London International Shipping Week 2025 (LISW25) and Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, have unveiled a new initiative to drive innovation in maritime technology in the lead up to next year’s event. The Maritime Innovation Technology Working Group, which will be chaired by Ben Palmer OBE, President of Inmarsat Maritime, will pool collective expertise to address […]
Smart Ship Hub Digital (SSH), the fast-growing maritime digital platform for ship owners, operators, charterers and insurers, is delighted to announce the appointment of Uday Bhaskarwar as its Chief Growth Officer (CGO). Uday (pictured) brings a wealth of experience in driving growth and operational efficiency, honed through senior leadership roles at global technology firms and […]
The benefits of low cost and effective broadband connectivity and what it takes to control usage onboard ship will be some of the topics discussed at a hard-hitting SMI webinar to be held July 9th at 1pm UK BST. Moderated by SMI Publisher Sean Moloney with speakers including Simon Grainge, Chief Executive ISWAN; Alexandra Mouligné, […]
Shipping Innovation (SI), owner and organiser of London International Shipping Week (LISW), is delighted to announce the appointment of Gareth Long as its new Managing Director. Gareth, who has significant knowledge and experience of LISW, having worked on LISW19, LISW21 and LISW23 as part of the UK Government team at the Department for Transport (DfT), […]
Join InterManager on January 18th at the London HQ of the International Maritime Organization for a hard-hitting industry debate between the leading ship managers and ship owners. Entitled “Future proofing quality shipmanagement: Why being one step ahead of the needs of owners and charterers is a necessity,” the thought-provoking 90 minute debate will be moderated […]
Global conflict, geopolitical tension, sustainability, and technological advancements are just some of the challenges that the shipping industry has had to grapple with in 2023, writes Richard Johnson-Brown, marine and shipping partner at Keystone Law. These challenges and transformative shifts, coupled with the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) and the UK Electronic Trade Documents […]
The Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) has made significant progress throughout the year 2023. The organisation has successfully ventured into new geographies while maintaining robust business growth. During the last 12 months, IRS enlarged its fleet by adding more than 5 million GT and expanding its global reach with new customers from Middle East, Europe […]
Euronav and CMB, its controlling shareholder, have entered into a share purchase agreement for the acquisition of 100% of the shares in CMB.TECH for a purchase price of USD 1.150 billion in cash. CMB.TECH is a diversified cleantech maritime group. CMB.TECH builds, owns, operates and designs large marine and industrial applications that run on dual-fuel […]
A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Yokohama and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical. The collaborative agreement covers development of green methanol bunkering infrastructure in Yokohama as Maersk’s 16,000 TEU green methanol-powered container vessels will be delivered since 2024. It also highlights the parties’ shared commitment to sustainable initiatives and the […]
As the curtain falls on 2023 and we sail into a new year, ship managers can look back on some notable successes as we anticipate the challenges ahead in 2024. Geopolitical unrest has impacted ship operations throughout 2023 and will no doubt continue to be a concern as 2024 dawns. Between us, InterManager members are […]
“The IMO) targets for the use of zero or near-zero fuels in 2030 can be met using sustainable biofuels. Many different sectors will compete for those fuels, so shipping is focusing on transitioning to alternative green and blue fuels. Today, only 1% of bulk, container, and tanker ships are prepared for using these fuels and […]
ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for an Ammonia FSRU (Ammonia Floating Storage and Regasification Unit) jointly developed by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. An FSRU is a floating facility designed for liquified gases and equipped with storage tanks and a regasification facility that receives liquified gas on […]
