Houthis could partner with Iran, Somali pirates on Indian Ocean attacks
LONDON : Yemen-based Houthi militants could keep the promise to extend their attacks to merchant ships in the Indian Ocean, potentially with drones and assisted by Iran and Somali pirates, security specialists said. Since
BIMCO adopts SHIPMAN 2024
LONDON : The updated version of SHIPMAN, BIMCO’s widely used ship management agreement, was adopted by the Documentary Committee at its meeting on 22 March in Hamburg after a two-year review process involving shipowners,
Baltic index slides for seventh straight sessions
LONDON : The Baltic Exchange’s main dry bulk sea freight index on Wednesday fell for the seventh consecutive session to its lowest levels in more than a month, hurt by declining rates across all
ClassNK grants Innovation Endorsements for Products & Solutions to two innovative initiatives by MOL
TOKYO : ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsements for Products & Solutions*1 to two initiatives by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), “FOCUS” and “Sustainable Seafaring, Wellness Living”. “FOCUS” is an operational data analysis software system
International® Marine Coatings reveals Whitepaper for VLCC Vessels
SINGAPORE : International® Marine Coatings has published a new whitepaper which reveals the high degree of accuracy of its predictive Intertrac® Vision tool to real life vessel operations by correlating to the speed loss of a
Biden praises prompt action of Indian crew of ship which hit Baltimore bridge
WASHINGTON : US President Joe Biden hailed the prompt action of the 22-member Indian crew of the cargo ship that struck and demolished a key bridge in Baltimore for saving lives by alerting local authorities before
Logistics companies scramble after bridge collapse closes Port of Baltimore until further notice
BALTIMORE : Logistics companies up and down the East Coast were urgently relaying messages back and forth to clients Tuesday on the status of their imports and exports after the Port of Baltimore was
KMB discusses with shipping companies on services to West Asia & GCC Countries
KOCHI : Kerala Maritime Board’s (KMB) senior officials met representatives of more than 20 shipping companies to discuss issues related to a proposal to introduce shipping services to West Asia and Gulf Cooperation Council