EU Member States are stepping up measures to protect seas and oceans, but more improvements are needed
MT-FAST Fuel-saving Device Installed on 500 Vessels
MT-FAST, a fuel-saving device jointly developed by NYK Group company MTI Co. Ltd. and Tsuneishi Holdings Corporation, has now been installed on over 500 vessels. Operational data has proven the device to be effective in saving fuel.
DAMEN lays keel for 77-metre DAMEN SeaXplorer expedition yacht
DAMEN SeaXplorer marked a milestone in the construction of the SeaXplorer 77 expedition yacht at a keel laying ceremony at Damen Shipyards Galati on the banks of the Danube.
Article 50 process should be extended, says Maritime UK
Maritime UK, the industry body for the maritime sector has urged the government and European Union to extend the Article 50 process if a deal is not agreed by October.
15 years of maritime battery and fuel cell research
FellowSHIP project concludes 15 years of maritime battery and fuel cell research
Rising Star from Port of East London Wins Coveted Award
Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) and the Port of East London are celebrating the triumph of the port’s Chief Engineering Technician, Sinqobile Nkabinde, who was announced as winner of the Transport, Logistics & Security category at the 7th Annual Standard Bank Rising Stars Awards in Johannesburg on 26 July 2018.
South Africa’s only river port had two out of five finalists in the category – the other being Deputy Port Engineer, Kwazelela ‘Kwazi’ Mcetywa. The awards recognise young,...
http://www.sashippingnews.com/2018/08/03/rising-star-from-port-of-east-london-wins-coveted-award/
K&N snaps up perishables specialist
Group acquires the perishables business of Panatlantic Logistics SA, based in Ecuador
http://www.fruitnet.com/americafruit/article/176286/kn-snaps-up-perishables-specialist
Exposhipping Expomaritt
International Maritime Exhibition & Conference
GLOBAL MEEETING POINT OF THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
Exposhipping Expomaritt Istanbul, 15th International Maritime Exhibition and Conference will be held between 16-19 April 2019 at the Tuzla Viaport Marina located in the heart of Pendik-Tuzla region and will be organized by UBM on behalf of İMEAK Chamber of Shipping. The Turkish Shipbuilding and Subsidiary Industry and the global shipping industry will meet at the platform of Exposhipping as four day exhibiton and conference program. 180 national and international exhibitors, 620 brands and over 7,000 industry professionals from over 60 countries will be valued in all aspects of the establishment of new business partnerships, the development of existing relationships and the vision of global maritime.
The post Exposhipping Expomaritt appeared first on Maritime Business Directory.
https://business.maritime-network.com/events/istanbul/exposhipping-expomaritt/
Nigerian Pirates Kidnap 35 Seafarers in the Gulf of Guinea
According to security firm EOS Risk Group, Nigerian pirates have kidnapped 35 seafarers from vessels in the Gulf of Guinea so far this year. This information was disclosed in their half year review of Nigerian piracy activity in the Gulf of Guinea.
Nigeria continues to be the World’s epicentre for piracy activity. From January through June 2018, EOS recorded 34 Nigerian pirate attacks on merchant and fishing vessels in the Gulf of Guinea. These attacks resulted in the kidnap of 35 seafarers for...
http://www.sashippingnews.com/2018/08/01/nigerian-pirates-kidnap-35-seafarers-in-the-gulf-of-guinea/