“Whether in machinery, navigation or communication systems, programmable control systems are a longstanding and essential part of ships and offshore units, but the increasing integration and […]
Leading Classification Society ClassNK has released its Guidelines for Liquefied Gas Carrier Structures – Independent Prismatic Tanks. The Guidelines specify the technical requirements specifically related to […]
The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) has joined forces with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to launch a photo competition in celebration of Day […]
Shipping giant MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) has joined other mega-carriers in registering its global container fleet on the BIC’s BoxTech Global Container Database. As a result, […]
OOCL is very honored to be the first carrier in the international transportation and logistics industry to receive the Gold Award at the 2017 BOCHK Corporate […]
The Liberian Registry has seen a 62 percent reduction in vessel detentions in the United States over the past three years and, for the fifteenth year […]
Orders to be placed for twelve 23,000 TEU & eight 14,000 TEU mega container ships. Accelerate HMM’s ‘Capacity of 1 Million TEU’ strategy. Seven 23,000 TEU […]
Fincantieri has delivered today to MSC Cruises “MSC Seaview” in Monfalcone. The delivery ceremony took place in the presence of Gianluigi Aponte, the shipowner as well […]
The technology group Wärtsilä and Norwegian Wilhelmsen Ship Management, a Wilhelmsen group company, have signed a 5-year agreement covering the maintenance of exhaust gas cleaning systems […]
The technology group Wärtsilä, in collaboration with PSA Marine, has achieved a breakthrough in its IntelliTug project. Following the successful installation of a first-of-its-kind Dynamic Positioning […]
The study, funded by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH), urges cargo shipping companies to provide greater support for workers to help prevent conditions […]
A containerized 600 kWh marine battery system will be installed in a trial on board the Maersk Cape Town in December 2019 to improve vessel performance […]
The Minister of State (I/C) for Shipping, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya will inaugurate tomorrow the first ever‘BIMSTEC Ports’ Conclave’at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh to be held on […]
Hydroid, Inc., a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime and a leading manufacturer of marine robotic systems, announces its integration of the Seaglider® Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Division […]
The digitalisation of maritime operations and the reliance on technology and network connectivity for daily onboard and on shore operations means that shipping is vulnerable to […]
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that on October 31, the wood chip carrier SOUTHERN TREASURE with a cargo capacity of 4.3 million cubic feet, was […]
The largest floating wind turbine in the world, an 8.4-megawatt (MW) ABS-classed offshore wind turbine, is about to be installed. It is the first of three […]