Calls for support services from seafarers who are away at sea increase over the Christmas period as crews struggle more with loneliness and isolation, says leading health and wellbeing platform One Care Solutions. The platform offers 360 degrees of support to crews and their families and addresses the full spectrum of seafarer health and well-being […]
Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has completed prototype testing of ocean shipping containers manufactured domestically, by Container Corporation of India Ltd (CONCOR). This aligns with India’s plan to transform the maritime sector over the next 10 years and help ensure a consistent supply of containers while reducing the cost of trade. IRS had launched its […]
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received two significant orders and one major order for comprehensive packages of RoRo equipment for a total of 15 Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTC) vessels to be built at three shipyards in China and South Korea for three different ship owners. The orders, with a total value of nearly […]
RINA has announced the Approval in Principle (AiP) of the first very large crude carrier (VLCC) vessel using an innovative propulsion arrangement that reduces the ship’s resistance by 5-10%. This result is achieved by splitting the thrust of a single large propeller into two smaller ones, thus reducing the required ballast draft for the full […]
