Synergy calls for action not platitudes on Day of the Seafarer
SINGAPORE : The problems seafarers face due to the pandemic were avoidable and could be solved with stronger action, according to Capt. Rajesh Unni, CEO, Synergy Group Mr. Unni said that seafarers had been
MOL and NCC establish tank container JV company
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Nippon Concept Corporation (NCC) and MOL Logistics have decided to jointly establish MOL Logistics (Tank Containers) (MLGTC) in June. MOL and NCC will strengthen their business alliance through this latest
Ever Given owners, Suez Canal Authority hammer out compensation deal
EGYPT : Owners of the 20,000 TEU containership Ever Given, which has been stuck in Egypt for months following its grounding in the Suez Canal, have reached an agreement in principle with the canal
MOL and K Line to research large-scale carbon dioxide carrier designs
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), two of Japan’s largest shipping lines, are part of a team setting out to design larger liquefied CO2 carriers. The Japanese government has been
IIT Roorkee and IMU Visakhapatnam develop fuel-efficient maritime transportation solution
HYDERABAD : A collaborative research effort involving Hydropower Simulation Laboratory (HSL) of the Department of Water Resources Development and Management (IIT Roorkee), and Indian Maritime University, Visakhapatnam (IMU-V)], sought to find an environmentally friendly,
Panama Canal to allow larger vessels to transit
The Panama Canal has increased the maximum allowable length for commercial and non-commercial vessels transiting the neopanamax locks to 370.33 m, up from 367.28 m. The increase means that 96.8% of the world’s fleet
MoPSW and MoCA Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Development of Sea Plane Services in India
MoU will be a game changer in enhancing seamless connectivity across the nation and give a boost to the tourism sector too, says Shri Mansukh Mandaviya The MoU will give a big fillip to
Congested Ports, Christmas Set to Extend Shipping Bottlenecks
LONDON : The combination of Covid-related port closures and the significant increase in trade volumes is choking up shipping terminals globally and with the Christmas season on the horizon there might not be much improvement soon. “We expected