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VANOS & TÜV HELLAS: A New Series Of Training Programs For Safety And Health At Work

VANOS & TÜV HELLAS: A New Series Of Training Programs For Safety And Health At Work

The purpose of the new educational programs jointly organized by VANOS S.A. and TÜV HELLAS is to inform the participants...
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Canadian Maritime Bodies Embrace KDI’s Cloud-based eLearning Simulations As A Cutting-edge Educational Tool

Canadian Maritime Bodies Embrace KDI’s Cloud-based eLearning Simulations As A Cutting-edge Educational Tool

Kongsberg Digital (KDI) is proud to announce that a growing number of maritime bodies in Canada, ranging from Canadian Marine...
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2021 Crude Oil Tanker Demolition Stalls As Second-hand Prices Win

2021 Crude Oil Tanker Demolition Stalls As Second-hand Prices Win

The year 2021 has been tough on crude oil tanker freight rates across the board so far. Consequently, the industry...
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Industry Calls For Adoption Of ‘Moon-Shot’ $5 Billion R&D Fund

Industry Calls For Adoption Of ‘Moon-Shot’ $5 Billion R&D Fund

Governments controlling a major share of the world’s shipping tonnage submitted today the proposal to the UN International Maritime Organization...
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Qatar Petroleum Takes Aim At New LNG Carrier Designs

Qatar Petroleum Takes Aim At New LNG Carrier Designs

Qatar Petroleum has signed a multi-party deal with a number of LNG players to develop new medium and large liquefied...
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DP World Returning To Indonesia With $1.2 Billion Terminal In Gresik

DP World Returning To Indonesia With $1.2 Billion Terminal In Gresik

Global port operator DP World is set to return to Indonesia with a $1.2bn port and logistics complex in East...
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Kongsberg Digital Signs OrbitMI As New Partner On Kognifai Marketplace

Kongsberg Digital Signs OrbitMI As New Partner On Kognifai Marketplace

Kongsberg Digital has signed a partnership agreement with OrbitMI to add its maritime intelligence, compliance, vessel tracking and vessel performance...
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India Asks Refiners To Diversify, Cut Reliance On Middle East Oil After OPEC+ Decision

India Asks Refiners To Diversify, Cut Reliance On Middle East Oil After OPEC+ Decision

India has asked state refiners to speed up the diversification of oil imports to gradually cut their dependence on the...
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World’s 1st Ship Tunnel Gets Green Light For Construction Start

World’s 1st Ship Tunnel Gets Green Light For Construction Start

Norway’s Stad Ship Tunnel project, also known as the world’s first full-scale ship tunnel, has received a green light to kick off the...
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Port Of NY And NJ Secures Funding For Electrification Initiatives

Port Of NY And NJ Secures Funding For Electrification Initiatives

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, several port tenants, and other agencies and organizations across the state...
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Maersk, Keppel, And Fleet Part Of Study To Explore Green Ammonia Bunkering In Singapore

Maersk, Keppel, And Fleet Part Of Study To Explore Green Ammonia Bunkering In Singapore

AP Moller – Maersk, Keppel Offshore & Marine, Fleet Management, Sumitomo Corp, Yara International, and Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for...
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MSC Carries A Record 1.9m Reefer Containers In 2020

MSC Carries A Record 1.9m Reefer Containers In 2020

With the shipment of more than 1.9m reefer containers in 2020, the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) surpassed its previous 2019...
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Chinese-Flagged Fishing Vessel Causes Minor Spill Off Mauritius

Chinese-Flagged Fishing Vessel Causes Minor Spill Off Mauritius

A Chinese-flagged fishing vessel has run aground off the coast of Mauritius causing a minor spill, Reuters reported citing the...
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Korean Shipbuilders Reveal New Round Of Boxship Orders

Korean Shipbuilders Reveal New Round Of Boxship Orders

Although many shipyards around the globe have been facing order stagnation caused by COVID-19 crisis, the situation seems to be...
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Houthis Attack Key Saudi Aramco Oil Port

Houthis Attack Key Saudi Aramco Oil Port

A drone and ballistic missile attack targeted Saudi oil port Ras Tanura on 7 March as part of a wider...
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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Secures $3bn In Newbuildings Year-To-Date

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Secures $3bn In Newbuildings Year-To-Date

Private Chinese shipbuilder, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, says that it has inked 60 eshipbuilding contracts year-to-date with a combined value of $3.04bn....
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EMAC Appoints Emarat Maritime MD To Its Executive Committee

EMAC Appoints Emarat Maritime MD To Its Executive Committee

The Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre (EMAC) has appointed Captain Jitendra Misra to its executive committee. Capt Jitendra is Managing Director...
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MOL Enhances AR Navigation System To Support Safe Navigation

MOL Enhances AR Navigation System To Support Safe Navigation

Two years after it introduced a navigation system using augmented reality (AR) technology to enhance navigational awareness, Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K....
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Celebrating Women In Maritime On International Women’s Day

Celebrating Women In Maritime On International Women’s Day

On International Women's Day, the global maritime industry paid tribute to the female seafarers and professionals who help world trade....
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Greek Seafarer Strike Has Little International Impact

Greek Seafarer Strike Has Little International Impact

A 72-hour strike by Greek seafarers February 23-25, had limited impact of ships outside the country but caused considerable disruption...
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