Tag: maintenance

The Panama Canal is a crucial spot for global shipping as it effectively links the Americas with the EU and Asia since 1914, more than 100 years ago. However, maintenance is needed to ensure the Canal's operations in the future. 

AMSA announced that they are carrying out ongoing watertight and weathertight integrity inspections during routine Port State Control (PSC) throughout 2022-23.

AMSA will place greater focus on planned maintenance of propulsion and auxiliary equipment and associated systems and will take necessary compliance actions to address any identified areas of concern, Transport Malta highlights.

GTT has obtained Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register, for the use of a digital solution to reduce activity assessment, in order to optimise the LNG membrane tank maintenance.

AMSA informs that from 1 January 2023, Marine Order 52 (Yachts and training vessels) 2022 will come into effect. Marine Order 52 (MO52) establishes survey, maintenance and certification requirements for regulated Australian vessels (RAVs) that are yachts or training vessels.  

Batteries are part of almost all on board vital systems as back up power provider. The batteries themselves do not produce power but they provide the stored power which produced during charging phase by other power producer.

AMSA issued a Maritime Safety Awareness Bulletin to highlight that a lack of planned maintenance can have a significant impact on the safety of the vessel, people, and the marine environment.

In a new edition of feedback, CHIRP Maritime contains several reports that involve loss of life to highlight never to relax our vigilance when onboard. One case refers to an incident involving main engine failure that revealed maintenance deficiencies. 

Following a fatal incident involving the release of a carbon dioxide, North P&I Club highlights the importance of ensuring the system is safe before carrying out maintenance.

Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) and Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI) will evaluate Wärtsilä’s predictive maintenance service as part of a pilot programme, with NYK planning to adopt the programme as part of its fleet.