UK-based marine engineering firm SeaKing Electrical has recently completed a major upgrade of the Suez Canal radar system. SeaKing Electrical, which employs 150 electrical engineers, undertook the work for Norwegian offshore traffic management specialist Vissim. The company’s business development manager Neil Mellenchip said the company was delighted to have completed the work on such…
Nineteen middle managers from the Indonesian Port Corporations (PELINDO) completed their final two-week modern port management training today in Bali, Indonesia focussed on administrative & legal management, and technical management & human resources development. For Indonesia, a vast country consisting of hundreds of islands, shipping is crucial to economic development. Yet, in Indonesia the…
The International Convention on Training and Certification for Fishing Vessel Personnel (STCW-F 1995) enters into force. The STCW-F Convention sets the certification and minimum training requirements for crews of seagoing fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and above. The Convention consists of 15 Articles and an annex containing technical regulations. The STCW-F Convention…
The Indonesian Navy says it will still rely on the domestic shipbuilding industry despite the fire that severely damaged the locally produced KRI Klewang-625 on Friday. The Rp 114 billion (US$11.91 million) vessel, made by local company PT Lundin Industry, caught fire while undergoing maintenance at the naval port in Banyuwangi, East Java. Tanjung…