Dear colleagues on board, Why is maintenance and repair so important on board a ship? Of course, so that everything functions properly and is safe! And when everything on board functions properly and is safe, we have fewer problems and our work is more enjoyable. Soactually only positive things! But unfortunately, the reality is quite different. We recently visited our MV Helen Anna at the shipyard in Harlingen and were horrified to discover that even simple maintenance work

1. Purpose This circular serves as a directive to all Colleagues on board regarding the safe and proper handling, loading, stowage, and...

Dear Colleagues on board, It has come to the Company’s attention that in several cases, ISM forms like MR 58, 61, 62 and more have not...

Dear colleagues on board, Last week, during an internal routine inspection of a ballast water treatment system on one of our ships, the...

Photo: Dutch Coast Guard On the afternoon of April 9, the 161 meter long, 17666 dwt container ship Victoria L (IMO: 9430155) caught fire...

Dear colleagues on board, Today we received the above photo from one of our vessels with the information that the capstan head on the aft...

Dear Colleagues, Yesterday evening our MV Frederik collided with a large bulk carrier moored at the pier while docking at the Ölmühle in...

Dear colleagues on board, It is now common practice for us to use Google, Chat CPT and similar artificial intelligence to ask for advice...

Dear colleagues on board, On Saturday, August 31, 2024, our MV Spanaco Simplicity received a visit from the PSC in the port of Riga....

Dear colleagues on board, Electrical relays are crucial components in various systems, acting as switches to control circuits by opening...

Dear colleagues on board, It happens again and again that when loading cargo, this or parts of the cargo are damaged. Wood pulp, coils,...

On May 16, 2024, the MV Spanaco Simplicity was detained for the second time this year by the PSC in the port of Szczecin. The first...

Dear colleagues, On May 11, 2024 at around 11 p.m. we received a call from the captain of the MV Nicola L, who informed us that he had...

Dear colleagues, on May 8th, 2024 at 00:13 local time we received a call from the Captain of the MV Bremen who informed us that he had...

On April 4th, 2024 at 12.54 UTC in position 38° 24' N and 11° 15' E, the officer on duty on the Spanaco Loyalty spotted an approximately...

Dear colleagues on board, On March 28, 2024 at 9:40 p.m. we received a call via our emergency number from the Captain of the MV Spanaco...

Dear colleagues on board, On March 26, 2024, Spanaco Fidelity received a visit from the ITF in Lorient, France. It quickly turned out...

Dear colleagues on board, A few weeks ago we introduced to you the new PMS tool “PMS Logbook”. Unfortunately, we have to say that this...

Dear colleagues on board, Unfortunately, it occasionally happens that pilots, surveyors, etc. complain that the pilot ladders used on...