CHINA SHIPS WORLD’S FIRST “SMART” VLCC
China’s largest shipbuilder Dalian Shipbuilding Industries (DSIC) has delivered the world’s first “smart” Very Large Crude Oil Carrier to China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES).
The...
NORWAY HINTS AGAINST CYBERCRIMINALS
The Shipping sector and the oil and gas sector have been a martyr of cyber campaigns. The Norwegian National Security Authority (NSM) has issued...
Drones, A step towards Environment Protection
The Norwegian Maritime Authority has deployed Drones to measure sulfur pollutants. These Drones are highly equipped with sensors to measure sulphur content from the exhaust...
German firm Hapag-Lloyd makes way into Kenyan Shipping Industry
Hapag-Lloyd, World’s fifth-largest container shipping company, has entered the Kenyan shipping industry. There will be weekly trips from the port of Mombasa to Jeddah...
WORLD-FIRST: HYDROGEN-POWERED PUSH BOAT
A new vessel being built to operate along the Rhône River in France will be the world's first push boat to run entirely on...
HAPAG-Lloyd SETS GREEN TARGETS
Moving forward with its sustainability activities, German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has presented ambitious green targets for the coming period.
In its latest sustainability report,...
140 KOREAN SHIPS OVER TO THE PROCEDURE OF ECOFRIENDLY FUEL BY 2030
The South Korean government revealed its plans to convert 140 state-owned vessels to run on environmentally friendly fuels by 2030.
The country’s Ministry of Oceans...
500 OFFICERS UK COC AT RISK
UK Certificates of Competency (CoC) for 500 serving officers have been put at stake by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) following to the...
NEW DIGITAL MEANS PROMOTES PORT EFFICIENCY: SINGAPORE
Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) has launched a maritime single window system that will serve as a one-stop portal for maritime regulatory and...
Highlights of 99th Session of the Maritime Safety Committee
May 16th marked the opening of the 99th session of the Maritime Safety Committee, held from May 16 to 25, 2018. Speaking on the...