IRClass Systems and Solutions Pvt Ltd (promoted by Indian Register of Shipping), has acquired cryogenic vessel inspection firm Safess Quality Management Pvt Ltd (SQML) and its subsidiary, Arun Abhiyantey Pvt. Ltd. (AA). SQML was founded [...]
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. has maintained its position as the world’s largest shipbuilder by order backlog for 11 straight months, industry data showed. According to the data compiled by global researcher Clarkson Research [...]
Two significant developments recently brought cheer to Indian shipping. On 7 October, India’s finance ministry broadened an exemption granted in November 2014 to Indian-registered ships carrying a mix of export-import goods and empty containers [...]
Moving goods from point A to point B as fast as you possibly can is the drill in today’s logistics. However, out at sea, a rather contradictory method has been in use for some years [...]
Uncertainty over the date of entry into force of a global 0.5% cap on sulfur in marine fuels means that many shipowners may be reluctant to commit early to the hefty investment involved in fitting [...]
Members of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) of the European Parliament are considering substantial simplifications to the Commission’s proposal for a Regulation on market access to port services and financial transparency of ports. [...]
As shipping companies are increasingly being forced to seek alternative sources of finance, is Ireland’s asset leasing hub the solution? Ireland’s strength as a global hub for asset leasing is examined by tax advisors KPMG [...]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation stone of an ambitious project which will more than double the capacity of the country’s largest container port JNPT in next two years. Modi laid the foundation [...]
What if you could transport four times as much cargo with just one driver within the same amount of time? That vision could become a reality in Singapore, as the Ministry of Transport (MOT) inked [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Nominated for the ‘Shipping company of the Year’ by International Seafarers’ Welfare Assistance Network (ISWAN) The International Seafarers’ WelfareAwards are now in their fifth year and are going from strength to strength.The lives of [...]
