Cardiff-based Idwal Marine Services, a leading provider of tech-enabled inspection services for the global commercial shipping sector, has secured a significant investment from private equity partner LDC to support the […]
SSY hires maritime specialist Justin Wang to drive LNG business in China
The world’s largest independent shipbroker, Simpson Spence Young (SSY), has announced today that maritime expert Justin Wang will join the global SSY LNG team as a ship broker, effective from […]
New UK law to boost seafarer pay
Thousands of seafarers regularly entering UK waters should enjoy better pay protections, as the Government continues to boost rights and working conditions whilst preventing firms from using legal loopholes to […]
IMO Secretary-General updated on Black Sea Grain Initiative
IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim was this week updated on the Black Sea Grain Initiative, during a meeting with Mr Abdullah Abdul Samad Dashti of Kuwait, United Nations Coordinator for the […]
Port of Cork accelerates digitalisation with new AI-powered port system
The Port of Cork Company (PoCC) has entered an agreement with Innovez One, a provider of port management systems, to accelerate the digitalisation of its port calls and operations. Under […]
Addition of Groke Technologies brings new situational awareness expertise to One Sea association
One Sea welcomes Finnish start-up Groke Technologies as its new member, bringing additional expertise in situational awareness and autonomous navigation to the global alliance on maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS). […]
Seawing automated kite system to be Installed on Corona Citrus coal carrier
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) and Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-POWER) have decided to install Seawing, an automated kite system using wind power, on Corona Citrus, an 88,000 […]
WFW advises Navigator on ‘women in leadership’ linked loan
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has advised Navigator Holdings on a US$200m loan agreed with a syndicate of lenders, led by ABN AMRO Bank and Nordea and including SEB and […]
Japanese approval for SAILOR XTR VSAT antennas
Cobham Satcom has received Japanese Radio Law certification for use of the innovative SAILOR 1000 XTR and SAILOR 600 XTR Ku VSAT antennas with the ST Engineering iDirect MDM3315 satellite […]
Seawater-lubricated bearings could result in reduced underwater radiated noise, says Thordon
Thordon Bearings has indicated a polymer propeller shaft bearing lubricated by seawater could generate significantly less underwater radiated noise (URN) than metal bearings lubricated by oil. The Canadian polymer bearings […]
CII mode voyage optimization in real-time from Qtagg
Swedish marine tech company Qtagg is releasing an update to its voyage optimization system EcoPilot that introduces a CII (Carbon Intensity Indicator) mode. Using the CII mode, the ship arrives […]