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May 20, 2021
New IMO measures to address containers lost at sea
LONDON : The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has agreed to initiate new measures to detect and report containers lost at sea, which may enhance their positioning, tracking and recovery. As
May 18, 2021
NYK Group Company Obtains DNV Certification for Online Cargo-Handling Training for LNG Carriers and Oil Tankers
TOKYO : Cargo-handling simulator training for LNG carriers and oil tankers conducted by NYK SHIPMANAGEMENT PTE LTD (NYKSM; headquarters: Singapore)* in an online environment has been certified by DNV, a ship classification association based
May 15, 2021
Methanol-dual fueled Chemical Tanker Takaroa Sun Conducts World’s First Barge-to-Ship Methanol Bunkering by NYK
TOKYO : The methanol dual-fuel chemical tanker Takaroa Sun, owned by NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary company of NYK, participated in the world’s first barge-to-ship bunkering* of methanol fuel. The
May 12, 2021
NYK becomes first Japanese Shipping Company to participate in Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative
TOKYO : NYK Line has joined the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI), an information disclosure platform hosted by the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI). SRTI is comprised of leading shipping companies, shippers and financial stakeholders.
May 12, 2021
European container carriers increase charges worldwide
HAMBURG : Three of the largest container lines in the world have announced a substantial number of rate increases to be implemented later in May and in early in June. One of the lines,
May 6, 2021
Columbia Shipmanagement sets up Norwegian joint venture with Seatrans
NORWAY : Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) has entered into a strategic partnership with Norwegian shipowner and operator Seatrans to establish a joint venture company that will operate out of Seatrans’ offices in Bergen, Norway from
May 4, 2021
Ever Given’s Suez Canal blockage still disrupting global shipping
TOKYO/CAIRO : Global shipping is still suffering ramifications a month after the giant Ever Given container ship ran aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal and blocked the key waterway for about a week. Ports across
April 28, 2021
ZIM establishes scanning JV
HAIFA : Haifa-based container liner shipping company ZIM has established a new joint venture company called ZIMARK. The other partner in this new business is the Israeli start-up Sodyo which brings to ZIMARK the
April 26, 2021