Wärtsilä Voyage has successfully completed its first commercial installation of the state-of-the-art Wärtsilä Navi-Harbour WebVTS 5.0 software application. The system was ordered by Netherlands-based Wintershall Noordzee […]
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) held an online presentation ceremony for the “MOL Presidential Awards for Officers and Engineers 2020” on December 9. The awards are […]
In an industry first, ABS has awarded Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) Approval in Principle (AIP) for crew accommodation and ventilation systems designed to mitigate the spread […]
Liberia finishes off 2020 as the world’s fastest-growing flag State for the second year in a row. In late 2018 Liberia became the second-largest flag State […]
ABS, Sembcorp Marine, and A*STAR’s Institute of High-Performance Computing (IHPC) have successfully completed joint development projects in LNG bunkering and the use of LNG as a […]
Charterers’ “no crew change” clauses aggravate the ongoing crew change crisis and further threaten the safety of navigation, says IMO Secretary-General. IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has […]
Pope Francis has voiced his concern for stranded seafarers affected by the crew change crisis and urged governments to do all they can to repatriate them. […]
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is calling for an urgent crew change solution for the bulk carrier “ANASTASIA”, which is stuck off the coast of northern China, […]
Piracy attacks in Nigeria have always been a cause of concern for shippers as repeated attacks and hijacks puts cargo vessels and maritime trade in jeopardy. […]
Oceania Marine Energy (“Oceania”), an Australian company focused on connecting natural resources and energy production to shipping industry, and Kanfer Shipping AS (“Kanfer”), the Norway-based shipping […]
Ahead of the fifth anniversary of its expansion, the Panama Canal has increased the maximum allowable length for vessels transiting the Neopanamax Locks. Since May 21, […]
Leading Classification Society ClassNK granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) based on its Rule Part GF (regulation for ships using low-flashpoint fuels) incorporating “International Code of […]
Kongsberg Maritime (KM) is pleased to announce that Maran Gas Maritime, one of the largest international ship-owning concerns, has signed a contract to roll out KM’s […]
In the latest press release, HMM announced that an unidentified security breach was detected in its systems, which led to limited access to the e-mail outlook […]
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that two MOL-operated –the LNG carrier Energy Advance and the crude oil tanker Kashimasan- received the Japan Meteorological Agency’s Director-General Award […]
Landsvirkjun, the National Power Company of Iceland, and the Port of Rotterdam have completed a pre-feasibility study about exporting green hydrogen from Iceland to Rotterdam. The […]
The technology group Wärtsilä is active in its support for a co-programmed partnership between the European Commission and the Waterborne Technology Platform. The aim of the […]