Sea Sunday Celebrations To be Broadcasted Online During This Lockdown

The Mission to Seafarers annual Sea Sunday celebrations will be broadcasted online to connect seafarers across the world during this coronavirus pandemic. Sea...

Damen Delivers 5 Zero Emissions Propulsion Ferries

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered five Damen Ferries 2306 E3 to Arriva Denmark in Copenhagen, says a press release published on their website.  Damen’s E3...

CEOs of Top Cruise Ships Propose New Health Protocols

Two of the world’s largest cruise operators insist their ships are no more vulnerable to the spread of the new coronavirus than other...

[Watch] ICS Guides on Safely Operating Engine Rooms

The new Engine Room Procedures Guide from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) provides authoritative and comprehensive guidance on engine room procedures. These procedures are to...

Kiel Canal Traffic Dues Suspended, Waterway Now More Competitive

Germany waves of  traffic dues for passing through Kiel Canal due to this year’s low bunker prices, says an article published in the Port...

Global Shipbuilding Orders Crash To a Historic Low in H1

Global shipbuilding orders at historic low in H1. January-June period, global new shipbuilding orders totaled 5.75 million CGTs, or a total of 269...

Increase in Seafarer Suicide Due To COVID-19 Restrictions

There are recent reports of seafarers stranded on cruise ships taking their own lives. It highlighted the dearth of reliable information about suicides...

COVID-19 Pandemic To Impact World’s Energy Transition

  COVID-19 will have a dramatic impact on short-term energy supply and demand. World GDP will shrink 6% in 2020 with lingering effects of...

Nord Stream 2 Receives Approval for Gas Pipeline Link

Denmark has approved a request from the developer of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The pipeline is laid from Russia to Germany. ...

DCSA Publishes OVS Standard for Information Sharing

DCSA is continuing its efforts to make information sharing easier. It plans to provide ship-related information transparency with the publication of standards. It...