Shipowning organisation BIMCO has launched a new top level course for experienced senior industry professionals. The BIMCO Advanced Maritime Training Week will take place in Copenhagen from Monday 9th October until Friday 13th October. The five-day course will examine and analyse; markets, ship finance and maritime economics, business planning and implementation, chartering risk management and […]
Globecomm, a provider of maritime connectivity services, has installed a complete communications solution on MV Baltic (pictured), the latest newbuild to join the Global Seatrade fleet. To meet demanding connectivity needs, Globecomm delivered its global Ku-band VSAT solution with VoIP services, an Iridium Pilot L-Band system and KNS S8 to enable flat fee internet access […]
UK Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade, the Rt Hon Liam Fox MP (pictured), will deliver the Keynote Address at the flagship LISW17 conference, to be moderated by the BBC’s John Humphrys. During the event at the Grosvenor House Hotel on London’s Park Lane, on Thursday 14th September […]
The Council of the Confederation of European Maritime Technology Societies presented Damen CEO René Berkvens with the CEMT Award at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem today (Thursday). The Council bestows the award annually in recognition of the substantial contribution made to the success of the European maritime industry by an individual, company or organisation. The contribution can […]
Ahead of the IHO’s compliance deadline of 31st August 2017, the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) today urged owners and operators to ensure their ECDIS systems are using S-52 Presentation Library Edition 4.0. Vital to navigational safety, the presentation library in S-52 governs how ENC data is portrayed on ECDIS screens and supports consistent display […]
