In an exclusive interview with AllAboutShipping’s John Faraclas, Ioannis Chiotopoulos Senior Vice President & Regional Manager South East Europe, Middle East and Africa at DNV for nearly ten years, responds…
BLASTING & COATING ACTIVITIES / CORROSION CONTROLS DNV’s Maritime Academy Hellas is offering on 3 to 4 December 2024 a course on blasting and coating activities as well as corrosion controls. Participants will be…
Recently we mobilized our diver/technician teams to vessels in Colombia and Australia to carry out stern tube seal replacements. In Cartagena the repair was carried out on a 294-meter tanker,…
Agreement expands access to retrofit installations of Silverstream’s air lubrication technology LONDON, 12 November 2024: Silverstream Technologies, a maritime clean technology company specialising in air lubrication systems, has signed a memorandum…
As a member of CirclesOfLife, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform is pleased to share the consortium’s latest press release and eager to invite you to join us in building a more sustainable maritime sector.…
LR is the first classification society to offer this service, which provides a new standard for antifouling coatings and their performance in keeping hulls clean and sustainable. Lloyd’s Register (LR)…
Due to decarbonization measures being undertaken in the industry, DNV has recently experienced an increase in the number of fixed-pitch propeller retrofits. The end-to-end retrofit process has a short timeframe…
DNV’s Maritime Academy Hellas is offering on 30 and 31 October 2024, a course on how to plan and manage drydocking & retrofitting activities, so that these will be done effectively /…
Bronze bearings in the stern roller of the Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) Vessel ES Kestrel have been replaced with grease-free SXL bearings from Thordon Bearings while the vessel remained…
Report on the investigation of a fall from height on the bulk carrier Equinox Seas resulting in one fatality at ONEX Syros Shipyard, Ermoupoli, Syros, Greece on 17 April 2023.…
Damen Shipyards Group publishes annual report for 2023 2023 was a positive year for the largest shipbuilding group in the Netherlands, Damen Shipyards Group. It had the highest revenue ever…
On May 16th, 1974, Hydrex was officially born. In the 50 years since then we have grown from a small diving firm operating from a home office into a large…
Superyacht refit management specialists MB92 Group published today its fourth report designed to drive sustainable development in the superyacht industry: “People and the ocean – How the yachting industry is addressing…
New LR report in partnership with NYK Line and Monohakobi Technology Institute. Download the report New research report identifies the significant impact on vessel efficiency and reliability from the…
At the beginning of this Acheloos program, which was aired yesterday, we also have Theodoros Pantoulias, the general manager of the Mediterranee Hotel, a seafront four star hotel in Cephalonia,…
Following our previous live “encounters” with ERT’s journalist and former Seafarer Antonis Karagiannakis – emanating also from a historic maritime Greek island, that is Kasos, today we bring you in…
Dry dock upgrade planned to better accommodate Navy vessels Mammoet is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement with DHO (Dragados/Hawaiian Dredging/Orion JV) to perform transportation and lifting…
Our friends at PGLegal have put together a fantastic piece that we are excited to share with you. This article is part of a series about the role of the Captain in…
Non-weather working days declared30 May 2024, Dhamra, IndiaDhamra Port Company Ltd has declared that 0200 hours on 26 May to 1525 hours on 27 May as non-weather working days at…
by John Faraclas I must admit that I have participated in numerous technical committee gatherings hosted by various maritime institutions and classification societies over time. However, I must acknowledge that…
Vergina TV’s Christina Tsorba interviews John Faraclas on Maritime Education & Training as well as on the total development and fruitful transformation of the entire Northern Greece. Once again we…
BADEN, SWITZERLAND, May 9, 2024Accelleron has renewed its service agreement with the world’s biggest engine builder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) and its lifecycle service company…
Engine overhaul operations now become global – focus on Indian Ocean, and Africa’s eastern and southern coastal areas South African Nouum Engineering, a leading provider of diesel engine services for…
The new partnership will see W&O support VARD’s order book over a three-year period, providing valves and technical support to shipyards in Norway, Romania and Vietnam Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands…
who will make a presentation on Revolutionising Oil Condition Monitoring for Condition-based Maintenance (CbM) and Predictive Maintenance (PdM) on Vessels. SYNOPSIS New technologies can help vessel operators to gain a detailed…