Mandatory Maritime Single Window: One year to go
LONDON : IMO hosted “Maritime Single Window 2024 – A window of opportunities”, a two-day Symposium to discuss how Member States can implement MSWs before the January 2024
More than 80% of box and bulk ships to fall in lowest CII ratings – GMS
DUBAI : Dr Anil Sharma, founder and CEO of Global Marketing Systems Inc (GMS), is forecasting a significant increase in the number of container ships and bulk carriers
DG Shipping issuing new maritime guidelines to weed out aging ships
MUMBAI : The Indian government is tightening rules on aging ships sailing into its waters. The Directorate General of Shipping (DG Shipping) of India is reportedly in the
WISTA : Giving voice to women in shipping
GENEVA : Liana Kouimtzi is part of a team of four female shipping professionals behind the establishment of the UAE branch of the Women’s International Shipping & Trading
French Start Up-Airseas is using huge 2,700sqft kites to pull cargo ships across the ocean
NANTES (FRANCE) : Wind power and cargo ships have gone hand in hand for centuries, but now the shipping industry is turning to a new unusual energy source
IMO’s World Maritime theme 2023
LONDON : The International Maritime Organization’s World Maritime Theme for 2023 is ‘MARPOL at 50 – Our commitment goes on’. The theme reflects the organization’s long history of protecting the
Maritime Council to establish International Day for Women
LONDON : The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) , Council has decided to establish an International Day for Women in Maritime to be observed on May 18 every year.
Fragmented voice of shipping fails in climate change challenge
The shipping community has to bare the blame for the situation it now finds itself in as it faces the challenges of climate change Indeed, the shipowning community
ICS, IMO, Green Climate Fund discuss provision of $1.5 million to fast track R&D
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have met with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to discuss funding options for the proposed “IMO Maritime Research
‘Collaboration is the fuel of the future’: DNV
HAMBURG : Speaking via weblink at the CMA Shipping Expo & Conference, part of North America Shipping Week, keynote speaker DNV Maritime CEO, Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen said that “collaboration