Britannia Royal Naval College’s bridge simulator unit features photo-realistic recreations of key harbours for trainees to hone ship piloting skills “Whereas in the past you’d just see a row of houses, now there are specific buildings,” explains Lieutenant Sam Stephens, head of navigation at Dartmouth. Buildings such as the distinctive Wilton Hotel on Plymouth’s…
The largest LNG carriers of the world – the Q-Max vessels belong to the Qatari oil shipping cumulate, Qatar Gas. The Q-Max ships are so named to reflect their native country of operation and the maximum vessel length which can easily be accommodated into the Qatari harbour and port facilities Classified as membrane type…
The port subsidiary of state-controlled steel maker Krakatau Steel plans to build a 600-meter-long dock at Cigading port in Banten, the head of the company said on Tuesday. The Krakatau Bandar Samudera project is estimated to cost Rp 735 billion ($76.6 million). It is intended to serve ships carrying production output from a joint…
The Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution – KNRM – enjoys a reputation for excellence in maritime search and rescue. It operates in one of the world’s busiest locations, the North Sea, where over a thousand ships sail in any given 24 hours. To be able to cover all the emergency situations that arise within…