Maritime UK, the umbrella organisation for the UK’s maritime sector, has appointed Chris Shirling-Rooke MBE as its new Chief Executive Officer. He will move over from Mersey Maritime to Maritime UK in the early summer and we thank Mersey Maritime for helping to facilitate a seamless transfer. Chris is currently CEO of Mersey Maritime, a […]
Ship managers are urging the European Commission to follow the ‘polluter pays’ approach when finalising legislation intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping in European waters. They have highlighted concerns that proposed legislation could miss its mark if it holds ship management firms accountable for emissions reductions rather than target the parties who control […]
Jacob Clausen (pictured), Managing Director of NAVTOR Denmark, cuts through the confusion regarding CII (Carbon Intensity Indicator) compliance and optimisation with five key pieces of advice as follows: 1. The value of C On the A to E scale, the target for every vessel is C or higher. Any rating is compliant with IMO regulations, […]
Belfast Harbour, Northern Ireland’s principle maritime gateway, implements Royal HaskoningDHV’s innovative Twinn Smart Mooring software to help safeguard vessels at berth. With the large number of bulk vessels, ferries and cruise ships calling at Belfast, combined with heavier and more frequent storms due to climate change and the extended cruise season, the Port Authority has […]
Global supply chain solutions provider DP World has launched the first direct freight service between the UAE and Iraq to make the flow of goods between the two countries faster, safer and more efficient. The service caters for unaccompanied trailers, is the first service of its kind in the UAE and runs under the name […]
Global ports and supply chain solutions provider PSA International and Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ), operator of the main railway network of the Republic of Kazakhstan, have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture company, KPMC Ltd. KPMC will promote the development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), enhancing connectivity and trade flows from Southeast […]
A new edition of the ICS bestselling publication, Guidelines on the Application of the ILO Maritime Labour Convention is now available in ebook version. Print copies will be officially released on 29 May. The comprehensive and definitive guide to the MLC provides practical guidance on the convention to ensure readers are prepared for the regulatory […]
In its latest weekly insight for the shipping industry, Clarksons Research has profiled the recovering activity levels in the cruise market. Steve Gordon, Managing Director of Clarksons Research, commented: “The cruise industry was shipping’s hardest hit sector during the Covid pandemic but is now seeing improving activity levels after a hugely challenging period for cruise […]
Although shipmanagers and owners are taking ever greater steps to protect their crews, the fact is that piracy is rife throughout parts of Asia, Africa and the Americas and it is likely that on any day of the year, a vessel will have been boarded by pirates and the crew subjected to a nightmare experience. […]
KOTUG, in collaboration with its Integration Partner Helm Operations, is actively and autonomously scheduling all tug movements for some of America’s leading maritime operations. Since early 2022, the advanced scheduling tool of KOTUG OptiPort has been active in some of the busiest ports of the USA – Los Angeles (LA) and Long Beach (LB) in […]
