Recent News
Castor Marine takes over SeaVsat assets
Today, Castor Marine, a leading Global VSAT Network Operator, announces its acquisition of the activities of SeaVsat, a maritime satellite Internet provider at sea based in Lelystad, the Netherlands. SeaVsat provided satellite Internet access to offshore vessels and...
BIO-UV Group signs Ballast Water Treatment partnership with PIRIOU Group
BIO UV Group, the French manufacturer of the UV-based BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system (BWTS), has extended its collaboration agreement with France-headquartered shipbuilder and repairer PIRIOU Group to strengthen the services the companies offer to shipowners....
Cryopeak LNG Solutions Signs MOU With Island Tug & Barge
Cryopeak LNG Solutions Corporation ("Cryopeak"), a Richmond BC based company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Island Tug & Barge Ltd. ("ITB"), a leading marine bulk fuels transporter, to deliver LNG bunkering services in Southwest British Columbia,...
Workboat experts discuss how to eliminate grease from workboats and save money in a series of online seminars
Thordon Bearings will run a series of web-based seminars exploring how workboat operators can reduce operational costs while improving crew safety through the use of mechanical shaft seals as well as grease-free bearings in their steering gear and deck machinery...
Synergy Seafarers make substantial contribution to COVID-19 relief fund
Synergy Group seafarers have made a substantial collective contribution in support of a charity established to combat COVID-19 and provide relief for those most in need. Thousands of employees of Synergy Group, one of the world’s leading ship management companies,...
Features
Silver Explorer sets sail
By Cindy Chan It may be called the Silver Explorer but this Arctic vessel is gold medal-worthy. The Silver Explorer is a high-end luxury cruise vessel, offering trips around the Arctic and Antarctic. According to Paul Hebson, vice-president and general manager of...
A mid-life upgrade, not a mid-life crisis
By Cindy Chan The Spirit of Vancouver Island will go on – and in more ways than one. The titular vessel is one of two Spirit classes in BC Ferries’ fleet, the other being the Spirit of British Columbia. The Spirit of Vancouver Island is currently undergoing its...
Tug designs from Canada to the world
By Robert G. Allan, P. Eng., FRINA, FSNAME, Robert Allan Ltd. executive chairman One hundred years ago, my grandfather, Robert Allan, emigrated to Canada with his wife, Caroline, and toddler son, Robert F. Allan. He was a university-educated naval architect – a rarity...
Major contract awarded for work on the Joint Support Ships
Mississauga-based INDAL Technologies Inc. has been awarded a contract to provide the helicopter handling system for the Joint Support Ships Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) has awarded INDAL Technologies Inc. (INDAL) of Mississauga, Ontario, a contract valued at almost...
Seaspan Shipyards Appoints Tony Winter as Vice President
Winter brings considerable experience to the newly created role at Victoria Shipyards where he has served in consistently senior roles since joining in 2011 Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tony Winter as Vice President, Project...
Products
Daniamant launches Electronic Inclinometer to enhance tugboat safety
Danish marine safety equipment manufacturer, Daniamant, has launched a tugboat version of its renowned Electronic Inclinometer, an advanced heel and pitch measuring device. The DanEI-300T fulfils the most recent Bureau Veritas Group’s regulations for escort tugboats...
Thorn gives new class of towboat greater life expectancy
Thordon Bearings, of Burlington, Ontario, Canada, has received an order to supply four comprehensive shipsets of stern gear for a new class of towboat. The four boats are being built by US shipyard Master Marine of Bayou La Batre, Alabama, for Waterfront Services,...
Hornblower flagship replaces seals with Thordon’s maintenance-free TG100
Thordon Bearings’ US West Coast distributor, Pacific Marine Equipment has successfully completed the installation of a pair of TG100 mechanical propeller shaft seals to Hornblower Cruises & Events’ 1000-passenger capacity twin screw flagship, Inspiration...
New class rules sound the death knell for oil-lubricated propeller shafts
Thordon Bearings has welcomed the introduction this week of a new classification society notation allowing extended inspection periods for propeller shafts using seawater-lubricated bearings. DNV GL’s new voluntary TMON notation for open loop water lubricated...
SevenCs releases new ECDIS Kernel
The new version of the SevenCs ECDIS Kernel SDK (Software Development Kit) 5.20 has been designed to meet all future requirements of the latest international standards in order to reduce implementation irregularities and improve the overall usability of chart display...
