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Shipping Industry Sees Growth in Remote Surveys in Times of Coronavirus Crisis 27/03/2020As the maritime industry adjusts to the constraints placed on people’s movements imposed by governments to limit the spread of the coronavirus, remote ship surveys and inspections are becoming ...
LNG-Powered Cruise Ship 25/03/2020P&O Cruises has just had its first LNG-powered cruise ship leave Meyer Werft shipyard, it will then sail off covering several days of technical sea trials. This is the first ship in the UK ...
Carnival Ships Offered As Temporary Floating Hospitals (COVID19) 24/03/2020We have seen a lot of companies this weekend trying to do their bit to help tackle against Covid-19. Carnival Corporation has offered its cruise ships to the USA government to be used as temporary ...
Nautiterm (Nautical Terms Explained): "Batten Down The Hatches" 24/03/2020Nautiterm (Nautical Terms Explained): "Batten Down The Hatches" - To batten down the hatches is to; Make secure; In stormy weather deck hatches had wooden covers placed over the hatches, these were ...
Divers and Mine Warefare Memorial 20/03/2020A new monument is unveiled in Portsmouth, Gunwharf Quays to remember those who have plunged, hunted and swept the sea lanes to ensure they are safe and harmless. The plans for a grand unveiling were ...
Mayflower AI Captain Takes to Sea 18/03/2020A new ‘AI Captain’, which will enable the “Mayflower Autonomous Ship” (MAS) to self-navigate across the Atlantic later this year, is to go to sea this month for testing, technology company IBM and ...
Nautiterm: (Nautical Terms Explained) – “Hard and Fast” 17/03/2020Nautiterm: (Nautical Terms Explained) – “Hard and Fast” A ship that was hard and fast was simply one that was firmly beached on land. This has come to mean ‘rigidly adhered to – without doubt or ...
5 New ULCV's Ordered 13/03/2020“Some positive news for the shipbuilding market in China! Despite the current global health crisis Hong Kong based OOCL have ordered 5 new ULCV’s to be built in China with an estimated delivery date ...
Nautiterm: (Nautical Terms Explained) – “Try a different tack” 10/03/2020Nautiterm (Nautical Terms Explained) – “Try a different tack” - The direction in which a ship moves as determined by the position of its sails and regarded in terms of the direction of the wind ...
Shipyards Facing Disruptions 10/03/2020With the spread of Covid-19 some shipyards are now facing disruptions in their labour force, materials and equipment delivery. In turn this is leading to delays in completion dates and shipowners are ...
