Here Is the World’s Largest LEGO Ship 22 апреля 2018 Editor Hong Kong-based cruise line company Dream Cruises has built a huge replica of its World Dream cruise ship out of LEGOs to mark the delivery…
All Italian Ports to Strike Today 22 апреля 2018 Editor A nation-wide strike has been announced for today in Italian ports following a fatal accident at the Port of San Giorgio di Nogaro. The strike…
New Zealand First to Introduce Biofouling Standard for Ships 17 апреля 2018 Editor From May 15, all commercial and recreational vessel operators will have to show they have managed biofouling on their vessels before they enter New Zealand…
IMO Moves to Ban HFO from Arctic Shipping 16 апреля 2018 Editor Member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have committed to developing a ban on heavy fuel oil (HFO) from Arctic shipping, along with an…
SMART TECH ON BIG DISPLAY AT POSIDONIA 2018 16 апреля 2018 Editor Over 60 ICT firms seek silver lining under Athens’ cloudless skies From fully-automated ports to unmanned smart ships and from far more reliable location-specific weather…
Global Fuel Costs to Surge from 2020 14 апреля 2018 Editor Global bunker fuel costs could rise by up to USD 60 billion annually from 2020, in a full compliance scenario, when the IMO’s 0.5 percent…
DFDS Expands in the Med with Turkish Freight Operator 13 апреля 2018 Editor Danish shipping and logistics company DFDS has signed an agreement to acquire 98.8% of Turkey’s largest operator of freight shipping routes, U.N. Ro-Ro. The company…
The Maritime Standard Tanker Conference moves to new location 11 апреля 2018 Editor Dubai, UAE, 1st April 2018: In order to accommodate increased demand for delegate places, The Maritime Standard has decided to move this year’s TMS Tanker…
The Maritime Standard Awards 2018 maintains winning formula 11 апреля 2018 Editor The Maritime Standard Awards (TMS Awards) 2018 will take place at the Atlantis, The Palm, on 15th October this year. This is the fifth year…
All Eyes on IMO to Draft Ship Pollution Reduction Strategy 10 апреля 2018 Editor The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is under the spotlight now that the 72nd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee kick started earlier today in…
Global Shipping Is Part of the Climate Problem 7 апреля 2018 Editor By James Gibney and Clive Crook (Bloomberg View) — When almost all the world’s governments agreed in Paris more than two years ago to address…
Container Shipping in Slow but Steady Recovery 6 апреля 2018 Editor The container shipping market is to see a healthy demand growth that will outpace the fleet in 2018 and 2019, according to shipping consultancy Drewry….
Shipping Market Heating Up? 5 апреля 2018 Editor Increased activity in a number of core areas in 2017 has seen the shipping market temperature rise a little, according to Clarksons Research. The shipping…
Is China Planning a Shipbuilding Mega-Merger? 2 апреля 2018 Editor By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s government is working on a plan to combine its two biggest shipbuilders to create an industrial giant that would…
Internet Access Key for Seafarers in Choosing Where to Work 30 марта 2018 Editor With a rise in connectivity in the recent years, 92% of seafarers now reported that Internet access strongly influences their decision on where to work….
