[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Japanese ballast water management system manufacturer Miura Co has completed an environmental test that it says represents a landmark on its way to US Coast Guard (USCG) type approval. The HK system uses a [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture between the three Japanese shipping companies, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Ltd. (NYK), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Korean Register (KR) classification society announced that it has signed an agreement with the government of Bangladesh, to deliver services on behalf of the Bangladeshi flag administration, carrying out vessel surveys and issuing certificates [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Japan’s shipbuilders and maritime shippers are teaming up to make self-navigating ships a reality by 2025, hoping to lead global development on a project that should dramatically reduce accidents at sea. Participants including shippers [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]NORDEN has purchased a 2009-built MR product tanker with a cargo capacity of 50,000 tonnes. The South Korean-built vessel is expected to be delivered in July 2017 and will be renamed NORD PEARL. The purchase [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The world’s largest LNG supplier, Qatar, sought to downplay the trade impact of the diplomatic incident with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt. Spot LNG prices have so far not reacted, although the market [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Port State Control Officers in the Paris MoU region have performed a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006 in the period from 1 September to 30 November 2016. The aim [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ABB will modernize 10 out of 14 Medium Icebreakers and High Endurance Multi Task Canadian Coast Guard ships to extend operational life of the vessels by another 20 years. These ships undertake major search [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In a strong demonstration of commitment to advance innovation and build technological capabilities, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has signed five memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with local and international partners at [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] ‘Check Before Fixing’ is an indispensable tool used across the industry for daily chartering and shipping transactions. Since the first edition was issued more than 30 years ago, it has proved to be an [...]
