The Coast Guard kicked off their ice-breaking season Monday, as winter’s cold temperatures are anticipated to impact every port, waterway, and harbor in the Northeast. Operation […]
Fincantieri’s subsidiary Vard Holdings Limited (“VARD”) – one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels – has signed a contract worth approx. 270 […]
ISWAN’s free, multilingual 24/7 helpline for seafarers, SeafarerHelp, has been accredited with the Helplines Standard by Helplines Partnership. The Helplines Standard is a nationally recognised quality […]
GAC Egypt is now offering the pioneering HullWiper hull cleaning system to vessels berthing at ports in the Suez Canal. The eco-friendly remotely operated vehicle (ROV) […]
Following the agreement signed last April between Fincantieri and Viking Ocean Cruises, the contracts for the construction of the 7th and 8th ships have become effective […]
The Government is making continuous efforts to improve the efficiency of major ports in the country. A study was done for benchmarking their efficiency and productivity […]
Joint venture between parties to increase market share in inland waterways. On December 15th, Damen Shipyards Group and Concordia Group signed a joint venture agreement with […]
It is the 11th ice-class vessel delivered, the most by any company, in the last decade. Keppel Singmarine Pte Ltd (Keppel Singmarine), a wholly-owned subsidiary of […]
Dutch transportation and installation contractor Jumbo has awarded Ulstein Design & Solutions B.V. the concept and basic design for their new, LNG powered DP2 Heavy Lift […]
DNV GL has published the first classification guideline for the use of additive manufacturing (AM) in the maritime and oil & gas industries. The guideline is […]
Survitec has received DNV GL Z-17 certification as a class-approved service provider for all DNV-GL classed vessels operating various brands of safety and survival equipment, including […]
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced that on January 23, the MOL-operated car carrier Grand Orion (capacity: 6,400 standard passenger cars) called at the Port of […]
The British Ports Association has welcomed the Government’s Maritime 2050 strategy, published by the Department for Transport. This sets out the Government’s maritime vision over the […]
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) expressed opposition to the decision of BHP to dump Australian crew from two vessels that carried iron ore from Port […]
APL announced the launch of a new weekly service, China Malaysia Service (CMS) which connects North, Central and South China to the niche ports of Port […]
A fresh annual report from the International Maritime Bureau shows that attacks in West Africa pushed piracy numbers up in 2018. In terms of military and […]
Monjasa expects a 200,000mts volume increase from its new supply location Djibouti. The objective is to challenge status quo and provide a valid alternative to the […]
In October 2018, Teekay had a combined naming ceremony for two LNG Carriers, Sean Spirit and Yamal Spirit, at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industry in Korea. Teekay already […]
Within the Littoral Combat Ship Program (LCS), the US Navy has awarded the consortium consisting of Fincantieri, through its subsidiary Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), and Lockheed […]