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GAC Signs Up To Eyesea Ocean Health Initiative

GAC Signs Up To Eyesea Ocean Health Initiative

Global shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC Group has announced its membership of maritime pollution reporting and mapping initiative...
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Wallenius To Build, Manage Two Vessels For Volkswagen Group

Wallenius To Build, Manage Two Vessels For Volkswagen Group

Swedish ship design and management company Wallenius Marine has signed a contract with Volkswagen Group Logistics to build and manage two...
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PSA And Samudera Ink MoU On Cargo Solutions And Logistics

PSA And Samudera Ink MoU On Cargo Solutions And Logistics

Singapore terminal operator PSA and Indonesian shipping company Samudera have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop cargo solutions...
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AEGIR-Marine Opens Office In Panama

AEGIR-Marine Opens Office In Panama

Netherlands-based AEGIR-Marine has opened a new office in Panama expanding its presence in Latin America and global service network. The...
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DNV And Nakilat JDP Works To Improve Vessel Software Reliability And Quality

DNV And Nakilat JDP Works To Improve Vessel Software Reliability And Quality

Nakilat, a global leader in energy transportation, Classification Society DNV, and a group of leading yards and system suppliers have...
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IMO Warns Of Rising Number Of Seafarer Abandonment Cases

IMO Warns Of Rising Number Of Seafarer Abandonment Cases

The IMO's Legal Committee has reported an alarming uptick in the number of seafarer abandonment cases since the start of...
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Tanker Hijack Takes Place Off UAE Coast

Tanker Hijack Takes Place Off UAE Coast

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has issued a warning on 3 August 2021 that a ship may have...
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Western Australia Proposes Even Stricter Rules For Vessels From Covid High-Risk Countries

Western Australia Proposes Even Stricter Rules For Vessels From Covid High-Risk Countries

Western Australia (WA) is looking at implementing even stricter controls on vessels entering its waters following recent Covid-19 cases on...
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GCT New York Welcomes Wan Hai Lines’ First Service Between Asia And East Coast Of North America

GCT New York Welcomes Wan Hai Lines’ First Service Between Asia And East Coast Of North America

GCT USA, at its GCT New York terminal, proudly welcomed the largest Intra-Asia carrier, Wan Hai Lines, to our facilities...
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Dongjiakou Port Area In Qingdao Adds VLCC Berth

Dongjiakou Port Area In Qingdao Adds VLCC Berth

The second phase crude oil terminal project at Dongjiakou port area, Qingdao has officially started operations. Construction began in 2019, the...
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The Panama Canal Resumes Seasonal Measures To Protect Migrating Marine Life

The Panama Canal Resumes Seasonal Measures To Protect Migrating Marine Life

From August 1 to November 30, 2021, the Panama Canal will once again promote the implementation of the International Maritime...
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ITF Launches Web Tool For Seafarers To Identify Crewing Scams

ITF Launches Web Tool For Seafarers To Identify Crewing Scams

Scam manning agents are scourge of the crewing industry and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has launched a new...
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A Subsidiary Of KCC Has Signed A New Contract Of Affreightment For Its CLEANBU Fleet With A Major International Charterer In The Tanker Market

A Subsidiary Of KCC Has Signed A New Contract Of Affreightment For Its CLEANBU Fleet With A Major International Charterer In The Tanker Market

A subsidiary of Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA (“KCC”) has signed a new Contract of Affreightment for its CLEANBU fleet with...
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Yangzijiang Bags $1.58 Billion Order For Up To 17 Ships

Yangzijiang Bags $1.58 Billion Order For Up To 17 Ships

China’s shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has secured contracts for up to 17 newbuildings from Seaspan Corporation worth $1.58 billion in total....
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Hapag-Lloyd Opens New Office In Senegal

Hapag-Lloyd Opens New Office In Senegal

Hapag-Lloyd has opened a new office in the West African country of Senegal located in the capital Dakar to strengthen...
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World’s First Hybrid-Powered Surface Effect Ship Classed By Bureau Veritas

World’s First Hybrid-Powered Surface Effect Ship Classed By Bureau Veritas

Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC), has classified the world’s first hybrid-powered Surface Effect...
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New Partnership Aims To Turn Non-Recyclable Plastics Into Marine Fuel

New Partnership Aims To Turn Non-Recyclable Plastics Into Marine Fuel

Finnish waste management firm Riverrecycle and UK-based renewable energy company Clean Planet Energy have entered into an agreement to remove...
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Singapore Maritime Decarbonistion Centre Established From 1 August

Singapore Maritime Decarbonistion Centre Established From 1 August

Singapore’s plans accelerate the move towards zero carbon shipping are moving into action with the establishing of the Global Centre...
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Hapag-Lloyd Expects 2021 Profit Up To $11.2bn On Continued Supply Chain Disruption

Hapag-Lloyd Expects 2021 Profit Up To $11.2bn On Continued Supply Chain Disruption

With operational disruptions to the supply chain expected to continue in the second half of 2021 container line Hapag- Lloyd...
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Grandweld Delivers Crew Boat To Allianz Middle East Ship Management

Grandweld Delivers Crew Boat To Allianz Middle East Ship Management

Grandweld Shipyards in the UAE has delivered the second in a series of three crew boats to Allianz Middle East...
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