Lessons learned: High speed makes bow thruster performance negligible

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Published on Monday, 01 September 2025 14:49
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SAFETY4SEA

by The Editorial Team

September 1, 2025

in Accidents

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The Nautical Institute draws lessons learned from an incident where a containership struck a gantry crane and another vessel during a high-speed approach to the berth.

Alarge container ship was inbound and a port pilot embarked for docking. Before boarding, the pilot had decided to upgrade the two tugs to be used for more powerful ones because the vessel was in ballast. He did not discuss this or his other docking plans with the Master, nor did the Master discuss his expectations of the docking with the pilot.

As they entered the inner harbour at about 9.5 knots, the pilot ordered a turn to starboard to bring the vessel parallel with the berths. Starboard

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India launches maritime skills training program in Kolkata

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The Centre of Excellence in Maritime and Shipbuilding (CEMS) and the Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) have launched a skill development program in Kolkata, India.

The Centre of Excellence in Maritime and Shipbuilding (CEMS) has opened a new training centre at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (GRSE) as part of GRSE’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts. The centre was launched at GRSE’s Taratala unit by its Chairman and Managing Director, along with officials from the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) and CEMS.

CEMS is a skill development initiative set up by the Indian Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways in partnership with the IRS. As announced, the initiative will focus on training and creating a skilled workforce for India’s

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Marco Normativo

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  • Directiva 2008/106/ce del parlamento Europeo y del Consejo de 19 de noviembre de 2008 relativa al nivel mínimo de formación en las profesiones marítimas.
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  • Directiva 2012/35/UE del parlamento Europeo

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Crew Welfare Week: Resilience is a vital skill for seafarers that can be learned

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Published on Thursday, 21 August 2025 14:01
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 July 29, 2025
 
in Intellectual, Maritime Knowledge, Seafarers
 
 
 
 

Resilience, the ability to adapt, recover, and thrive despite physical isolation and the psychological pressures of life at sea, was highlighted as a core skill for seafarers during Crew Welfare Week 2025. Ship managers and operators agreed that resilience is not only crucial for mental health and psychological safety, but also a skill that can and should be developed.

Crew Welfare Week, held from 24–26 June 2025, focused on ensuring safe and sustainable working and living conditions for seafarers. In the opening panel, moderated by Nicola Good, Maritime Communications Consultant at 8th Street Communications Ltd., several shipping leaders shared insights on seafarer welfare. Speakers included Yannis Maroulis, General Manager of Fleet Management Limited (Hellenic); Maneesh Pradhan, Group Managing Director – Crew Management, Synergy Marine Group; Basil

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