The Swedish Club has just completed a successful online rollout of its popular Gothenburg based Marine Insurance Course (MIC). Originally driven by COVID restrictions, MIC Online has in fact allowed more of the Club’s members and business partners to take part in the course, and the...
Dry cargo vessel owner and operator Navios Maritime Partners has inked a deal to acquire five drybulk vessels for a total of approximately $182.3 million. The post Navios Partners to acquire five...
[By: MAN Energy Solutions] Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has ordered 6 × MAN B&W 11G95ME-GI Mk10.5 main engines in connection with the building of 6 × ultra-large, 23,500+-teu container vessels for Hapag-Lloyd, one of the world’s leading liner-shipping companies. The new order stems from...
The container shipping industry has been faced with an unprecedented congestion crunch over the […] The post Toft: We are consuming too much fuel and have too many ships in the networks...
In keeping with maritime tradition, Port Canaveral’s new high-tech firefighting vessel Fireboat 2 was officially christened and commissioned into service during a ceremony at the Port that included state and local elected officials, area dignitaries, and representatives of fire rescue departments from towns and municipalities located in...
The latest developments from the offshore energy industry related to the ongoing energy transition. The post In focus: Heating up the energy transition appeared first on Offshore Energy. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] [ad_2] News...
In a historic move, the New Zealand government has updated its Maritime Transport Act 1994 to provide funding for seafarer welfare services, reflecting effective lobbying undertaken by the New Zealand Seafarer’s Welfare Board with support from Human Rights at Sea. The legislative amendment comes into...
Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received approval in principle from Norway-based classification society DNV for the design of fuel cell-powered LNG carrier. The post DNV...
Applied Satellite Technology (AST) Ltd, today announced the official launch of its unique Iridium Certus 200 service offering, with real-time alerting capabilities ensuring customers’ stay fully in control of MB allowances. AST’s exclusive real-time data alerting software, INTEGRA Control Lite, allows users to monitor usage and...
Crewing costs are rising and crew shortages are beginning to be seen due to COVID-19 travel restrictions and vaccination delays, warns crewing agency Danica Crewing Services. The post Crewing costs...
