Training – IMO

Training seafarers to use green fuels could cost shipping a billion dollars

Some 800,000 seafarers will need to be ”upskilled” to handle new fuels currently being developed as part of shipping’s decarbonisation journey.

With the arrival of dual-fuelled vessels, ship managers are starting to set up the necessary training of the crew members operating the ships

The simulator will be installed in Xamk’s new campus in Kotka, Finland, where also part of Ekami´s maritime training will take place in the future.

Vessel replacement and retrofitting to adapt to alternative and often more expensive fuels requires significant investments.

This marine notice advises ship operators and owners of the hazards of transporting battery-powered electric vehicles (BEVs).

This is the second article on the accelerating pace of change in the naval and commercial maritime learning communities.