PhilaPort achieved a 7% increase in container volumes in 2020. This placed The Port of Philadelphia as the fastest-growing container port on the U.S. East Coast. […]
After a month of ordeal, crew of 7 Indonesian and Burmese seafarers could land ashore as Phuket authorities kept them in the mandatory 14 day Quarantine […]
The new venture has Eva Birgitte Bisgaard very busy, and very excited. Four months into her new role as Chief Commercial Officer at Maersk Tankers, she […]
After much negotiations, China has finally agreed to release the crew of MV Anastasia who was stranded at the Caofeidian port of China because the Chinese […]
Port of Antwerp and technology company Zensor are joining forces to increase safety at the quay walls. Zensor developed the Bollard Monitor for this purpose, a […]
The Government of Canada continues to monitor the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and the impact it is having on the marine and tourism sectors. Keeping Canadians and […]
The keel laying of “Viking Mars”, the eighth ocean cruise ship which Fincantieri is building for the shipowner Viking, took place at the shipyard in Ancona. […]
Cleaning a ship’s submerged parts from barnacles and other growths, while the ship is in the water, can transfer invasive species to local marine environments unless […]
Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has certified a new-generation 3D printed propeller manufactured by Naval Group. With its 2.5-meter span […]
During the last month the AI assistant Stena Fuel Pilot has been successfully introduced on two more Stena Line vessels, Stena Flavia and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. In total, […]
The Vatican has urged governments, ship owners and international organisations to ensure that seafarers’ wellbeing and safety are protected, and their human rights respected. In a […]
The whole shipping industry has wholeheartedly welcomed Ever Given’s departure from the Suez Canal to Rotterdam, the destination where it is set to arrive over the […]
On Tuesday, the shipping industry body Maritime Association of Shipowners Shipmanagers and Agents (MASSA) had alleged that several lakhs of Indian seafarers who are not or […]
International seafarer welfare charity, The Mission to Seafarers, is hosting its annual Sea Sunday celebrations online this Sunday, 11th July. The event will connect seafarers around […]
Leading Classification Society ClassNK has published an onboard poster for ships titled “Issues after starting to use VLSFO,” which outlines common main engine issues and recommended […]
Following six rescue operations in the Maltese and Libyan search and rescue regions since last Thursday (July 1st), the Ocean Viking, SOS MEDITERRANEE search and rescue […]
Kongsberg Maritime (KM) is pleased to report that its new EM 304 MKII high-resolution deep-water multibeam echosounder system has just successfully completed its first trials on […]