by Poseidon Navigation | May 9, 2017 | Industry News
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, The Mission to Seafarers has taken the opportunity to highlight the many health challenges faced by seafarers and calls on the industry to offer wider services that could help safeguard their welfare. Much of the work...
by Poseidon Navigation | May 2, 2017 | Industry News
Under MARPOL, Special Areas and ECAs are provided with a higher level of protection than other sea areas. While a number of such areas were designated when the 1973 MARPOL Convention and MARPOL Annex VI were first adopted in 1973 and 1997, respectively, additional...
by Poseidon Navigation | Apr 25, 2017 | Industry News
In a time dominated by smart technology and automation being applied across the board, from industrial production to our homes and smart phones, we are witnessing an advancement of this technology in the marine sector as well aimed at making even ships...
by Poseidon Navigation | Apr 18, 2017 | Industry News
The US Coast Guard’s Port State Control 2016 Annual Report has been released by the Foreign and Offshore Compliance Division of the Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance , mentioning a decrease in detentions from 202 to 103, its lowest through the last five...
by Poseidon Navigation | Apr 11, 2017 | Industry News
Container ship safety is under the spotlight with ever-increasing ship sizes, as evidenced by the January 2015 inauguration of the world’s largest container ship, the MSC Oscar (19,224 teu). The length of four football pitches, it can carry 19,000 containers....
by Poseidon Navigation | Apr 4, 2017 | Industry News
eMaritime Group has released a range of around 120 type specific ECDIS reference cards for seafarers, port state control inspectors. They provide an overview of the key screenshots and features of every leading ECDIS manufacturer. They can be customised to vessels and...
