State-of-the-art Software for Seafarers, Online Marine Library

Witherbys, the maritime publishing experts, has put cyber security, flexible access and increased data at the heart of its new ereader software, Witherby Connect. It allows seafarers to access the latest information and...

Unilever’s Nano-factories Fit in a Shipping Container

Unilever already has more than 300 factories across the globe, but they are large facilities designed to produce mass quantities. Sometimes the company needs to make smaller batches of products for items that...

Soaring Container Prices Are Short-lived, Thanks to Authorities

George Steer and Valentina Romei recently drew consideration to the surge in transport prices on key routes comparable to east Asia to northern Europe. The place the value of transport a typical 40ft container...

Call for Fair Distribution of Covid 19 Vaccine in Europe

The EU has warned Covid vaccine producers they must deliver agreed supplies, amid fears reductions could seriously hamper its inoculation drive. AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech have both said production problems mean they cannot supply...

Covid 19 Cases Cross 100 Million, Shortage of Vaccine

Global coronavirus cases surpasses 100 million as countries around the world struggle with new virus variants and vaccine shortfalls. Almost 1.3% of the world’s population is infected with COVID-19 and more than 2.1...

A Deep Soulful Connection Between Officer & Ship

The author RECENTLY read an article regarding INS Viraat going to Alang, a graveyard for decommissioned ships. He reminisced of the time when he was an engineer with India’s pioneer shipping company, Scindia Steam...

Foreign Flagged Ships Detained In The UK

Four foreign-flagged ships were detained in the United Kingdom in December for failing Port State Control inspections, according to the Maritime Coastguard Agency, says an article published in ship & bunker. What Happened ? Among a...

Nantong Xiangyu Wins Six Bulker Newbuild Orders

Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering has secured newbuilding orders for the construction of up to six 79,900 dwt bulk carriers from three domestic owners, says an article published in Splash 247. About the orders ...

Castor Maritime Seals $15.3m Fleet Growth Loan

Nasdaq-listed dry bulk owner Castor Maritime seals a $15.3m senior term loan facility to aid fleet growth, says a press release published on their website. About the loan  Castor Maritime seals a $15.3m senior term loan...

Yara Announces The Winner of Yara Marine X’s Accelerator Program

According to an article published in Yara Marine, the company started the Yara Marine X program in September last year and after months of search, they finally found a winner amongst the many applicants. CEO's...