To all my colleagues, friends, clients and business associates, it is time to reflect on the year that has past and to plan for the one that is coming. Wyndward Maritime’s first full year of existence has been exciting with many opportunities, some challenges, many new skills learned and a few hard lessons as well.Read more
“For many people, reading the news on the Mermaid likely conjured up the image of the capsized whale watching vessel Leviathan II” Philip Woodcock – BC Shipping News July 2019 The tragic collision and subsequent sinking of the river cruise vessel Mermaid on the Danube River in Budapest on May 29 caught worldwide attention. ManyRead more
Sasha, our Director of Fitness and Wellbeing is working hard with Dave Tomey of Tomey K9. At Wyndward Maritime we take pride in learning new skills and meeting new people. Yesterday, it was Philip’s turn, attending the Association of British Columbia Marine Industries‘ Business Opportunities Conference in Vancouver. Patience and skill come through hard workRead more
Dropsafe enjoyed a very successful exhibition in Amsterdam but now it is over for another year. It was good to people returning to the stand who remembered us from last year or who have now become clients. Dropsafe’s transition piece net on the Formosa 1 project in Taiwan clearly demonstrated the short path from problemRead more
Dropsafe will be exhibiting at the Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) on 7, 8 and 9 October. Come to stand 10.017 and see how the their dropped object prevention solutions have contributed to the success of the Formosa I Offshore Wind project in Taiwan. https://www.dropsafe.com/2019/06/27/formosa-offshore-wind-and-dropsafe-tackle-dropped-object-risk-at-taiwans-first-offshore-wind-farm/ Wyndward Maritime will continue its long term supportRead more
Vetting Charter Vessels Inspection and documentation programs can reduce cost and improve safety on large marine construction projects By Philip Woodcock “Although a standard vetting system is not currently in use on the West Coast, the benefits will surely make this a shortcoming soon to be rectified.” Two of the primary goals in a majorRead more
Dropped objects The unseen menace By Philip Woodcock Wyndward Maritime Ltd. As the B.C. maritime industry starts to prepare itself for the boom that will come from the development of LNG exports, focus on the risks from dropped objects will only increase. The fitting of secondary retention devices like stainless steel nets on vulnerable equipmentRead more
Mon 21 Sep 2015 by Philip Woodcock Several initiatives are underway to record safety statistics in the offshore wind industry, but more needs to be done A small piece of history was achieved with regard to health and safety reporting in the offshore wind industry at Seawork 2015, when the National Workboat Association (NWA), whichRead more
Wed 18 Feb 2015 in Crew Boats, OWJ Support / Installation Vessels by Philip Woodcock A little over a year ago, the shipping press was full of negative articles about crewboat safety in the offshore wind industry following the release of the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report 23/2013 on Windcat 9 and Island Panther.Read more
Mon 27 Jan 2014 by Philip Woodcock Whole-body vibration (WBV) is a subject that is receiving more and more attention from the operators and charterers of windfarm service vessels (WFSVs) in the offshore renewable energy sector, with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency having published Marine Guidance Notices (MGN) 353 and 436 to better explain TheRead more
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