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INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

It is vital the maritime industry encourages new blood

21st March 2022

Interview: SMS Group director Nick Warren

21st March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Three major unions have condemned DP World-owned P&O Ferries for its shock sackings last week

21st March 2022

Unions unite to condemn P&O sackings

21st March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Seafarers International Relief Fund (SIRF) has launched a new appeal to the maritime industry to support seafarers and their families impacted by the crisis in Ukraine.

21st March 2022

Relief fund calls for Ukraine seafarers support

21st March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

When the Port of Rotterdam decided to upgrade its old single point steel-hulled mooring buoys for safer, lower maintenance systems, it looked to French aids to navigation specialist manufacturer Mobilis. The low…

21st March 2022

Port buoyed by better bollard technology

21st March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The Society of Maritime Industries has warmly welcomed the UK government’s ‘Refresh’ strategy to spend £4 billion on the industry.

18th March 2022

SMI welcomes UK government support

18th March 2022

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

OFFSHORE RENEWABLES

Ulstein has pledged to fill the shortage of heavy lift vessels which is jeopardising the timely installation of increasingly large next-generation wind turbines.

18th March 2022

Ulstein vows to fill heavy lift shortage hole

18th March 2022

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

DP World-owned P&O Ferries has made a shock decision to sack all 800 UK crew members.

17th March 2022

P&O sacks 800 crew and cancels all sailings

17th March 2022

VESSELS

VESSELS

Alfa Laval has monitored the performance of its new exhaust scrubbers over eight months on the world’s largest container vessel.

17th March 2022

World’s largest container scrubs up well

17th March 2022

VESSELS

VESSELS

Wärtsilä is to supply the main and auxiliary engines, fuel storage tanks, gas handling equipment and electrical systems for a new RoRo being built for Australian operator SeaRoad Shipping.

17th March 2022

Wärtsilä ordered to provide equipment for new RoRo

17th March 2022

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT

A project to monitor operators on a Marathon 900 RIB-D boat from Viking Norsafe found huge differences in the guidance of the system and the operator’s behaviour.

17th March 2022

Rib ride in North Sea with Hefring Marine system

17th March 2022