[By Taufik Rachmat Nugraha] According to the Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative, between 2018 and January 2021, a large number of Chinese vessels “deactivated” their AIS transponders – the automatic identification systems used to track ships at sea – and engaged in illegal marine scientific research while cruising inside...
Satellite communications provider Inmarsat has installed the new connectivity solution on SEA-KIT's uncrewed surface vessel (USV) Maxlimer using virtualised networks. The post Inmarsat equips...
China has become the world’s top shipowning nation by fleet value, displacing longtime leader Japan, according to consultancy VesselsValue. Since January, the country has seen the total value of its shipping assets rise to $191 billion, driven by the recent surge in rates and values of container...
Norwegian Kongsberg Maritime (KM) and Finnish Norsepower have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate the integration of auxiliary wind propulsion to new and existing vessels in...
Offshore wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has become the latest victim of a cyberattack after its internal IT systems were targeted, shutting down part of its business operations. The Danish company announced it is working round the clock to contain a cyber security incident that occurred on Friday,...
Logistics provider Asyad Group has issued a request for expression of interest (REOI) to local and international private firms looking to enter joint engagements and cooperate to develop the...
[By Jessica Aldred] Marine conservationists have welcomed an “important and hard-fought-for win” as the ocean was incorporated into the UN climate change regime at the close of the COP26 summit in Glasgow over the weekend. But there was also a warning that any progress would be undone...
Russia’s federal agency FSUE Rosmorport has signed a cooperation agreement with the LLC Novaya Pristan for the implementation of expansion projects in the seaport of Novorossiysk. The post...
The U.S. Coast Guard issued a “party in interest” designation to the owner and operator a second containership that it is investigating related to the oil spill off Southern California last month. The notice begins a legal process providing the owner and operate a structure to...
International shipping should strive to achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050, the Council of Members of the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (INTERTANKO) has agreed. The post...
