Green fuel producer tells TradeWinds it has global ambitions after successful trial in Asia
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ICS Launches New Edition of Leading Industry Guidelines on Combatting Drug Trafficking
ICS Launches New Edition of Leading Industry Guidelines on Combatting Drug Trafficking
Criminal gangs are increasingly exploiting merchant shipping to traffic large volumes of illicit drugs to markets worldwide. Nearly 90% of all cocaine, 45% of all cannabis, and 30% of all amphetamine type stimulants seized globally during January 2017 to April 2020 were trafficked via sea, despite the best efforts of the shipping industries to...
InterManager’s O’Neil talks tough on vaccines after ‘frustrating’ IMO meeting
Shipmanagement organisation’s president says it is time for members to take their own action to safeguard seafarers
We know all about the ‘E’, but where’s the ‘S’ and the ‘G’?
Tracking emissions has a regulatory framework, which explains why the environmental part of ESG has taken centre stage
Norwegian AHTS rates top NOK1m for first time since 2018
Slow start to 2021 speeds up as anchor-handlers remain in short supply
Hyundai Motor partners with Healthy Seas to foster a sustainable future
Hyundai Motor partners with Healthy Seas to foster a sustainable future
· In pursuit of the company’s goal to establish sustainable leadership, Hyundai Motor has announced a pan-European partnership with the marine conservation organisation Healthy Seas· By partnering with Healthy Seas, Hyundai is furthering its commitment to “Progress for Humanity” with a particular focus on the seas and oceans· Based in the Netherlands, Healthy Seas aims to free the oceans of abandoned...Weekly Brief: The Superpower of Humans Plus AI
Weekly Brief: The Superpower of Humans Plus AI
At BCG, we’ve been writing for the past couple of years about the opportunity ahead to build “bionic companies”: organizations that combine what technology does best and what people do best, for outcomes far above what either can achieve alone. Our team of data scientists at BCG GAMMA has been working at the frontier of AI, and some of their most exciting recent projects have put the theory of the bionic...
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Idan and Batia Ofer launch maritime scholarship fund in Singapore
Family foundation’ aims to award up to 10 full-term scholarships per year to Singaporeans in the maritime industry
Niels Stolt-Nielsen ‘not worried’ about ageing tanker fleet
CEO says company is constantly evaluating propulsion options for new orders
Crude Tanker market still showing signs of volatility into 2021
Crude Tanker market still showing signs of volatility into 2021
From rates soaring to record highs in 2020 to Covid-19 crippling some shipping markets more than others, Charlotte Cook, Head Trade Analyst, assesses the ups and downs of the Crude Tanker market in recent months and how things look for the sector moving forward.
“…Last year was a significant year for the Crude Tanker market, as rates soared to record highs from mid-March through to early May due to the very low oil price at the time...