MOL to install Starlink service on more than 200 vessels after successfull trials
TOKYO : After the announcement of Danish shipping giant Maersk about its cooperation with Elon Musk’s Starlink, Japanese transport company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) decided to install Starlink satellite communication service on 233 ocean-going vessels
World’s first LNG-fuelled panamax commences operation
NAGASAKI : The world’s first LNG-fuelled Panamax-class coal carrier, which was built by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc. (Kyuden), was delivered on 2 October. The vessel was named
Inditex partners with Maersk to reduce its maritime transport emissions
MADRID/COPENHAGEN : Inditex, parent company of fashion brands such as Zara and Massimo Dutti, has partnered with the freight group Maersk to reduce its global greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint from seaborne logistics by incorporating
World’s largest hybrid ship hits the water
ROSCOFF (FRANCE) : Brittany Ferries’ newest addition to the fleet, the Saint-Malo, took to the water for the first time on October 1, the ferry company revealed. The ship is being built at CMI
Kerala Chief Minister flags-in first ship into Vizhinjam Port
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : Kerala Chief Minister Shri Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday flagged-in the first ever ship at the ₹ 7,700 crore deep-water international Vizhinjam Port. Chief Minister Shri Vijayan, joined by Leader of Opposition in the assembly
Vizhinjam port aims to handle one million containers annually: Kerala CM
KOCHI : Kerala Chief Minister Shri Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday described the international deep water multipurpose seaport at Vizhinjam as a “game-changer” for the state’s infrastructure and development and said it aimed to handle
BIMCO adopts new CII clause for Voyage Charter Parties
LONDON : The shipping industry is facing an increase in new regulations from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the European Union (EU) and an increase in the urgency to decarbonise. To support the
Chennai Port signs MoUs worth ₹9,000 crore ahead of Maritime Summit
CHENNAI : Chennai Port signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with several companies on Wednesday ahead of the third edition of the ‘Global Maritime India Summit 2023’, which is to be held from October 17
