Maritime News

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed arbitration hearings into the virtual world, and Punit Oza at Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA) believes that it could lead to a blend of physical and online in the future.

Chilean Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) has agreed, at an extraordinary shareholders meeting, to a capital increase of $350m and the absorption of accumulated losses.

In times of crisis, global solidarity and interconnectedness take many forms - one of them is a large artwork, roughly 12m X 2.5m, painted by Hamburg artist Jeannine Platz on a red 40-ft-Hamburg Süd container.

Maritime Payment Solutions, operator of the ShipMoney app, has introduced two new services designed to help seafarers manage their finances in today’s challenging conditions.

Yang Ming Marine Transport’s 2,800 teu newbuild container vessels are to receive Smart Ship notations from international classification societies, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), DNV GL, Bureau Veritas (BV) and Classification Society (CR).

Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry and CSSC Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding inked LNG carrier construction and repair cooperation framework agreement.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) offshore shipyard and engineering firm Lamprell has won an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning contract (EPIC) from Sharjah National Oil Corporation (SNOC).

Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) have started a crowdfunding initiative for the Missions to Seafarers (MtS) charity.

Damen Shipyards Group has signed an agreement with Korean yard Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) to deliver a complete components’ package.

Automatic Identification Systems (AIS), originally envisaged as a collision avoidance tool, have come a long way since their inception in the early 2000’s. Now, AIS is highlighted in the latest set of guidance on US sanctions- aimed squarely at...