The International Harbour Masters Association (IHMA) has announced the recipients of its latest round of bursaries towards the Diploma in Harbour Masters Programme of Lloyd’s Maritime Academy. The IHMA has been providing bursaries, which count towards 50% of course fees, since 2007. In that time, the association has awarded approximately 30 bursaries to aspiring harbour […]
Leading maritime software provider Dualog is delighted to announce that Spring Marine Management, a ship manager based in Athens, Greece, has added Dualog Drive data transfer service to improve the management of their fleet of 25 vessels. A key challenge for many shipping companies is to reduce manual work and eliminate time-consuming operations when handling […]
Smart network solutions company Marlink and satellite network provider SES have responded to booming energy sector demand by providing an additional one gigabyte of SES’s O3b satellite bandwidth capacity to Marlink customers. The service now available to Marlink’s energy sector customers makes it possible for them to digitalise rig operations, connect crew with ease and […]
SEA-KIT International has announced an Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) export sale to ThayerMahan, a world leader in autonomous maritime solutions based in Connecticut, USA. The X-Class USV’s award-winning combination of extended range, high sea state endurance and payload capacity attracted ThayerMahan initially to the UK-based USV technology leader. The fact that SEA-KIT’s vessels are already […]
Singapore Shipping Association (SSA) and ClassNK have signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) to establish a framework for cooperation in cyber security research activities. Cyber security has been acknowledged by the maritime industry as a key element to keep ships safe during operations, and to ensure its solid and steady digital transformation in coming years. […]
A survey of shipowners conducted by design and engineering consultancy Houlder has highlighted that reliance on ad hoc collaboration between ship owners, and between technology companies and owners, is currently a major barrier to the decarbonisation of shipping. The research – based upon owner feedback from across the container, tanker, bulk, cruise and ferry sectors […]
Global management consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) have signed a memorandum of understanding to join their technical and consulting expertise in the maritime and offshore industries, providing joint support to clients’ decarbonisation journeys. The new joint proposition will help clients achieve their net-zero goals, supporting asset owners […]
Nor-Shipping has announced that its 2023 event, taking place in Oslo and Lillestrøm, 6-9 June, will feature a dedicated offshore wind pavilion for the very first time. Hosted by specialist cluster organisation Norwegian Offshore Wind (NOW), the new area aims to showcase national expertise to a global audience, opening up business opportunity for stakeholders throughout […]
