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.

A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) announces that it releases all historical and future ocean weather observations into the public domain for free use by the scientific community around the globe.

Stream Marine Training (SMT) has appointed Craig Wilson as head of operations, further strengthening the company’s reputation as a leading provider of OPITO (Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organisation) and GWO (Global Wind Organisation) training courses.


Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) has signed a voluntary naval cooperation protocol with MICA Center (French Navy) to reinforce the security of its managed vessels operating in high-risk areas.

A happy crew makes a happy ship, and a full crew of highly motivated and productive crewmembers put good food and enjoyable mealtimes at the top of their must-have list. 

The January crew-change Indicator suggests a further improvement in the situation. However, the full effect of omicron is not reflected in the numbers so further disruptions to crew-changes is expected from the omicron variant.