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...

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...

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...

[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...

CWR’s Innovative Strategy For Global Adoption Of Energy Efficient Marine Technologies

London-based Carbon War Room (CWR) has come up with a new proposal to offer a grant of up to $200,000 to shipowners and charterers...

Japan Steel Producer Orders Huge Ore Carriers

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp (NSSMC) is Japan’s largest steel producer.  It has placed orders for nine Super Cape Vessels of 230-250,000 dwt...

British Navy Will Have 3D-Printed Miniatures

Three-dimensional printing is a process that permits cheaper and quicker production of equipment from layers of metal and plastic powder.  Global Marine Technology Trends 2030 report,...

Russia’s Syrian Military Buildup Concerns NATO

Russia is increasing its military presence in Syria recently.  The US and Nato are not happy about that report. Russia, which is a key ally...

e-News on Sailors Palm; Any Sea Any Time

At a time when IMO Labour conventions brought out new and better crew facilities and standards that included ready access to daily news, sports...

Chubu Electric Bags Order For 4 LNGs Via NYK And MOL

NYK lines (Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha) and MOL (Mitsui O.S.K Lines) both Japan-based companies placed an order with Chubu Electric Power for two LNG vessels...