[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Republic of the Marshall Islands issued Marine Safety Advisory to encourage masters and owners to participate and cooperate in Vessel Reporting Systems (VRS) to assist in search and rescue operations. Participation in VRS is [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kongsberg Maritime has received IMO Type Approval (Wheelmark) for its state-of-the-art MGC R3 COMPASS system. The gyro compass fits well into the range of offerings from KONGSBERG for navigation and ship control systems. The MGC [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The issue of safe carriage of laterite nickel ore has attracted attention of international society. A latest judgment of Chinese court shows that the IMSBC Code shall be applicable to the safe carriage of the [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At the annual Seatrade Cruise Global 2016 conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, classification society DNV GL introduced a new form of reporting that revolutionizes survey reporting for fleet managers. The newly structured report defines safety [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Mr. Nitin Gadkari has said port and shipping sector has potential to create nearly 40 lakh direct jobs and 60 lakh indirect employment opportunities over the next [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that its wholly owned group company MOL Marine Co., Ltd., which provides practical operation training for MOL Group seafarers, has received the certification of an LEG (Liquefied Ethane Gas) / [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With around 80 per cent of global trade by volume and over 70 per cent of global trade by value carried by sea, and with these shares being even higher in the case of most [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On 8 March 2016 the European Parliament voted in favour of the controversial EU Port Services Regulation (“PSR”). Whilst the outcome of the vote was not unexpected (because many other European countries support the PSR) [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The sluggish dry bulk shipping market may get a boost from positive signals coming from new Chinese policies under its new 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) that includes “supply-side structural reform” aiming to eliminate “superfluous industrial [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The IMO sub-committee on Navigation, Communications and Search and Rescue (NCSR) has extended the transition period for software updates to existing ECDIS for one year to 31 Aug 2017. The NCSR accepted the IHO’s proposal [...]
