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Sustainable Shipping
How to meet emissions targets in time?
72% of shipowners and charterers said they were yet to set emissions reduction strategies and 15% admitted to not…
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Covid-19
Cruising getting back to business
Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC), has been contracted by Carnival Corporation &…
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Events
Do you have the potential to change the industry?
Each year PortXL invites entrepreneurs for the acceleration program who have the potential to change the industry and make…
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Blog
Top 7 specialists in the shipping industry
Blog of the week by Mateusz Białas. I have created a list of top specialists in the shipping industry,…
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Digitalisation
Getting smart to smart containers
As travel restrictions, closed borders and other Covid 19-related disruptions continue to play havoc with global supply chains, the…
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Covid-19
Cyprus proposal to crew change crisis
A resolution for a global seafarers vaccination program proposed by the Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) has been officially…
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Sustainable Shipping
Game changer technology
Today, Green Swan Partners LLC, a Pittsburgh, PA, based venture builder and sHYp BV PBC a Baltimore, MD based…
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Events
Does your company want to be a Rising Star?
EUROPORT and MARPRO are collaborating to create a new concept which they are presenting during the upcoming exhibition in…
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Blog
The invisible industry delivering the world economy
Blog of the week by John D. McCown In the past, the comings and goings of cargo vessels were causes…
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Ports & Terminals
Hydrogen backbone in the Port of Rotterdam
Port of Rotterdam developing into European hydrogen hub The realisation of the hydrogen pipeline within the HyTransPort.RTM project is…
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Africa
Ground-breaking antipiracy forum
The announcement comes at a time when pirates continue to wreak havoc in the busy waters of Gulf of…
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Shipowners
Minimum wage for seafarers
Shipowner representatives have expressed disappointment that talks to increase the minimum wage for seafarers at the International Labour Organization…
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Covid-19
Gender equality in a COVID-19 maritime world
The International Maritime Organization welcomes this year’s United Nations theme for International Women’s Day 2021 of “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal…
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Uncategorized
Rainbow containers to celebrate diversity
First part of the journey for the 40 and 20-foot rainbow boxes was aboard the Maersk Edmonton from APM…
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Digitalisation
Stronger connectivity at sea
The Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband satellite communications pioneer OneWeb confirms the successful launch of an additional 36 satellites into orbit,…
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Asia
What happened to the missing Indonesian submarine?
The German-built submarine, KRI Nanggala had been in service since 1981 in the Indonesian navy and refitted in South…
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America
Major online event for the Pan-American Region
Western Maritime Forum Online: The Americas is an online event that will provide an opportunity for the maritime experts…
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Events
Rising Star of the week: DanCompliance
A new concept is coming to life at EUROPORT 2021, the Rising Stars Pavilion powered by MARPRO. An area…
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Sustainable Shipping
Rotor sails deliver instant operational results
The SC Connector, has been sailing as per its schedule between Western Norway, the Netherlands and the UK, transiting…
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Europe
Optimistic German shipping sector
Almost a year after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, many German shipping companies, particularly the larger ones, now…
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Blog
Dredging Vessels?
Blog of the week by Mateusz Bialas Today Vessel Automation has something special for the readers! We have a great…
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Africa
Analysing the Yemeni ports
Damage and capacity analysis of Yemeni ports In 2019 and late 2020 the Port of Rotterdam Authority conducted a…
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Shipowners
From drawing board to Oceanbird
1. EARLY SKETCH The sketch above is from 2017, when the design started to fall into place. Early on,…
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Europe
Brexit, the done deal
‘Limbo’ is the word Bob Blake uses to describe the 2020 Brexit transition period. “If you did nothing, you…
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Authorities
World leaders to discuss decarbonisation targets
With the summit hosted by the United States seen as a vital precursor to COP26 and the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection…
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Worldwide
DNV targeting crew well-being
“The pandemic has in many cases made crew repatriation difficult, posing challenges to the mental health of seafarers working…
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Events
LISA Community celebrates
Talk to experts Every half hour, you have the opportunity to speak with experts and specialist about issues that…
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Australia
5 reasons why ports are turning to cloud computing services
Blog of the week by Christopher Dodunski Ports that have taken advantage of the technology are seeing an impressive payoff…
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Events
Award for exceptional bravery at sea
Despite the fact that medical staff at the Scottish coastguard over the radio had advised the crew on board…
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Asia
Check your crew’s COVID-19 tests
ITIC – International Transport Intermediaries Club – highlights the importance of thoroughly checking the results of crew COVID-19 tests…
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Offshore wind
World’s largest renewable hydrogen plant
‘SeaH2Land’ is an ambitious vision, linking GW-scale electrolysis to the large industrial demand in the Dutch-Flemish North Sea Port…
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Covid-19
Trade in post-COVID-19 recovery
All noted the immense impact the pandemic has had on the global economy and how shipping has weathered the…
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South America
Panama canal postpones price increase
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has announced that it will postpone price increases on canal transit fees which were…
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MARPRO
Ask Me Anything with Jakob le Fevre
The Ask Me Anything concept has gained popularity on social networks, as a way to transparently engage with an…
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Offshore wind
An icon of renewable energy
They stand in a slight curve. Right in the middle of Øresund just off the coast of Copenhagen. 20…
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Covid-19
COVID-19 vaccine guide for seafarers
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has coordinated a number of shipping bodies in launching a practical guide on…
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Shipowners
Optimize your hull performance
Following an extensive development process, Jotun is proud to introduce HullKeeper, a proactive hull optimisation programme. HullKeeper combines Jotun’s…
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Organisations
Tackling the marine litter
A major international project that will help reduce marine plastic litter from maritime transport and fishing sectors is up for a…
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Digitalisation
Plan your shipping route
Why is Navigate important to the Port of Rotterdam Authority? ‘You want the port to make a favourable impression.…
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MARPRO
MARPRO presents Rising Stars at EUROPORT 2021
EUROPORT’s Exhibition Manager Raymond Siliakus explains “Taking the lead in innovation and charting the path to a durable maritime…
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Education
Learn anywhere as a Maritime Professional
Seably introduces KARCO and its pioneering 3D Animated Online Marine Courses the global online marketplace for bespoke maritime training…
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Africa
Trapped for 4 years and counting
When the general cargo ship the MV Aman (IMO 9215517) was detained at the Suez anchorage in Egypt in July 2017, chief…
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Australia
Cleaner energy for Guam
Piti Power Station on the Pacific island of Guam has engaged BWSC to convert its plant from heavy fuel…
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Suppliers
Naval forces demand norwegian davit systems
Naval forces are engaged in massive renewal of their fleets amid escalating maritime security threats and turf wars over…
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Shipowners
Ever Given, who pays for the consequences?
Who pays for these delays will largely be a matter of what’s written in the charter party and what…
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Organisations
The future seafarer
Opening the ‘Future Seafarer’ ICS Leadership Insights Live event on 24 March, Esben Poulsson, ICS Chair, vented frustration at the…
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Education
New international shipping education
When a new class of trainees starts in September, the schedule will among other things include new courses. Danish…
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Ports & Terminals
Solution for the empty containers
The new and used containers offered by K-tainer Trading and K-tainer Leasing are attractively priced. “But not if we…
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Education
Tracing the journey of a container
The container is a symbol of globalisation. But during the coronavirus crisis, of all times, there suddenly aren’t enough…
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Blog
A fresh perspective on ports and artificial intelligence
Blog of the week by Christopher Dodunski There seems no end to the plethora of software solutions suddenly seeming to…
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Europe
SEABLY takes next step in to maritime training
The maritime industry has taken a further step into online and blended training with the appointment of Andrea Lodolo…
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Suppliers
Neste chooses Rotterdam
Boost for energy transition in the Netherlands Port of Rotterdam Authority CEO Allard Castelein is delighted with Neste’s choice…
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Ports & Terminals
Brexit in practice
The DFDS ferry from Immingham in the UK arrives at the port of Esbjerg at about 3:00 pm every…
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Authorities
Contributing to Danish economy
Danish shipping alone contributed exports of DKK 224 billion in 2019 and thus accounts for the majority of the…
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Tank
The cost of Suez Canal disruption
One of the largest container ships in the world has been partially refloated after it ran aground in the…
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Offshore wind
Ørsted to become carbon neutral by 2025
During the last ten years, Ørsted has transformed from a company with fossil fuels at the core of its…
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Australia
The youngest and greenest fleet
It is clear that fleet age is the leading indicator of a greener fleet and the Republic of the…
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Worldwide
Suez shows the importance of shipping
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has released a statement on the ongoing blockage of the Suez Canal by…
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Blog
How do you make valid claims during your Net-Zero journey?
Blog of the week by Roger Hansen. A busy start of the year hence awhile since my last article about the shipping…
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Shipowners
Dutch company filling the gap
C-Job Naval Architects, the global independent ship design and engineering company, announced today it is launching an in-house developed…
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Events
Do you have the solution?
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has launched a new marine innovation challenge, focused on identifying the causes and risks…
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Tank
Challenging the vessel design
Leading tanker shipping company Stena Bulk has today unveiled its concept InfinityMAX hybrid bulk carrier design, pushing the boundaries…
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Offshore wind
Wind ambitions, we can and we must
It took over thirty years to build the first 25 GW’s worth of offshore wind farms that are currently…
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Authorities
Crew change crisis is far from over
The crew change crisis caused by COVID-19 restrictions continues to cause challenges, despite some improvement in the numbers, the…
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Covid-19
And a year has passed
It has been more than a year since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Most…
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Blog
Daddy lessons
Blog of the week by Eva Lianne Berger- Veldkamp This picture of me and my dad was taken when…
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Education
SAFETALK – a new tool to boost the safety culture
The team behind SAFETALK explains: “After establishing the ISM code, the maritime sector has reduced accidents significantly over the…
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Worldwide
3 key issues in the maritime industry
Seafarer recognition High on the agenda was the continued lack of universal recognition for seafarers as key workers. The…
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Ports & Terminals
The Port of the Future award goes to…
Speech by Allard Castelein, CEO Port of Rotterdam Authority at the 2nd World Hydrogen Summit The inaugural World Hydrogen Awards…
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Sustainable Shipping
The $5billion moon-shot
Denmark has joined a growing list of major shipping nations backing a ‘moon-shot’ programme aimed at driving the complete decarbonisation of…
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Australia
Required COVID-19 vaccine
An overwhelming number of Cruise Passenger readers have said they want both crew and their fellow passengers to be vaccinated before…
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Scandinavia
Move over Suez, hello Stad
In a supplementary allocation letter for 2021, the Norwegian Coastal Administration has now received a clear signal to initiate…
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MARPRO
Expanding the MARPRO services
Meet Tineke Zoet, our qualified Maritime Career and Life Coach certified as a Transformational Coach, who helps professionals within…
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Events
Europort return2live
In February this year the first so called ‘Fieldlab events’ have been held in the Netherlands; a series of…
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MARPRO
Who is going to be a Maritime Star 2021?
There are participants from Skagen, Esbjerg and Elsinore as well as three participants from Odense when five new Maritime…
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Australia
The most followed seafarer on Earth
Blog of the week by Kaye Holland The woman at the helm of Celebrity’s flagship, Celebrity Edge, was supposed to…
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Ports & Terminals
Igloo printed from waste
Design This sustainable property solution is named R-IGLO due to its distinctive and instantly recognisable appearance. The letter R…
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Offshore wind
Planning Scotland’s largest wind farm
The order from Saipem, a global leader in engineering, drilling and construction in the energy and infrastructure sectors, comprises…
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Digitalisation
World’s first remote controlled tug
Today, global towage operator Svitzer A/S, Kongsberg Maritime and ABS announced that they have signed an agreement to jointly…
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Sustainable Shipping
Global shipping CO2 emissions down 1%
CO2 emissions among the ‘Big-3’ – Tankers, Bulkers and Containers – actually increased 1.2%, with a 2.4% decline in…
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Organisations
Shipping for women
The UN Women theme this year is “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” The…
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Worldwide
5 reasons to register your profile
The door to your next workplace is open www.maritime-professionals.com has launched a new feature specific to job search, allowing…
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Events
The re-awakening of the maritime exhibition industry
MARPRO will represent Europort, both for the main event in Rotterdam and Europort Romania. On top of this, MARPRO…
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Europe
EU’s trade depends on shipping
With the launch of the European Commission’s Trade Policy Review published last week, the EU is setting a new…
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Suppliers
Bioplastics come to the Netherlands
Braskem, the world’s largest producer of biopolymers, has moved its storage facility for this type of bioplastics from Antwerp…
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Education
Top 10 restrictive maritime nations
Countries around the world could boost their prospects of economic recovery from COVID-19 by reducing restrictive maritime trade policies,…
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Worldwide
A call to all female maritime professionals
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), and the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA International) have launched the Women…
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Africa
Piracy on the agenda
Implementation of Best Management Practices on ships as well as good coordination onshore can help deter and resolve attacks on ships.…
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Blog
Email in shipping, a farewell
Blog of the week by Marco Wetzel E-mails played a vital role in the last 2 – 3 decades in…
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Scandinavia
How to achieve greener ferries?
DFDS has partnered with major Danish organisations including Arla, Maersk, Danish Crown and DLG in Power-to-Ammonia, a new alternative…
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Bunkering
Be prepared for 2021
Peter Sand, BIMCO’s chief shipping analyst, will share his insights on the road ahead of us in 2021, and…
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Organisations
7 green milestones in 2021
The Coalition for the Energy of the Future, of which technology group Wärtsilä was a founding member, has identified seven…
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Digitalisation
Supporting Greek shipping
Maritime technology company ZeroNorth has today announced it has opened a new office in Piraeus, Greece, to further its…
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Scandinavia
The ship of the future
The transoceanic shipping industry is the most carbon efficient mode of transport, yet it accounts for nearly 3% of…
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MARPRO
Where to go next?
Despite the borders’ closures, Danny Van Eijk, Recruitment Consultant and Branch Manager Netherlands, will take you once a month…
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Shipowners
Collaborating for the decarbonisation agenda
NORDEN has signed a partnership agreement with the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. Based in Copenhagen,…
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Offshore
30 years without any incidents
It is a significant anniversary that ESVAGT celebrates this Sunday, February 21st, as the standby vessel ‘Esvagt Preserver’ reaches…
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Digitalisation
Clubhouse – just another app ? Why could the maritime industry benefit from it ?
By Marco Wetzel After getting a lot of LinkedIn DMs with questions about Clubhouse from people of our industry, I…
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Sustainable Shipping
The world’s first carbon neutral liner vessel
Fast-tracked by advances in technology and increasing customer demand for sustainable supply chains, A.P. Moller – Maersk accelerates the…
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Covid-19
Coordinating a seafarers vaccination programme
The Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) has formally proposed a practical, global approach to delivering COVID-19 vaccinations to seafarers…
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Ports & Terminals
In the capture of CO2
Porthos, the project for CO2 capture and storage in Rotterdam, is on schedule to store an annual amount of…
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Education
Maritime fires and response guidelines
Guest blog of the week – by Mark Lerche Lower vessel utilization but not less fires The maritime insurance industry…
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Blog
Reaching Carbon Neutrality or Net Zero?
Guest blog of the week – By Roger Hansen Scope 1 emissions are direct emissions from your own sources (fossil…
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America
Joint venture to combat invasive species
The spread of invasive species is now recognized by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and others as a significant…
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Asia
Crucial medical equipment from China to Poland
On 23rd January 2021, A.P. Moller – Maersk’s 41-container-long block train left the Chinese city of Yiwu (Zhejiang province)…
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Europe
First steps towards a mandatory due diligence
Legal Affairs commitee MEPs pave the way for a new EU law that requires companies to comply with human…
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Shipowners
150 years sailing the seven seas
Today, NORDEN celebrates its 150th anniversary, being one of the world’s oldest international shipping companies. Over its 150-year history,…
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America
Wärtsilä boosting Mexico’s wind power
The technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to provide a project-critical energy storage system for the 50 MW Eolica…
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Sustainable Shipping
The climate implications of LNG
Working paper by By Nikita Pavlenko, Bryan Comer, PhD, Yuanrong Zhou, Nigel Clark, PhD, Dan Rutherford, PhD More and more ships,…
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South America
How Central and South America can lead the way
With the rapidly melting Arctic polar ice habitat, rising sea levels, and increasing number of extreme weather events, the…
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Education
Why wait when you can go LNG?
Peter Keller, Chairman of SEA-LNG, the multi-sector industry coalition advocating for LNG as a marine fuel throughout the entire value…
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Shipowners
Keep ‘boots on deck’ for better inspections
Idwal, the leading provider of ship inspection services, is calling on the industry to recognise the positive contribution that…
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Blog
The untold side of being a seafarer
By Tineke Zoet Two weeks after I was relieved as a Junior Officer from a multipurpose vessel, the ship collided…
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Scandinavia
Denmark to build world’s first energy island
Denmark has introduced cutoff date of 2050 for oil and gas extraction in the North Sea and canceled all…
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Worldwide
When seafarers don’t rest
New research from a team at the World Maritime University (WMU) underlines systemic failures in the implementation of the…
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Scandinavia
The world’s most sustainable energy company
Corporate Knights’ 17th annual Global 100 index of the world’s most sustainable companies has ranked Ørsted as the world’s most sustainable…
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Blog
Investigating autonomous ship accidents
By Mads Friis Sørensen During my long term work on the autonomous ship solutions and on board intelligent system…
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Worldwide
9 questions answered about IMO 2020
Known as “IMO 2020”, the rule limits the sulphur in the fuel oil used on board ships operating outside…
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Africa
Raising security in the Gulf of Guinea
The Danish government is now taking a very concrete step in the fight to curb piracy. In particular, the…
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Europe
Flower turbines covering Rotterdam
They are flower-shaped, stand 1, 3 or 6 metres tall and come in any colour. Put them on your…
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Suppliers
The world’s most powerful dual-fuel engine
Since the first 12X92DF engine was built in 2019, WinGD has been confident in calling it the world’s most powerful…
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America
Real time carbon intensity monitoring
International shipping carries around 90% of world trade by volume, but as a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG)…
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Worldwide
Over 450 industry leaders join forces
Hundreds of thousands of seafarers from across the globe have been left stranded working aboard ships beyond the expiry…
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Ports & Terminals
World’s first BWMS to serve entire fleet
Herbosch-Kiere tested the world’s first Mobile BWMS from Bawat in the spring of 2020 and found it worked so…
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Suppliers
Zero North + Spire Maritime = vessel optimisation
Maritime technology company ZeroNorth and leading global satellite and data company Spire Maritime have today announced a new partnership…
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Scandinavia
The future of long-distance shipping
The technology group Wärtsilä, as part of a consortium led by the University of Vaasa in Finland, will play…
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Africa
Record maritime piracy
The International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB)’s annual piracy report recorded an increase of piracy and armed…
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Africa
The human side of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
By Bem Ibrahim Garba As old as the concept of piracy is, there is a lot about it that…
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Blog
What are the 4 shipping trends driving 2021?
by Ben Merrell With 2020 finally in our rearview mirror, shipping professionals everywhere are turning their attention to the…
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Suppliers
A virtual meet and greet
2020 was not a year to meet and greet, but 2021 brings our first virtual gathering on the SMM…
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Worldwide
Small steps, big impact
The latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published today by The Mission to Seafarers, reveals that small investments can make…
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Worldwide
World Bank bets on maritime digitalisation
A new report launched today by the World Bank and the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) shows…
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Scandinavia
Big maritime players pursue decarbonization
The project, SOFC4Maritime, will target optimal utilization of future green fuels via application of SOFCs for power production on…
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Asia
Singapore prioritise maritime personnel
Singapore became one of the first countries to prioritise COVID-19 vaccinations for frontline maritime personnel. These workers go onboard…
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Europe
Optimising the ‘human element’
In recent years the shipping industry has started to recognise the importance of the human element. However, despite the…
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Worldwide
The phone as a useful weapon
Cyber-crime connected with fraudulent demands for payments continue to plague the maritime sector as a large claim handled by…
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MARPRO
Welcome to the new Maritime Professionals
We are pleased to announce the launch of our brand new website! After months of hard work and dedication, we…
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Video
Ships keep moving
The shipping industry is as much the world’s key industry as it is an invisible industry. Most consumers cannot…
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Africa
A call to all the ship agents
2020 was a very tough year for global trade and the shipping industry. Shipowners, ship managers, and cargo owners…
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Blog
What can you do beyond ship improvements and green fuels?
What can be done in the near term? While vessel design for reduced fuel consumption and other supportive technological…
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Events
Biden for seafood
On Tuesday, 5 November, 2020, Joe Biden was elected the 46th president of the United States of America. As…
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Ports & Terminals
How green is your port?
Reducing maritime transport emissions To reduce the emissions of the entire maritime transport chain, we stimulate investments in sustainable…
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Shipowners
Tomorrowland, an outlook of 2021
After a highly volatile 2020, leading shipbroker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) looks at the next 12 months and highlights…
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Events
Nor-Shipping postpones
Faced with the possibility of a scaled down, socially distanced exhibition due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Nor-Shipping has…
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Digitalisation
Save tonnes of CO2 and millions of dollars
Before Wallenius Marine IT started to work with remote software, upgrades and installations in 2010, our technicians made an average of…
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Suppliers
Repair or replace
Investigating the emission savings potential below the waterline Rudderstock refurbishment The maritime industry is under pressure from both local governments,…
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Scandinavia
An outsider to succeed in maritime innovation
The race for autonomous ship solutions, intelligent ship systems and energy efficiency operation is on. Major players in the…
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Sustainable Shipping
What could transform the shipping industry?
Polluting industries Some industries are taking action to reduce their CO2 footprint coming up with several ingenious technologies. The…
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Organisations
New virtual platform represents Danish maritime suppliers during SMM Digital 2021
A lot of thought, work and time has been put into the Virtual Pavilion of Denmark prior to its…
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Australia
Save the cruise industry!
As cruisepassenger.com.au reported three weeks ago, the industry health regimes are being studied by the Australian government. Cruise Lines…
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Suppliers
Installation completed
Due to its small footprint, low power consumption, and simplicity in installation, the Hyde GUARDIAN system was deemed a…
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Covid-19
Prêt-à-porter?
The inclusive and efficient distribution of safe vaccines is imperative for restoring economic recovery protecting lives. And now that the…
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Sustainable Shipping
The rise of biofuel
Henrik Røjel, Head of Fuel Efficiency and Decarbonisation joined NORD BISCAY as it loaded in Ust-Luga, Russia, to prepare…
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Organisations
The battle for seafarers
Mr Shigeru Ito, Chairman of Maruha Nichiro, the largest seafood business in the world, and Chair of the Seafood…
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Worldwide
Plastic Fantastic
World Maritime University (WMU) students took part in a global clean-up effort as part of their Foundation Term studies…
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Ports & Terminals
Catastrophic vessel abandonment
This disaster brings even more misfortune to a country struggling under a severe financial crisis as well as the…
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Sustainable Shipping
The Race to zero emission
Here are some examples: 2015 In 2015, Swedish Stena Line ferry — the Stena Germanica — became the first ferry in the world to use methanol as…
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Europe
Brexit arrival
The European shipping industry has been urging policymakers on both sides to avoid a no-deal scenario at all costs.…
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Europe
Hidden figures
Purpose of the Taskforce for more women at sea Ensuring diversity in the workplace is important, both to the working…
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Europe
To the British future
Even if an exit deal is reached (including transitional provisions), the UK’s participation in the single European market, customs…
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Tank
An epic 2020
As we approach the end of 2020, we can see that the last few months have unfortunately been just…
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Sustainable Shipping
3 technologies to reach zero emissions
The IMO is putting increasing pressure on industry players to reach their climate goals and new technologies in vessel design,…
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Europe
Prepare for possible “no-deal”
The European Commission has today put forward a set of targeted contingency measures ensuring basic reciprocal air and road connectivity…
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Organisations
A big round of applause for…
It is estimated that 400,000 seafarers are currently stranded on ships beyond the end of their original contracts and unable…
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Sustainable Shipping
The tsunami of marine plastics
According to the University of Ghent, the annual dietary exposure for European shellfish consumers can amount to 11,000 microplastics per…
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Asia
Japan marks a historic moment
The law will help to bring Japan into alignment with the European Union (EU) and the United States of America…
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Sustainable Shipping
Seafood firms commit to a healthy ocean
For the first time in the history of seafood production, ten of the largest seafood companies in the world have…
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Digitalisation
Internet connectivity on vessels
For work or for pleasure, the captain and crew members all want a reliable internet connection when they set sail.…
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Offshore wind
Ørsted goes to South Korea
The announcement was made at an event joined by National Assembly members, South Korea’s Energy Agency, and key industry leaders…
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Sustainable Shipping
14 countries joined, did your country join?
Leaders put a healthy ocean at the top of the global policy agenda to accelerate economic recovery The High Level…
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Education
The pathway to a greener future
What will the shipping industry look like in 2050? For the marine industry, the course has been set: The regulations…
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Shipowners
Retrofitting your vessel
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a diverse impact on the maritime industry. While some shipowners struggle to maintain operations and…
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Digitalisation
New technology keeps seafarers safe
Teekay are always looking for new and innovative solutions to deliver operational excellence. In 2019, Teekay sought to transform the…
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Events
Live Webinar – Grow your business in a no-travel economy
Is your company venturing into new foreign markets, but you don’t know where to start in this no-travel economy? Do…
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