CTI-Maritec, the maritime industry’s leading fuel and environmental technical advisory company has cut ribbon on a new fuel testing centre in Shanghai, China. The official opening today of the new state-of-the-art testing lab, located in the city’s Minhang District, coincides with the first anniversary of Centre Testing International (CTI) Group’s acquisition of Singapore’s fuel testing […]
A new report released by the environmental NGO Oceana finds that hundreds of foreign fishing vessels, primarily Chinese, have been exploiting the waters off Argentina and often disappearing from AIS tracking. These distant-water fishing vessels mainly target shortfin squid, which are vital in supporting other commercial and recreational fisheries such as tuna and swordfish. The […]
On Thursday, insurer UK P&I Club pushed back against recent claims by the Suez Canal Authority regarding the vessel’s speed and the master’s maneuvering decisions. In particular, UK Club asserted that the Suez Canal Authority’s pilots and traffic management services exert a measure of control over marine traffic within the waterway. “It is important to […]
On Thursday, Maersk CEO Søren Skou staked out one of the most ambitious decarbonization proposal in the shipping industry, calling for a carbon tax of at least $450 per ton of bunker fuel ($150 per tonne CO2-equivalent). The proposal is far more ambitious than ICS’ $2 bunker levy or the Marshall Islands’ $100 tax plan, though it is […]
The container shipping industry and global supply chain from China are facing a fresh challenge due to a disruption at Yantian and the neighboring Shekou ports in southern China near Hong Kong. The province is facing increased restrictions, which are impacting port operations at one of China’s busiest export terminals, due to newly reported cases […]
Belgium has become the first country in the European Union to launch a program to provide COVID-19 vaccinations for seafarers. The effort, which began on June 1, joins a growing number of countries that are launching programs to make the inoculations available to the maritime community. The vaccination program for seafarers started in the presence […]
Lloyd’s Register has appointed longtime Wärtsilä executive Kevin Humphreys as its new marine and offshore president for the Americas. Humphreys has more than 30 years of maritime experience in commercial and operational roles, and he joins LR from Wärtsilä, where he was general manager for market innovation and global merchant shipping sales. Humphreys has also […]
With the anticipated rapid growth in offshore wind farms in the coming years, a new issue was raised of how to deal with blades when the turbines are decommissioned or when they become damaged. While blades are designed to have a long life, currently no plan has so far been developed for responsibly are decommissioning […]
The burnout-out containership X-Press Pearl is continuing to slowly settle to the bottom off Sri Lanka with the salvage and firefighting teams continuing to monitor the situation while the investigation into the disaster continues. The owners of their vessel also apologized for the disaster while defending the actions of the ship and its crew. A […]
In an executive order issued Thursday, the Biden administration implemented a ban on all U.S. investment in four of China’s biggest maritime companies – including China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), the world’s largest commercial shipbuilder and the linchpin of China’s naval modernization effort. The new investment ban is intended to address “the threat posed by the […]
On May 19 2021, Bolloré Logistics obtained the TAPA FSR A 2020 certification (Transported Asset Protection Association – Facility Security Requirements) for its Roissy CDG Hub. This certification, the most demanding available in terms of security, will strengthen the confidence of the Roissy CDG Hub’s customers, in particular the major players in the pharmaceutical, luxury […]
Etihad Airways has become the first airline to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme. The MOU was signed by Dr Nadia Bastaki, vice president medical services, corporate social responsibility, Etihad Aviation Group, and Toily Kurbanov, executive coordinator, UNV, remotely in Abu Dhabi. The collaboration between the two entities […]
