UK-based maritime intelligence provider Dryad Maritime has today (Thursday), released its Q3 maritime crime figures which show that piracy is continuing across the globe at similar levels to Q2, with incidents of cargo theft in Southeast Asia continuing to rise. Dryad’s figures show a 27% drop in crime overall between Q2 to Q3, but point […]
The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meets for its 67th session from 13th to 17th October 2014, at IMO Headquarters in London. Items on the agenda include the review of environmental provisions in the draft Polar Code and associated draft MARPOL amendments to make the Code mandatory; the implementation […]
Classification society ClassNK has received authorisation from Transport Canada to carry out statutory surveys on Canadian-flagged vessels on behalf of the Government of Canada. ClassNK has maintained a presence in Canada since the establishment of its Vancouver Office in 1995, now one of nine exclusive survey offices maintained by ClassNK across the North American region. […]
Recognising achievement in advancing the state of the art in fleet optimisation, the SHIPPINGInsight Award was presented to Stena Line and NAPA Group during a gala awards luncheon Oct. 1st at the SHIPPINGInsight 2014 Fleet Optimization Conference & Exhibition in Stamford, Conn. Presented for the first time, the award honors a ship operating company and […]
The global shipping industry, comprising about 70,000 ships, is expected to have to invest around $100billion in new ballast water treatment systems once the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Ballast Water Management Convention enters into force, probably during 2016. The industry fully supports the objectives of the IMO Convention and the standards that governments have set […]
Mercy Ships is promoting World Sight Day to bring attention to the immense number of blind and visually impaired people worldwide. It is estimated that 285 million people suffer visual impairment — 39 million are blind and 246 million have low vision. With access to the type of eye care easily available in developed countries, […]
