Nothing is left to chance when Korean shipyards Samsung Heavy Industries and Hyundai Heavy Industries are building giant gas tankers worth billions of dollars. ‘It’s as […]
Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (Teekay LNG or the Partnership) announced that it has secured new fixed-rate charters for two of its 52 percent-owned LNG carriers, a […]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 13, 2020, the Public Health Agency of Canada advised Canadians to avoid all non-essential travel outside Canada. As of […]
The FTA has decided on lifting the ship’s crew change restrictions gradually, and in the first stage under special circumstances, the priorities will be given to […]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, while ship owners and charterers continue with daily business undertaking charter-parties for the movement of goods around the globe, the effects of […]
MSC Group President & CEO Diego Aponte comments below on the COVID-19 situation for MSC’s cargo business. The spread of COVID-19 has created a public health […]
Stena Line has announced that it plan to furlough 600 employees with 150 redundancies across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. This urgent measure is […]
ABS has underlined its track record of support for digital innovation with the launch of two new Advisories designed to help harness the potential of digital […]
Machinery Maintenance Connect (MMC) is DNV GL’s new remote approach to the machinery planned maintenance system (MPMS). Instead of requiring surveyors to travel to each individual […]
As shipping looks to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, few fuels have been as energetically discussed as liquified natural gas (LNG). As uptake of LNG accelerates, […]
Leading Classification Society ClassNK has granted its “Digital Smart Ship(DSS)” notation for “SAKURA LEADER”, LNG-fueled PCTC which was ordered to Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co. Ltd. by […]
The International Maritime Employer’s Council (IMEC) and the International Transport Worker’s Federation (ITF) have set up quarantine and testing facilities in Manila to facilitate crew changes […]
Leading insurtech, Concirrus has launched its new Beyond Covid: The Marine Insurance Resilience Blueprint, which shares unique insights from leading experts at IUMI, Swiss Re, AEGIS […]
The Versabar’s VB-10000 has, at last, arrived at the salvage operations of the Golden Ray. The towering, floating crane is tasked with separating a capsized cargo […]
First FIN-SMART global roundtable affirms need to accelerate finance to support sustainable shipping, particularly in developing countries. More than 50 leaders from the financial, public, and […]
Cargill and BAR Technologies have embarked on a strategic project with naval architect Deltamarin Finland to bring cutting edge wind propulsion technology to commercial shipping. The […]
The four-year partnership will support GHG reduction training in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The Republic of Korea and the International […]
Attacks on ships can be “utterly terrifying” for the seafarers involved, Sailors’ Society CEO Sara Baade has said, following an incident off the Isle of Wight […]