Hoyer and alderman Marc Van Peel of Antwerp, in charge of port affairs, have solemnly inaugurated the huge Kieldrecht Lock.
Wärtsilä Powers The World’s Largest Cruise Ship, ‘Harmony Of The Seas’
Royal Caribbean International’s Harmony of the Seas, featuring Wärtsilä engines, propulsion equipment, exhaust scrubber systems, Wärtsilä NACOS Platinum navigation and dynamic positioning systems, as well as Wärtsilä CCTV systems and various electrical & automation solutions, is now in commercial operation.
ISWAN Launches Good Practice Guide on the Humanitarian Response to Piracy
Seafarers continue to be the targets of pirates and armed robbers, with around 100 held captive ashore by various groups in different parts of the world at the moment. The training of seafarers, best management practice and hardening of ships has formed part of the response, but companies still need to be well prepared for seafarers being attacked or taken captive.
Watch: Salvage of the Vessel Modern Express by SMIT Salvage
Watch the impressive video of the spectacular salvage operation of Modern Express, a 164-meter-long Roll-on/Roll-off vessel, which lost stability in heavy weather and was drifting fast towards the French coast in the Bay of Biscay on 26 January 2016.
Video: First Voyage Of World’s First FLNG Vessel PFLNH Satu
PFLNG SATU, the world’s first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel owned by Malaysian oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), embarked on its first voyage on May 14th.
Photos and Video: Float Out Of Royal Caribbean’s Newest Cruise Ship – Ovation of The Seas
Marvel at the newest and third ship in the Quantum Class, Ovation of the Seas. Featuring the same groundbreaking venues as its sister ships, Quantum of the Seas and Anthem of the Seas, this ship is continuing to take cruisers to new heights.