Following a successful handover period AW Ship Management has today become the new provider of ship management services for the Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS) fleet of specialist nuclear cargo vessels. NTS and AW Ship Management signed the contract, which will see AW provide technical and crew management services for PNTL’s three vessels and around 130 […]
Pacific Heron and Pacific Egret arrived safely in Japan this morning and delivered their cargo of 16 MOX fuel assemblies to the Takahama Nuclear Power Station. The vessels departed from Europe on 8 September carrying the fuel assemblies which were manufactured in France. PNTL, which is operated by Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS), has been transporting […]
The decommissioning of Oceanic Pintail has “set the standard others must follow” after 100% of the 3,865-tonne specialist nuclear vessel was recycled. Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS), which operated Oceanic Pintail, set Dales Marine Services the challenge of ensuring 98% of the world-class cargo vessel was reused. Applying a number of innovative techniques, the Scottish firm […]
Recycled computer equipment from two Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) vessels has been donated to Barrow Sea Cadets. In total, 21 PCs and monitors, 8 laptops, 2 UPS units, as well as keyboards, power supplies, connectors, and mice from on board Pacifics Heron and Egret have been received by the youngsters. Rob Wood, manager of Nuclear Transport Solutions’s (NTS) marine […]
Following successful departure from France on 8 September 2021, the Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) vessels – Pacific Egret and Pacific Heron – remain on passage carrying Mox fuel bound for Japan. The ships will travel to Japan via the Cape of Good Hope and the South West Pacific Ocean. PNTL is operated by Nuclear […]
International Nuclear Services has signed the UK Chamber of Shipping’s new safety culture charter. The charter, which aims to reduce the number of incidents at sea, was launched in London last month by Shipping Minister Nusrat Ghani. INS joins 22 other companies in adopting the charter – representing more than 100,000 seafarers and 1,600 vessels. […]
Students from the Furness area were invited to the INS Marine Terminal at Barrow-in-Furness to take a tour of two specialist nuclear ships operated by INS subsidiary Pacific Nuclear Transport Limited (PNTL). The visit was organised as part of the Furness Future Leaders’ Academy a summer school aimed at developing leadership, team work and communication […]
Following successful departure from France, the Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd (PNTL) vessels – Pacific Egret and Pacific Heron – remain on passage carrying Mox fuel bound for Japan. The ships will travel to Japan via the Cape of Good Hope and the South West Pacific Ocean. PNTL is a subsidiary of International Nuclear Services (INS) and has been […]