Coronavirus may be hampering global trade but it hasn’t broken the supply chain at the Port of Oakland. The latest evidence: the largest ship ever to […]
In light of the preventive measures taken by ports states, making crew change and repatriation difficult, if not impossible, many flag states and administrations are taking […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) are jointly calling on governments to take urgent measures to facilitate crew change […]
The EU & IMO recently issued new guidelines requiring ship operators to implement pre-boarding screening of seafarers. To assist ship operators comply with these important new […]
Fujitsu Limited announced the results of a joint field trial with the Japan Coast Guard to predict vessel collisions with AI technology, demonstrating its usefulness in […]
The total freight volume handled by Port of Antwerp rose by 4.0% in the first quarter compared with the same period last year. The container volume […]
Stena RoRo has prepared the design and a project manager has been appointed to convert the large vehicle and passenger ferry Stena Saga into a hospital […]
Seafarers face continuing threats from pirates and armed robbers on the world’s seas says the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB), reporting 47 attacks in the first […]
Proman Stena Bulk Ltd has finalized an agreement to build an additional vessel under its joint venture partnership. The methanol-powered Stena Prosperous will join the Stena […]
On 8 November 2020, Nexans’ next-generation Cable Laying Vessel, the ‘Nexans Aurora’ was launched at Ulstein Verft. The 149.9 m long and 31 m wide vessel […]
Late last month, over 200,000 ‘naujan’, or river navigation workers, under the banner of the ITF-affiliated Bangladesh Noujan Shramik Federation (BNSF) won major improvements to their […]
Family members of seafarers from the Gulf Livestock 1 are offering a hefty award for information that leads them to their loved ones. They just want […]
Crew members of ‘Jag Anand’ an Indian merchant ship, are seeking help to return home. They have been stuck at China’s northern port- Jingtang, with 23 […]
Automation, gas, and system integration specialist, Høglund Marine Solutions, in collaboration with Oldenburg-based HB Hunte Engineering, has developed a breakthrough tank concept for LPG and CO2 […]
ABB secures a contract with Sefine Shipyard to provide power and propulsion solution to FrøyGruppen’s state-of-the-art hybrid live fish carrier, future-proofing the vessel for safe and […]
Reacting to the November 6th announcement by the Norwegian government of its proposal to completely ban the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) by shipping around […]
The Methanol Institute (MI) has welcomed the adoption by the IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee of interim guidelines on the use of Methanol as a marine fuel. […]