BIMCO has today announced that it has taken ownership of the unique Shipping KPI System that allows shipowners and managers to compare their ships’ efficiency against the performance of the industry and sector averages.The Shipping KPI…
Retired World War II Merchant Mariner reminisces about his training at the Sheepshead Bay Merchant Marine Training Center, now the Kingsborough Community College campusPaul Lieb was among the first Merchant Marines to set foot on the grounds…
Eighty-eight Crowley vessels honored with Jones F. Devlin Awards in recognition of 565 combined years of safe operations Eighty-eight Crowley Maritime Corporation vessels received the Chamber of Shipping of America’s (CSA) annual Jones F…
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has published its Annual Review of maritime policy developments in advance of its Annual General Meeting and to coincide with this week’s meeting of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee. Key issues…
The Alaska LNG project marks another significant milestone with today’s announcement by the United States Department of Energy that it has conditionally authorized the Alaska LNG Project LLC to export liquefied natural gas to non-Free Trade Agreement countries…
The X-STERN solution from Ulstein was awarded the Next Generation Ship Award at the Nor-Shipping opening conference on June 2. Innovative ship design is the main criteria in the awarding of this prize.“Innovation is at the core of what we do…
A passenger ship carrying 458 people sank in the Yangtze River in central China after encountering what the rescued captain said was a storm and strong winds, the government’s Xinhua News Agency reported. The ship, which departed from the…
A new Seafarer Wellness Program, made possible by a grant from the New York Community Trust, continues the Institute’s efforts of providing seafarers with support services in port. In 2014, the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI) began collaborating…
DNV GL rewarded three engineers for their scientific research at Nor-Shipping today and presented them with the DNV GL Award for Young Professionals. This year’s theme was finding innovative ideas for increasing safety, efficiency and sustainability in the maritime industry…
PPG Protective & Marine Coatings (PMC) has appointed Richard Holliday as Global Director - Hydrocarbon PFP (HC-PFP) succeeding Paul Greigger who has retired after 36 years of service. Holliday, a mechanical and offshore engineer by training…
Philippines undersecretary for foreign affairs policy Evan Garcia says that tension with China over disputed islands in the South China Sea is the country's most pressing security concern, reports Radio Australia. 'We are focusing immediately…
A boat packed with more than 700 'boat people' seized off Myanmar's coast was stopped on a small island on Saturday, as officials gave mixed signals about its final destination.Myanmar's navy discovered the boat with 727 migrants off the country's southern coast on Friday…
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $46.4 million contract for planning efforts in support of maintenance and modernization work on USS Montpelier, a Los Angeles-class attack submarine. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics…
A heritage committee of the UNESCO cultural agency stopped short of placing Australia's Great Barrier Reef on an 'in danger' list, but the ruling on Friday raised long-term concerns about its future.The long-awaited ruling by UNESCO's…
The Mission to Seafarers has launched a new welfare support project for families in the seafaring heartland of Manila in the Philippines. The number of seafarers that come from the Far East is thought to be around 37 percent of all ratings and…
