Höegh Autoliners Wins Shipping Line Of The Year- RoRo Operator For Fifth Consecutive Year

The Clean Shipping Alliance 2020 members have expessed their disappointment about the decision of Malaysia to prohibit the usage of open loop exhaust gas cleaning systems in its coastal waters. The Malaysia Shipping Notice (MSN 07/2019) was published on the 12th November. It stated that the ships calling to Malaysian Ports are suggested to change…

The technology group Wärtsilä’s hybrid power module, the innovative Wärtsilä HY, has been granted Approval in Principle (AIP) by ABS, a leading global provider of classification and technical advisory services to the marine and offshore industries. This AIP follows another issued by ABS in 2017 for Wärtsilä’s hybrid propulsion tug designs. The Wärtsilä HY was developed…

A new training course offered by ISWAN will provide management-level personnel on shore and on board ships with an introduction to mental health awareness. The one-day course, provided by the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN), is also suitable for anyone who wants to gain a better understanding of mental health at sea and…

U.K. based Stena Drilling Limit has placed a significant part of its safety equipment and servicing management under a Viking Life Saving Equipment Offshore Safety Agreement (OSA). Stena Drilling Limited is a long time Viking customer and signed up for the agreement after an extensive survey, carried out by Viking earlier this year, revealed the…

Globe Tracker Holds The Latest IoT Technology To Meet Hapag-Lloyd’s Requirements “Hapag-Lloyd LIVE” will be offering a lot of features some of which will include Real-time GPS location, temperature information, power-off alerts. Hapag-Lloyd is going to introduce its new real-time container monitoring program named “Hapag-Lloyd LIVE” at the “transport logistic” international trade fair in Munich….

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE: GNK) (“Genco” or the “Company”) today announced that it has taken delivery of the Genco Defender and the Genco Liberty, two 2016-built 180,000 dwt Capesize vessels, as well as the Genco Columbia, a 2016-built 60,000 dwt Ultramax vessel in September 2018. These deliveries complete the two vessel acquisitions that…