DNV GL has opened an artificial intelligence research centre in Shanghai as it seeks new solutions to enhance its audit, inspection and survey services. 

Event’s growing role fueled by Greece’s status as top cruise destination, impending port privatisations and a return to stability of regional geopolitical hotspots.

Adding iron or other nutrients into the oceans to enhance natural processes to draw carbon from the atmosphere and creating foams which float on the surface of the sea to reflect sunlight back into the atmosphere are among a wide range of geoengineering practices which have been put forward as potential tools for countering climate change.

Aegean Sea Ways creates connection between Lavrio and Izmir/Cesme. The company announced the following: "We are happy to announce the ferry connection between Lavrio Izmir / Cesme on June 2, 2019
 
After many years of exploration and talks between Greece and Turkey, the design of the coastal link is a reality
 
The coastal link will become the bridge between Greece / Europe and Turkey / Asia where passengers, vehicles and lorries will be served on daily journeys and with just 7 hours of travel time where they will further increase passenger, tourist traffic as well as trade development .
 
The city of Lavrion and Cesme are upgraded and will be centers of tourist and commercial traffic and will additionally provide additional potential to the islands of Chios, Lesvos, Samos, Kos, Patmos etc
 
The city of Lavrio gives the advantage, with the connection of the Attiki Odos road, for a short time, in areas of Greece and with the possibility of connection to the national road and a distance of 266 km to Patra (2,5 hours) 524 km (4 hours) to move vehicles and passengers with comfort and safety
The ship provides travel safety and protection and responds perfectly to the Aegean conditions, providing all the comforts of comfortable seating and sofas and with cafes, restaurants, playgrounds, casinos and duty-free shops, the journey takes the form a pleasant experience
 
Also for non vehicle passengers we provide free transportation to and from Athens and Patra to the port as well as to / from Kusadasi and Bodrum"
 
More information can be found at our website at www.aegeanseaways.com

The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) has officially approved the VIKING LifeCraft™ Survival Craft as a Novel Life-Saving Appliance, meeting the requirements for replacing conventional lifeboats on passenger ships and advancing progress toward greater safety in large-scale ship evacuation emergencies.

On 23rd February 2019 MV EFE MURAT encountered bad weather conditions and grounded off a breakwater only 50 metres off Pane e Pomodoro beach at Bari, Italy.