Anglo-Eastern signs an MoU with DG Shipping India
MUMBAI : Anglo-Eastern Group, the Hong Kong-headquartered ship management conglomerate, has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Directorate General of Shipping of India (DG Shipping) to add at least 1,000 Indian seafarers
Cargo ships facing Attacks opt to change course
LONDON : Cargo vessels are being warned to be extra vigilant sailing near Yemen and Somalia after a spate of attacks on merchant shipping in the vicinity of Israel’s war in Gaza. On Wednesday the UK
Port of Colombo employs ABB’s automated cranes for new terminals
COLOMBO : The Port of Colombo (POC) has enlisted ABB to provide automated stacking cranes to enhance the operational efficiency of its new large terminals. The port is currently building two large automated terminals
Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou receives IMO’s Gender Equality Award
LONDON : Ms. Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou former President of the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA International), has been selected as the recipient of the first-ever IMO Gender Equality Award. The IMO Council,
IMO opens 33rd Session of the IMO Assembly
LONDON : IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has opened the 33rd Session of the IMO Assembly (A 33), which is meeting at IMO Headquarters in London from 27 November – 6 December 2023. The Secretary-General
NorthStandard to provide first ever Strike & Delay cover for adverse weather
LONDON : NorthStandard’s Strike & Delay class has introduced Weather Cover into its suite of risks, providing shipowners and charterers with the first ever marine insurance protection to mitigate the threat posed to ships
ClassNK releases “Guidelines for Cyber resilience of on-board systems and equipment”
TOKYO : ClassNK has released “Guidelines for Cyber resilience of on-board systems and equipment”. The guidelines expound new IACS Unified Requirements (UR). For supporting the consideration of measures to ensure the cybersecurity of ships.IACS
Vinay Kwatra meets Iranian foreign minister in Tehran, discusses Chabahar Port project
TEHRAN : Foreign Secretary Shri Vinay Kwatra on Sunday discussed with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran about the ways to boost connectivity through strategic Chabahar Port and the current situation in West Asia arising out of