This week’s focus was on making vessels greener, low-carbon strategies, green hydrogen, and building a sustainable future. The post In focus: The pursuit of low-carbon business prospects appeared...
The volunteer-operated Royal National Lifeboat Institution has been saving lives at sea since 1824, and its crews routinely overcome rough weather and dangerous circumstances to bring mariners to safety. But RNLI stations located on the Channel are encountering a new challenge as they carry out...
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has announced the formation of the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) in Singapore and its new leadrship team. The post MPA launches...
[By Amin Saikal] The Middle East is one of the driest regions in the world. The scarcity of water has often been touted as a source of national and interstate disputes in the area. Some scholars have predicted for some time the possibility of deadly national altercations...
The giant containership Ever Given, which ran aground in the Suez Canal in March, has finally reached its planned destination at the Port of Rotterdam. The post Ever Given arrives in Rotterdam...
Following more than a year of random pandemic challenges, the synergy is clear among U.S. seafarers’ welfare groups, logistic teams, global advisors and others who simply care. The coordinated effort to vaccinate those on ships is making a personal difference to thousands of seafarers. Seafarers are...
Swiss-based cruise line MSC Cruises has taken delivery of the largest cruise ship ever built in Italy, its new flagship MSC Seashore. The post MSC takes delivery of largest cruise ship built in...
MSC Cruises has taken delivery of the largest cruise vessel ever built in Italy, the MSC Seashore. This giant ship is a stretched edition of the MSC Seaside and MSC Seaview, with more space for restaraunts, entertainment and open air promenade decks. The Seashore is a...
Taiwanese dry bulker owner Wisdom Marine has inked a deal for the purchase of four dry bulk carriers worth $116 million. The post Wisdom Marine buys four bulk carriers for $116M appeared first on...
In addition to the Suez Canal, the Northern Sea Route and the "Silk Road" rail route through Russia and Kazakhstan, shippers may soon have a new inland-waterway option for taking their cargo from China to Northern Europe. Russia's United Shipbuilding Company (USC) is designing a...
