Dalian City of northeast Chinas Liaoning Province has taken various measures to supportshipbuilding industry while battling the COVID-19 epidemic. These days, ashipbuilder of the city is working in full swing. From the beginning of the year

For the first time, BIMCO has produced its own ship sale and purchase agreement. The project has taken the standards organisation just over two years to complete, involving a drafting team of nine industry specialists who provided broking,

The global shipping industry is hit hard by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and Shandong Port Group (SPG), the worlds largest port conglomerate in terms of cargo capacity, is operating as usual to guarantee the smooth flow of goods along the

Seaspan Corporation and Anglo-Eastern Univan Group announced the formation of Sea Sourcing Pte Ltd, a new procurement joint venture between the two companies, based in Singapore. Jointly leading Sea Sourcing are Seaspan Director of Procurem

Witherbys publications will be made available on NAVTORs NavStation digital chart table software for the very first time after a new agreement. NavStation, which seamlessly gathers critical voyage data and information on a single platform,

Survitecs Seahaven, the worlds largest inflatable lifeboat, has completed the International Maritime Organization (IMO) A.520 physical tests as required by classification society Lloyds Register and will officially launch to the cruise indu

China is coping with its largest-ever Covid outbreak. The current wave is having the largest effect on society and the economy since March 2020. It is reported that this outbreak has caused 45 cities in China to go into lockdown and affecte

The Future of Maritime and Class Showcased at Historic 160thMeeting ABSmembers from around the world heard about ABS fleet growth and industry-leading safety performance at its historic 160th Annual Members Meeting. The event also saw U.S.

The Coast Guard Marine Safety Center issued the 48th U.S. Coast Guard BWMS Type Approval Certificate to Atlantium Technologies after a detailed review of the manufacturers type approval application determined the system met the requirements

A 7506TEU containership has left Drydocks World-Dubai (DDW) with the largest rudder bearing ever manufactured by Thordon Bearings. The 2001-built vessel, operated by a European owner, was retrofitted with a 1230mm (4ft) long, 1111mm (3.6ft)

Structured and proactive product development has enabled Optimarin to offer more competitive pricing for its market-leading ballast water treatment system - without compromising on quality. The market is heating up for such systems due to t

SET Maritime is pointing the way for digital decision-making in the shipping industry after a surge of downloads of the newly launched Software Evaluation Toolkit (SET) as more supporters seek to come onboard. This has certainly hit the swe

Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the IIT Guwahati Technology Innovation and Development Foundation Guwahati (IITG TIDF). Both parties have identified an exciting opportunity to collaborat

OnApril 24, the worlds largestLNGbunkering vessel HAI GANG WEILAI successfullyrefueled7045.3m3 LNG for the large container ship CMA CGM LIBERTYberthed at YangshanDeepwater Port. LNG bunkering and container loading and unloading were carried

SHORE LEAVE FOR CREW WORKING ONBOARD VESSELS VISITING THE PORT OF SINGAPORE 1.Witheffectfrom1April2022,fullyvaccinatedships crewvisitingthePortofSingapore will be granted shore leave. 2.Singapore has continued to monitor the local and globa