PODCAST: Jones Walker talks COVID-19 litigation
In this edition of Listen Up!, we talk with Ford Wogan and Sara Kuebel of law firm Jones Walker to explore COVID-19’s impact on maritime litigation. Wogan and Kuebel explain what the
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Floating Crew Facilitation Center part of new Singapore crew change procedures
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is taking enhanced measures to further secure safe port operations and facilitate crew change. Among the added precautionary measures for ships calling at Singapore
Ricardo delivers its first virtual remote IMO Tier III certification testing
With COVID-19 travel restrictions and associated measures in place, global engineering and technical consultancy Ricardo plc has implemented a virtual certification test service that enables it to offer customers in the marine
TIMCO Industries introduces Temperature Entry Access System
With maritime companies looking to include temperature scanning among the access protocols for vessels, shipyards and other facilities, New Albany, Ind., based TIMCO Industries has introduced a new Temperature Entry Access System
ICS: Failures to follow protocols threaten crew change progress
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) is warning that some seafarers and manning agencies are failing to adhere to crew change protocols and are putting a risk whatever gains the industry has
Legislation seeks financial aid for maritime in national emergencies
The Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.), and the Chair of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) yesterday introduced
Maine Maritime to reopen campus
Maine Maritime Academy President William J. Brennan said today that the college will reopen its Castine, Me., campus, holding in-person courses beginning August 31. He said that college faculty and staff had
Self-quarantine crucial for Singapore crew changes
GAC Singapore reports that after a signing-on crew member was found positive for COVID-19 on arrival in Singapore, the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) had to muster significant resources to trace travelers
Seaspan completes successful remote DoC audit with DNV GL
In another example of how remote techniques are helping the maritime industry cope with COVID-19 related restrictions, Seaspan Corporation, the world’s largest container tonnage provider, has become the latest vessel owner to
BV completes Singapore’s first remote harbor tug survey
Bureau Veritas Marine Singapore has successfully completed the first fully accredited annual survey of a Singapore registered harbor tug conducted remotely, without a surveyor physically present onboard the vessel. The survey was