SMUS ’16 Mechanical Engineering Student Michael Salmas visited the eco-tourism ship Cascadia at Point Hope Maritime Ltd. in Victoria, as the ship gets ready for the 2021 season. MV Cascadia is a beautiful 24 passenger vessel registered in Victoria and operates cruises along the coast of British Columbia. Michael met with Iain Mill of 3GARead more
28.05.2020 Rotterdam, the Netherlands Barge Master, the industry leading developer of motion compensated solutions for the marine sector, based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Philip Woodcock of Wyndward Maritime Ltd to be their commercial representative in Canada. Wyndward Maritime is a consultancy based in Victoria, British Columbia; and,Read more
Barge Master engineers discuss motion compensation Barge Master engineers will be available to to explain how motion compensation will improve safety and allow your maritime and offshore projects to stay on schedule and on budget. Whether you need to transfer people or cargo or perform specialist tasks such as pile drilling or seabed clearance inRead more
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
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