Chinese armed forces have announced a practice fire drill exercises for three days in the disputed Taiwan Strait.  In a press statement, the Chinese Maritime Safety Administration designated coordinates just off the coast of...

An international shipping centre is characterised by It’s location, The services it offers, It’s business environment and Port infrastructure or facilities. In light of the above characters, London has been declared as the world's’ best maritime service centre.  The...

Apple has unveiled a larger iPad tablet, a TV box with its own app store and new iPhones that can ‘sense’ the pressure on their screens.  The new products, the company hopes will stop...

HydrOcean, an innovative French engineering company in the maritime industry has been acquired by Bureau Veritas on September 08, 2015. News Highlights : Based in Nantes, France, HydrOcean employed 18 engineers and had revenue of...

On September 10, 2015, Seaspan appointed three new senior leaders to its Corporate Executive Team. Paul Thomas as Vice President, Engineering – Vancouver Shipyards Paul is primarily responsible for engineering and design on new ship construction,...

Mauritius is an important shipping base for South and westbound shipping routes. About 300,000 ships passing the Indian Ocean or heading toward Africa, utilize Mauritius’s ports annually. Ports of Mauritius already offer special port...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMG1SdeYLFE&feature=youtu.be Documentary Name : A Maritime Nation. Producers : UK Chamber of Shipping and ITN Productions. ‘A Maritime Nation’ is an online documentary exploring the UK maritime sector in detail.  The film was launched recently.  The launch, presented by...

London-based Carbon War Room (CWR) has come up with a new proposal to offer a grant of up to $200,000 to shipowners and charterers who can show a minimum of 10-15% efficiency gains by...

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp (NSSMC) is Japan’s largest steel producer.  It has placed orders for nine Super Cape Vessels of 230-250,000 dwt each.  The delivery of the vessels is expected by 2018...

Three-dimensional printing is a process that permits cheaper and quicker production of equipment from layers of metal and plastic powder.  Global Marine Technology Trends 2030 report, published Monday says craft up to 15-meters (50 feet) long can...