http://rmmlive.thought.co.uk Riviera Maritime Media Ltd was established in December 2001, emerging from an earlier partnership which was formed in 1997 to buy and publish Speed at Sea journal. RMM specialises in maritime information, publishing a range of maritime technical journals, holding related events, and supplying shipping data. en-gb 07/01/2009 00:47:24 15 http://www.rivieramm.com http://www.rivieramm.com A veritable who’s who of the international maritime community will converge on London during March, to attend The Annual Marine Propulsion Conference, organised by Riviera Maritime Media, publis... /article/Tanker-community-takes-leading-role-at-London-event-2165 /article/Tanker-community-takes-leading-role-at-London-event-2165 06/01/2009 00:00:00 News Nortechs FPSO has already completed one generic FPSO conversion project – East Fortune – which has entered into service on the Bilabri Field, located in Block OML 122, offshore Nigeria, fo... /article/Generic-FPSOs-give-operators-new-lease-of-life-2207 /article/Generic-FPSOs-give-operators-new-lease-of-life-2207 19/12/2008 00:00:00 Operations FPSOs North Sea pilots are a select group. There are around 50 of them operating out of the UK and another 40 operating out of Europe. The average age of deepsea pilots operating out of England is 56, a fac... /article/Navigating-a-safe-course-for-pilots-is-not-a-standard-issue-2208 /article/Navigating-a-safe-course-for-pilots-is-not-a-standard-issue-2208 19/12/2008 00:00:00 Safety The origins of the 70,000 dwt Arctic tanker Vasily Dinkov and its two sisters can be traced to Autumn 2004 when ConocoPhillips increased its holding in Russia’s Lukoil to around the 20 per cent ... /article/Vasily-Dinkov-is-at-the-frontier-of-Arctic-shipping-2209 /article/Vasily-Dinkov-is-at-the-frontier-of-Arctic-shipping-2209 19/12/2008 00:00:00 Ships About 22,000 shipping movements pass Somalia every year, including tankers bearing four per cent of the world’s oil needs. Patently, serious disruption to this trade route will have serious rami... /article/Time-for-anti-piracy-steps-to-receive-safe-passage-1930 /article/Time-for-anti-piracy-steps-to-receive-safe-passage-1930 18/11/2008 00:00:00 Safety & Security Piracy When America sneezes, the world catches a cold’ so the saying goes, and sure enough global markets have been having convulsions following the meltdown of the US banking system as first Fannie Ma... /article/It-is-time-for-some-counter-cyclical-thinking-1878 /article/It-is-time-for-some-counter-cyclical-thinking-1878 31/10/2008 10:10:00 Comment Ship operating expenses surged over 11 per cent last year, mainly as a consequence of higher crew costs, says leading shipping accountant Moore Stephens. OpCost 2008, Moore Stephens’ benchmarkin... /article/Crews-drive-operating-costs-surge--1879 /article/Crews-drive-operating-costs-surge--1879 31/10/2008 10:10:00 Digest Today’s tanker newbuilding backlog stands at its strongest position in history, which is a useful asset for shipyards facing tougher times ahead in the wake of the global financial crisis. Crac... /article/Credit-crunch-ends-newbuilding-boom-1880 /article/Credit-crunch-ends-newbuilding-boom-1880 31/10/2008 10:10:00 Contracts & Completions The final vessel to be delivered from the Volharding Shipyards in The Netherlands is a sophisticated stainless steel chemical tanker especially designed to transit the locks controlling access to the ... /article/Inland-shipping-inspires-chemical-tanker-design-1881 /article/Inland-shipping-inspires-chemical-tanker-design-1881 31/10/2008 10:10:00 New Delivery Clipper Sola Rosneft’s new Spanish-built tonnage represents a link in a transportation chain that moves crude oil by pipeline, rail and shuttle tanker before it is transshipped for export from Northwestern R... /article/Spanish-built-tanker-will-ease-Arctic-supply-constraints--1882 /article/Spanish-built-tanker-will-ease-Arctic-supply-constraints--1882 31/10/2008 10:10:00 New Delivery RN Arkhangelsk Greater personalisation will improve workflow by allowing superintendents to carry out frequent tasks quicker and more intuitively Users of NS5, the fleet management software from ABS Nautical System... /article/ABS-NS-upgrade-prioritises--easier-task-management--1884 /article/ABS-NS-upgrade-prioritises--easier-task-management--1884 31/10/2008 10:10:00 Classification Software Installed on more than 900 vessels, including several major tanker fleets, the Docmap Marine Suite has become an established front-end solution for ensuring compliance with safety and quality manageme... /article/Effective-quality-management-needs-purpose-built-software--1885 /article/Effective-quality-management-needs-purpose-built-software--1885 31/10/2008 10:10:00 IT & Comms Kongsberg Maritime designs integrated systems, with all major elements assembled in its own factories to ensure a quality product Having been a dedicated supplier of marine automation and instrumenta... /article/Carriage-of-hazardous-cargo-needs-experience-and-care-1886 /article/Carriage-of-hazardous-cargo-needs-experience-and-care-1886 31/10/2008 10:10:00 Tank Gauging A new product that links the benefits of tape-based and radar technologies is nearing the end of trials on a VLCC In response to the industry’s growing preference for radar technology to play a... /article/Jowa-Consilium-promotes-combined-tape-radar-solution-1887 /article/Jowa-Consilium-promotes-combined-tape-radar-solution-1887 31/10/2008 10:10:00 Tank Gauging Basil M Karatzas offers a personal view on the latest wave of turbulence in the financial markets and its implications for the tanker industry* Who could have predicted the latest twists in the finan... /article/Many-shipowners-are-in-better-shape-than-their-bankers-1888 /article/Many-shipowners-are-in-better-shape-than-their-bankers-1888 31/10/2008 10:10:00 Financial Markets From modest beginnings managing vessels for domestic owners in Constanza, Histria Group has been built into a multifaceted company with an international reputation for quality and innovation The stor... /article/Histria-success-is-built-on-resurgent-Romanian-industry-1889 /article/Histria-success-is-built-on-resurgent-Romanian-industry-1889 31/10/2008 10:10:00 Ship Agency Profile There is considerable life yet in older engines – providing sufficient attention is paid to monitoring and maintenance regimes, argues Ronald Oyer* Much work has gone into the evolution of toda... /article/Future-proofing-older-vessels-is-possible-with-care-1890 /article/Future-proofing-older-vessels-is-possible-with-care-1890 31/10/2008 10:10:00 Powering & Propulsion A glimpse of what the oil pump of 2020 could look like was unveiled at the SMM exhibition, held recently in Hamburg, Germany. Drawing inspiration from the automotive industry, where it is common to s... /article/TX2020:-the-intelligent-oil-pump-of-the-future-1891 /article/TX2020:-the-intelligent-oil-pump-of-the-future-1891 31/10/2008 10:10:00 Powering & Propulsion Management fees, manageable growth and matrix requirements top the agenda for both Hong Kong and Singapore based shipmanagers Sitting here in Singapore we have certainly seen our operating costs inc... /article/shipmanagement-Singapore-&-Hong-Kong-1892 /article/shipmanagement-Singapore-&-Hong-Kong-1892 31/10/2008 10:10:00 Shipmanagement Singapore & Hong Kong Management fees, manageable growth and matrix requirements top the agenda for both Hong Kong and Singapore based shipmanagers Sitting here in Singapore we have certainly seen our operating costs incr... /article/shipmanagement-Singapore-&-Hong-Kong-1893 /article/shipmanagement-Singapore-&-Hong-Kong-1893 31/10/2008 10:10:00 Shipmanagement Singapore & Hong Kong