Autonomous vessel to sail 1,500 km from Mumbai to Tuticorin
MUMBAI : Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh on Tuesday (October 29, 2024) virtually flagged-off the Sagarmala Parikrama, a 1,500-km-long passage by an autonomous surface vessel, manufactured by Sagar Defence Engineering, from Mumbai to Tuticorin.
LR awards maritime industry’s first enhanced antifouling type approval to GIT Coatings
LONDON : Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded the maritime industry’s first Enhanced Antifouling Type Approval to GIT Coatings. The development of this new type of approval sets a new standard for antifouling coatings to address
Saudi Arabia launches new shipping route ‘Arabian Gulf-India’
RIYADH : Folk Maritime Services Company, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), recently launched a new regional shipping route, “India-Arabian Gulf Service.” The shipping route connecting key GCC ports, including Dammam and Umm Qasr,
European Space Agency launches the DECARDIS project with Awake.AI, ABB and Wallenius Marine to optimize ship-port operations
PARIS : The European Space Agency (ESA) has initiated a new flagship project, Decarbonization through the Digitalization in Shipping (DECARDIS), together with optimization platform company Awake.AI, technology leader ABB and shipping company Wallenius Marine.
Chinese shipyard signs yuan-based deals for 12 vessels
SHANGHAI : Shanghai-based Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Co, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp, signed yuan-based contracts to build 12 large container ships within the past 10 days. On Monday, the shipyard announced that it
Strengthening Aatmanirbharta : GRSE secures Rs 491 Crore research vessel order from NPOL
KOLKATA/KOCHI : In recognition of its capability to build highly-specialised vessels, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd signed a contract with the Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) on Tuesday, October 29, 2024,
ClassNK issues approval in principle (AiP) for new membrane-type LNG carrier without filling limits
TOKYO : ClassNK has issued an approval in principle (AiP) for a 30,000 m³ LNG carrier equipped with two Mark III Flex membrane tanks, developed by GTT. The vessel’s ballast tank design and ballasting
MacGregor launches Carbon Calculator to measure emissions reduction effect of Cargo Boost on container ship performance
HELSINKI : MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has launched a new free of charge digital Carbon Calculator to help container shipping companies estimate the carbon dioxide emissions they can eliminate by upgrading their onboard container