[Watch] World’s Biggest Cruise Ship Docks With 48 Cases of Covid

Forty-eight passengers and crew members tested positive for COVID-19 on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. The outbreak occurred on the company's Symphony of the Seas ship, part of its line of Oasis vessels...

Easing The Path To ISO Standards & Achieving Quality Management

Commercial maritime organisations have to content with several risks during their everyday their operations. Quality management plays a key role in reducing risks associated with regulatory violations. OneOcean’s state-of-the-art portfolio allows fleet owners...

ClassNK Make Electronic Certificates For Ships

ClassNK will make electronic certificates . Electronic certificates have been introduced in major flag states, including Panama, Liberia, Singapore, Marshall Island, Bahamas, Malta, etc., and accepted by regional PSC. The documents are available...

How Green Logistics Initiative Help To Drive Decarbonisation?

Danish government along with other states and carrier Maersk Line, agreed to push for zero emissions from shipping by 2050. Denmark-based DSV has made an announcement that has put these proposals back in...

SAP’s ‘Social Sabbaticals’ As A Retention Strategy

The pandemic era upended the world in all sorts of ways, but one of the most fascinating is the so-called 'Great Resignation.' The brainchild of enterprise software firm SAP – inspired by others...

Situation In The US After Omicron

The Omicron Covid-19 variant is now the most dominant strain in the US, accounting for over 73% of new coronavirus cases less than three weeks after the first was reported, according to estimates...

Shipping Industry Has To Step Up To Go Green

There is no silver bullet for decarbonising the shipping industry. It would be dangerous for governments to bet on simple solutions for one of the world’s most polluting sectors. A recent news article published...

Rising Shipping Rates Amid Supply-chain Disruptions in China

Some exporters continue to stockpile goods in warehouses as cash flow dwindles, while others endure higher shipping rates amid supply-chain disruptions. Despite fretting exporters, China’s foreign trade performance beat expectations in November, with...

Do Public Shipping Companies Need To Be Pure Play or Jack-of-all-trades?

Should a public shipping company be a pure play — owning just tankers, container ships, bulkers or gas carriers — or should it do as the traditional private family shipowners do, and own a...

This Day December 20, Has A Remarkable History

On Dec. 20, 1987, more than 4,300 people were killed when the Dona Paz (DOHN’-yuh pahz), a Philippine passenger ship, collided with the tanker Vector off Mindoro island. In 1860, South Carolina became...