Kongsberg Maritime and Massterly (a Kongsberg Wilhelmsen joint venture) have signed contracts with the leading Norwegian grocery distributor ASKO to equip two new vessels with autonomous […]
While the Court of Rotterdam’s decision in the Netherlands is disappointing, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the bodies’ […]
“Our corporate mission is to nurture the next generation of high value, high-performance sustainable ocean technologies,” says Yara Marine CEO Thomas Koniordos. “With this new program, […]
Stolt-Nielsen Limited announced that Stolt Tankers B.V. has agreed to acquire five chemical tankers from Chemical Transportation Group (CTG) for trading in the Stolt Tankers Joint […]
Despite the economic shockwaves engendered by the ongoing global pandemic, the world’s leading carriers continue to display signs of effective strategic management skills. Many of the […]
The ever-growing threat of cyber-attack on the maritime industry has only been magnified by the Covid-19 pandemic. At the same time, the industry’s ongoing digitization of […]
On day one of Kenya’s new Covid-19 safe crew change guideline implementation, Betty Makena Mutugi, International Transport Workers’ Federation inspector (ITF) in Kenya, set her alarm […]
The Board of APM Terminals Pipavav [Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd] has approved an Rs. 7 billion (approx. EUR 80 million) expansion plan. The investment will be […]
The world’s first in-water remote ship surveys using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) have been completed by leading classification society, DNV GL. In-water bottom surveys using […]
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, is working in cooperation with Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) and Nippon Kaiji […]
The concept of “hub” ports to receive, quarantine, test for COVID-19 and potentially vaccinate seafarers in the Pacific region was explored at a recent roundtable meeting […]
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has launched a new marine innovation challenge, focused on identifying the causes and risks of coastal inundation and mitigating its effects. […]
The cruise shipping world has been the most affected by this pandemic and now they have reinvented themselves for the new normal. The Royal Caribbean has […]
Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), an international ship classification society, underlines high safety standards as key to doubling India’s ship recycling capacity by 2024, an ambitious […]
The time is now for permanent magnet (PM) shaft generators. After years of groundwork transitioning the technology from wind turbines to marine engine shafts, WE Tech […]
Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has signed a NOK 70 million contract with Norwegian shipyard Myklebust Verft to design and equip a new Live Fish Carrier (LFC) for […]
A coal-carrying cargo ship ended up capsized in Bangladesh. The ship MV BB-1148 was carrying 800 tons of coal through the Pashur channel near Mongla Port […]
An Israeli cargo ship was rocked by explosions on Saturday that damaged its starboard side and port side. And now the vessel has docked finally docked […]