This month we spoke to Karl Birgir Björnsson of Hefring Marine to understand their history and why they joined the Workboat Association. Can you tell us about Hefring Marine? Hefring Marine is an Icelandic deep-tech company that offers advanced maritime solutions to professional fleet operators. Their flagship product, IMAS, is an on-board AI […]
The Workboat Association, along with the British TugOwners and European TugOwners Associations, have once again teamed up with Riviera Media to be official supporters of the Tugtechnology conference 2023 being held 22/23 May in Rotterdam. For more information on the event see here
In this month’s Newsletter we are getting to know Danielle Metcalfe, who has recently joined the Workboat Association on a part-time basis whilst also working for Carmet Tug Company… What is your career background? After leaving school I went to Liverpool Hope University to study teaching and after 3 years I decided to tell […]
Member discount! Riviera Media are delighted to once again welcome The Workboat Association as a supporting organisation of the upcoming Offshore Wind Journal Conference 2023 and European Dynamic Positioning Conference 2023 and to extend a 20% discount to all members. Simply contact the Workboat Association team before purchasing your ticket to get your 20% discount […]
The New Year has begun with celebration as long-serving Workboat Association ally and previous Secretary to the Maritime Skills Alliance Iain MacKinnon’ is awarded an MBE in the UK New Year’s Honours list 2023. The award citation reads; ‘For services to the Maritime Sector’. Iain has provided a large amount of time, effort and experience to […]
The British Tugowners Association are pleased to release to industry is latest guidance release, Recovery of Persons in Water (PIW) Guide to Good Practice for Small Vessels. The Guide to Good Practice is available as a free pdf for use across the industry. The BTA Chairman, Scott Baker from Svitzer, when releasing the Guide at the […]
Mark Ranson has this weekend, on International Merchant Navy day (Sep. 3rd), been awarded the 2022 Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service. The award was made to Mark for his services to workboat safety standards and training, he will be 1 of a group of 14 persons who collectively have been awarded the 2022 award, […]
Harvey Tebay caught up with Taras Pavlyuk of AST Applied Telematics to find out more about his background and his role within the organisation What is your career background? I completed a degree in Business Computing and took a year travelling in 2009. I started my sales career working for an insurance broker Adrian […]
[spacer] New Guidance Notice Created by the WA together with the MCA, this poster explains the UK Administration’s implementation of the IMO tier III recommendations for Coded Workboats, Application as of Jan 1st 2022. Download the Guidance here
14th September 2022 @ 11:00 – 12:00 UK time MS Teams: Click here to join the meeting Instances of cyber-attacks on ships are now happening at the rate of more than one per day and operators and owners of vessels must consider how they can improve their cyber security and protect their assets. The IASME Consortium […]
The UK’s first Maritime Safety Conference specific to the Aquaculture Industry Join regulators, experts, influencers and industry leaders for 2 days of interactive training, development and networking. Subjects to be covered include; Maritime Regulation, Best Practice, Challenges and available help/solutions. This is a strictly not-for-profit event, all registration fees are used to cover the […]
Today the Workboat Association launches the second edition of its guidance on the control of alcohol and drug misuse within the workplace. The Good Practice Guide can be viewed via our WA On Demand site or downloaded freely via the Training and Good Practice webpage. Special thanks goes to the UK MAIB for […]
