Safety & Training

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

For a people known for their sailing expertise, the fact that no Viking had sailed single-handedly around the world simply couldn’t go unaddressed by Danish Lopolight CEO Jan Møller. 

26th April 2024

PROFILE: Viking-inspired safety from Lopolight

26th April 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A formal partnership has been struck between Hefring Marine and SAFE Boats International with a focus on crew welfare and vessel lifecycle management, the new partners say.

10th April 2024

Hefring Marine partners SAFE Boats

10th April 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The rails installed on most pilot vessels can now be serviced by Marine Fire Safety, a UK life-saving equipment firm that has three service station sites in England and Scotland.

9th April 2024

Marine Fire Safety wins service approval for rails

9th April 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that hydrodynamic forces between vessels in a channel and speed during harbour-assist manoeuvres were lessons learned following the collision between a tug and…

7th March 2024

Tug collisions and lessons learned

7th March 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Norwegian specialist marine insurance group Gard has published a study examining container stack losses when ships in this rapidly growing sector encounter bad weather at sea.

5th March 2024

Container losses at sea: Report

5th March 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Engineering specialist Spencer Group has completed work to create a new permanent home for an iconic vessel, with some of its emerging young talent playing a key role in the project.

4th March 2024

Safeguarding the future of the Spurn Lightship

4th March 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Viking Life-Saving Equipment has appointed Henrik Helsinghof as its new chief executive officer effective from 1 June 2024.

27th February 2024

Henrik Helsinghof takes the helm at Viking A/S

27th February 2024

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue (ICE-SAR) has formed a commercial partnership with Hefring Marine, in order to increase its fleet safety and operational efficiency.

19th February 2024

SAR partnership will increase Icelandic fleet safety

19th February 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Irish vessel builder Safehaven Marine has revealed its latest pilot vessel, which came into her own during Storm Isha - see photographs and video.

12th February 2024

VIDEO: How ‘Baia’ beat the waves

12th February 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Naval architects at Darley H2NA have been working to make inland waterways - and those who work on them - safe.

5th February 2024

Safety standards and sail training ships

5th February 2024