Wave and tidal energy test facility European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is looking for a marine energy development manager. The position should identify, develop and secure opportunities for EMEC to grow its wave, tidal and floating wind projects portfolio. This is a full-time, permanent post, whic
The maritime sector is the backbone of the global supply chain, with 90 per cent of the world trade, from fish that we eat for dinner to gas for our cars, being carried by sea from one part of the world to another. Keeping global trade moving during the COVID-19 pandemic has been one of […]
UK offshore technology supplier Osbit has welcomed two graduates and two further permanent staff members to its Northumberland-based team. The new employees have joined Osbit’s 110 strong workforce as the business celebrates ten years of operations. The company also confirming a third engineering gr
Maritime partners urge leaders “to commit to doing everything in their power” to promote the facilitation of crew changes by EU Member States and third countries.
The labor market is on lockdown since the start of the corona crisis, however the first signs of change are starting to appear.
Maersk Training and Babcock Marine Training have signed an agreement to develop a custom-built wind energy training facility in Paisley. The facility, where a wide range of Global Wind Organisation (GWO) accredited courses will be held, will feature a modular training unit from recycled and modified
The Philippines opened the first “green lane” for seafarers in Asia to allow the free movement of seafarers and personnel across borders, helping alleviate the crew change crisis that has left hundreds of seafarers stranded at sea. The repatriation of crews is being faciliatetd by the signing of a J
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and Global Cruise Lines have reached an agreement today that will see crew continue to be repatriated over the coming days. The seafarers have been stranded on board the six Global Cruise Lines’ vessels currently in Tilbury and Bristol, in the Un
A staggering number of seafarers is being impacted by the inability to carry out crew changes due to the COVID-19 restrictions imposed on travel by national governments across the globe. Despite incessant calls from the maritime bodies, seafarers are yet to be designated as ‘key workers’ and exempte
Survivex has invested more than £ 100,000 in new facilities and equipment to align its training centre in Aberdeen to the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) standards and will start with the first GWO courses on 6 July. The company, focused mostly on offshore training in the oil & gas sector, said that
Fifteen crew members on board a Maltese-flagged oil tanker have tested positive to COVID-19, and two crew members have been hospitalized, but they are not in a critical condition. The information was confirmed to Offshore Energy-Green Marine by a spokesperson for the Antwerp Port Authority where Min
Danish ferry and logistics company DFDS will lay off around 650 people in the coming months as part of its measures aimed at adapting to post COVID-19 market conditions. DFDS currently employs around 8,600 people. The pandemic has had a crushing effect on the passenger transport sector amid strict t
Dr. Shana Hirsch has become associate director of the University of Washington’s Pacific Marine Energy Center (PMEC). In this role, Hirsch will work with PMEC on university-industry collaboration in the marine energy industry in the US. PMEC is a consortium of three universities which focus on the r
The shipping industry has been fairly slow in adopting digitalization, due to its conservative nature. Nevertheless, over the past few years, the pace of digitalization has sped up considerably and especially following the coronavirus pandemic. As the potential of digitalization is being unlocked, t
