APRIL 2, 2014 – The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has issued a preliminary report on an incident in which a freefall lifeboat was inadvertently released during a preliminary inspection. It occurred on
MARCH 10, 2014 — The 2,474 passenger/800 car LNG fueled ferry ordered by Brittany Ferries from shipbuilder STX France SA will be classed by Bureau Veritas which will also oversee the conversion
OCTOBER 10, 2013 — Bureau Veritas is to class three Ultra-Large Containerships (ULCSs) to be built for China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and chartered to French operator CMA CGM. The ships are
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 — “All eyes are on the Arctic sea routes and on the opening up of the Arctic mineral and energy resources,” says Pierre Besse, Director of Innovation, Bureau Veritas.
JULY 1, 2013 — French yacht cruise specialist Compagnie du Ponant has taken delivery of Le Soléal. the third of three super-luxury French-flag cruise ships, from Fincantieri’s Ancona, Italy, shipyard today. The
MARCH 6, 2013 — Mark Mellinger, President of Headhunter, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL reports the completion of the installation of the company’s Tidalwave HMX sewage treatment plant on the first of two
FEBRUARY 20, 2013 — An EU-funded research project known as SuSy (Surfacing System for Ship Recovery) is developing a balloon-based rescue system to be used for merchant ships in emergency situations. Applications
JANUARY 21, 2013 — Bureau Veritas has issued its first voluntary SEEMP notation to the 1,500-passenger and 500-car cruise ferry Cap Finistère, operated by France’s Brittany Ferries. “Proactive shipowners like Brittany Ferries
JANUARY 15, 2013 — Seattle-based Measurement Technology NW (MTNW) is now renting out tension measuring equipment for bollard pull testing. The equipment includes tension measuring links, shackles, running line tensiometers, and data-logging
DECEMBER 20, 2012 — Classification societies DNV and GL have signed an agreement to merge. The DNV Foundation will hold 63.5 percent and GL’s owner, Mayfair SE, 36.5 percent in a new
