Asia Centre Launches on Low-carbon Shipping Mission
A new regional centre, which will provide leadership in promoting ship energy-efficiency technologies and operations, and the reduction of harmful emissions from ships, has been launched at Shanghai Maritime University, China (15 May). The...
[Watch] How Secure are Ship Networks from Cyber Attack
Editor Martyn Wingrove calls on shipowners to invest in cyber security to prevent major ship incidents in the future.
How secure are your onboard networks? Do you know that your ships are secure from cyber...
Gard’s Appeal to the English Supreme Court is Decided
As a leading P&I, Marine and Energy insurer, Gard is prepared to support its Members and clients in litigation when there is a need to clarify points of law of general importance. Indeed, commercial...
Shipping Companies’ Alliances Stir Fear Among Farmers
As a strong dollar makes U.S. commodities more expensive globally, American farmers are finding it tougher to compete in export markets. Now some worry that a recent restructuring of the ocean shipping industry will...
Inmarsat Confirms Successful Launch of the Fourth Global Xpress Satellite
Inmarsat, the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, has confirmed the successful launch of the fourth, high-speed broadband communications satellite in its transformational Global Xpress (GX) constellation.
Inmarsat GX is the world’s first...
Marine Cargo Premium Collections Grow 19pc
Marine cargo insurance premiums have jumped 19.4 per cent in the first quarter of the year as more importers ditch their long term contracts with foreign firms.
Local firms collected Sh987 million between January and...
Newbuilding Bulkers’ Prices on the Rise
Newbuilding Bulkers’ Prices on the Rise, as Ship Owners Turn to Higher Spec Vessels
Newbuilding activity is on the rise for a number of reasons, but demand isn’t the sole reason of the recent price...
When Ship Crew Realized What was Going on it was Already to Late
Maiken yacht crew realized that the water at some distance had become brown – or so it seemed. As the yacht approached the brown spot, the crew realized that it was a mass of...
Fleet Cleaner Expands Hull Cleaning Services to All Dutch Ports
Recently the company Fleet Cleaner has made its innovative ship hull cleaning service available to all ports in the Netherlands. The extended availability was directly utilized with the hull cleaning of the Chiquita België...
Shell to Share Latest Technologies with Future Mariners
Shell Marine has renewed its technical partnership for a further four years with the University of Cebu - Maritime Education and Training Center (UC METC). At the signing of the new Memorandum of Understanding...