The Swedish Club welcomed in the New Year today, when it formally greeted its incoming Managing Director, Thomas Nordberg, on the first day in his new role. Thomas has spent the last four months behind the scenes with the Club, and is now more than ready to hit the ground running: “I am delighted to […]
Following two years of research, peer outreach and associated drafting, Human Rights at Sea’s Advisory Board member Toon van de Sande has completed an initial White Paper covering his thoughts on how to better develop a culture (and continuum) of care alongside increased seafarer empowerment throughout the maritime environment. The focus of the White paper, […]
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) reports that its officer Mr Tan Hanqiang, currently First Secretary (Maritime), High Commission of the Republic of Singapore to the UK, was last month appointed by the IMO as Vice-Chair the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), succeeding Mr Harry Conway (Liberia). This marks the first time in over […]
A. P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk), has signed an agreement with Refad Real Estate to operate a brand new Cold Storage facility at King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Maersk will open the doors to the facility in March 2023 for its customers. The agreement was signed in the presence of H.E. the Minister […]
The dry bulk market could be set for a downbeat 2023 with the pain potentially extended into 2024, according to the latest quarterly dry bulk market report* from Maritime Strategies International. Behind the falling earnings picture is the faster than expected unwinding of port delays that kept the market buzzing during 2020-21, with port operations […]
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a large order to supply RoRo equipment for two 6,900 CEU Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTC) to be built at Shin Kurushima Toyohashi Shipbuilding Co. for “K” Line (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha) in Japan. The order was booked into Cargotec’s 2022 third quarter order intake. The first vessel is […]
