B+V Starts Navy Production: 11/2/2011 9:38:25 PM: Blohm + Voss recently had a laying-down ceremony for the 125-class (F125) frigate took place at building dock 12 at the Hamburg shipyard. The ceremony was organized by the F125 Work Group (ARGE F125), consisting of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems…
Passenger Evacuation at a Push of a Button: 11/2/2011 4:18:50 PM: Evacuating large numbers of passengers is now easier than ever with the new VIKING fully automatic liferaft and slide system. Marine and fire safety equipment leader VIKING Life-Saving Equipment has developed a 153-person, open reversible…
NTSB Marine Accident Investigation Course; 11/2/2011 8:11:34 AM: The National Transportation Safety Board is holding its Marine Accident Investigation course on December 5-9, 2011. The course, held at NTSB’s Training Center in Ashburn, Virginia, focuses on the fundamentals of marine accident investigation…
Safe Ships, Safer Seas 2011: Kelvin Hughes’ Piracy Seminar: 11/1/2011 6:03:50 PM
Safe Ships, Safer Seas 2011: Kelvin Hughes’ Athens seminar tackles piracy issues head-on. Thurs. 20 Oct., 2011, saw world-leading navigational systems provider Kelvin Hughes present the first in its series of ‘Safe…
50 Ton Heavylift Hovercraft Ready for Charter; 11/1/2011 7:38:24 AM: First such vessel built in Singapore. Hovertrans Solutions Pte. Ltd. (Hovertrans Solutions) announced today that it has successfully completed the construction of a modular heavy lift hovercraft, the first of its kind to be built in Singapore….
ClassNK Issues Approval for ECDIS Training; 11/1/2011 7:18:43 AM: ClassNK Issues First Type Specific Training Course Approval for ECDIS Certification to FURUNO INS Training Center Singapore. ClassNK issued its first Type Specific Training Course approval for an ECDIS(Electronic Chart Display and Information…
Good News Comes in Threes for State Ferries; 11/1/2011 6:50:39 AM: Third 64-car ferry joins state fleet three months ahead of schedule. There must be something magic about the number three. Today, Vigor Industrial and its U.S. Fab shipbuilding division delivered the third of three new Washington state ferries,…