Yearly Archives: 2021
Maersk Tankers Makes Million Dollar Investment To Cut Emissions
Leading shipping group Maersk Tankers is investing tens of millions of dollars in digital technology to speed up cuts in carbon emissions across the...
UK Stays At Top in Crew Welfare With New Guidance
The UK continues to lead the way in seafarer welfare during the pandemic, with new, detailed information issued to ship owners and managers to...
Charterers Condemned As ‘No Crew-change Clause’ Mount Seafarer Crisis
Charterers of vessels have found increasingly sophisticated ways to avoid crew changes and compound misery for hundreds of thousands of seafarers stuck at sea...
World’s First Deep Sea WiFi Trialled
Deep-sea WiFi boxes trialed
The 10kg suitcase contains a WiFi modem device for internet connectivity at sea
Seafarer organizations hail the new initiative.
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Global Shipping Lines Recruiting 25000 Seafarers
Global shipping lines are looking to hire seafarers from India.
Companies from as many as 50 countries participating in the Maritime India Summit...
31 Rescued from Sinking Ship in Overnight Aircrafts Operation
An offshore ship lost power and started sinking.
A fire broke out on board the ship late at night and it started taking...
Globus Maritime Inks New Supramax Charter
Globus Maritime has secured a new charter for 2009-built supramax bulker Sky Globe, says a press release published on their website.
Charter information
The charter...
DNV Backs Hapag-Lloyd’s Green Loan
DNV supported Hapag-Lloyd’s green financing for six of its highly efficient containership newbuildings, says an article published on their website.
Transactions fulfil the requirements
DNV has...
Pfizer Vaccine Effective From Day 11 Post 1st Dose, Study Finds
New Australian research suggests that the second ‘booster’ dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine may not increase vaccine efficacy against SARS-CoV-2.
The results suggest...
Castor Maritime Inks Charter Deal for Its New Kamsarmax
Nasdaq-listed Greek shipowner Castor Maritime takes delivery of its first kamsarmax and the vessel will immediately go out on charter, says a press release...