ABB reports that it has added Sovcomflot’s Azipod-equipped icebreaking LNG carrier Christophe de Margerie - which last month completed a landmark early-season transit of the Northern Sea Route - to the list of vessels using its ABB Ability remote...

Inmarsat continues to ramp up its response to Covid-19, with additional initiatives to improve seafarer well being.

Houpu Clean Energy (HQHP) and Yuchai Diesel established cooperation relationship to jointly develop products for LNG-fuelled vessels.

OSM Maritime is taking over management and crewing of 37 vessels operated by Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Skipsrederi (KGJS) transferring staff to a new company.

“There will always be a role for companies like ours,” is how Dr. John Coustas, ceo and President of Danaos Corporation, responded to a query about the twists and turns in the containership market, on a Marine Money webinar.

Certification in infection prevention has been introduced by DNV GL in a move to assist shipping in resuming operations better prepared to cope with Covid-19 or other emerging pathogens.

Singapore has issued a call for proposals for Joint Industry Projects that will help build a resilient and competitive maritime sector post Covid-19.

The heads of UN agencies for maritime, labour and aviation have issued a joint urgent call for action on crew changes and designating seafarers and air workers as key workers.

Asian shipowners have called for stability of tolls levied by the major waterways of the Panama and Suez Canals.

Brands from across Informa Markets Maritime have come together to launch Digital Maritime Week, where a series of live maritime-focused webinars will take place between 22 – 26 June 2020 and be available to join from all around the world.