The Greek government has signalled its intentions to adopt a public private partnership model drive in order to improve critical port and air infrastructure required to help the country optimise its full potential as a destination of choice for global cruise liners and passengers. Speaking at the opening day of the 4th Posidonia Sea Tourism […]
Albwardy Damen has received two shipyards awards in the space of just four weeks. On 19th April, during the MASTECH conference in Dubai, Albwardy Damen received the prestigious Best UAE Shipyard Award for 2017, then on 16th May it received the accolade of Best New Building Yard at the presentation ceremony for the International Maritime […]
Nearly 400 senior shipping professionals attended the second Asian Marine Casualty Forum (AMCF) hosted by London Offshore Consultants (LOC) held last month, making the event one of the largest gatherings during Singapore Maritime Week. Now established as the world’s leading casualty management event, coupled with the overwhelmingly positive feedback received post event, has prompted leading […]
The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF), the international charity focused on preventing loss of life in the world’s waters, has announced that Theresa Crossley will be its new Chief Executive. Theresa will join IMRF in October this year, when she steps down from her role as Executive Director of The United Kingdom Major Ports Group […]
Nor-Shipping Charity Fun Run co-sponsor DNV GL and event participant ABB, who are sending a team of 19 runners, today called for more businesses to register teams for this year’s 5k charity fun run. Taking place on Monday 29th May, the event aims to raise £100,000 for Nor-Shipping’s 2017 partner charity, the Mission to Seafarers, […]
eMaritime Group has announced a new one-day conference to help the industry better understand the transition to the new IHO ECDIS S52 4.0. Will your ECDIS be legal from 31st August? At the free conference, participants can meet the manufacturers, express your concerns and opinions and get answers to any questions they may have. “We […]
Videotel, a KVH company, has launched a new eLearning content delivery platform that will allow users to view its comprehensive range of maritime training programmes on a wide variety of devices, including tablets and mobile phones. This development is a leap forward in maritime training delivery and not only provides a superior user experience for […]
