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There are a number of recognised industry standards, which have been put in place to protect and continuously improve life for those at sea. And…

With over 20 years’ experience in marine operations as well as travel services for the marine industry, David Williams fully understands the challenges associated with…

Jean-Paul is based in Rotterdam, starting his career as a professional diver in 1985 with UMC International and taking a leadership role in 1996 when…

With over 30 years’ experience in the marine industry, Robert Murdoch, based in our Glasgow office is an experienced mechanical design engineer undertaking design and…

Based in Shanghai, Breeze is our expert on newbuild supervision, joining us in 2007 direct from university where he graduated with a master of science…

Based in Monaco, Marco Calvigioni is our resident expert in navigation and radio systems on vessels – an area that has seen dramatic technological development…

Based in our Monaco office, Ulrika Quist has 25 years’ experience in the shipping industry, both at sea in navigation on board passenger vessels and…

Marlins, V.Group’s training business, recently hosted guests from the Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology (KIMFT) in their Glasgow, UK office to discuss potential…

Having access to the latest or best gym equipment is of little point if the motivation to exercise isn’t there. And when you are at…

Being away from home for months at end can be hard however being able to get a regular feed of news from your homeland can…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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, part of V. Group, has been awarded a new ship management contract by Milaha Offshore to provide full technical and crew management services…

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…