[ad_1] Two workers at a Chittagong shipbreaking yard were killed on Saturday evening. The incident occurred at the Ziri Subedar shipbreaking yard in the Sitakunda shipbreaking district. The victims, identified by local media as Tushar Chakma and Aminul Islam, were killed immediately when they fell from height,...
[ad_1] The Port of Rotterdam Authority has reached an agreement with Sif Holding n.v. regarding the lease of a 20 hectares of port site and a 200-meter stretch of deep-sea quay at Maasvlakte. Sif’s new lot lies adjacent to its existing port site, where the...
[ad_1] While container ships have increased in size to reduce transportation cost per container, ports have become congested increasing the amount of time required to transfer containers between larger and smaller ships, also between large ships and overland transportation. In the future, even larger container...
[ad_1] Shipbuilding giant China State Shipbuilding Company (CSSC) is planning to integrate a novel technology into a future generation of LNG carriers. CSSC's Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding yard has signed an MOU with air lubrication system manufacturer Silverstream Technologies to use Silverstream's systems aboard a new LNG...
[ad_1] After multiple reports of hacking attempts against ships and port operators, maritime stakeholders are gaining more awareness of their potential vulnerabilities in the event of a cyberattack. At a conference in Singapore Thursday, Itai Sela, the CEO of maritime cybersecurity company Naval Dome, asserted...
[ad_1] India claims to have become the first nation in the world to include biometric facial recognition technology in its seafarer identification documents. The new Biometric Seafarer Identity Document will replace the existing Continuous Discharge Certificate, and the inbuilt chip will be able to be read...
[ad_1] At the World Maritime Rescue Congress (WMRC) held in Vancouver, Canada from June 15 to 17, 2019, the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P Union) partnered with Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada) to participate in a poster presentation discussing shipping safety. The “Spotlight on...
[ad_1] TIME magazine has released its second annual list of Great Places to Stay, naming seven cruise ships. TIME solicited nominations across a variety of categories, including museums, parks, restaurants, and hotels, from its editors and correspondents around the world as well as industry experts. Then...
[ad_1] A bulk carrier is feared capsized after her crew reportedly sent a distress call on Sunday. The 52,000dwt Indonesia-flagged Nur Allya was en route to Indonesia's Sulawesi province carrying nickel ore when the distress call was made from near Buru Island in the Banda Sea....
[ad_1] Eastern Caribbean shipping firm Geest Line is returning to Portsmouth two years after relocating to Dover. The company moved its cargo handling operation to the Kent port due to scheduling difficulties at Portsmouth, which have now been resolved. Geest Line’s headquarters and its 32 staff remained...
