STCW Alert! Seafarers May Need New Certificates

Inspection of Certification for Seafarers under STCW after 1 January 2017 Certification for seafarers is verified during each PSC inspection.  On 1 January 2017 new...

ReCAAP: No Tanker Hijackings But Crew Hijack Rise

The latest report from the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAPP), which covers incidents of piracy and armed robbery in Asian waters during January to...

Singapore Enters 2017 with Mandatory Use of Mass Flow Meter Bunkering

Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering port, will enforce the use of mass flow meters (MFM) for bunkering operations from 1 January 2017, making it...

US Freight Industry’s Reaction to Hanjin Collapse

Infographic: US freight industry’s reaction to Hanjin collapse Parent company Hanjin Group has pledged financial action to unload the stuck containers. Starting next week, the...

Toenail Clipping Sheds Light on Franklin Expedition Deaths

New research has shed more light on one of Canada’s enduring mysteries — the fate of the Franklin expedition. Scientists used lasers and high-energy beams...

MOL News Highlights for 2016 – ‘One Target, One MOL’

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) announced the company's top news stories for 2016 as follows: 1. 'Strengthening Management Foundation': Innovation...

Mining Giant Mytilineos Links with Greek Dry Bulk Start-up

Mytilineos Group, one of Greece’s biggest metal and mining groups, is teaming up with a new Athens-based dry bulk company, which has already notched...

Koch to Take Cosco VLCC for One Year

Cosco is sealing a 12-month charter with trader Koch for one of its VLCCs. The 308,000-dwt Yuan Hua Hu (built 2015) has been fixed at...

The Hanjin Collapse and the Consequences for Marine Insurers

Hanjin Shipping’s fall into rehabilitation at the beginning of September 2016 has sent tremors through the cargo insurance market because of the serious delays...

Tsakos and Hyundai Team up in Joint Venture

The Tsakos Group and Hyundai are establishing a new shipmanagement company, documents filed with Greek authorities show. Tsakos Hyundai Shipmanagement, a Marshall Islands-based entity, obtained...