Unique Shipping KPI System For Performance Measurement
BIMCO’s Shipping KPI System is a useful and essential tool for performance measurement that allows ship owners and operators to compare their ship’s efficiency against the performance of industry and sector averages.
It’s based...
India Plans For A Better Maritime Future
India is focussing to plot its maritime future with special importance being given to the development of inland waterways, its coastal ports and shipbuilding centers.
The 16th meeting of Maritime States Development Council (MSDC) took...
A Joint Initiative To Curb SE Asian Pirates
As Somalia calms down, the Straits of Malacca and Singapore has seen a drastic increase in piracy and armed robbery. Malaysian and Indonesian navies have reacted to the rising threats caused by robbers and...
Radio Holland Endeavors In The Maintenance Of Thome’s Tankers
Radio Holland, based in Singapore specialises in Navigation and communication, IT systems and AV entertainment. It is a part of Imtech Marine, a company that is well known for providing maritime solutions for Navigation,...
MPA Warns Ships On Reduced Visibility
Since Monday, haze has become the reason for the reduced visibility in the Singapore Strait and port waters. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has started to alert the ships on this...
An Exclusive Bunkering Forum for New Fuels
Event
: Forum
Topic
: Bunkering on New Fuels- Building on strong foundations
Organiser
: International Bunker Industry Association(IBIA)
Date
: September 9, 2015 (15.00 to 19.00 hours)
Location
: Baltic Exchange, London
Chief Guest
: Captain Peter Hall, Chief Executive of IBIA
As a part of...
Cheaper Fuel: A Short Lived Benefit For Shippers
A drop in fuel prices can be a welcome break for global shipping. However, the slashing of costs for an industry struggling to recover from its worst downturn can be short lived.
A drop in...
Flu Vaccine For Humans
The flu virus looks like a ball with lots of lollipops on stems sticking out. All along scientists were trying to find a vaccine for the lollipop heads of the hemagglutinin molecule which change...
Class NK Approves Eco Marine Power Batteries
The high quality and long-life batteries from Furukawa Battery has been accepted for use on classed vessels by ClassNK (Nippon Kaiji Kyokai). Eco Marine Power (EMP) recently announced that the company is ready to...
Swiss Ranked As The World’s Biggest Chocolate Consumers
One of the most favorite sweets of people on earth, regardless of age, is Chocolate. Switzerland, well known for its chocolate industry, is ranked as the World’s biggest chocolate consumers. With popular brand like...