The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), representing + 80% of the world merchant fleet, issues a new position paper on Arctic shipping.As the Arctic becomes more accessible, ICS has set out some key principles with regard to the future governance of Arctic waters…
Continued demand for iron ore, coal, and general cargo for the industrial and manufacturing sectors lifted the tonnage numbers along the Great Lakes-Seaway System to the positive column. For the period March 22 to November 30, year-to-date total cargo shipments were 34…
Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (TEN ) (NYSE: TNP) one of the largest independent ice-class owners in the world with 21 out of 51 vessels with ice-class capabilities has announced six-month time charters for three ice class tankers to a global…
A Panama Canal Authority (ACP) delegation met with International Chamber of Shipping & IMO representatives for canal expansion talks.The ACP delegation was headed by Administrator Jorge L. Quijano who said: “These face-to-face meetings are…
Jeppesen is now distributing official Electronic Navigation Charts (ENCs) with local partners in Malaysia and Korea.Jeppesen will distribute Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) ENCs for Malaysia from Jeppesen’s local partner Okenos. Included in this newly available ENC coverage is the Strait of Malacca…
The Captain of the Port of New York/New Jersey warns mariners, waterfront facilities & the public of imminent abnormal tide range.The warning concerns the Battery Park, N.Y., area from December 12 –15, 2012.The text of the warning states…
Training the trainer introduces significant cost and time efficiencies.Kongsberg Maritime has launched a new ECDIS Instructor Training course designed to train Captains and senior personnel, so they can train other officers and crew members in familiarization of Kongsberg ECDIS on board vessels…
Jeppesen expands reach of popular Plan2Nav Mobile App with new release for Android hand-held devices.Plan2Nav , the only mobile app designed exclusively for C-MAP by Jeppesen charts, is now available for Android mobile devices. Introduced last year for iPad and iPhone devices…
Gazprom successfully completes world’s first LNG supply via Northern Sea Route in the 'Ob River' carrier.The carrier left the Port of Hammerfest (Norway) to arrive at the regasification terminal in the Port of Tobata (Japan) delivering a Gazprom Group-owned LNG cargo to Japanese consumers…
Tidetech to present ‘Beyond Weather Routing: the role of next generation oceanographic data', at Green Shiptech China Congress 2013.The presentation will highlight the role of integrated, high-resolution oceanographic data in improving vessel…
U.S. based Liquid Robotics' 'Wave Glider' completes the first ever Trans-Pacific voyage by a wave-powered autonomous robot vessel.The first Pacific Crossing (PacX ) Wave Glider, Papa Mau, completes its 9,000 nautical mile (16,668 kilometers)…
CEACT/SevenC's digital chart software displays latest USACE additional rock pinnacles data in the Upper Mississippi.Due to the historical lowest water level USACE has issued additional rock pinnacles data for different water levels in order to continue shipping on the Upper Mississippi…
Northrop Grumman Corporation to supply advanced shipboard navigation systems for 20 fast patrol vessels for the Indian Coast Guard. Under the contract, awarded through the company's Indian reseller Marine Electricals Ltd., Northrop Grumman's…
46 vessels have transited through Northern Sea Route as this year's navigation season comes to an end.Never before have so many vessels used the Northern Sea Route for cargo transport between Europe and Asia. and never before has so much cargo been transported along the route…
The ECDIS Group's core message: Shipping companies should establish ECDIS-use guidance within their Safety Management Systems.The ECDIS Training Group is an industry body made up of leading international shipping organisations and co-ordinated by The Nautical Institute (NI)…
