Hapag-Lloyd is bunkering “bio”: To reduce the CO2 emissions generated by operating ships, one of its ships recently refueled in Rotterdam with a new, eco-friendly biofuel. […]
The French Courts stopped the scrapping of the asbestos-laden aircraft carrier Clemenceau on the beach of Alang, India. Fifteen years later, France is faced with a […]
A resolution drafted by the ITF, the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA International), and several countries at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has led […]
At the 72nd meeting of the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC), a draft of the initial strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions for IMO vessels was […]
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that it will restructure the organization effective April 1, 2020, as follows: 1. Establishment of Chief Environment and Sustainability Officer […]
The International Association of Classification Societies is pleased to announce the release of the Jan 2020 edition of the IACS Blue Book and the accompanying IACS […]
Essar’s ports business, which operates four terminals on the east and west coasts of India, has registered a 20.09% growth in cargo volumes in the third […]
MODEC, Inc. (“MODEC,”), Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui”), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (“MOL”) and Marubeni Corporation (“Marubeni,”) have agreed that Mitsui, MOL and Marubeni will invest […]
Global maritime charity has issued guidance for its GB port chaplains and ship visitors following the outbreak of the Coronavirus. The charity also deploys chaplains on […]
A.P. Moller – Maersk, the integrated container logistics company, has embarked on a journey that covers the end-to-end logistics of first-ever Sri Lankan made electric supercar […]
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 California Air Resources Board approved a new regulation designed to further reduce pollution from ocean-going vessels while docked at California’s busiest ports. The rule builds […]
Last week, a small delegation of officials from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs travelled to Beirut together with the Port of Rotterdam Authority. This public […]