http://www.shipmanagementinternational.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:57:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fears that owners may not be fully aware of the imminence of or implications of wide-reaching environmental legislation due to be phased into the shipping industry over the course of the next decade may be wide of the mark, Germanischer Lloyd executive board member Hermann Klein told SMI in Hamburg ... http://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/?p=1798 Vizada, the largest independent provider of mobile satellite services, has teamed up with its long-term service provider partner Nautical to provide the Inmarsat FleetBroadband service to more than 300 Spanish fishing vessels, enabling them to comply with new European Union (EU) regulations. The EU regulations came into effect on 1 July ... http://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/?p=1797 Hutton’s has announced its acquisition of ship supply company Lars Knutsen & Clode in a move which further enhances its position as the UK’s leading ship supplier with a national network able to supply all British ports. Established in South Wales more than 100 years ago, Lars Knutsen & Clode (LKC) ... http://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/?p=1796 Fuel testing agency Lintec Testing Services says that of the fuel samples it has tested in the last four months, 7.5% exceeded the limit of 1% sulphur content specified under the new Emissions Control Area (ECA) regulations which came into effect on July 1 this year. Previously, the sulphur content ... http://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/?p=1795 A propeller arrester developed for protecting shipping in high-risk piracy areas by Channel Islands-based piracy and maritime security specialist Merchant Maritime Warfare Centre, is to be showcased in the Solent on September 14 onboard the SS Shieldhall. Merchant Maritime Warfare Centre, established last year by piracy expert Nick Davis and a ... http://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/?p=1794 Rod Beams, creator of the COBALT engineering modules which are distributed by Videotel Marine International, has been recognised for outstanding learning and teaching practices in engineering education through the Higher Education Academy’s Engineering Subject Centre Teaching Awards 2010. Mr Beams has been appointed one of only seven finalists in this year’s ... http://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/?p=1793 INTERTANKO’s Council will be invited at its October meeting in Singapore to appoint Joe Angelo, deputy managing director to succeed Peter Swift as managing director on his retirement on 31 December, 2010. In addition, Katharina ‘Kathi’ Stanzel has been appointed Deputy managing director. INTERTANKO had an overwhelming level of interest ... http://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/?p=1792 The absurd process for allocating wind farm sites around the UK coast is wasting time and money according to the Chamber of Shipping, the trade association for UK shipowners and managers. The flawed process also threatens the nation’s trade routes and the safety of the seafarers. It could even mean ... http://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/?p=1787 The successful completion by four Irish Navy officers of a period of secondment to international shipowning group d’Amico, marks an important milestone in new and close training co-operation between the Irish Naval Service and the Italian shipping company, which manages vessels under the Irish Tonnage Tax regime, from its Dublin ... http://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/?p=1786 The University of Trinidad and Tobago has introduced a diploma in maritime operations to assist in filling the void which existed for local students wishing to pursue careers in the maritime industry. This course of study prepares students for a career as shipboard officers in either the navigation or engineering disciplines. ... http://www.shipmanagementinternational.com/?p=1785