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![To enhance crews’ awareness of security issue, the IMO STCW Convention will require all crew members to participate in security related training from the 1st January 2014. The STCW Manila Amendments introduced a new qualification for each crew member on […]](http://www.thiscruise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/IMO-STCW-logo-115x60.gif "STCW Manila Amendments: Security Awareness Training effective 1/1/2014")
STCW Manila Amendments: Security Awareness Training effective 1/1/2014
I.M.O.Posted on Dec. 9, 2013 | No CommentsTo enhance crews’ awareness of security issue, the IMO STCW Convention will require all crew members to participate in security related training from the 1st January 2014. The STCW Manila Amendments introduced a new qualification for each crew member on […] -
![Norwegian Cruise Line announced today that its two new Breakaway Plus class ships will be the first new builds in the cruise industry to feature innovative scrubber technology developed by Green Tech Marine (GTM), a world leading marine scrubber supplier. […]](http://www.thiscruise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/norwegian-115x115.jpg "NCL will install scrubbers on new builds.")
NCL will install scrubbers on new builds.
Company NewsPosted on Dec. 9, 2013 | No CommentsNorwegian Cruise Line announced today that its two new Breakaway Plus class ships will be the first new builds in the cruise industry to feature innovative scrubber technology developed by Green Tech Marine (GTM), a world leading marine scrubber supplier. […] -
![Carnival Corp. (CCL), moving to improve safety following accidents that cost the world’s largest cruise operator tens of millions of dollars, will triple its crew-training capacity with a new facility in the Netherlands. The company agreed to buy land in […]](http://www.thiscruise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/CarnivalCorp_logo-115x59.gif "Carnival will triple its crew-training capacity")
Carnival will triple its crew-training capacity
Carnival Cruise LinesPosted on Dec. 9, 2013 | No CommentsCarnival Corp. (CCL), moving to improve safety following accidents that cost the world’s largest cruise operator tens of millions of dollars, will triple its crew-training capacity with a new facility in the Netherlands. The company agreed to buy land in […] -
![Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading provider of innovative products, solutions and services, has launched its new 2-speed marine gearbox offering notable economic and environmental benefits. The product will serve vessels having multiple operational modes or reduced transit speed, including among […]](http://www.thiscruise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/logo_wartsila.gif "Wärtsilä 2-speed marine gearbox")
Wärtsilä 2-speed marine gearbox
Company NewsPosted on Dec. 7, 2013 | No CommentsWärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading provider of innovative products, solutions and services, has launched its new 2-speed marine gearbox offering notable economic and environmental benefits. The product will serve vessels having multiple operational modes or reduced transit speed, including among […] -
Wärtsilä has a new Propulsion Test Centre in Finland
Company NewsPosted on Dec. 7, 2013 | No CommentsWärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading provider of innovative products, solutions and services, is today inaugurating its new test facility for future propulsion products and technology. The Wärtsilä Propulsion Test Centre has been established and funded by Wärtsilä with strong support […] -
![Passenger ships – usually defined as a ship carrying more than 12 passengers – on international voyages must comply with all relevant IMO regulations, including those in the SOLAS and Load Lines Conventions. Passenger ships in operation today are subject […]](http://www.thiscruise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/MSC-Orchestra_82-115x115.jpg "I.M.O. on Passenger Ships Safety")
I.M.O. on Passenger Ships Safety
I.M.O.Posted on Dec. 7, 2013 | No CommentsPassenger ships – usually defined as a ship carrying more than 12 passengers – on international voyages must comply with all relevant IMO regulations, including those in the SOLAS and Load Lines Conventions. Passenger ships in operation today are subject […] -
![Carnival Corp. in a agreement reached on Sept. 5, 2013, with the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Coast Guard Transport Canada has committed over $180 million for exhaust gas cleaning technology on 32 ships. These include vessels from Carnival Cruise […]](http://www.thiscruise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/carnival-logo-e1387633503300-125x40.png "Carnival will Drydock 32 Ships by 2016")
Carnival will Drydock 32 Ships by 2016
Carnival Cruise LinesPosted on Dec. 7, 2013 | No CommentsCarnival Corp. in a agreement reached on Sept. 5, 2013, with the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Coast Guard Transport Canada has committed over $180 million for exhaust gas cleaning technology on 32 ships. These include vessels from Carnival Cruise […] -
![The HSE Med 2014 Summit, taking place on 21-22nd January 2014 in Florence, Italy, will specifically analyse the Health, Safety and Environmental issues in Mediterranean countries including Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Malta, Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Algeria. […]](http://www.thiscruise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/hse_med_summit_2014_logo-125x125.png "HSE Med 2014")
HSE Med 2014
EventsPosted on Nov. 30, 2013 | No CommentsThe HSE Med 2014 Summit, taking place on 21-22nd January 2014 in Florence, Italy, will specifically analyse the Health, Safety and Environmental issues in Mediterranean countries including Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Malta, Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Algeria. […] -
![Lloyd’s Register issued Statutory Alert on the new SOLAS regulation III/17-1 requirements which will come into force on July 1st, 2014. The new regulation requires all ships to have ship-specific plans and procedures for the recovery of persons from the […]](http://www.thiscruise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Lloyds-logo.jpg "Recovery of persons from the water")
Recovery of persons from the water
Safety & RegulationsPosted on Nov. 30, 2013 | No CommentsLloyd’s Register issued Statutory Alert on the new SOLAS regulation III/17-1 requirements which will come into force on July 1st, 2014. The new regulation requires all ships to have ship-specific plans and procedures for the recovery of persons from the […] -
![The European Commission decided on 25 November 2013 to lift a three-year ban it had imposed on Georgian seafarers.This decision comes after the withdrawal of the STCW* recognition of Georgian seafarers’ certification in November 2010 following an inspection carried out […]](http://www.thiscruise.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ECSA_logo-125x81.jpg "Commission ban on Georgian seafarers lifted")
Commission ban on Georgian seafarers lifted
NewsPosted on Nov. 30, 2013 | No CommentsThe European Commission decided on 25 November 2013 to lift a three-year ban it had imposed on Georgian seafarers.This decision comes after the withdrawal of the STCW* recognition of Georgian seafarers’ certification in November 2010 following an inspection carried out […]
