INTERCARGO, which represents the world’s dry bulk carrier owners, expressed its concern at the cessation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. This humanitarian initiative has enabled the safe transit of ships exporting various agricultural products from three Ukrainian ports – Odesa, Chornomorsk, and Yuzhnyi. It has been instrumental in preventing a global food crisis and […]
The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) and IMO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for future co-operation in the areas of climate and energy, data collaboration and risk and resilience of ship-to-shore operations. The MoU was signed last week by Captain K. Subramaniam, President of the International Association of Ports and Harbors […]
ABS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Christopher J. Wiernicki, and the Board of Directors have announced that John McDonald was elected President of ABS at its Board meeting last week. McDonald, who has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the company since July 2021, will take on the title of President […]
A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) is strengthening its omnichannel-fulfilment capabilities in Singapore, with World Gateway 2, a brand new 1.1 million sq. ft. facility being built in Jurong West. The ground-breaking ceremony was held on July 19, 2023, and this distribution centre is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2025. Strategically located in the […]
The design of a pioneering, fully autonomous ship framework has received approval in principle (AIP) from ABS. The fully autonomous ship framework named APExS-auto (Action Planning and Execution System for full autonomous) was developed by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI) and Japan Marine Science Inc. (JMS) as part of the fully […]
Germany’s Anneliese Jost has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious International Maritime Prize for 2022. The decision was made by the IMO Council at its 129th session last week. Anneliese Jost was nominated for the award by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany. In its statement supporting her nomination for the […]
