The Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) has announced the launch of a tender process (Tender No. SDM 14/2021) to reinstate a maritime passenger link between Cyprus and Greece. The service will be subsidized by state funds in accordance with the European Union rules governing a Service of General Economic Interest to a total of €5.5m […]
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has been accepted as the world’s first Renewable Energy Certification Body (RECB) for marine energy by the International Electrotechnical Commission’s Renewable Energy System, (IECRE), which operates the global conformity assessment system in the three electrically producing renewable energy sectors: solar photovoltaic (PV) energy, wind energy, and marine energy. With IECRE recognition as […]
The Board of Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA has today named Lasse Kristoffersen as CEO, who will commence his new role by June 2022. The appointment follows a thorough, global search process to fill the position. Lasse Kristoffersen (pictured) joins Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA from the role of President and CEO in Torvald Klaveness, which he has held […]
Classification society the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) reports that it has resumed training courses for personnel of the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard, after a hiatus of 18 months on account of the covid-19 pandemic. Two batches of in-person courses for ICG were conducted during 13th to 24th September and 18th to […]
Following the conclusion of the IMO’s Maritime Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 77 at the end of last week, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has called it a ‘missed opportunity’ for shipping decarbonisation. ICS Secretary General, Guy Platten, said: “We are disappointed that the words and commitments made by governments at COP26 have not yet […]
Stream Marine Training Group is delighted to announce the appointment of Katy Womersley as the Group Operations Director. Katy will take over from Colin McMurray, who is joining Forth Valley College as a director in January 2022. Katy was a deck officer before coming ashore in 2005 to join Clyde Marine Training (CMT) as an […]
LALIZAS, a leading manufacturer of lifesaving equipment since 1982, is preparing for its 40th anniversary with release of a new, updated catalogue. With four decades of experience in the global market, manufacturing and distributing lifesaving equipment worldwide through a well-established network of branches, franchises and distributors, LALIZAS introduces its new catalogue as ‘a total safety […]
