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When Will We Monitor our Gaseous Extinguishing Systems Properly ?
In this article the Chairman of a a high-exporting UK manufacturer in the Fire Sector asks why people and property remain at risk because they do not monitor the gaseous fire extinguishing systems that protect them. In July 2020, at the height of COVID19 in the USA, the USS...
MarRI-UK Seeks £530M for Zero-Carbon Short Sea Shipping Network
Maritime Research and Innovation UK (MarRI-UK) submitted a Comprehensive Spending Review bid seeking £530 million of Government co-investment for a programme that aims to encourage greater use of safe, zero-carbon short sea shipping network. A Zero-carbon Coastal Highway programme to...
Tapiit Live signs Inmarsat deal to transform seafarer training
Deal will enable live stream training on close to 10,000 ships on Fleet Xpress service Live stream training at sea was considered by many to be 10 years away because of high cost of internet bandwidth required for live streaming Deal will provide solution to growing problem of shore-based...
Better crew training needed for CO2 firefighting systems
Global safety leader Survitec is advising the maritime industry to ensure fixed fire-fighting systems are commissioned by their original equipment manufacturers and that crews undergo basic system configuration training, following a spate of incidents where ship fires have been exacerbated...
PSM Supply Complete Tank Instrumentation Package for Spanish FPSO Vessel
PSM Instrumentation continue to deliver global projects during the COVID-19 pandemic. Working closely with their Spanish Agents, Aries Industrial Y Naval Servicios, they have recently delivered a complete instrumentation package for the vessel ‘Blue Eagle’, a newbuild Floating...
Director Wins RoSPA Distinguished Service Award
Cammell Laird and Atlantic and Peninsula Marine Services Group’s HSEQ Director, Kevin Peart, has won a Distinguished Service Award from RoSPA in recognition of his long term and sustained contribution to improving health and safety. Kevin joined A&P in 2015 and was promoted...
Valeport gets on board with the Mayflower Autonomous Ship project
The Mayflower Autonomous Ship which is set to self-navigate across the Atlantic autonomously in Spring 2021, will be fitted with the new Valeport uvSVX and a Valeport Altimeter to provide vital precise underwater depth data which will help protect the vessel and the onboard technology on its epic...
BMT wins Isles of Scilly Steamship Design Contract
BMT announces new contract award with ‘The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group’ for new vessel designs for the Isles of Scilly. Replacing the iconic ‘Scillonian III’, the procurement of new vessels, will secure vital transportation links for the future, and boost tourism and...
BMT to support the Western Australian, Department of Transport’s Maintenance Dredging Program
Driving environmental value and risk-informed decision making will ensure that maintenance dredging continues into the future to sustain the Port’s and Ocean’s critical depths. BMT’s premier reputation in delivering Long-Term Dredge Management Plans, Ocean Disposal activities...
ABB powers P&O super-ferries towards new sustainable transport era
ABB powers P&O super-ferries towards new sustainable transport era ABB to supply electric, digital and connected solutions for P&O Ferries’ two new vessels, including Azipod® propulsion and energy storage, cutting fuel consumption by one ton per return trip across the English...
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