IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has spoken of the “urgent need” to develop concrete measures to support IMO’s initial strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. […]
Following reports received regarding the impacts on the shipping industry of the sudden and rapid outbreak of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), IMO has issued a […]
The technology group Wärtsilä’s LPG Fuel Supply System (LFSS) has successfully completed full scale testing with a full sized 2-stroke marine engine burning liquid petroleum gas […]
Ship managers and crew on the frontline of global trade are bravely coping with unprecedented challenges due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in China. Shipping has […]
Ports of Stockholm has applied for EU grant funding for an environmental initiative that would result in significant reductions in carbon dioxide and other air pollutant […]
Mariners on any vessel with KVH VSAT service can place free VoIP calls to ISWAN’s confidential 24-hour SeafarerHelp phone line. KVH has announced that seafarers on […]
The SkillSea project to ‘future-proof’ European maritime skills was praised by a member of the European Parliament during a top-level event in Brussels. Details about the […]
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) today call upon ship operators to return lashing to shore-based dock workers. On […]
The 159 crew members onboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) departed McMurdo Station Wednesday after escorting three refuel and resupply vessels and assisting […]
DNV GL, a leading provider of digital solutions for managing risk, improving safety and asset performance, and MSC Software Corporation (MSC), a global leader in Computer-Aided […]
Kongsberg Digital develops cloud-based simulation technology to support advanced operational studies, research, and education in the maritime industry. The use of increasingly advanced equipment and an […]
Global safety leader Survitec is advising the maritime industry to ensure fixed fire-fighting systems are commissioned by their original equipment manufacturers and that crews undergo basic […]
Stena is now taking the next step in shipping electrification: the development of a new type of energy storage, similar to very large power banks, which […]
A suspected coronavirus outbreak on 20 ships off the coast of a tiny Indian island has left 300 ill seafarers stranded on board without basic medical […]
Three weeks after 40 seafarers vanished at sea when a typhoon destroyed their ship, not knowing is tearing their loved ones apart, says international maritime charity […]
As many countries have restricted travellers from outside their own, ship crew members are facing a ‘Humanitarian Crisis’ at sea. Thousands of seafarers are unable to […]
The CMA CGM JACQUES SAADE has joined CMA CGM Group’s fleet thus becoming the largest LNG-powered container ship in the world. A global leader in shipping […]