Safety & Training

FEATURES & VIDEOS

FEATURES & VIDEOS

BMT has revealed exclusively to Maritime Journal that it has won a contract from the Ministry of Defence to train admiralty pilots and tug masters in manoeuvring the Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers (QECC).

20th April 2023

MJ EXCLUSIVE: BMT wins MOD tug training contract for aircraft carriers

20th April 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

2022 was a year of breakthroughs in autonomous shipping, paving the way for more progress in the coming 12 months.

12th April 2023

Viewpoint: The importance of automation for safety

12th April 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

BMT has opened a five-bridge tug and ship pilotage training platform with an exclusive peek given to Maritime Journal.

30th March 2023

EXCLUSIVE: BMT opens tug pilotage training hub

30th March 2023

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued a warning about the risks posed by flexible hoses after a fire on board a RoRo cargo ship.

24th March 2023

MAIB issues flexible hose fire warning

24th March 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Photographs of a famous research vessel that has toppled over in a dry dock in Scotland have appeared all over social media.

23rd March 2023

Research ship topples over in dry dock

23rd March 2023

VESSELS

VESSELS

Uncrewed Surface Vessel technology could establish a new precedent for supporting offshore projects with safety and environment top of the benefits list.

14th March 2023

GAC Group predicts boost in USV use

14th March 2023

SAFETY & TRAINING

SAFETY & TRAINING

In an Opinion piece written for Lloyd’s List, and shared with Maritime Journal, Senior Correspondent Richard Clayton shares concerns about ‘the elephant in the room’ that is seafarer training in the transition to…

3rd March 2023

Regulatory delay is holding back vital seafarer training

3rd March 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Svitzer has been fined £2.1 million (€2.4 million) for failing to operate a vessel safely, which resulted in the tragic death of a chief tugboat engineer.

3rd March 2023

Svitzer fined €2.4 million over crewman death

3rd March 2023

SEAWORK NEWS

SEAWORK NEWS

Longstanding Seawork exhibitor Viking Life Saving Equipment AS is offering a full range of evacuation and lifesaving technology for the offshore wind market at Seawork this year.

2nd March 2023

Viking offers full range of evacuation systems

2nd March 2023

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The two fatalities of a tugboat sinking in the River Clyde near Glasgow have been named.

27th February 2023

Police name victims of tug sinking

27th February 2023