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Pyrotechnics and Distress Signals: The Expiry Nobody Tracks
Life-Saving Appliances Distress signals are the only safety equipment aboard that expires on a fixed date whatever their condition, cannot lawfully be thrown away, and are checked on every inspection because the date is printed on the side.…
HSE & ComplianceEnclosed Space Entry: The Accident That Repeats ItselfHSE & Compliance Enclosed space entry kills experienced seafarers every year, and it kills the people who go in after them. The procedures that pr…
Firefighting SystemsFire Detection on Offshore Platforms: Smoke, Heat, Flame, and GasFirefighting Systems On an offshore platform, detection has to work before there is a fire. The system is watching for gas, not flame, because by the…
Life-Saving AppliancesLifejacket Compliance Beyond the Buoyancy RatingLife-Saving Appliances A lifejacket that floats is not a compliant lifejacket. Inspectors write findings against lights, whistles, sizing, servicing r…
Dorian LPG Orders Three New VLGCs Worth $345M With South Korean Yard
Dorian LPG has entered into an agreement with Hanwha Ocean to construct three 90,000 cbm dual-fuel Panamax very large gas carriers for approximately $345 million.
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Texas A&M Maritime Academy Training Ship Lone Star State Is Heading Home
[By Ryan Anderson, Division of Marketing & Communications, Texas A&M Maritime Academy] For nearly two decades, the Texas A&M Maritime Academy has waited for their ship to come in.
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UK Confirms Sale of HMS Bulwark to Brazilian Navy
A United Kingdom navy ship that was instrumental in the evacuation of civilians from Beirut in 2006 and active from 2005 to 2016 is ending its service with the Royal Navy.
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COSCO Calls Allegations of “Intelligence Collection” False and Unfounded
COSCO Shipping issued a strongly worded statement saying it “firmly opposes” false and unfounded claims by “certain media” alleging its ships have hidden equipment for the purpose of intelligence collection.
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Damen Highlights Electrification During World Port Days
[By: Damen Shipyards Group] At this year’s World Port Days in Rotterdam, Damen Shipyards Group is placing the acceleration of the maritime energy transition firmly in the spotlight.
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