The American Waterways Operators has released a new video highlighting the indispensable role of the tugboat, towboat and barge industry during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Commercial mariners, who are considered […]
In a major step forward in getting crew changes moving again Hong Kong is to allow unrestricted exchanges of seafarers. Efforts led by the Hong Kong Shipowners’ Association (HKSOA) to […]
The heads of the maritime, labour and aviation organizations of the United Nations have issued a plea for urgent action on crew changes and for keyworker designation so that sea […]
Up to five azimuth stern drive (ASD) tugs are being built for Svitzer’s operations in Oman in Sanmar’s Turkish shipyard to support container ships berthing at the Sohar terminal after […]
We’re operating in uncharted waters. The current and potential effects of the COVID-19 outbreak are difficult to assess and predict, but the way companies plan for uncertainty and respond to […]
The German “Gleichwertigkeit Zertifikat” ( Certificate of Equivalence ) is required for all foreign commercial vessels on coastal voyages in German waters and is issued under the authority of the […]
A pilot boarding the M/V Tavastland, a 2006 built Ro-Ro cargo vessel owned by Svenska Orient Linien. According to the YouTube video this occurred on April 2, 2018 in Hailuoto, […]
Reports in the Indian media say an anchor handler, SCI Ratna, operated by Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), has sunk off the coast of Mumbai. There were no casualties. In […]
DP World subsidiary P&O Maritime has bought international Spanish towage company Reyser, with operations in Canada, Yemen and Trinidad and Tobago. DP World’s purchase will consolidate its Spanish market position […]
As of 01 June 2017 00:00hrs UTC new shipping routes along the Belgian and Dutch (south) coast will apply. The North Sea is one of the busiest seas in the […]
The shipping arm of Danish conglomerate A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S is looking to buy German peer Hamburg Süd, people with knowledge of the matter said, a deal that would help Maersk […]
In case you aren’t already well versed in the realm of deep blue holes, aka oceanic sinkholes, there’s a massive one near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea scientists recently […]