Danielle met with Ben Pym to find out what the story is behind new-start, south coast business ‘EMS’; Can you tell us about Engineered Marine Systems? Engineered Marine Systems (EMS) is based in Southampton, UK. We specialise in marine systems design, working with naval architects, shipyards, OEMs, owners, and operators. Our business offering is […]
An MCA consultation is now open on “Grandfather rights” for domestic passenger vessels (MGN 627) The consultation seeks your views on changes to Marine Guidance Note (MGN) 627(M) which provides and overview of the changes made by the Merchant Shipping (Safety Standards for Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 (“the 2022 […]
Following the inaugural WA golf day, Adrian Birkin spoke with us to tell us more about the man behind the UK business Can you tell us about Vulkan? Vulkan is one of 21 subsidiaries of the Vulkan group, Vulkan is family owned and market leader in couplings for ships with approximately 1400 people worldwide. […]
Anger over MCA coding rules 14 JUNE 2023 BY MARITIME JOURNAL – Jake Frith . Anger at MCA consultation process spills over at conference – with accusations that the MCA is not communicating over coding that could have disastrous consequences for small workboats. There was standing room only at the UK’s Maritime & Coastguard […]
Smiles and good food at this year’s annual WA Seawork Dinner It was a fantastic night for the 150 people that attended ‘The Grand’ in Southampton on 14th June. As ever, the food was delicious and the entertainment ‘The Illusionists’ were brilliant! Thank you very much to the evening’s sponsors: CTRL Marine Solutions, ShipOwners […]
Maritime Safety Week 2023 is announced: 3rd – 7th July. Maritime Minister, Rt Hon. Baroness Vere, has written to industry today to explain more. How will you get involved? 230531 – Letter from Baroness Vere – Maritime Safety Week
Based in the centre of London, on the Greenwich Peninsula. Thamescraft has been servicing the Thames fleet since the 1980’s, but more recently the company has been working further afield… Can you tell us about Thamescraft? Thamescraft was set up as a boat yard on The River Thames nearly 40 years ago by my […]
The programme list is building up fast ready for Seawork 2023. You can visit the Seawork conference schedule, including a the MCA’s talk on Workboat Code 3 on Tuesday 13th June, here: Seawork Schedule Here is the Workboat Association programme:
Danielle spoke with Tim Greenwood to find out about the Wicklow based workboat operator Alpha Marine Can you tell us about Alpha Marine? Alpha Marine is a tug, workboat and marine services company based on the east coast of Ireland in Wicklow – just south of Dublin. We own and operate two tugs and […]
Lee hopes that by sharing his story, he can help everyone be more aware of how to notice a stroke and the right actions to take. Stroke Association, Stroke Awareness Month ‘May’ 2023 My story, On Saturday 8th January 2021, my family and I set out to go for a meal and watch a […]
This week we hosted The Workboat Association Safety Forum, Training and Technical Workgroups in London at The Seafarers’ Charity and the Port of London Authority respectively. Actions and highlights taken from the meetings include; To create guidance on charitable aid available to companies and seafarers, A new safety tool idea to launch at Seawork, The […]
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 […]
