China Initiates ECAs With LNG For Marine Fuel
China’s has announced a Special action plan regarding the reduction of emissions by 2020 and to turn the major shipping hubs into Emission Control Areas(ECA).(Pic courtesy: Pollution haze over Bohai and Yellow Seas (NASA,...
Ban Lifted on 113 Oil Tankers in Nigeria
In a letter from state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on September 8, the Nigerian ban on entry and operation of 113 named tankers in its territorial waters was declared lifted. This lift was...
USA’s First LNG Barge Construction Starts
USA’s First LNG Barge Construction Starts At Conrad Orange ShipyardLiquefied natural gas solutions provider WesPac Midstream LLC and Clean Marine Energy, an emission compliance solution provider have come together in building the infrastructure needed...
China to Carry Out Fire Drills in Disputed Territory
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...
London Ranked World’s Best Maritime Service Centre
An international shipping centre is characterised byIt’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 Offers Larger Models
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...
Bureau Veritas Acquires HydrOcean
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...
Seaspan Gets Three New Senior Leaders
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, A Strategic International Bunkering Supplier And Hub
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...
[Watch]Documentary Explores UK Maritime Sector
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMG1SdeYLFE&feature=youtu.beDocumentary 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...