MAERSK JOINS SHIPPING COMPANIES RECRUITING AFRICAN CADETS
Africa, with its relatively young demographic and rapidly developing economies, is emerging as a new source of personnel for the maritime industry. In an announcement made this week, Maersk joined others in the shipping...
WHY ESG MATTERS FOR THE DECARBONIZATION OF SHIPPING
With shipping companies making ambitious investments in decarbonization, the debate around creation of robust ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) strategies for the industry has become imperative. New regulations - such as the inclusion of...
KOREAN MAJORS LED BY SINOKOR AND HMM FORGE ALLIANCE TO DEVELOP NUCLEAR-POWERED SHIPS
Korean industry majors, led by shipping heavyweights HMM and Sinokor, have joined forces on the development of nuclear-powered ships.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed earlier today by representatives of Gyeongju city, the Gyeongbuk...
NOV DESIGNS LARGER, MODULAR SOV CONCEPT FOR NEXT GENERATION WIND FARMS
As wind farms move farther offshore and into deeper waters, more robust operations and maintenance strategies will be required. The support vessels designed to service these wind farms will need to be able to...
MICHELIN RECEIVES DESIGN AIP FOR FIRST INFLATABLE WING SAIL
France’s Michelin Group has been awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) for its design for a wing sail system designed for commercial ships and pleasure crafts. Unlike other sail concepts, the Michelin design is...
XENETA HIGHLIGHTS BEST/WORST CARRIERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
The shipping industry is working to come to grips with the IMO’s Carbon Intensity Index (CII) and its potential impact on the operation of individual ships in the future as shippers seek to understand...
SUMMARY OF THE 9TH SESSION OF THE IMO SUB-COMMITTEE ON SHIP DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION...
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC) held its ninth session in-person and remotely from IMO headquarters in London, United Kingdom, from January 23 to 27, 2023. Captain Daniel...
TGS SCORES NEW OBN CONTRACTS
Norwegian seismic player TGS has teamed up with CGG, the French geophysical services company, to carry out the acquisition and imaging of a dense ocean bottom node (OBN) multi-client seismic survey in the Balder...
VOPAK BUYS TANK TERMINAL IN PORT OF ANTWERP TO SUPPLY RENEWABLE ENERGY
Tank farm operator Vopak has reached a deal with energy trading firm Gunvor to take over a storage facility at the Port of Antwerp and turn it into a renewable-energy hub, the two companies...
ONSHORE CABLE INSTALLATION DONE FOR VIKING LINK
Prysmian has completed the installation of the UK land cable section for the 1.4 GW Viking Link interconnector between the UK and Denmark.
The team completed the installation of the 135-kilometer cable section between the...