Established in 2002, Geo Therm Ltd celebrates its 20th year in business this August. The company is renowned for performing condition monitoring Thermographic and Ultrasonic inspections onboard offshore jack-up rigs, semi-submersibles, drillship units, including fixed platforms.
The company has an impressive track record serving the majority of the world’s largest offshore energy operators – a testament to their experience, safe system of work, interpersonal manner, and business MO excellence. Their surveyors have frequented over 40 countries since its start up, supporting rig preventative maintenance programs, Classification audits, and the occasional emergency call-out, yet chiefly tasked to identify the early signs of electrical failure and flashpoint ignition sources in engine rooms. Continue reading “Geo Therm Ltd surveyor company celebrates 20 years in business”
Singapore has secured the top spot once again in the Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index Report. It is the ninth consecutive year that the report, published jointly by Chinese state news agency, Xinhua, and global maritime data provider, the Baltic Exchange, has Singapore ranked number one shipping centre.
The West P&I Club has noted a number of recent container fire incidents related to containers which were declared as miscellaneous items but actually contained charcoal/carbon. This is a commodity liable to spontaneous combustion. These containers were below deck and when fires broke out there was considerable damage caused to the vessel and other cargo by the fire and the water used to extinguish the fire.
