Classification society ABS announced that it will class the first-ever Jones Act compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) that will support the US offshore windfarm industry.

Panama has opened a new technical office (SEGUMAR) in Hong Kong to provide support and technical advice to users of the Ship Registry

Lloyd’s Register has made changes to the organisation and leadership of its maritime business following the promotion of Nick Brown, former head of the Marine and Offshore Division. to ceo to replace retiring Alastair Marsh last month.

Completely inactive all through 2020 due to the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic, India’s first cruise ship Angriya is being currently used at the southern Sri Lankan port of Galle as a floating hotel to quarantine seafarers who are either leaving or...

The Liberian Registry has announced the opening of its Busan branch office in South Korea, meeting the demand of its ever-increasing Korean fleet with this additional technical and operational office in the heart of Korea’s maritime city.

French company AYRO has been awarded an approval-in-principle (AIP) for its wind-assisted propulsion system for ships from classification society DNV.

The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) has called on the European Commission (EC) to set targets for bunker suppliers to sell low- or zero-carbon fuels as the shipping industry starts the transition to achieve decarbonisation.

When it comes to green financing of vessels it is not just about the design, but also operational efficiency and reporting to ensure lower emissions.

ABS chairman, president and ceo Christopher J. Wiernicki has been elected to the US National Academy of Engineering (NAE).

A meeting of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Sub-committee saw the issues of stevedores as key workers for vaccinations, queues of containerships on the US West Coast, and the country’s shipyards in focus.