Shipping

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TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto; Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo) and its group company MOL Ferry Co., Ltd. (President: Naotoshi Omoto; Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) today announced orders for construction of two cutting-edge LNG-fueled ferries. 

Maritime Medical and Public Health specialist VIKAND has announced that it is partnering with the Global Maritime Forum to work collaboratively with liked-minded shipping companies to establish robust ecosystems to help improve seafarer human sustainability.

The Cyprus Shipping Chamber welcomes the re-appointment of its Deputy Director General, Mr. Alexandros Josephides, as “International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Goodwill Maritime Ambassador” for Cyprus, for the period 2022-2023.

Member States of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) are being urged to accept amendments to the IMO Convention as soon as possible - in order to expand the size of the IMO Council to 52, to reflect the increased membership of IMO.   

Shipbroker and commercial manager Hanse Bereederung has boosted its Sale & Purchase department by announcing the appointment of Nikos Diakomichalis to its team.

The European Parliament’s Rapporteur on the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), MEP Peter Liese, on 14 January 2022 published a Report on the revision of the EU ETS, in the framework of the “Fit for 55” legislative package for Shipping.

Euronav NV (NYSE: EURN & Euronext: EURN) (“Euronav” or the “Company”) announces that Stamatis Bourboulis will retire as General Manager Ship Management Hellas (ESMH) at the end of the second quarter of this year.

Six tanker vessels managed by Capital Ship Management Corp., were recently enrolled in the QualShip 21 program by the U.S. Coast Guard.

The methanol-fueled chemical tanker Seymour Sun, owned by NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd., an NYK Group company based in Singapore, was delivered on January 27. The vessel was built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Korea.