No Quarantine For Fully Vaccinated Travellers From EU and US
UK to let people who have been fully vaccinated in the US and EU avoid quarantine if arriving from amber list countries
currently, only those who have been inoculated by the NHS are eligible for a “Covid pass” to show upon...
Risk Management Requires Effective Communication, Says TT Club
Freight transport and logistics insurance provider, TT Club announces a suite of risk management advisories in a new format and a variety of languages to guide transport companies and their operatives on common safety...
New BIMCO/ICS Report Warns of ‘Serious Potential Seafarer Shortage’
The new Seafarer Workforce Report from BIMCO and the ICS warns that the industry must significantly increase training and recruitment levels to avoid a serious officer shortage.
Given the growing demand for STCW...
ABS Leads EMSA’s Study Consortium Project
ATHENS is a consortium led by ABS, along with CE Delft and Arcsilea.
Its aim is to perform six studies on alternative fuels and decarbonization technologies for the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).
ATHENS,...
MAN-ES Wins Engine Order for World’s First Methanol-fueled Boxship
MAN ES has won an order to supply “the world’s first, low-speed, dual-fuel engine to run on methanol within the container segment.”
The 2,100 TEU vessel will be constructed at South Korean shipyard...
DNV Supports South East Asia’s Crew Change Programme
DNV is embarking on an instrumental role in helping to facilitate safe crew changes amid South East Asia’s COVID crisis as an auditor in the multi-party backed CrewSafe programme.
CrewSafe is the creation...
Hapag-Lloyd To Expand Fleet With 10 New Boxships
Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd, the world’s fifth-largest container shipping company, is currently in discussions with companies to purchase ten 13, 000 TEU vessels, reports Marine Monks.
The $1 billion deal
The company’s spokesperson told, “We can confirm that...
Inmarsat’s LISW 2021 Programme Details Revealed
Inmarsat has released details of its programme for London International Shipping Week 2021.
The biennial week-long global shipping and maritime event is planned to be conducted in London, United Kingdom from 13 to...
ITF Calls for Release of Wakashio Crew Held for A Year Without Charge
ITF has demanded the immediate release and repatriation of the MV Wakashi crew held by Mauritian authorities now for over a year.
Following the grounding of the MV Wakashio, Captain Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar...
Stena Line’s New Ferry Completes its Maiden Voyage
Stena Line is deploying two new large and modern ferries on the route between Ventspils in Latvia and Nynäshamn in Sweden this year.
The first of the two vessels, Stena Scandica, arrived in...