SEA WORLD

Hapag-Lloyd orders six ultra large container vessels of 23,500+ TEU
Order placed at Korean ship yard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
ARTICLES / INTERVIEWS
SEA TECH

ABB to provide Azipod® electric propulsion for eco-friendly superyacht
Debut contract with Dutch luxury yacht builder Oceanco on Azipod® technology installation project paves the way for broader cooperation on sustainable electric propulsion in a market expected to exceed $10 billion by 2025.
GREEN SEA
SEA TRAVEL

New Managing Director for APM Terminals Japan
To support the expansion of the company’s business in Japan, Sakura Kuma will join APM Terminals Japan as CEO effective 1 February 2021.
TOP STORIES

DNV GL changes name to DNV as it gears up for decade of transformation
DNV GL, the assurance and risk management company, will change its name to DNV on 1 March 2021.
SUBSEA

Remote inspection in Prinos – New technologies offer a safety shield in hydrocarbon exploration
Responding to the special conditions created by the COVID19 pandemic, Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management (HHRM), which represents the interests of the Greek State in exploration and production of hydrocarbons (upstream), successfully completed a remote inspection at the offshore hydrocarbon production facilities in Prinos and South Kavala.
SEA SCOPE

Gulf of Guinea records highest ever number of crew kidnapped in 2020, according to IMB’s annual piracy report
The International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB)’s annual piracy report recorded an increase of piracy and armed robbery incidents in 2020. In 2020, IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) received 195 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships worldwide, in comparison to 162 in 2019.