More than 6,000 seafarers were left stranded in 2025 without pay or the prospect of returning home
The abandonment of seafarers hit record highs in 2025, prompting demands for governments to blacklist the worst-offending shipowners and their vessels. The sixth successive increase in ship abandonments affected 410 vessels and 6,223 seafarers,
Kongsberg Maritime formally on its way to becoming a stand-alone company
OSLO: At an extraordinary general meeting of Kongsberg Gruppen on Thursday afternoon, the separation of Kongsberg Maritime was formally approved by the shareholders. The plan is to list the world-leading maritime company on the
India signs $3 billion LNG deal with UAE, agrees to boost trade and defence ties at leaders’ meeting
NEW DELHI/DUBAI : India signed a $3 billion deal on Monday to buy liquefied natural gas from the United Arab Emirates, making it the UAE’s top customer, as the leaders of both countries held
Maharashtra CM holds talks with Maersk CEO on Green Maritime infrastructure and Vadhavan Port development
DAVOS : Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis, held high-level discussions with Mr Vincent Clerc, Chief Executive Officer of global shipping major Maersk, on advancing circular economy–driven maritime infrastructure and strengthening sustainable
DFCCIL : A strategic step towards predictive maintenance and freight safety
NEW DELHI : Shri. Praveen Kumar, MD/DFCCIL, along with Shri. Anurag Sharma; Director/Infrastructure; Sh. Manish Kumar Awasthy, ED/Infrastructure; Sh. Ajay Kumar ED/Asset Management; Sh Y.P. Sharma GM/Infra and other senior officials reviewed a drone-based
Buoyancy Consultants and MARC forge Strategic MoU to elevate India’s Shipbuilding & Maritime Sector for Global Investors
PANAJI: Mangal Analytics and Research Consulting (MARC), India’s premier business growth and transaction advisory firm, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Buoyancy Consultants, a global marine engineering and design firm headquartered in Goa,
Nikos Kakalis appointed Managing Director of the Maritime Emissions Reduction Centre
LONDON: The Maritime Emissions Reduction Centre (MERC) has appointed Nikos Kakalis as its new Managing Director. Kakalis, who currently serves as Lloyd’s Register’s Global Bulk Carriers Segment Director, succeeds Stelios Korkodilos in leading the Athens-based non-profit industry collaboration.
ClassNK releases ‘ClassNK Technical Journal’
TOKYO: ClassNK has released ‘ClassNK Technical Journal’. This journal is issued with the aim of contributing technologically to the maritime industry and other related sectors by presenting ClassNK’s technical activities and research outcomes. The