Piracy and armed robbery incidents increase in the Singapore Strait

Jul 16, 2021

Despite falling numbers for armed robbery and piracy against ships in Asia as a whole, incidents are on the rise in the Singapore Strait, which accounted for over half the attacks in the region during the first six months of 2021.

Special Report: Focus on Panama 2021

Jul 13, 2021

Read now for the latest commentary and analysis and to find out how regional leaders are taking hold of emerging challenges and opportunities throughout the supply chain, as well as the impact of forthcoming regulatory updates and growing concern...

Singapore retains top international maritime centre ranking

Jul 12, 2021

Singapore retained its number one ranking as an international maritime centre a largely unchanged Baltic Exchange/Xinhua index.

Singapore working on protocol for international seafarer vaccinations

Jul 08, 2021

Singapore is working on protocol to vaccinate international seafarers against Covid-19 in a similar fashion to the crew change protocol developed last year.

MACN seeks to map industry corruption hotspots

Jul 06, 2021

The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) is seeking to map out corruption hotspots in the sector with the help of the industry.

Abu Dhabi Ports and Columbia Shipmanagement sign training MoU

Jul 05, 2021

Abu Dhabi Ports subsidiary Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy (ADMA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) covering consultancy services and training.

INFOGRAPHIC: Sea robberies in Singapore Strait eastbound to 1 July 2021

Jul 02, 2021

Infographic from Information Fusion Centre (IFC) summarising sea robberies and attempted incidents in the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait up to 1 July 2021.

Crew change crisis worsens, Neptune Indicator shows 8.8% of seafarers over contract

Jul 01, 2021

The Covid-19 crisis in many seafarer supply nations hit by the spread of the Delta variant has led to a worsening of the crew change situation with 8.8% of crew employed by top managers now onboard after their contract expiry.

BIO UV Group launches new range of BWT systems

Jul 01, 2021

French ballast water system manufacturer, BIO UV, has unveiled a new design of its ultraviolet technology BIO-SEA system using the same technology as earlier versions but with a range of design improvements.

Hapag-Lloyd makes first digitally-controlled port arrival

Jun 30, 2021

Kobe Express made the first Just-in-Time (JiT) port call at Tanger Med with arrival time optimised by Wärtsilä’s Navi-Port system.