LIFEBOAT FALLS FROM QUANTUM OF THE SEAS – FORTUNATELY NO INJURIES
On December 1, 2022, a lifeboat from Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas detached from its davits and fell aft-first into the water.
Captain Francesco Suma explained that the ship’s number 12 lifeboat, on the...
MAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS SERVICE LETTER SL-2022-721
Inspection results:
• Wear below 25% of the locking key width
Operation can be continued, but the next inspection must be scheduled according to the actual running hours and the observed wear rate (mm/1000 running hours).
•...
YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKER’S COMPENSATION ACT
The Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA) provides medical benefits and compensation for longshore workers and other people who are injured in ship terminals, shipyards and other marine structures. Some injury cases overlap...
SHI TEAMS UP WITH DASSAULT TO TRANSFORM INTO A ‘SMART YARD’
South Korea’s shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with French software corporation Dassault Systèmes to create a “smart yard” based on new digital transformation technology.
The smart yard is designed...
CLASSNK GRANTS 1ST AIP FOR DUAL-FUEL ENGINE POWERED BY HYDROGEN
Classification society ClassNK has issued an approval in principle (AiP) for a dual-fuel generator engine using hydrogen gas as fuel for a liquefied hydrogen (LH2) carrier developed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (KHI).
As informed,...
TENTATIVE DEAL ON INCLUDING SHIPPING’S GHG EMISSIONS IN EU ETS COVERS METHANE AND N20
A preliminary agreement has been reached between the EU’s top three institutions to include greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime sector in the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).
The tentative deal was struck on Tuesday...
FINNISH PARTNERS DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY FOR ONBOARD HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM LNG
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has entered into a joint development agreement with Hycamite TCD Technologies, a privately-owned compatriot company specialising in the development of technology for producing clean hydrogen and solid carbon from methane.
Under...
MAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS SERVICE LETTER SL-2022-720
Terms and conditions
Charges
For work up to 4 hours, half a day will be charged. For hours worked in excess of 4 hours up to 8 hours, a full day will be charged. Work carried...
LATEST SOLAS & MARPOL AMENDMENTS
MARPOL
1) 1st March 2018 – Data collection system for fuel oil consumption on ships.
IMO documents : MARPOL Annnex 6, regulation 22, 5000GT & above.
Entry in to force(EIF) under tacit acceptance procedure : 1st March...
BASIC CONCEPT OF INTELLIGENT ENGINE
central electronic control system is the brain
of the system which monitors and evaluate the general condition to keep the
operating parameter within limits and keep the performance of the engine
better.The intelligent engine provides flexibility in
operation...