Crowley Maritime Corporation announced yesterday (Friday) that it has entered a partnership with Future Care to provide active seafarers with healthcare while at sea.
Future Care’s ‘Caring for the Crew’ programme provides 24-hour medical advice to crew aboard Crowley’s worldwide fleet of vessels and is in addition to the care that crew members receive from trained medical care providers onboard all of Crowley’s vessels.
“Future Care has dedicated itself to providing the highest quality managed healthcare services for ill or injured seafarers around the world,” said Christina DeSimone, CEO of Future Care. “We are pleased to now provide our ‘Caring for the Crew’ programme to Crowley—one of the
Shallow draft Ice class tug 'Liva'
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15 May 2014
'Liva' operating off Riga
The Latvian freeport of Riga has taken delivery of the new multifunctional harbour tug 'Liva' from Baltic Workboats located in Nasva Harbour, Estonia. 'Liva' is the second shallow draft tug of its type constructed by the shipyard to designs by ILS of Finland.
represents the second generation of tugs of this type marketed by Baltic Workboats, a company established in 1967 and better known for their pilot boats, patrol launches, ferries and other specialised craft constructed in steel and aluminium. The first very low draft ice class tug, the 19m Panda, was completed in 2011 for Saarte Liinid Ltd of Estonia.
Island Navigator Offshore Service Vessel, Norway
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Island Navigator is an offshore service vessel owned by Norwegian offshore service provider Island Offshore. The vessel, which is being designed for worldwide operations, will be built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) at its Kobe shipyard in Japan. KHI was awarded the contract to build the ship in January 2014 and is expected to hand her over to the owner in the first quarter of 2017. Engineering works will be performed jointly by Kawasaki and Rolls-Royce.
Built according to mobile offshore unit (MOU) regulations, the vessel will be outfitted to perform a range of subsea operations, such as
UK launches first national strategy for maritime security
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14 May 2014 Ship Technology
The UK Government has launched its first national strategy for maritime security (NSMS), in a demonstration of the country's approach to delivering maritime security at home and abroad.
The strategy sets out how the UK will organise and deploy its national capabilities to detect, assess and manage maritime security challenges. It also aims to connect the government with industry and international partners, to build an effective approach to maritime security risks faced by seafarers.
UK Chamber of Shipping CEO Guy Platten said that piracy may not be making as many headlines this year, but it is still a major threat to the safety of seafarers in many parts of the world, particularly in West Africa, in the Gulf of Guinea,
DNV GL release new version of Navigator Port 2 software
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Ship and offshore classification society DNV GL has launched a new version of its Navigator Port 2 clearance software, with new usability features, intuitive structure and improved interface.
Formerly known as DNV Navigator, the newer maritime software was released after the merger of DNV and GL last year.
Navigator Port 2 features an improved interface, is more intuitive and efficient, with a work-orientated process for easy understanding and navigating within.
The new enhancements not only increase usability and save time in the actual port clearance process, but also require fewer resources for training new users and implementation.
DNV GL Navigator Port product manager Tom Fiksdalstrand said: "With today's increasingly complex regulations, shipowners are realising that they cannot continue with
Crowley puts its seafarers’ healthcare in the hands of Future Care
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Crowley puts its seafarers’ healthcare in the hands of Future Care
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