OSM Maritime Group and Thome Group have agreed to a merger of the two companies. By joining forces, the companies will be building an even stronger platform on which they will continue to deliver world-class ship management services to their customers and continue to improve. The combined company will be named OSM Thome. “By joining […]
Swedish Club announces key management moves to strengthen global offering
In a pivotal move aimed at further strengthening The Swedish Club’s long-term position in the global market, the Club has announced the following management changes taking place during late Spring 2023. Lars A. Malm will become Managing Director and Area Manager in the Club’s Hong Kong office, contributing with his broad range of claims, loss […]
Three new services launched from Southeast Asia to Australia
ONE is pleased to announce that we will launch 3 new Southeast Asia to Australia Services. These services will be a direct replacement of our existing services in order to improve service reliability. ONE will continue to deploy our vessels on the services, which are expected to start from early March, subject to regulatory approvals. […]
BDP International appoints Finance Leaders to drive growth
Specialist provider of globally integrated supply chain, BDP International transportation and logistics solutions, has announced Mr. Vincent Ng and Ms. Eileen Graber as Chief Financial Officer, and Deputy Chief Financial Officer, respectively. Mr. Ng will oversee all aspects of BDP’s financial operations throughout its global network of wholly-owned subsidiaries, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships. BDP […]
KR and SIRM launch cyber security e-learning training
Korean Register (KR) has launched maritime cyber security officer e-learning training in conjunction with maritime technology company SIRM Italia. The training will be delivered to Oltremare, a company in Assarmatori National Shipping Association which provides training to its members. The new course covers administrative security and cyber risk assessment as well as understanding and practice […]
LNG as a marine fuel – the momentum continues
The SEA-LNG coalition’s latest annual review of LNG as a marine fuel entitled ‘A View from the Bridge 2022-23’, highlights how shipping has advanced along the LNG pathway to decarbonisation. 2022 proved another very strong year for LNG vessel orders with numbers almost equalling those in 2021, the record year to date, despite exceptionally high […]
Survitec’s new Life Ark receives type approval certification from Bureau Veritas
Following the launch at SMM last year, global Survival Technology solutions provider Survitec has announced that its new Marine Evacuation System (MES) Life Ark has received full-type approval from classification society Bureau Veritas. Certification of Life Ark, a helical slide-based MES for small to medium-sized passenger vessels, follows the successful completion of stringent design and […]
Perenco Brazil announces FSO sail away as key milestone in $400m Pargo Development Plan
Perenco Brazil is pleased to announce that the Floating Storage and Offloading vessel FSO PARGO has now left Dubai and is on its way to the Pargo Cluster in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. Once moored on location, the FSO will be central to the extension of Perenco Brazil’s offshore performance. FSO Pargo, a double-hull […]
Marlink and Fraunhofer CML Institute partner to map maritime KPI data and ROI scenarios
Smart network solutions company Marlink has signed an agreement with leading research institute Fraunhofer CML (Center for Maritime Logistics and Services) to identify Key Performance Indicator (KPI) data to accelerate digitalisation and define the Return on Investment (ROI) scenarios for long term operational efficiency. Within this agreement, Marlink will leverage its BridgeLink solution to deliver […]