ICS Leadership Insights Dialogues On Cyber Security
Shipping has taken important steps in cyber security, but leaders must continually address cyber risks that are unique to their organisations and operating environments.
This was a clear message from all speakers at...
Stranded Seafarers Return Home Post Crew Change
16 Indian crew members of MV Anastasia have reached India on Sunday after the shipping company arranged a crew change in Japan on 10 February.
Union Minister Mansukh Mandavia said in a tweet...
WHO Mission Finds the Possible Origin of Covid 19 Outbreak
Investigators from the World Health Organization (WHO) looking into the origins of coronavirus in China have discovered signs of the outbreak.
The outbreak was much wider in Wuhan in December 2019 than previously thought,...
Counterfeit N95 Masks Create Chaos in U.S. Hospitals
Thousands of counterfeit 3M respirators have slipped past U.S. investigators in recent months.
Making it to the cheeks and chins of health-care workers and perplexing experts who say their quality is not vastly...
ECSA Mandates Bunker Suppliers To Sell Zero-carbon Fuels
Industry body the European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA) has recommended that the EU makes it mandatory for bunker suppliers to sell zero-carbon fuels as it starts to charge the shipping industry for its carbon...
MAN ES Two-stroke Business Hits Major Milestone
MAN Energy Solutions’ Two-Stroke Business has surpassed 1,000 orders for Tier III-compliant, emission-reduction technology for its portfolio of MAN B&W-branded, low-speed engines, reads the company press release.
Tier III requirements
Under the Tier III standard,...
Singapore Updates COVID Protocols on Crew Change & Repatriation
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, in their recent circulars, has updated the requirements for sign-off crew from ocean-going cargo ships that require COVID-19 pre-departure testing in Singapore.
Updated requirements
MPA notes that some...
Wärtsilä To Provide Predictive Maintenance for Siem Offshore Vessels
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a Wärtsilä Optimised Maintenance Agreement covering two offshore Well Intervention Vessels owned by Norway based Siem Offshore, reads the company website.
Optimization of fuel consumption
The 5-year agreement will ensure...
Ningbo Containerised Freight Index
Baltic Exchange publishes the weekly Ningbo Containerised Freight Index, compiled by the Ningbo Shipping Exchange.
The index is reported every Friday (except Chinese holidays) at 1600 (Beijing).
Weekly composite index covering 20ft, 40ft and Hi Cube...
With Severe Piracy Attack Highlights, ECSA Launches New Security Concept In Gulf Of Guinea
The European shipping industry welcomes the EU’s political commitment to a first pilot of the new Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) concept in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of West Africa, but cautions...