Category Archives: International

Arctic Icebreaker Consortium to Facilitate Research Ship Use

Fifteen partners from 13 countries including two North American partners from the U.S. and Canada have joined forces to improve the capacities for marine-based research in the Arctic Ocean. In the project, ARICE – Arctic Research Icebreaker Consortium, they aim at better coordination of the existing polar research fleet, at offering scientists access to six research icebreakers, and at collaborating

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First LNG-Fueled Bulk Carrier Delivered

Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and ILSHIN LOGISTICS have successfully delivered the world’s first LNG-fueled bulk carrier under the dual-class of Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Korean Register. The 50,000 dwt bulk-carrier has also been verified to be in compliance with the International Gas Fuel (IGF) Code. The vessel is the result of a collaboration project announced in July 2016 to develop the

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Seafarer Input Urgently Sought for S-Mode Navigation Systems

S-Mode for navigation systems is a push for standard icons for key functions, logical grouping of information and simple user settings to help navigators more easily understand navigation functions on all vessels, not just the ones they are familiar with. Standardization increases safety and competence and makes life easier for navigators. Navigators’ views are sought on the latest concept for

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