Use and Abuse in Nigerian Maritime Security

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Maritime executive  

July 01, 2014                                             

By MarEx

 
 

Op-Ed by Dirk Steffen

In the night of 23 October 2013, a group of embarked Nigerian policemen on board the tanker Histria Coral opened fire on a small boat that was approaching a tanker close by on Lagos roads, believing the vessel was

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TangerMed: Une 2e convention collective pour Boluda

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Elle concerne le personnel marin des remorqueurs et pilotines
Une première déjà conclue avec les capitaines et officiers en mars

ET de deux pour Boluda Tanger Med! La société en charge de l’exploitation des services de remorquage au sein de l’enceinte portuaire Tanger Med a signé, la semaine dernière, une deuxième convention collective. Cette fois, l’accord concerne le personnel marin des remorqueurs et des pilotines.

«Le principal apport de cet accord reste la paix sociale», explique Christophe Bommelaer, directeur général de Boluda Tanger Med. En effet, l’accord apporte cinq années de paix sociale, basée sur un engagement sur les rémunérations dont la revalorisation des salaires. L’accord apporte aussi divers avantages comme

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Cruise ship returns to Seattle after boiler room fire

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Jun 30, 201410:46 AM

No one is injured as the crew aboard Westerdam helps extinguish the flames

(SEATTLE) — The Holland America cruise ship Westerdam returned to port Saturday after a fire in the boiler room, The Seattle Times reported. The fire started about 5 p.m. near Kingston in Puget Sound as the ship was bound for Alaska. A combination of high-pressure mist and crewmembers using hoses extinguished the fire, said a Seattle Fire Department spokesman. No one was injured and no evacuations were needed

 

Newest integrated bridge systems offer greater knowledge, customization

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MARINE PROFFESIONAL

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by Dom Yanchunas
 
 

A customized Sperry Marine IBS aboard cruise ship Oasis of the Seas, above,  includes multiple 27-inch wide-screen monitors, below.

Photos courtesy Sperry Marine

 

On a morning voyage out of Bainbridge Island, loaded with Seattle-bound commuters, the Washington State Ferries boat Tacoma inches out of its Eagle Harbor berth. While the ferry travels eastward toward the busy Puget Sound commercial shipping lane, Capt. Bob Merideth cannot see the southbound vessels because a land mass — Wing Point — blocks his port-side view. Still, the captain knows that the icebreaker Polar Star is in the sound. So is the 98-foot workboat Motega. At a glance, the two display screens in Tacoma’s integrated bridge system (IBS) offer Merideth a combined view of the electronic

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Procedure for Chief Engineers to Take Over Large Vessels

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Chief engineer of the ship is the head of the engine room department and the sole controlling authority for all machinery systems of the ship. He has the responsibility to ensure that all the systems of the ship function smoothly without any breakdown.

 

For this reason, while assigning duties of handling a ship, the chief engineer is required to go through a specific procedure to ensure safety of the new ship and its personnel.

The procedure for “taking over” of a large vessel is often divided into several steps starting from the briefing at the shipping office to that on the vessel.

Briefing at the Office

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