Energy management in the Leisure sector produces significant benefits
Energy management of vessels isn’t just good for the environment – it’s good for the ship owner too, with significant financial benefits to be gained…
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Expert advice avoids costly dry docking repair
Being able to repair a vessel without any interruption to its schedule will be music to the ears of ship owners, charterers, crew and the…
End of an era for crew on board FPSO Marlim Sul
It was a bittersweet day for crew members as they transferred off the FPSO Marlim Sul for the final time on 22 April after 13…
Training helps shore and sea personnel respond to the migrant crisis
Marlins, V.Group’s training business, launched an elearning course in December last year to ensure the effective and efficient response to crisis scenarios involving migrants and…
From practice to theory our seafarer trainers are ready for business
When it comes to training seafarers, the best people to do that are those who have actually been seafarers themselves or have worked in this…
V.Delta manages vessel conversions to meet new Panama Canal requirements
The first vessels to navigate the newly expanded Panama Canal last month mark a significant milestone in a project, which launched literally with a blast…
Analysis of bunker samples allows for better decision making
A study of 3,000 bunker samples by our SeaTec Condition Monitoring team has highlighted the most common causes for off spec fuel. Certified analysis with…
Marlins and ISWAN collaborate to help seafarers prevent and prepare for piracy attacks
Marking IMO’s Day of the Seafarer, Marlins, part of V.Group and the charity, International Seafarers Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) have created a new elearning…
V.Ships Offshore awarded new ship management contract by Milaha Offshore
V.Ships Offshore, part of V. Group, has been awarded a new ship management contract by Milaha Offshore to provide full technical and crew management services…
What’s in your ballast water?
With the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention 2004 getting closer to ratification, ship owners will be starting to think about how they meet the new…
Taking propeller efficiency to the next level
Fitting of a propeller boss cone fairing (PBCF) is an effective and inexpensive fuel saving device and can be fitted while the vessel is afloat…
Paddling to victory
By day Ulrika Quist is an administration general manager with V.Group’s SeaTec Repairs business based in Monaco. The role takes Ulrika all over the world…
Defining and assuring competence in marine operations
Defining and assuring competence in marine operations was the topic of a presentation, by V.Ships Compliance Director, Mike Bradshaw to delegates at the Nautical Institute…
Gas detector course reduces risk associated with enclosed space entry
Marlins, part of V.Group, has partnered with Martek Marine to create a new elearning course on gas detectors, which aims to help seafarers identify hazards…
UMC undertakes first underwater replacement of bow thruster chain
Our UMC team is used to dealing with unusual requests for help however a recent call from a propeller manufacturer presented a first for the…
V.Ships Offshore Captains and their crew recognised by Shell for safety
Captain Rod Rix and Captain Mikhail Medvedev have been recognised by Shell for improving performance in HSSE risk areas on the anchor handlers chartered in…
Commitment to enhancing offshore marine safety
Jamie Grant, senior fleet manager, V.Ships Offshore Aberdeen has been appointed to the UK’s Marine Safety Forum steering group The Forum promotes good practice and…
Career profile: Chelsie Miles, Offshore Administrator
A former student of Aberdeen College in Scotland, Chelsie Miles spent her early career in temporary roles before seeing an opportunity to establish her career…
PhD award highlights importance of training to the offshore sector
Dr Surender Kumar, principal of our maritime training centre in Mumbai recently defended his thesis on The effectiveness of seafarer’s training using maritime simulators, highlighting…
V.Group’s technical services companies successfully renew ISO certification status
The technical services companies within V.Group successfully completed their latest round of ISO9001:2008 recertification audits with Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance last month. The companies undergoing…
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