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Year Results: IMCA DP Practitioner Accreditation Scheme

The International Marine Contractors Association’s (IMCA) Dynamic Positioning (DP) Practitioner Accreditation Scheme launched on 1 May 2019, has received close to 1000 enquiries in its first year.

LR supports Euronav’s optimised Fleet Condition Monitoring programme

Leading tanker owner agrees 25-ship proposal for LR to approve its Machinery Planned Maintenance and Condition Monitoring Scheme through remote techniques.

IMO publishes framework of protocols for safe crew changes

The document describes protocols on how crews can join a ship, starting at their residence, and how a crew member can disembark and reach his home – often in a different country.

Industry and unions set out solutions to free seafarers from COVID-19 lockdown

12-step plan issued by International Maritime Organization provides a route forward for governments on how to facilitate ship crew change during the pandemic.

OWA published guidance for the geophysical surveying for UXO

New guidance for offshore wind industry on geophysical surveys for unexploded ordnance and boulders

VIKING takes flight with second offshore PPE deal in two years

VIKING will work with Babcock Offshore to deliver aviation suits for Serica crew in the British sector of the North Sea.

ClassNK releases CBM Guidelines

Leading Classification Society ClassNK released its CBM Guidelines that explain the revised rules for using Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) in class surveys to promote...

ICS issues new Coronavirus guidance for shipping industry

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has issued brand new guidance for the global shipping industry to help combat the spread of the Coronavirus...

Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 certified for installation on Chinese-flagged vessels

Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 has become one of the first non-Chinese ballast water treatment solutions to be type approved by the China Classification Society....

MSC Gülsün class vessels use the world’s first on-deck firefighting monitors

At DNV GL's recent annual London press briefing, DNV GL - Maritime CEO Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen announced the classification society had awarded a ground-breaking new...

Foreship scrubber enquiries surge as owners clear the air

Independent naval architect and marine engineering specialist Foreship reports a growing number of owners are reviewing their decisions on the best way to meet...

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