An innovative ammonia-fueled Newcastlemax bulker design from Hong Kong headquartered Anglo-Eastern Technical Services (AETS) has been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) by classification society ABS. The dual-fuel vessel design sacrifices no cargo
The Global Maritime Forum says that data provided by leading ship managers indicates that only 15.3% of seafarers have received COVID-19 vaccinations and that the crew change crisis continues to get worse.
Leading seafarer welfare charities and shipping industry players have launched an emergency relief fund in order to support seafarers and their families devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic in India and other countries.
Shipowners rightly expect that any IMO or USCG certified Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) will make legal compliance straightforward, but that is currently not the case, (writes Adam Jolliffe, Senior Sales Manager
OCTOBER 17, 2018 — KVH Videotel has introduced a new training package, “Seafarers’ Mental Health and Wellbeing,” that will be available free of charge throughout the industry due to the critical importance
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016 — Leaders from all parts of the global maritime industry will discuss the fundamental shift in the economy and new technological advances at the Danish Maritime Forum in Copenhagen
JANUARY 15, 2016 — BIMCO, the world’s largest international shipping association, has launched a new standard contract for ship managers to provide supervision services for shipbuilding and conversion projects. Code named SUPERMAN,
APRIL 30, 2014 — Classification society ABS held its Annual Meeting in New York yesterday. reporting a strong year and electing industry leaders to key positions. Chairman and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki
APRIL 10, 2014 — The UK P&I Club’s Pre-Employment Medical Examination Program for assessing the fitness of prospective seafarers, has just completed its 300,000th examination. At the beginning of April, Edward Nefuda,
APRIL 19, 2013—Following up on the full scale demonstration of the ME-GI on April 17, Japan’s Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. hosted a group that included ship owners, operators, and naval
