Emsa satisfied with places of refuge plans
Posted at 16:09:1 on 11 Jun 2009
ALL European Union member states have plans in place to designate places of refuge for ships in distress, European Maritime Safety Agency executive director Willem de Ruiter has confirmed.
Following a series of audit checks performed by the Lisbon-based agency, EMSA officials are satisfied that official plans...
Crews should not be seen as operating expense
Posted at 15:12:0 on 11 Jun 2009
CREWS must be treated as human resources worthy of serious investment and not just seen as another operating expense, shipmanagement officials have urged.
Speaking at the International Shipmanagement summit being held in Oslo, Bernard Schulte chief executive Andreas Droussiotis warned delegates that a boost...
Operators warned of 'inefficient' procurement practices
Posted at 14:47:2 on 11 Jun 2009
EUROPEAN ship operators could be wasting up to €2bn each year on inefficient ship procurement practices according to maritime e-commerce provider, ShipServ.
A recent survey of European ship managers and operators discovered that administrative overheads, lack of information to make quick purchasing...
Gloomy outlook for jack-up rigs
Posted at 13:42:0 on 11 Jun 2009
Stronger ties between Norway and Germany
Posted at 13:29:3 on 11 Jun 2009
Floating production unit demand to pick up
Posted at 13:25:4 on 11 Jun 2009
Drydocks World sees renewed interest in conversions
Posted at 13:06:3 on 11 Jun 2009
Brussels demands new entry criteria for IACS members
Posted at 18:39:2 on 10 Jun 2009
IACS still mystified over reasons for probe
Posted at 18:37:2 on 10 Jun 2009
Cancellations have been inflated, say Chinese yards
Posted at 18:35:4 on 10 Jun 2009
PRS ''welcomes a return to IACS members''
Posted at 18:34:1 on 10 Jun 2009
Access to finance hugely improved since April
Posted at 16:19:5 on 10 Jun 2009
Dry bulk asset values 'set to fall further'
Posted at 15:56:1 on 10 Jun 2009
