LR and GTT conducted a joint research and innovation programme investigating cargo containment behaviour, looking at strength aspects in various applications, sizes and at different pressures. The close collaboration between Lloyd’s Register and GTT...

UK P&I Club’s Loss Prevention Team highlights the risks and advises actions to be taken to reduce accidents. Self-heating incidents involving coal cargoes loaded at Indonesian ports have increased.  The problem appears to be primarily...

Shipowners and operators can now compare their seafarers’ knowledge levels with the industry peers using an advanced software tool launched by Seagull Maritime.  This software helps them pick the perfect recruit and identify areas...

The International Maritime groups have amended the boundaries of a high-risk security zone in the Indian Ocean. Highlights : The reduction of the BMP4 High-Risk Area (HRA) – which has been in place since 2012 to indicate piracy-prone waters...

  Classification society DNV GL and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) have celebrated the shipyard gaining the first approval in principle (AIP) worldwide for designs for an LNG-fuelled Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), staging a...

  Injuries and diseases in offshore wind farms always mean big challenges. The WINDEAcare concept offers a holistic acute and emergency medical care service with a fully equipped rescue helicopter. However, using this helicopter is...

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has been awarded the contract for classification of nine Medium Range (MR) type product tankers built at Samsung’s Ningbo yard in China for Maersk Tankers. These vessels were ordered by the Danish...

A Worthy Offer For Ships To Avail At Free-of-Charge Are you geared up?  There are only 300 Free Systems.  The STM Validation Project is turning visions into reality. The shipping domain is currently taking giant steps...

 Wärtsilä Keen To Enhance Performance And Predictability Of Customers’ Assets Wärtsilä has launched a novel service portfolio, Wärtsilä Genius services to help its customers to avail and benefit from digitalisation.  It is an outcome of profound...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYXm6EWAWvY Launching of the "Greenland" on Oct. 31st, 2015 at Ferus Smit shipyard in Westerbroek, NL. The M.V. ‘Greenland’ is a dedicated cement carrier build for the joint venture JT cement, in which Erik Thun...