On 28th August, a keel-laying ceremony was held at Damen Shipyards Sharjah. Damen is building an ASD Tug 2913 for Saqr Ports, part of Rash Al Khaimah (RAK) Ports.
Month: August 2017
Hurricane Harvey Search and Rescue – unique footage
Video taken by US Navy, from a helicopter during a Search and Rescue (SAR) mission over the areas affected by Hurricane Harvey.
Siemens and ISA form global partnership to foster awareness of industrial cybersecurity
As threats to automation equipment are always changing and evolving, so too is the protection concepts for industrial plants.
Denmark to abolish registration fee for ships
he Danish government proposes to abolish the registration fee on merchant ships. Danish Shipping points out that a serious obstacle to the growth of vessels flying the Danish flag will hereby be removed.
USS Kearsarge and USS Oak Hill to Support Hurricane Harvey Relief
Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, Adm. Phil Davidson, has ordered the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge and dock landing ship USS Oak Hill to get underway from their Norfolk to support the authorities in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
CSO Alliance and Airbus to improve Maritime Community safety worldwide with tailor-made online crime
Airbus Defence and Space partners with CSO Alliance, a maritime community of Company Security Officers (CSOs), to build a tailor-made and secure online reporting platform to help counter maritime crime on a global scale.
Wasp Departs to be Forward Deployed to Japan
Amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) departed for Sasebo, Japan, Aug. 30, where it will assume duties as the forward-deployed flagship of the amphibious force of the U.S. 7th Fleet.
Listen to the BBC’s radio programme on shipping and seafarer mental health
The UK Chamber of Shipping’s communications manager, Holly Birkett (pictured above), joined broadcaster Dan Damon and guests from across the shipping industry for an hour-long programme on the BBC World Service on Friday.
Blockchain ‘will help shipping firms resist cyberattacks’
Logistics tech firm announces successful pilot of blockchain technology to help prevent another Maersk-style IT breakdown
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