

Following the sale of 10 ships since 2018, Dampskibsselskabet Norden has entered into a newbuilding contract with Nantong Cosco Khi Ship Engineering Co. (“NACKS”) for 4 x 61,000 dwt dry cargo Ultramax ships, expected to deliver during 2022.In an interview with IBJ earlier this year, Norden Chief Executive Officer Jan...
V.GROUP, the leading global provider of ship management and marine support services, and Ocean Technologies Group, the leading provider of maritime learning and operational technologies, have entered a strategic partnership to offer best-in-class e-learning to V.Group personnel and customers.Starting later this year, V.Group will...
Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has published a new report focusing on the way technology can benefit crew safety, health and wellbeing at sea, at a moment when COVID-19 has exposed the welfare of seafarers to global scrutiny."Welfare 2.0: How can the next generation of technology enable better...
The Middle East Navigation Aids Service (MENAS) has recently invested $20,000 in upgrading its Aids to Navigation (AtoN) in the Middle East Gulf despite some ship owners still not paying navigational dues that are owed.MENAS has previously warned of the need to upgrade or replace the navigational aids as they near the end of their...
Despite a universal campaign from all sectors of the shipping industry to classify seafarers as key workers, and to facilitate crew transfers, many governments are still dragging their heels, says INTERCARGO, the body representing the world’s dry bulk shipowners.INTERCARGO estimates that 30% of all seafarers on cargo ships...
Captain Rajesh Unni, CEO and Founder of Synergy Group, has released a statement to mark this year’s Day of the Seafarer on 25 June."The Day of the Seafarer is when we take stock and appreciate the hard-working, professional and frequently heroic souls that make world trade possible. We owe them so much, especially now during...