Global maritime trade will plunge by 4.1% in 2020 due to the unprecedented disruption caused by COVID-19, UNCTAD estimates in its Review of Maritime Transport 2020, […]
The COVID recovery will require a new growth and innovation agenda for societies to rebuild in line with climate commitments. To address this issue, a series […]
A collision on Wednesday at 05:50 between a Greek-flagged tanker and Turkish fishing boat off Turkey’s Mediterranean coast of Karataş district, in Adana province, resulted in […]
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company won the “Ship of the Year” award at the Seatrade Maritime Awards International 2020, which was held on 6 November in Shanghai, […]
The Viking Star is the world’s first cruise ship with an onboard COVID-19 testing laboratory, equipped with the first of kind Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) laboratory […]
The technology group Wärtsilä and CBO, one of Brazil’s leading operators of offshore support vessels, have recently signed an agreement to convert a vessel from CBO’s […]
ABB Marine & Ports has been selected as a key technology partner for a far-reaching EU project exploring the use of remote offshore inspection and maintenance […]
Global, sector-focused law firm HFW is helping the shipping association BIMCO draft the industry’s first standard contract for the operation of autonomous vessels. The new standard […]
How can the physical arrangement of a marine or offshore asset act to mitigate the transmission of infectious diseases? In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) has officially launched its Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering business by completing its first LNG bunkering operation at Pasir Gudang, Johor. Through […]
GTT has been chosen to design the cryogenic fuel tanks of twelve new liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelled container vessels for the CMA CGM group, a […]
Shipping companies are being invited to sign up to a free mental health and wellbeing campaign offering support not just to crews, but also their families […]
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is pleased to be recognized for an unparalleled 17 consecutive years on the United States Coast Guard’s (USCG’s) QUALSHIP […]
The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the international Maritime Organization (IMO) has highlighted the need for seafarers to be given priority access to COVD-19 vaccines, recognizing […]
Ahead of this week’s Arctic Council gathering in Iceland, an international coalition of 22 non-profit organisations is calling on Arctic foreign ministers to demonstrate global leadership […]
Swedish propulsion optimization experts Lean Marine have signed a contract with tanker operator, Ardmore Shipping Corporation, to install its FuelOpt propulsion optimization technology across its fleet. […]
Cargo-handling simulator training for LNG carriers and oil tankers conducted by NYK SHIPMANAGEMENT PTE LTD in an online environment has been certified by DNV, a ship […]
Malaysia has announced that it won’t be allowing sign-off of foreign nationals crew at Malaysian ports during the nationwide movement control order. Announcing the order, Malaysian […]
After the official approval for expanding the Suez Canal last week, the Suez Canal Authorities have finally started expanding the canal. The new project approved by […]