AkzoNobel’s Marine Coatings business has today (Tuesday) outlined for the first time its full compliance with ISO 19030, the new standard for measuring hull and propeller performance. The requirements for ISO 19030 have been incorporated into AkzoNobel’s recommendations for hull performance monitoring, which means hull coating performance predictions from AkzoNobel’s big data consultancy tool, Intertrac […]
Innovative new business offers operational support services in West Africa
Shipping companies operating in West Africa can now benefit from an innovative new business, Africa Risk Compliance (ARC). The new management company has been born out of many years’ experience of operating in the Gulf of Guinea. Offering long term partnerships to its clients, ARC provides a wide range of operational support services across West […]
European ship owners endorse the global commitment of the European Strategy for low-emission mobility
The European Commission’s newly published communication on a European Strategy for low-emission mobility rightly points out that all transport sectors need to contribute towards reducing the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants. “We believe that shipping obviously must be part of the global solutions to limit the increase in the global temperature as we […]
2016 Alexander Dalrymple Award presented to Singapore’s Parry Oei
The United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO), the provider of hydrographic and geospatial data, has awarded the 2016 Alexander Dalrymple Award to Dr Parry Oei, Director (Port Services) and Chief Hydrographer at the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA). The Alexander Dalrymple Award, established in 2006 and named in honour of the first Hydrographer of […]